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Build journals / Re: GNEriC (The generic GN project)
« on: 10 Mar 26, 02:35 pm »
A bit more progress...
https://youtu.be/I2r4emRQpeM

JimR

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Where to get stuff / Re: Lifan HP engine.
« on: 03 Mar 26, 06:11 am »
Jeff, the email was entitled New year's greetings" and I have re sent it to you this morning
JimR

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Where to get stuff / Re: Lifan HP engine.
« on: 02 Mar 26, 10:16 am »
Alex at red circles requested a full specification from his contact in China to make sure it is the correct engine. In conversation with him today, they have not given him a specification he can be sure of and, after talking to him, he is going to chase this with his supplier. As he needs to purchase these in batches of 10, you can imagine it is a serious outlay to get wrong and then not sell them.
He said he will get back to me when he has made contact. His next container leaves China in a month, this travels around Africa due to the situation in the middle east so it is not quick.
JimR

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Stefan, please would you add Ian's Gillie and to the Brooklands event 100%
JimR

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100% JimR

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Build journals / Re: Another one possibly
« on: 22 Feb 26, 11:39 am »
Wow Nick! that must have taken some time... Top job!
JimR

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CK register / Re: Race Number Register
« on: 17 Feb 26, 08:42 am »
Dean, as "00" is a grade of flower, something inside me wanted that to be a Miller  ;D ;D ;D

Seriously, it looks to be coming on well!
JimR

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Build journals / Re: Mercedes W125 1937
« on: 16 Feb 26, 07:02 am »
Lots of good progress CK, Love it the shape is developing well with those lines and stations.
The predominant paint code for silver in Germany at the time was RAL 9006. It was used extensively for the pre war German railway as a rust inhibiting paint. The first W cars were bare aluminium as legend had it, they would have been white but the layer of paint took them over the 750kg dry weight.
Keep up the journal :-)
JimR

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Events / Re: GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE 2026 SEASON
« on: 09 Feb 26, 03:41 pm »
What I can tell you Scotty is that, at present, there are 3 members in Scotland. And I believe you are aware of all of them. (Builders other than this may exist but they have not become members)
As a club we can't share details of members outside of club officers without permission from the member, which makes things tricky. (GDPR)
 If a regional group exists, when a member joins, I point them toward a group contact, but it is up to the individual to make that contact. I built the Northern Whats app group through messages on the Forum and contacts on Facebook, not everyone asked joined but it still seems fairly active, even with the group spreading over a large area. We put on about 4 workshop meets a year and we have plans for "car + Coffee" style days in the coming season. We are yet to become an official region with the club (small funding is available for regional development).
 It has to start somewhere and with someone in an area, growth up North is steady but we rely upon members from other regions to make our events viable at the moment. This year with the new builds coming through might make enough difference for us to hold sustainable events, here's hoping.
JimR

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Build journals / Re: GNEriC (The generic GN project)
« on: 09 Feb 26, 01:09 pm »
String. A poem by Spike Milligan...

String.
Is a very important thing.
Rope is thicker,
but string,
is quicker.

... Not when you are wrapping steering wheels Mr Milligan!
This is my third wrapped in 1mm butchers twine now. I love the finished product but hate the time it takes. Hopefully I improve each time I lose a day of my life wrapping one. Sore fingers already.  :'(

JimR

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CK register / Re: Race Number Register
« on: 09 Feb 26, 07:25 am »
Ey up Nick,
David T is DRT01 I think with 28, he is actively building. At events it helps marshals report to clerks, especially with the growing numbers we are getting if the identifiers are unique. Adding a letter suffix seems to be the way we are handling this. Eg Tim H has 69, Ian Mc has 69A

JimR

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Events / Re: GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE 2026 SEASON
« on: 07 Feb 26, 04:31 pm »
Stefan posted a page to add your own details some time ago, and for quite a few years now I have sent the link with a joining note to new members, uptake is not universal so it does not include all members as it is voluntary. The areas that are all approximate as we only ask for general postcode location not full postcode...
https://cyclekartsgb.createaforum.com/index.php?action=ezportal;sa=page;p=3

Hope this works
JimR

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Build journals / Re: GNEriC (The generic GN project)
« on: 04 Feb 26, 10:45 am »
Rear suspension system development  ;D ;D ;D
JimR

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Build journals / Re: GNEriC (The generic GN project)
« on: 31 Jan 26, 02:20 pm »
... And the second, again, not perfect but more a salad of thoughts... Excuse the bolts, temporary job.
https://youtu.be/DC3zjE_Kkgk

JimR

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Build journals / Re: GNEriC (The generic GN project)
« on: 31 Jan 26, 02:19 pm »
I'm sure this one will be controversial  ;D - But I thought I would try and explain the geometry of the front end, in 2 videos.
Please be gentle with comments, I am still learning and there were several things I would change having re-watched it, but here is number one...
https://youtu.be/vRULNt7BFpw

JimR

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