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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #50 on: 29 July 2020, 08:40:28 am »
yep........need to wake up the "bunch from kent"    :lol


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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #51 on: 02 August 2020, 10:15:41 am »
bit more tinkering with the trolley jack this morning...needs a bit more height but might work. iam not totally convinced yet though....
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #52 on: 02 August 2020, 07:55:11 pm »
If I haven’t got something on whenever you decide to do the swap, I’ll whizz over and give you a hand. No point in struggling if you don’t have to.
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #53 on: 03 August 2020, 06:47:59 am »
thats a kind offer ROBBO, thank you  :thumbup ....got a few bits now, shims,paint,plugs,gaskets and oil, next job will be fitting the 2 shims and re checking the valve clearances,then a de-grease and paint...


back at work today after a total of 10 weeks on furlough, not sure how things are going to go now but progress on the boxeye is going to slow...
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #54 on: 03 August 2020, 12:08:52 pm »
a bit more tinkering with the trolley jack this morning...needs a bit more height but might work. i am not totally convinced yet though....
thats a cool looking jig you made, got any better quality pics of it..?

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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #55 on: 07 August 2020, 08:58:11 am »
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #56 on: 07 August 2020, 09:33:39 am »
I was refering to the white  section to attached to the top of the jack. Whats it made from so that it held the weight of the engine.
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #57 on: 07 August 2020, 06:02:29 pm »
mmmmm....very good SHARPIE   :rolleyes            :lol






hi DUDE...sorry for the slow reply, back at work now after 10 weeks on furlough, been a long week and no garage time   :'(




the white beam is box section steel of about 2mm wall thickness, i`ve  cut some soft wood which is a snug fit and knocked it into the ends of the tube where they are stacked up in an attempt to stop the box section buckling/bending and bolted the whole lot together with some 12mm studding, height is not quite right but when it is i will weld the lot together,when its lifting the engine is within the foot print of the jack which is VERY heavy and no signs of tipping, i will also weld on a plate on the ends for extra strength and also to help hold the parts together...in the pictures you can see the engines not quite at the right angle so i need to find another way of strapping it to the beam, clicky straps might work but i dont have a lot room...will post some piccies when its finished...
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #58 on: 02 September 2020, 03:36:00 pm »
more furlough,more time in the garage.....


got the two shims fitted and all clearances are now within spec  :thumbup ....degreased the engine then used a small rotary wire brush in the drill to remove loose paint and key the surface. removed all engine covers and masked where needed,just needs a wipe down with panel wipe and i can get it painted...
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #59 on: 03 September 2020, 11:43:49 am »
paint went on well this morning, good coverage etc...should of gone for satin not matt though  :o ...i`ll use that as a base coat and order some satin  :thumbup
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #60 on: 03 September 2020, 11:51:55 am »
oooooop`s....missed a bit there between the fins... :lol
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #61 on: 03 September 2020, 12:05:54 pm »
Lookin' good Mr.Red. Have to agree, satin will look the business. :thumbup
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #62 on: 03 September 2020, 12:20:33 pm »
cheers MR ROBBO....yes,satin is what it needs,had a look on ebay and it appears they only do matt or gloss  :\ ...i`ll give it a couple of days to dry and see what it looks like, iam happy with the lower casings in matt but the cylinder and head just dont look right, looking at my boxeye it looks satin on the block and gloss on the covers which is what i was going to do....probably end up doing the whole lot in gloss, might make the front of the engine easier to clean...
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #63 on: 06 September 2020, 07:48:38 pm »
a bit more tinkering on the "engine lifting beam mk1"...added a bit more height to it and spot welded all round, will seam weld when i have a new mask, bloody thing packed up half way through the job  :grumble
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #64 on: 08 September 2020, 09:52:45 am »
mmmmmm...matt paint is now fully dry but i`am not happy with it  :\ ......far too matt  :rolleyes  and rough to the touch so will attract all the crap from the front wheel and be a pain to clean, so i nave bought the same paint in gloss and re-painted it...bit too glossy now  :rolleyes .


see what its like when its dry,which looking at it now will take a few days...
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #65 on: 08 September 2020, 01:11:04 pm »
Happy Birthday for yesterday Mr.Red.
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« Reply #66 on: 09 September 2020, 08:16:02 am »
cheers mr ROBBO...another year older  :rolleyes .
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #67 on: 05 April 2021, 09:19:13 pm »
apologies for not updating this post, i have been a carer for my elderly dementia suffering mother for the last 4 years and last august her condition reached a point where i could no longer help. tough times but to cut a long story short mums now in a home getting the care she deserves and my life is nearly back to normal ...sometimes things are more important than fazers and you have to do what you can to help...


not touched the fazers for something like 6 months so over the last few weeks with the help of a few weeks on Furlough i have managed to do the engine swap, the lifting arm worked really well and made the job easy single handed, bikes all up and running and passed its MOT on Saturday with no advisories,
just needs taxing and test ride to make sure everything is working as it should and then its time to do some proper miles  :)
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« Reply #68 on: 05 April 2021, 11:07:30 pm »
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apologies for not updating this post, i have been a carer for my elderly dementia suffering mother for the last 4 years and last august her condition reached a point where i could no longer help. tough times but to cut a long story short mums now in a home getting the care she deserves and my life is nearly back to normal ...sometimes things are more important than fazers and you have to do what you can to help...
Been there, done that. I'm sure you've made the right decision. 24/7 care. First time I visited my mum in the home, she'd had a blue rinse from the visiting hairdresser  :)
Be good to see you back on the bike.

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« Reply #69 on: 06 April 2021, 06:51:11 am »
HI Mtread, yes she is in the right place, the decision was made harder because 7/8 years ago i promised her that i would never put her in a home. so i had to break my promise but mum did get an extra 4 years living in her own home...


looking forward to getting back on the bike, the MOT run on Saturday was only about 2.5 miles. i planned a longer ride yesterday but the weather put a stop to that, will tax it tonight and perhaps sneak out one evening this week  ;) ...be good to meet up again, think the last time we met was the "David Silver run " a great day...that was 29 september 2018  :eek ...bloody virus....
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
« Reply #70 on: 06 April 2021, 08:49:14 am »
Mate sorry to hear about your mother, I went through some of that with a close relative many years ago.  I was always the person they called when in the confused state, slowly but surely it reached a point where I couldn't reach them any longer and a home was the only option.  Utterly sole destroying. :(


Glad you got the bike all sorted and back on the road.  :) 
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« Reply #71 on: 06 April 2021, 09:16:21 am »
Enjoyed reading the whole story from beginning through your discoveries,trials and tribulations of furlough &  lockdown. Also the really difficult decision you had to make regarding your Mum.
Now get out and reap the rewards of your hard work knowing  you have done a proper job.
I retaxed the Tracer from 1st April but didn't ridetil thenextdayas weather here was very cold wind on the 1st. Did a short 12 miles then followed up Saturday when wife & I  did 55milesaround Worcestershire countryside in Spring sunshine. Sogood for our mental well being & reminderwhywe all ride!

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« Reply #72 on: 06 April 2021, 09:36:07 am »
Hi Mr.Red. So sorry to hear that you had to make the decision you didn’t want to have to make. That must have been tough.


On a lighter note. Glad you’ve got the Fazer sorted, and that your invention did the business :thumbup [size=78%]. Hopefully see you out for a ride soon. I may even have the mighty thou back on the road, when the powder coaters have finished messing me about.[/size]
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« Reply #73 on: 06 April 2021, 10:11:22 am »
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..be good to meet up again, think the last time we met was the "David Silver run " a great day...that was 29 september 2018  ...bloody virus....

Indeed. The famous 'Red Arrows' lofo ride, where we all flew off in different directions,, but ended up at the same destination
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« Reply #74 on: 06 April 2021, 06:39:06 pm »
cheers everyone for the kind comments  :thumbup ... there`s something special about this forum , i could of just picked up the story of my fazer and not mentioned the reason for the long delay in getting the job finished, but it felt rude not to explain, i have been on here a long time and have had loads of help when needed ,  met a few of you and had some great days out...so a big  :thumbup  to FOCU...


was planning on a proper test ride tonight but it started snowing on the way home so gave that idea up, got a few piccies of the lifting arm in action but phone playing up and cant post them, will try later...


Mtread..."red arrows"       :lol    [size=78%] classic LOFO ride out, nearly as good as the first SAMMY MILLAR can you believe that was 2014, great day when we got there the following year [/size] :thumbup
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