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I should add, anyone using a Vintage Speed exhaust with a side exit and over riders as I am you will need to have a section removed to allow the over rider to fit.
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Quite pleased with the garden too
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I inherited a 12x8 shed so spent a few days fixing and erecting it. Paint next
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Cheers chaps.
Found a few more pics of the engine build.

The quality of parts are not always good.
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Also had a few issues with a sticky lifter or 2 but all rectified with no great issue.



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My sons class mascot got to help with some rocker shaft dry build and set up.

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Cam burn time.
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After hours of messing with tin ware I started to put it in the van
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Then oil lines, cooler, fan, sandwich plate and filter head.
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On the advise of my brother I have now sleeved all the oil lines, I have also put a heat sleeve on the lines near the exhaust.

Steel over tased PTFE fuel lines with AN6 fitting.
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Filters oiled
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Oil temp gauge bracket made
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Also made a chrome cup that gauge sits in, just forgot to photo it, made it from a chrome tow ball cover.




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Picked up some period speakers and fitted the under shahs tray.
I have to make some wooden plinths for the speakers to bolt to.
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See what you mean - some of those engine components are very shoddy :(

Nice to see pictures of the end result though!
 
Engine looks awesome [emoji41]

On a separate note where did get you under dash tray from as it appears to have a hole for the cup holder ? All the ones I have seen for sale have a solid base in the cup holder part.



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mike202 said:
Engine looks awesome [emoji41]

On a separate note where did get you under dash tray from as it appears to have a hole for the cup holder ? All the ones I have seen for sale have a solid base in the cup holder part.



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Hi Mike,
It just your normal one only I cut the holes with a hole saw.
If you do go for one they are a bit of a pain to fit in such a way that is up to standard.
I went for M6 riv nuts with m6 bolts and anodised black aluminium counter sunk washers. I also added a black rubber trim on the edge and grommets to blank the holes that are required to give access to the fixing near the doors.


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Yep that’s the one


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Personally I find this more practical than the bambus style one, having had both.
I also think this one is more in keeping with the 70s style that the bay window has.


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Lovely bus! What size air line are you running to the Gabriels? Looks like it may be 1/4? Are you using an adapter at the shock? I have a 1/4 system but at the moment it simply feeds to presta valve T and lines that come with the shock (which are tiny as you know). I really want to get 1/4 lines all the way to the shock.
 
Yes 1/4 lines, I believe that lime bug sell the adaptors however I used Mycha from this forum as he had some nice ones made up.



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