What did you do in the garage yesterday?

[Steve_D]

x 7usc said:

...............Collected the chassis today so started work on cleaning all the threads ready for assembly process

Also take a new bolt and gently file all the suspension mount holes until your new bolt fits. If you don't you may well chip the paint trying to assemble things later

Steve

[Kokkolanpoika]

She's running again. Idle mixture is lean and it wont idle over 500rpm. Have to adjust it tomorrow..

I wonder could only heads make difference in idle mixture? Bigger port etc?

[x 7usc]

Steve_D said:

x 7usc said:

...............Collected the chassis today so started work on cleaning all the threads ready for assembly process

Also take a new bolt and gently file all the suspension mount holes until your new bolt fits. If you don't you may well chip the paint trying to assemble things later

Steve

excellent tip, chipping the paint would break my heart, thanks for that

[hoofa]

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

[phazed]

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

Very nice...........

[macdeb]

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

[Penelope Stopit]

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

Looks so perfect that one could think it was a computer software created image

Very nice

[hoofa]

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

[macdeb]

hoofa said:

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

Hiya mate, My thinking was always that Your car was the benchmark and my inspiration
New car is just totally superb and I cannot fault it, absolutely awesome. (check out wikipedia) Neals been working on his house so hasn't used car much. Good to hear you bloke, stay safe. x

[DangerousDerek]

macdeb said:

hoofa said:

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

Hiya mate, My thinking was always that Your car was the benchmark and my inspiration
New car is just totally superb and I cannot fault it, absolutely awesome. (check out wikipedia) Neals been working on his house so hasn't used car much. Good to hear you bloke, stay safe. x

Get a room you two, while I go blow mine to bits again breaking records on a shoestring budget.

[rev-erend]

DangerousDerek said:

macdeb said:

hoofa said:

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

Hiya mate, My thinking was always that Your car was the benchmark and my inspiration
New car is just totally superb and I cannot fault it, absolutely awesome. (check out wikipedia) Neals been working on his house so hasn't used car much. Good to hear you bloke, stay safe. x

Get a room you two, while I go blow mine to bits again breaking records on a shoestring budget.

[hoofa]

DangerousDerek said:

macdeb said:

hoofa said:

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

Hiya mate, My thinking was always that Your car was the benchmark and my inspiration
New car is just totally superb and I cannot fault it, absolutely awesome. (check out wikipedia) Neals been working on his house so hasn't used car much. Good to hear you bloke, stay safe. x

Get a room you two, while I go blow mine to bits again breaking records on a shoestring budget.

This week I’ll mainly be changing a head gasket

[macdeb]

DangerousDerek said:

macdeb said:

hoofa said:

macdeb said:

As always Nigel, 'the' best Chimaera out there gets better still and credit to you bloke.

Cheers Mac . Yours was always the benchmark, like the new car looks awesome a bike on 4 wheels , how’s neals car has he still got it ?

Hiya mate, My thinking was always that Your car was the benchmark and my inspiration
New car is just totally superb and I cannot fault it, absolutely awesome. (check out wikipedia) Neals been working on his house so hasn't used car much. Good to hear you bloke, stay safe. x

Get a room you two, while I go blow mine to bits again breaking records on a shoestring budget.

Bloke, all credit to ya, but you've had more shoestrings than 'Bacons' and if totted up will have spent more than both of us

Edited by macdeb on Tuesday 15th December 20:36

Edited by macdeb on Tuesday 15th December 20:37

[rev-erend]

Kokkolanpoika said:

rev-erend said:

Kokkolanpoika said:

Just start fitting wild cat heads. Need longer pushrods and lash caps to get better geometry.

If you want, I can photograph and measure the length of my pushrods when I change the cam on mine in a few weeks time.

All setups are different. So lenght is unique per setup/engine. I will need 8.85" long. Eaven longer. But valves are to short. And my roller rockers then hit polylock at full lift if use longer pushrods..

And i do not want to buy some custom lenght valves. Hole package need to be build again then if want 100% best results. Stupid designer..

Just measured mine.

8.85" long. Its written on the pushrod.

[angus337]

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

Just been reading up on these. Have you had chance to test them yet?

[DangerousDerek]

angus337 said:

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

Just been reading up on these. Have you had chance to test them yet?

I am not sure Nigel drives this car ever

[phazed]

DangerousDerek said:

angus337 said:

hoofa said:

Further work today installing the rear tractive suspension units, Powder coated wishbones for a refresh.

Just been reading up on these. Have you had chance to test them yet?

I am not sure Nigel drives this car ever

Ouch!

Mind you, my boxcart has been undercover in the garage for the last five months as the weather has been completely and utterly st!

[macdeb]

I'd hang a picture of it on my wall in the lounge, quality.

[Classic Chim]

macdeb said:

I'd hang a picture of it on my wall in the lounge, quality.

I’d have to sort out that tie back of those braided lines. Surely the perfectionist would want one per hose and separated. Vibration won’t do them any favours. That’s the stuff you find out when you drive them though
Lovely and clean.

[hoofa]

I didn’t see that , that’s tomorrow’s job hopefully this year I’ll get to use instead of taking it apart but that’s half the fun. Car needs to be 4 wheel alignment cannot wait see how these compare to nitrons