Introduction and progress so far

[HandyAndy]

Hi,
As others have said, best wishes for your build, looks like you have made a great start, keep the build pics coming

cheers
andy

[Eddy]

Hey guys,

I've not posted for quite a while, but have been steadily collecting parts in the background. Today's part deserved a post though:



I took Phil @ Talon up on his xmas package offer and he was kind enough to deliver it in person. Top bloke - Could've spent hours chatting, but he wanted to get home for some grub!

Hopefully the build can gather some momentum now

[ayjay]

Top job --Well done .

Not sure about the bike carbs though.It could complicate things pre IVA. I got some with the same intention but stuck with the pierburg for now --it gets it running for now and I can fiddle about after IVA

[Eddy]

Its a bit late for that - I sold the pierburg!

[mark]

Originally Posted by Eddy

Its a bit late for that - I sold the pierburg!

Its dead easy anyway, i did the same using megajolt ignition

It sailed through iva with the carbs left untouched from the bike

It was running lean though up in the revs but idle was spot on, I could'nt drive it about pre iva so didnt bother re-jetting until afterwards, then 170 jets seemed about right on the rollers

Mind you depending on what you want from the car the cvh probably wont be there for long anyway! mine lasted one summer before replacing it for more grunt

[Eddy]

I know who to come to when I need advice then Mark!

[Eddy]

Spent a few hours yesterday getting a coat of etch primer on the bare steel:









I used Tractol 729 industrial etch primer in grey - It went on quite well by brush and dried very quickly despite the ~10 degree temperature.

Have a few bits to touch up that I missed, but reasonably happy with it as a layer to stop the thing rusting.