clyde
Well-known member
It all started as a small job
Remove engine to sort out abit of end float and a slight leak on the crank case seal. One of the engine mount rubbers was goosed and needed cutting off..................
While i was at it decided to get all the tin wear on the engine powder coated. Well one sheared bolt and two bits of knackered tin later. Ive managed to find some genuine single port head shrouds(not easy i will tell you) and they are already powder coated so thats good.
Clutch comes off to do oil seal and well, to be frank its seen better days what with wear and oil on it due to the leak, so while its all apart it might as well be replaced.
Header is really rusty and is going to look crap when all the nice shiney tin goes on but the price is now getting out of hand so that will have to wait, ive rubbed down the muffler and painted it for the time being but this just isnt worth it on the headers.
So this little jobs turned into
£80 on powder caoting, about the same for clutch and mounts etc and another £80 for the 2 head shrouds and belly pans.............
Just to compleatly ruin my day i took a drive out to Exmouth to get some seat covers fitted which i was told would be another £80 only to be told it was going to be £120 a seat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said its halloween not fu**ing April fools, hed already told me it would be a easy job then comes out with that figure.
So all in all a costly little job, which means i wont be able to go to London on friday for the Ace meet followed by a night in the 100 Club and then Slough on sunday (its just Slough now im affraid)
Ps anyone want to give any help with the seat covers? Beer supplied......
Remove engine to sort out abit of end float and a slight leak on the crank case seal. One of the engine mount rubbers was goosed and needed cutting off..................
While i was at it decided to get all the tin wear on the engine powder coated. Well one sheared bolt and two bits of knackered tin later. Ive managed to find some genuine single port head shrouds(not easy i will tell you) and they are already powder coated so thats good.
Clutch comes off to do oil seal and well, to be frank its seen better days what with wear and oil on it due to the leak, so while its all apart it might as well be replaced.
Header is really rusty and is going to look crap when all the nice shiney tin goes on but the price is now getting out of hand so that will have to wait, ive rubbed down the muffler and painted it for the time being but this just isnt worth it on the headers.
So this little jobs turned into
£80 on powder caoting, about the same for clutch and mounts etc and another £80 for the 2 head shrouds and belly pans.............
Just to compleatly ruin my day i took a drive out to Exmouth to get some seat covers fitted which i was told would be another £80 only to be told it was going to be £120 a seat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said its halloween not fu**ing April fools, hed already told me it would be a easy job then comes out with that figure.
So all in all a costly little job, which means i wont be able to go to London on friday for the Ace meet followed by a night in the 100 Club and then Slough on sunday (its just Slough now im affraid)
Ps anyone want to give any help with the seat covers? Beer supplied......
