Following the disaster with the “engine rebuild“, I needed to be more friendly to Heidi. This means spending more time with her and fiddling with bits. The trip to Silverdale resulted in some repairs and some jobs to be done. Here are some of them: Repair the tap Door hinges Removable steering wheel Respray the […]
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Tidying up the front bits
Following the sorting of the engine, its onwards and upwards with a list of projects to re-engage and revitalise Heidi. First was new wing mirrors – ideally with arms but swapping everything means some work to be done. I’ve found some stainless ones but they wont be available till September, so I’m leaving them for […]
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Engine disaster
Big cock up revealed. Much shame and disappointment has occurred. You will be aware, if you follow everything I write, that I have had worries about the motor for some time now. From time to time it has blown volumes of oil from a breather pipe at the front of the engine, which used to […]
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We notices a wet bathroom carpet on a recent trip. We removed the carpet to dry it out and found that, following a return journey through torrential rain, the floor was wet again. The rooflight was leaking. On the first dry day I had a proper look. I removed the inside trim which only had […]
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Trike Rack
SO when you buy a trike because you can no longer ride a bike, you need a rack to put it on. An exciting and successful project involving a lot of aluminium, plus a lot of thinking! The rack bolts to the tow bar as an extension to it. I have also modified the box […]
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