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He says he'll sell it to you Dave - willing to do a good deal on your Tiger

 

I don’t think he likes spending his money Steve

Has anybody actually seen @crispey wallet open

 

He lent me a tenner for half an hour once. Didn't see him get it out of his wallet though

 

Never actually seen his wallet, open or otherwise!

 

Don't be rotten, you lot!! I'll have you know that that nice Mr. Crispey bought me a most yummy sausage sandwich and a pot of tea when we met up while he was doing his World Tour of the UK a couple of years back. A gentleman indeed.

 

Looks like a really fun project, are you posting video on the tear down and build as well?

 

Lovely job Sir. Does the work on the oil feed side of the crank require smaller inner diameters in the new bearings or has the work kept the diameters at the original size?

Just so nice when the motor starts to go back together. Particularly given what you had to do to get it apart.

 

It's pretty rare that I ever reuse the crank nut. They nearly always have been abused with a hammer and chisel at some point in their life. Same goes for the crank ends, hammer wise.
Looks nice going back together. Morgo pumps are worth their weight for sure.

I've often wondered about doing the barrels a different colour, like a deep navy or purple, shiny black is the fastest though.

 

Yes, I have a crank that not only needs grinding on the journals but the bearing faces are also rusty. I've not had that issue before as they are nearly always protected in the bearings.
I've still to talk to an engineering type person about it as I'd rather use a new same sized bearing rather than find an odd sized one to fit a machined face. Can they be built up with weld and then machined?

 

Welding and grinding back to std sizing on crank shafts is doable ! My Father a WO1 in REME worked on Tanks in Germany , he was in charge of the main wksp in Germany. They had special sealed welding chambers , early form of mig and tig welder's , they did crank shaft rebuilding in them !

 

Cor, good going. I've been sat by the fire the last few days.