Orient Express drag bike resurrection.

[andy c]

Who`s gasket spray are you using, years ago I used PERMATEX No18902.
Then it was supplied later by LOCKTITE, HIGHTACK No99.
I used this on my drag bikes and never leaked once, with copper gaskets and wired block.
I have none left and need some more , Who? and Where? Thanks

[zed1015]

Who`s gasket spray are you using, years ago I used PERMATEX No18902.
Then it was supplied later by LOCKTITE, HIGHTACK No99.
I used this on my drag bikes and never leaked once, with copper gaskets and wired block.
I have none left and need some more , Who? and Where? Thanks

It's Loctite 3020.
Here - http://www.bigccracing.com/shop/product ... urce=thumb

[Big Fluff]

Rob

Found a supplier in the UK, £7.98 a can.
http://www.bearing-king.co.uk/bearing/l ... ed+Kingdom

Will

[zed1015]

Few pic's of the finished lump.
Now with bill hahn ignition and plenum .
Later model camcover is fitted to keep the oil in until an early one is sourced.

[KWACKERZ1]

I might have an earlier cover, I'll have a look.

[garyd]

Didn't realise you were a stickler for originality

[KWACKERZ1]

Rob,
I have an earlier cam cover one with the lip if you need one, I could do you a swap for your later one +a favour

I'll pm you.
Phil

[zed1015]

Frame.
Nearly everything on the frame was zip tied or 'P'clipped on and it was all a bit shite so we took the opporunity to add some proper brackets and tidy things up a bit

Front got some tags for the bellypan/scoop dzus fastners.


And a proper mount for a steering damper


Rear got more dzus brackets for the seat and a tube welded through the chassis to take the airshifters fixing bolt.
Previous there was just a hole through the box section for a bolt which crushed the box section when tightened.



Ignition coil was originally slung off these tubular mounts with some zip ties


So some alloy brackets were whipped up to make things look more profesional.

[zed1015]

Next job was to make a decent rear mudguard / battery box with oil and fuel pump mounts

Orrible original item is on the left.
Again this was attached to the frame with zip ties and all the pumps etc were mounted to it in the same way

A threaded lug was welded into the seat subrame


And a couple more tabs to a cross tube below the new battery box hold my improved version in place.


A couple of side panels were made to hide all the gubbins then bent ,cut about and trimmed until they could be removed without fouling the frame etc





Unavoidable large gap at the top won't be seen when seat is on.


Slot in left side panel allows turbo oil tank level to be checked





Pumps will sit in these alloy saddles, Fuel at the top and oil at the side and all power switches etc will be on the left side panel




A slight improvement on the original ?

[zed1015]

Frame mods finished and back from powdercoaters.










Dzus wires fitted.





And engine in.

[Pigford]

Glad its been finished in the proper colour too

[Padders]

Superb work as always Rob

[Crofty]

factor x 10

[Rich]

A slight improvement on the original ?

Race bike, no lower weight limit?

[zed1015]

A slight improvement on the original ?

Race bike, no lower weight limit?

Any small weight increase of the pump brackets etc has been offset in other areas by replacing the steel footpegs etc in alloy etc etc.
The difference is negligible and nothing the rider couldn't easily offset by having a good shit before riding it.
The bike will probably be lighter than it ever was but that isn't the point of the re-build.