Sam's Proper MX-3 - LT Turbo project *Parting out*
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The 2.5" ID green silicone elbow
was made to order at DPH Sport performance and the
25mm ID green translucent hose was bought from oilybits.com :)Sealed and spanked the tank!
Got the spouts on, and another polish.
hose reducers ordered for top hose.
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Dont you just love the smell of silicone in the morning :lol:
Radiator, header tank & top hose going in for pressure testing on monday, fingers crossed! :D
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Drilled and tapped a 1/4" BSP threaded hole in the alu elbow
for the breather pipe.
Spare rocker cover turned up today, so wasted no time in cutting
off the cam pulley cover on the bandsaw so some nice anodized
pulleys will be exposed, not sure what treatment Im having done
to it yet…
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Had to have a little listen !
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very sexy….
PM sent fella...
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Thanks Raines, currently thinking rocker cover same colour as air filter> bubblegum pink?!
Garage couldnt test my rad/tank as He didnt have the appropriate hoses/bungs, so thats my next job to jerry rig it all together. Good news
is His tester fits right into my header tank cap flange so once Ive linked the two together and bunged off the other outlet we can test it no problem he said :D
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Loving it, pink sounds great for the rocker :)
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Just spoken to the bodyshop and they said theres no problem doing it,
cant wait to see the look on His face when I say " I want it pink "lolIts a shame what I had planned for it wouldnt work out> rocker cover cast
alu is not of good enough quality to be anodized, or alochromed wich would
have given it a nice irredescent green or gold tinge. Would be ok for Billet aluminium apperantly, cost would of been about five quid to alochrome a rocker cover, so if anyones got any billet alu pieces they want coloured
Mark is the man to talk to here http://www.metaltreatments.co.uk/
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Rig already to go again at pressure testing.
Bodyshop painter is now saying no to painting a rocker cover!!! Going to have be powder coated.
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save up and get a few bits powder coated at the same time, I want to get my wheels done soon so could take a whole pile of stuff to my local one with cash for big discounts :wink:
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I like your thinking, depends on how soon your going?
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@19635fb3f9=youdirtyfox:
Bodyshop painter is now saying no to painting a rocker cover!!! Going to have be powder coated.
What colour do you want? Post it to me I'll paint it for you cheap
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bubblegum pink same as the air filter, I take it that painting it is ok? what with the heat issues.
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I've painted rocker covers before in 2k paint, never had any complaints so I personally don't think there are any issues with heat. When do you want it done as I am going on holiday tomorrow so I can't do anything for 2 weeks
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Thats good to know. Couple of weeks time is good for me thanks, have a great time!
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Thanks, If you go down to a automotive paint supplier and pick a colour that you like, make a note of the code, I will PM you when I get back on the 10th July :wink:
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Got a bit of spare time before the rad/tank tests,
so today I started work on this.
aluminium power steering fluid tank, same construction
as the header tank. ie two spun end caps, but this time I got to use
2.5" alu pipe as the body as opposed to a rolled band.
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WOW now that is something I have been looking for
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Not fully developed and tested so theres no way I could sell them yet,
still need to source a cap and maybe think about some kind of visual
level guage.
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Dagnammit! pressure tested rad this afternoon showed the small expansion outlet at the top of the rad had cracked and promptly came off! meaning I have to drill it out, tap it and find a suitable hose tail to insert in there, why I didnt notice this before :roll:
EDIT> going to use the trusted blue hose tails 5-8mm connector reducer
inserted into the now flattened and drilled out hole in the radiator then chemmical metalled in there. the now 16mm expansion inlet on the header tank will be tapped and a 8mm hose
tail screwed in, wich means more kawasaki green 8mm expansion hose :D