Wednesday 18 January 2012

Nuts

Fitted the pushrods and rockerboxes. Bought a US model chainguard without the rear plate and fitted that. Engine plates are off again temporarily while I sort out a problem with one of the studs in the swingarm mount.

A while back I bought a repro speedo because the plan is to go for the '68 TR6C look with a single speedo offset to the right. This style of bracket requires special sleeve nuts and spacers in order to mate with the mounting studs on the bottom of the clock, so I picked up the necessary fasteners. All was looking good until I tried mounting the clock and discovered that the studs on the repro clock have a metric thread! The sleeve nuts are of course an Imperial thread (don't know if it's CEI or UNF. I may have to fire up the lathe and make up some bespoke nuts.

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