Building new class 5

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aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
23 Aug 2008 1:18am

Attempting to make fiberglass rims
Used a mountain bike rim to shape the plug and them made the mould from that.
Can not lay up the wheels yet as the weather is to cool for fiberglassing







aus230
aus230
WA
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WA, 1660 posts
23 Aug 2008 1:22am

Building new frame, NQ tubing and aliminum from old hang glider.


aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
23 Aug 2008 1:32am
I will post updates as I build the yacht. It will take a couple of months to build in my spare time. The cost to date has been $ 130.









landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
27 Aug 2008 7:35pm
I a sooooo very impressed Vic. will you build the rims to take a bigger shaft size than those plastic rims?
FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
27 Aug 2008 10:43pm
G'day Vic,

Your wheels look interesting - let me know how they go as I'd like to finish a yacht I started back in '02 after the worlds just for the hell of it.

Cheers.
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
29 Aug 2008 8:56pm

Finished the plug today. Sealed and waxed. Ready to spray on mold release and lay up mold.

Bill what is the 2002 thingy look like.
Cheers
Vic



FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
29 Aug 2008 10:51pm
G'day Vic,

I'll try to get an image together on here shortly.
Cheers, Bill
aus230
aus230
WA
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WA, 1660 posts
29 Aug 2008 9:24pm
Paul,
I will get centers made to take larger axle
Cheers
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
30 Aug 2008 3:17am
Bloody Hell Vic, No objection to your photos of your project showing your other fine machinery in the background (just to make us all envious) but you could have at least scrubbed the red mud off the tyres and the stains off the exhaust pipe and muffler.

My bike history:- First Bike in 1968, BSA 650 Gold Flash (instant death plunger rear suspension), Honda 250 (the one after the Nightmare "Dream"), 1967 ex NSW Police Trumpy Tiger 100 (paid $475), 1973 Kwaka 900 Z1 (only bought it because I couldn't find a BSA 750 Rocket 3 new at the time in 1973) rode it for 24,000 miles and sold it in mint condition for $1,450 (would get 10 times that for it today), last bike Yammy XS1 (now a collectors item) frame successfully modified by me to eliminate the instant death wobbles, with a TX front end and a 2 into 1 exhaust that produced the sweetest sound you could ever hope to hear from a twin cylinder motor bike engine. This bike is in Perth, still operational and under the care of my best mate. Our strategy is to keep it for the next 50 years and then sell it back to Yamaha for $1,000,000 or more as the item that saved their company.

Cheers Cisco.
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
30 Aug 2008 8:08pm
Hi Cisco.
Sorry about the mud, but I do ride it. (decided to go on a bush track to have a look around the dust is from the plug, made is way into the shed when I was sanding.
Bike history
Honda Dream
Jawa 250
Gold Flash
Road Rocket
Triumph tiger 110
Triumph speed twin
Endfield Silver Bullitt
BSA gold star
3 BSA 500 Cast Iron
Indian Chief
JAP speedway bike
Honda Four
Red Hunter
Honda 500 of road
Yamah IT -125 -250
Huskavana 500
Bikes I still own
68 Harley Shovel Head
500 Royal enfield
Restoring 1948 triunph 500 speed twin

Dam did not ever sit down an think of how many bikes I have had (wish I still had some of them)
Cheers
Vic
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
31 Aug 2008 3:44pm
aus230 said...
Sorry about the mud, but I do ride it. (decided to go on a bush track to have a look around the dust is from the plug, made is way into the shed when I was sanding. (Was hard to pick from photo but thought it might have been battery acid splash on the exhaust. My Tiger 100 used to get it. Lucky you it is only dust.)
Bike history
Honda Dream, Jawa 250, Gold Flash, Road Rocket, Triumph tiger 110, Triumph speed twin, Endfield Silver Bullitt, BSA gold star, 3 BSA 500 Cast Iron, Indian Chief, JAP speedway bike, Honda Four, Red Hunter, Honda 500 of road, Yamah IT -125 -250, Huskavana 500.

At a very rough guess it looks like about $120,000 worth in todays values. Indian Chief I put at $20,000 but I am probably way under there.
Bikes I still own
68 Harley Shovel Head
500 Royal enfield
Restoring 1948 triunph 500 speed twin

Dam did not ever sit down an think of how many bikes I have had (wish I still had some of them)
Cheers
Vic


This is not the bike in Perth but a very similar set up.
FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
31 Aug 2008 9:43pm
Vic,
Sorry about the delay, here are some pics of class 5.
Cheers
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
1 Sep 2008 10:16am
Crikey, and Hillsy reckoned I had too many toys!!
hills
hills
SA
1622 posts
SA, 1622 posts
1 Sep 2008 11:31am
Yeah, that car's a beauty isn't it. Bill built it himself!! Up close it looks every bit as good as it does in the picture!!
FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
1 Sep 2008 10:44pm
Sorry guys, couldn't help "background 1 upmanship"!
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
2 Sep 2008 10:41pm
sure impressed me Bill.
Cheers
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
13 Sep 2008 12:36pm

Removed the mold from the plug. next step, sand seal wax

FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
13 Sep 2008 11:06pm
Looks great Vic,

Cheers, Bill
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
17 Sep 2008 2:06pm

Removed discs and rim from mold
2 layers 8oz woven
2 layers matt
Used epoxy resin
Maxxis hookworm tyres to be fitted when rims are finished
Cheers





landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
20 Oct 2008 8:27pm
hows it moving along Vic, any progress to announce, your mate Crazy trav was so fast in every race I never beat him all day. Even when he sailed my mini it took 2 laps to take him out
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
20 Oct 2008 10:19pm
The seat is out of the mould, just have to clean up a few small items. It has turned out pretty good I think. I will post a couple of pics in the next couple of days. I will start putting the wheels together towards the end of next week.

I will be back up for work and will be out the lake on 16th and 22nd november if any of you guys can make it
Cheers
Vic
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
21 Oct 2008 8:20pm
the club race days are the weekends either side of your times in town , so we'd better organize an extra race day
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
25 Oct 2008 8:07pm
Removed seat from mold, next step sand and paint

aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
25 Oct 2008 8:11pm
Set rim on jig, to get true outside dia. of rim

aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
25 Oct 2008 8:14pm

Attaching tyre well to rim


aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
25 Oct 2008 8:22pm
Getting rims ready to join once the rim width is set and the fiberglass spokes are fitted


aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
31 Oct 2008 9:09pm
Installed the 4 spokes to take side loads befor joining rim






aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
31 Oct 2008 9:14pm

Finished the first rim today, fitted and inflated tyre. I have to cut out bearing hole to fit bearings, Ended up better that I expected for first try.



FAZE5
FAZE5
SA
55 posts
SA, 55 posts
1 Nov 2008 9:26pm
Great stuff Vic,
I should have some time soon to catch up with some landyacht bits...& for Landyacht too.
Cheers, Bill
port
port
VIC
446 posts
VIC, 446 posts
1 Nov 2008 10:18pm
good work Vic cant wait to have a sail with you.May have to wait till 2010 as we have prior arrangement with the BLOKART NATIONALS in YEPOOOOOON in 2009
lachlan3556
lachlan3556
VIC
1066 posts
VIC, 1066 posts
4 Nov 2008 7:09pm
What a waste of time.......your just reinventing the wheel Sorry, had to say it, too much fizzy drink while studying.


Looks like its going well, this racing machine looks to be a ripper!
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