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stuey

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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2014, 08:27:07 AM »
not entirely sure how i ever missed this? awesome!  :good:
one resprayed and another arrives- double trouble BIS style!!

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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #46 on: September 15, 2014, 12:05:52 PM »
Unless proven wrong I reckon this is the most detailed and smoothed 126 air cooled engine ever constructed ?
My OCD has kicked in and it now has every bolt replaced with stainless and polished to mirror finish !

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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #47 on: September 15, 2014, 12:15:12 PM »










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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #48 on: September 20, 2014, 10:48:04 AM »




All back in for now , wired/plumbed electric fuel pump in but discovered battery is flat , charger and spare battery both at work FML , it gave 1 fire while cranking so I must have done something right but I have thus far guessed the timing and need to get some voltage to rotate it to get it to start then set timing.

Still got a lot of cleaning to do name over time I will smooth the bay and respray it , make a stainless exhaust for it and give it a wash , for now I just need it to bloody run again !
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DeVilleChris

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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #49 on: September 20, 2014, 11:13:03 AM »
That looks so nice. Good Job
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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #50 on: September 20, 2014, 11:48:19 AM »
tasteyyyyyyyy  8) :D

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Re: Ground up rebuild on a Aus delivered aircooled FSM Niki
« Reply #51 on: September 20, 2014, 01:03:14 PM »
Definitely needs a polished stainless exhaust !
Will give the intake pipe a clean and finish off the intake , still have to make the intake bend to suite the k&n filter.
Going to need some shorter leads now the coil pack has been hidden too.
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