Gt-12

[--weezl--]

No


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[gwaii]

No

guess you didn't buy them enough shooters

 

[--weezl--]

Maybe one too many...

You hear "cop" and it makes you think you're safe, then you do the shot (151 with about 4 drops of blue curaçao) and realize why he's called "undercover"


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[MountainMike]

how ya been doing?

Been pretty good, finally been getting back to the Ranger shenanigans. Been busy doing house stuff to get ready for winter and now I'm actually starting to have free time again.

 

[compaqeo]

Gwaii i hope this Tsunami doesn't wipe you out man head for the hills haha and save the vehicles!

 

[kimcrwbr1]

+1 I hope you and yours are safe it almost sounds like it was under your feet. I have only been through one earthquake nothing that close my prayers are out for everyone in the region!

 

[gwaii]

Gwaii i hope this Tsunami doesn't wipe you out man head for the hills haha and save the vehicles!

+1 I hope you and yours are safe it almost sounds like it was under your feet. I have only been through one earthquake nothing that close my prayers are out for everyone in the region!

well,the only vehicle saved would have been stretch....that was my escape pod.when the tsunami alarm sounded(it's a big,very loud air horn in the middle of town)we loaded the truck and scrambled for high ground.it was actually a fun way to spend a saturday night,the weather was good and there were good people about so it was almost like the mountaintop parties of my earlier days.
as there was no damage and no injuries it was just a little adventure for everyone involved,though it shook the house up pretty good.

on another note,i have a small update.

most of the work i've been doing has been truing up the frame(moved this bracket 2mm,that one 4mm)so it's not really exciting from a photo point of view.did some fender/rocker work,though.

here you see i've set the inner fender into the outer shell and fabricated the inner wheel well.this took a fair bit of time to fit,form,and weld/gring many bits of thin sheetmetal to make something that would look and function decently...even though it'll never be seen.

the next step is to join the rocker assembly to the fender.this is a critical structural point,and it's alignment has to be perfect.since the fender panel still has the door latch on it i can hook the door on and use it to align the rocker.once again,there are many small bits that need to be made and welded into place.

and it's together.keep in mind that the only part of this assembly that is not fabricated from scratch is the top of the fender shell...and even that has been somewhat modified.

now to do the same with the other side.it ook about two weeks to complete the left side assembly,so i won't be posting complete pics of this one tomorrow.

another thing that's been bothering me for some time has been the tach.the gt6 tach is a mechanical unit,and will be converted to an electronic drive,but i've had one little problem with this.while 4,6 and 8 cylinder tachs are readilly available,when's the last time you saw one for a 12 cylinder engine?i know i haven't seen one.

but i found a solution...and once again,it's from the world of marine goodies.

here's what i've got...note that the mercury tach is a 7000rpm,270deg unit just like the triumph one.this is very convenient,but the real bonus is on the back.

note that this tach is calibrated to be used with both outboard and automotive type inboard engines.the 2p coincides with a 4 cylinder engine,the 3p with a six,and the 4p with an 8.
the 5 and 6p positions are only labelled for outboard engines,but would work for 10 and 12 cylinder automotive engines,respectively.

so i've got a 12 cylinder compatible electronic tach with a 270deg 7000 rpm display.that makes it too easy to swap the guts into the display of the triumph unit.
i'll be doing something similar with the speedometer.

 

[AgPete139]

Really innovative way to convert to to a 12 cylinder tach. Glad you are back on the GT-12, Gwaii.

 

[livetoride21]

Glad to hear all is well in haida gwaii! And great so see some new posts on this topic gwaii!

 

[gwaii]

Really innovative way to convert to to a 12 cylinder tach. Glad you are back on the GT-12, Gwaii.

that one had been bugging me for a long time,i just can't believe it's going to be so easy.
the gt tach needs some cleaning/restoration as well.

Glad to hear all is well in haida gwaii! And great so see some new posts on this topic gwaii!

life's back to normal here,still getting aftershocks though.
i'm trying to get stuff done on the car as i can,just seems like there's always something more important to do.

 

[gwaii]

it's a small thing,but i got the tach about done...

i started by taking it all apart.at left are the original mechanical drive and the electronic one from the merc tach.

the gt face gets attached to the merc drive.the screw spacing was substantially different and i didn't want to chance damaging the face of the gt tach by drilling new holes in it,so i epoxied it on.seems to be secure.

the drive attatches to the backside of the housing,so i just cut out the back of the gt tach and glued in the back of the merc tach housing.

assembled and cleaned.the face was actually in good shape,just dirty.i thought it was faded before disassembling.the glass cleaned up nicely,and the bezel got some sand-and-shoot action.in keeping with the nautical theme i used mercury phantom black paint.
a can of flourescent orange was purchased to freshen up the needle.

the backside is not as attractive,but has the needed connections to function properly.

tick one more little thing off the to-do list.

 

[TheTopher]

Glad to see you back in the swing, mate!

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

I thought about you yesterday Doc......It was Halloween......I wondered how were things on Monster Isle.....
Up to 6 bikes now......Last restore was a 87 XL 600R.
Your still welcome anytime.....Have a nice XR 500R Ill strap your ass to.

 

[--weezl--]

what's the redlight on the tach? It looks like its labeled dentist... You have a dentist warning light? Tells you when you have a cavity?!? Sweet!


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[3.0ranger1227]

what's the redlight on the tach? It looks like its labeled dentist... You have a dentist warning light? Tells you when you have a cavity?!? Sweet!


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Demist. British version of defrost I'm sure.


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