MkIII T500 restore & Intro.

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Post by sbaugz »

Any chance you want to sell an extra set of those oil lines? Let me know. I am in need of a set for my cafe build
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Post by parksie »

Ditto
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Post by akendall1966 »

Hi

Sorry for the delay in replying, working away at the mo'

In building them I came to the conclusion to achieve the best outcome the check valves need to be fitted to the ferules before gluing onto the tube. This allows the ferrules to be made tight and pressed on to give a secure and leak free joint, and the orientation angle is correct to the crank case oil-ways.

So I could supply a kit and instructions to finish yourself (supply your own check valves and adhesive), or if you supply check valves to me I could build the whole line and test it. I would test the check valves before fitting to make sure they are good.

PM me to discuss further if interested.
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About a year longer than planned, but we're just about there.....
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Looks awesome!
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Post by jabcb »

Congrats on a job well done! :up:
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Beautiful result! Another classic back on the road.

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Positively beautiful, impressed with the amount of talent you possess. Congrats
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Post by akendall1966 »

Thank you for very kind compliments
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I'm impressed by the work you do!
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Post by stevebee »

where can you buy the oil lines and splitters from?
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There not available afaik, I made my own from nylon sheet stock.
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that's very clever of you :up:
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Post by akendall1966 »

Not particularly cleaver... :oops:

Just fortunate to have trained as an apprentice mechanical engineer on leaving school and still have access to machine tools to use those skills for my own ends.
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Post by tonyb »

bravo, she's a beaut!
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