MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
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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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Ditto
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
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.
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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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
About a year longer than planned, but we're just about there.....




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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Looks awesome!
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Congrats on a job well done! 

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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Beautiful result! Another classic back on the road.
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Positively beautiful, impressed with the amount of talent you possess. Congrats
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Thank you for very kind compliments
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
where can you buy the oil lines and splitters from?
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
There not available afaik, I made my own from nylon sheet stock.
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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
that's very clever of you 

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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
Not particularly cleaver...
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.

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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Re: MkIII T500 restore & Intro.
bravo, she's a beaut!