Original ulster engine rebuild

[Ivor Hawkins]

Coming along nicely Tony!

[JFaulknerUlsterRep]

Looking lovey Tony. That’s coming back together nicely.

[Tony Betts]

I dont mind you all having a laugh at my expense.

As this was my day.

Although it's a bank holiday, and I should have been working on the supersport. It didnt work that way.

I got some order out I had to do in the morning, and jubilee celebrations in the afternoon.

But inbetween time I dont this stoopid episode.

First I picked out an old stock gasket to copy for the bassis of making a 10 stud gasket.

I dont know who made it, but if you ever see another. RUN . Its miles out. Shown below.

   

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So I pulled one of my own out, that does fit.

And it shows how far out the blue one is.

Showing below.

   

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This is were the stupidity started.

I drew out the holes, and edges for the gasket. Left some over on the ends, for the 2 extra studs.

Only to find the 10 stud block is wider than the standard. 

So the gasket wasnt wide enough.

Shown below.

   

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Now if that wasnt stoopid enough, watch this.

I cut a hole NEW gasket, and left enough on the side to cover the extra width of the gasket.

Shown below.

   

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If you havent twigged it yet.

This idiot added the extra material to the wrong side of the block

[Reckless Rat]

An interation from Captain Mainwairing comes to mind...

well at least you've had plenty of practice with the craft knife.

[Tony Betts]

Third times a charm.

Forgive the fact that the holes are not as round as the first gasket.

But by now I'm getting very bored of cutting holes by hand with a Stanley knife.

Enjoy the celebrations, tony

   

[Mike Costigan]

Don't worry, Tony, we've all done that or similar at one time or another.

[Tony Betts]

Hi mike,

I wonder how many would be brave or stoopid enough to admit it though.

Tony.

[Steve Jones]

Don't worry, Tony. In anything like this, it's usually the Mk3 version that's the correct one!!

Steve

[Robert Foreman]

A man who never made a mistake never made anything.

[Charles P]

A man who never made a mistake never made anything.

My output must be prodigious

c