LP2a SAR restoration

[Lynn Eades]

You could hook it up to a measured load, to test it?
I'm not sure what the combined wattage of the lights are, but I imagine a 1 x 100w (12 volt) bulb would set it off?
What wattage are the original headlight bulbs?
At 12 volt, they will be 6 to 24 watt bulbs x 2, plus the two tail light bulbs at a further 6 watts each? Total=60 (ish)?
A 100 watt load can't be far off?

[Euan McDonald]

more evidence of black conduit.

[Phillip]

My little bloke got over a few hurdles this weekend, he learnedly how to ride his bike without the trainer wheels and also wanted to come down the shed and give me a hand. Here he is dismantling the air cleaner elements.

Lyn, thanks for the information on the thread types - I've picked up both the 3/4" and 1" BSC dies out of the UK. When they arrive I'll be able to finish the wiring conduit.

Still cleaning and painting lots of small parts. Very satisfying to see the pile of rust shrinking and the pile of green metal growing.

[Phillip]

Keith Hudson came down to visit over the long weekend for a holiday and to impart his knowledge on pulling apart the suspension.

I helped to run a 'Fun Run' for the Mens Resource Centre on Australia Day and worked on Friday, so it did not turn into a long frenzy of carrier restoration so we only got to tackle the suspension late on Saturday afternoon.

The bogies on my carrier were of some random scrap carrier, so I chose to tackle the bodgies of the spare carrier which is known to come from drier climes.

Our first problems arrived in taking the nuts off the axles, as the first axles started to spin. I found the big spanner and stopped the axle from turning and with the aid of a long bar, got the nuts off.

Expecting to be swinging on the sledge hammer to bash the axles out over a few hours, I could tell that Keith was almost in tears as each axle easily came out the way the they are supposed to.

With some time left, we tackled removing the springs. I must admit that this was a job I was not planning on doing just yet as after listening to all the horror stories, I was anticipating much colourful language.

So imagine my surprise when, about an hour after pulling the bogies into the shed, we had them all in pieces. The hardest part was actually removing the nuts fom the rods and we only had to cut one rod (and only then because I was impatient).

A big thanks to Keith for imparting your knowledge and manpower

[Ron Pier]

I did puzzle over your pictures until I saw your location......Now I get it Ron

[Phillip]

Thanks Ron,

If experiencing difficulty in viewing, remove head from shoulders and re-attach at the desired angle.

Strange - photos are the right way up on the iPad but get rotated when posted.

It's all related software so probably connected to the same glitch that enables us antipodeans to pay more than those of you in the Northern hemisphere for the same products through iTunes

[Dave Mills]

Had the same problem; are you using an Apple IPad? If so, once photo goes on MLU it rotates it 180 deg. Problem solved, take photo with mobile send photos to self, save and then upload onto MLU.
Dave.