Bean

Yes ive got one that was heavily cracked. repairing them is a time consuming job as the cracks all need ground out completely, then it needs preheated, then welded with high nickel content filler wire or rod. then you need to let it cool down slowly then grind anything else back and repeat each time. I think ive got pictures somewhere, but just had a quick look but not quite sure where they are. however a cracked jam manifold looks just like a normal cracked ct9 manifold i guess.

Yep they do still crack.

years ago a mate bought one of the lower power 206 gti's as it was cheap locally. we had a right laugh rallying it round back roads and gravel roads it got absolute death. It was good fun.

Sounds a cool place to work with a decent boss! the 206 looks tidy for a track car. ive not seen a gti180 for ages now.

Its been a good while since any updates but i got the floor pan cut out the donor teg and welded into the other car. Then got the car back from my mates unit. Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr and back in the garage Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr I then started cleaning up inside the boot as there was quite alot of surface rust Dc2 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Ground it all to clean metal with a flap disc in a grinder, then used a wire wheel in a die grinder for some areas and a really small wire bit in another die grinder for bits like the spot welds. Dc2 by Bean Beano

You could have a na box there, was the end cover pressed steel rarther than ali?

80-£100??

The cars looking good mate. You've had a few box issues now haven't you? or is it them same one that didn't get resolved?

One of the problems was i didnt have a log book or reg for the bike but after i received the new frame the guy looked through his box of bits and he found the old tax discs from 83-85 for the bike, and these had the reg on. he was good enough to send me these. Tax by Bean Beano, on Flickr So i filled out a v62 form and sent to the DVLA with £25 postal order. about 3 weeks later i got a log book back woo. A quick check on the dvla site shows it was last taxed in 85 and had 3 owners. Next i took pics of all the stickers on the frame and sizes and a guy on ebay has drawn

A little thread for my NC50 rebuild. To start off ive never owned a road going motorbike, just a couple of suzuki RM125's Starting with this one, something like an 84-86 i think it was, basically it was a pile of shite with the wrong engine and welded frame, never ran but had fuel spark and compression and i sold it on. Then i bought this 99 rm125 about 13 years ago. it ran ok but not quite right but was all there and in not bad condition and was a decent price. I still own this one but the engine is in bits. So after never been interested in a roa

Next job! One thing which has really annoyed me about the car for about 2-3 years now is that the fuel low light is on constantly. I decided to pull the fuel assembly out of the tank in the nice weather over tha bank holiday weekend. Fuel light fix by Bean Beano, on Flickr I dont think this had ever been removed since fitted at the factory as the protective rubber sticky strip was still over the fuel pump wiring, the bolts all looked untouched and the car was still running the stock fuel pump. I checked the filter and there was only this tiny little patch of debris on it. N

Few little jobs ive done recentlyu on EMO. My distributor was leaking oil and slowly getting worse so i swapped over to another one i had spare. I then came to bridge the diagnostics pins to lock the timing to set it with the timing light but for some reason the revs didnt lower and sit at 750rpm like it should. I deceided to check the iacv incase it was full of crap. When i stripped it down i found this. Emo updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr The copper disc on the right was broken, i have no idea how long is had been like this but then it clicked in my head that when the ca

More rot cut out on passenger side Teg updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr Teg updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr Not the best pic but behind the bumper bits. Teg updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr and the new arch in. Teg updates by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Yeah hes doing a top job. Little update on the passenger side inner arch. Teg arch update by Bean Beano, on Flickr

alternator charging well?

some pieces for underneath including the back of the sill. Teg arch update by Bean Beano, on Flickr and from underneath, you can see hes done a few more pieces including part of the end of the fllor pan, where the rta bush mounts, and that bit on the end of the fllor pan with the strenthener piece in it. Teg arch update by Bean Beano, on Flickr Also redone a bit down from the arch which i think the bumper rests against as it has a rubber bit that sticks out. Teg arch update by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Heres some pics for you mate. Qt50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Qt50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Qt50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Qt50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Plenty like this mate, this is what they are like when you cut into them. Most would just get ground back on the arches then lump of filler then looks good for 6 months. One arch almost finished. Arches by Bean Beano, on Flickr Hes done a great job on this so far even the inner arch hes shaped and done it properly so it looks original.

I will give the pics of it for you mate.

hahaha yeah. I picked it up from an old guy locally for a good price. Never had a road bike before but it seems fun to fly about on. My dad had a c90 when i was a kid i remember taking it on the beach. My mate had a c70 when we were at 6th form we used to take it out in the fields after they had just been cut in summer, great fun! I can see the express turning into a full resto job! My mates got a mint qt 50 with under 1k miles on it, looks very similar to the express.

I cant take credit for this my mates doing it now, ive seen my arse with it. Costing a few quid mind, but it will be great to get it back all solid without killing myself underneath it. Im on with this little project for now, a bit of a break from cars. Nc50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr Nc50 by Bean Beano, on Flickr

Bit more rust guys!!! new sill clamped in place and a start on the inner arch/ inner sill end inner arch made and mostly welded in. i think the inner arch is all finished now but no more updated pics.

yeah made from sheet steel with an english wheel, swager, dolly ect.

We have updates

I only ever took the sump off and there was metal swarf in the bottom of it. Its still sat in the garage though, with a few other engines next to it now haha. Maybe one day, the head was meant to be ported and polished so I could maybe get a bit of a look at that to check. On the dc2 I messaged my mate yesterday to see how he's getting on and the steel hadn't landed yet I asked for him to use Zintec sheet steel rather than the usual steel sheet you can get anywhere so it is taking a bit longer. The Zintec stuff has a light zinc coating on it, like galv but not as thick so that it still w