The frame came back from Inverell a week and a bit ago, all repaired and painted. Came up good, I'm happy with it. Disassembled the brake calipers as well, just need to track down seal kits for them and re-paint.
The engine crankcase got split this week too, after a bit of drama (and profanities...).
I really hate it when Torx head bolts (or star head bolts, whatever) decide they dont want to play the loosening off game. Things get messy, as the picture below shows. Luckily, a drill and set of screw extractors came to the rescue without things getting out of hand.
Made a little more progress with the 3rd carburettor, but I think I'll just get everything I need to re-assemble the engine and concentrate on that. Will probably reuse the main crankshaft bearings, they look really good. Pistons as well, probably. Just need rings. Other than that, just a few oil seals are going to be required, and everything should go back in place. After the innards of the engine are cleaned out of all the dirt etc that got into it during disassembly.
Well, thats about it for now. I think this could be called progress, slow as it is.
Until next update.
Cheers.
-Hobbsy
