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Post by guppstah on May 19, 2007 21:04:33 GMT
Hi all, I thought I would start a thread for progress of my T5, which I took off the road today for a quick renovation. - Replace cruciform / gears as necessary
- Paint job
- Chrome a few bits
- Paint other bits
- Add new bits
I hope to do all this in a month, I will add updates as I do anything. Sorry if this is boring, but for me it is very exiting, my scruffy old baby is getting a revamp. Todays progress: - Engine removed
- Rack, flywheel cover & carb cover sent for chroming
- 3 wheels removed and sent for bead blasting before painting
The only problem I had was that the HT lead pulled out of the coil, so looks like I will have to get hold of a new one. This is no super fantastic custom job, it is being done on a budget, but the poor old T5 was desperately in need of a revamp, as you can see in the picture below. Wish me luck Here is a before picture  |
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Post by guppstah on May 20, 2007 15:40:31 GMT
Update: Spent most of the day today stripping the T5 down, all done except I can't decide whether to remove the headset completely and then have the nightmare of re-cabling and re-wiring. As you can see, pretty well ready got the paint shop     |
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 18:21:21 GMT
interesting it seems you have a px barrel there not a t5 same goes for the headset top of a mk1 px are you sure you dont own a mk1 px and not a mk1 t5
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 18:21:39 GMT
and infact a px engine with a px flywheel!
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 18:22:51 GMT
but in a mk1 t5 chassis that is very odd
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 19:12:50 GMT
hmm, engine number ties up with V5, are you sure?
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 19:16:13 GMT
well a t5 is supposed to have a alu barrel and the flywheel looks like that one above, take off the cylinder head now and take a pic of ports and show me it should have five large ports
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 19:25:34 GMT
Infact ive just put my casings together for ya to compare, heres how it should look underneath the cylinder head  |
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 19:29:44 GMT
ok mate will do that tomorrow.
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 19:31:42 GMT
has it got a cdi ignition?
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 19:33:53 GMT
how do i tell?
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 19:34:57 GMT
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 19:38:04 GMT
yes just like that
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Post by Lan on May 21, 2007 19:51:04 GMT
well thats a good thing but anyway just whip the barrel off and do that check tomorrow theres not much else i can say really lol except it looks like you have a Mk1 T5 chassis a PX mk1 headset top a old wiring loom mayb mk1 px and a PX engine Edit. my mistake u checked the wiring loom |
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 19:59:17 GMT
Yes wiring loom is deffo T5, has all the extras, I thought it was only the headset top that was wrong, that was obvious though.
Find out tomorrow.
Cheers
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Post by Lucia on May 21, 2007 21:33:36 GMT
I could be wrong, but the front mudguard doesn't look the same as my Mk1 T5 one either - mine doesn't have the fin thingy on like yours...? Didn't you buy a new one anyway though?
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Post by guppstah on May 21, 2007 21:48:45 GMT
The mudguard has been cut down and is horrible, it currently has pride of place in my wheely bin.
When it goes back together it will have a new one, a fibreglass one. You can buy the fin on the top, chrome ones look quite nice actually.But I am going commando with my mudguard.
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Post by Lucia on May 22, 2007 8:38:01 GMT
I like the chrome fins, but I'm finless and a bit dented (my mudguard, that is ;D). Is the fibreglass one lighter in weight?
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Post by Devo McDuff on May 22, 2007 8:48:31 GMT
I got a chrome fin fitted when the mudguard was being repaired (bent back into shape and resprayed) ... think it was about 8 quid. Worth every spondulick.
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Post by guppstah on May 22, 2007 9:16:52 GMT
The fibreglass one is very light yes
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Post by Lan on May 22, 2007 19:26:55 GMT
did you get round to taking off your cylinder barrel gaz?
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Post by guppstah on May 23, 2007 6:44:51 GMT
No mate, been too busy, going to do it at the weekend, will hopefully be splitting replacing the cruciform and rebuilding, as there won't be anything else wrong (fingers crossed).
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Post by guppstah on May 23, 2007 17:51:16 GMT
Bad news & good news: Bad news: Its NOT a T5 engine its a PX Good news: Its a 200 PX engine . Slightly happier now. Didn't know, I just thought it was fairly quick because it was the T5. Now will carry on with the strip down to find out the gearbox problem. Thanks for the scare :-) Gaz |
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Post by bryno on May 23, 2007 19:02:23 GMT
Bit of a result then ;D
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Post by Lan on May 23, 2007 19:32:43 GMT
yeh well at least youve got a 200 engine like bryn said its a bit of a result there
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Post by guppstah on May 23, 2007 20:46:58 GMT
I took the head off and thought, that piston looks a bit on the large side, so I measured it.
All the parts I bought are for a T5 engine, cruciform and gasket set, will they be the same? I doubt the gasket set will.
Casings are now split and everything looks fine at a glance.
Will have a closer look tomorrow when I take the shafts etc out.
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Post by Lan on May 23, 2007 20:55:45 GMT
i hate to say it but none of the parts will be the same except for the cruciform which should be fine
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Post by Lan on May 23, 2007 20:56:11 GMT
assuming you bought other t5 parts that is
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Post by Lan on May 23, 2007 20:57:00 GMT
another way to check the engine capacity is just look at the carburettor if its a si 24-24 E its of a p200
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