adm edit: split \ renamed \ moved from "A7 & A10 Engine"
so, as promised, here is a picture of the 1962 A7 project. It was bought as a basket case - tarted up a bit to make it look better than it really was. There was caked in dirt under the paint in more than a few joints, a hole in the center bung of the gas tank, a few areas on the frame that needed attention etc etc. The kind of stuff that is hard to notice in a dark shed when you're excited and the price isn't terribly unrealistic! that said, it's been a long road already, but things are slowly coming together. As is my 1950 rigid C11 project which looked far worse than the A7 when purchased in 20 odd boxes, but ended up being considerably less of a pain in the butt to put back to a decent state.
I was told the A7 had been traded to the previous owner by a fisherman for some work he had done, and by the look of the crank it wouldn't suprise me if it had spent some time as a boat anchor it is so rust pitted. Surprisingly, most other items looked really decent in there. I suspect it got a fair bit of water down inside the cases and was left sitting on it's side for ages and just ate away at the splines and crank cheeks while it sat.
once I finish truing and aligning the wheels and rear sprockets, I can get the fenders on and start with the sorting of the engine. getting a new crank, or the extensive work in fixing the old one, was the first major hurdle and thanks to Mark at British Cycle Supply he got me one of the ones they bought from the old domiracer stock - and he has more should anyone else find themselves in a similar state.
so to go - the cases need a little weld for a small crack, a rebore on the barrels, and likely lots of work on the head, so don't expect progress to be even remotely fast...
There will be many questions as the days go by - so thanks in advance for all the help you lot can give.
leif
