Thursday, June 18, 2015

Work keeps getting in the way

So I haven't been able to do anything until today.

So I went to the Honda dealer first thing to pick up two jugs of the good stuff:

Honda reckons this is the only stuff you should put into one of their engines . . .So who am I to argue?


Cost $50, but I figured it is best to put the real stuff in. It took the best part of two jugs, so I am guessing around 7 liters.

Poured a couple of gallons of gas in the tank, and



Fired up at the first attempt and ticked over fine. The coolant burped nicely too! Glad to see the horn works. None of the readings on the Dash 2 work, apart from the rev counter (no oil pressure, temperature or petrol). It does sound a little docile for a racecar.

As you can see, I celebrated to nobody in particular!

After running the engine for a while to check on any leaks (there were a couple of coolant leak, which were easily sorted, I stared at the dash for a long time, hoping that would make it work. It didn't, so instead, I decided to fit the carbon-effect cycle wings. A fiddly hub, and it involves drilling the stays, which are above the tyres . . . nearly pooped myself when I went through with the drill a little too quickly and thought I hit the tyre! Fortunately no damage done. I put a block underneath after that!

The look good - I have a set of orange cycle wings also, that I will fix with blind fasteners, but these will do for the meantime. I also placed the (broken) bonnet on for effect:

Really looks like a car now


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