Project SMX [Pic Heavy]
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@Calum I basically secured one end of a bolt in a vice and then cleaned it with the rotary wire brush wheel in my drill. Then I would flip it around and do the other end, removing the nut and cleaning the thread before putting the nut back on. I find these rotary wire brush wheels to be the quickest and easiest way to clean up any metal parts really well. They are really good at removing old paint and rust off parts too. Plus it's a lot less hard work as the drill does it all for ya and the added bonus is there as cheap_as_chips too!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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Nothing beats freshly painted chassis
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@NINJA love that colour
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Update;
I forgot to post these earlier, the oil pump cover was damaged, so I got a cheap replacement off good ole ebay;
I cleaned and resprayed the exhaust mid-pipe as it was in a sorry state.
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And I finally finished off polishing my swing arm, it took many, many hours of sanding and polishing, as I smoothed out all the rough edges, joins and casting flaws, but I am very happy with how it turned out and the endeavour was well worth it for-sure;
And I started fitting a load more parts today, I ended up with a rolling chassis, but it was dark by the time I finished up so I'll take some more pics tomorrow. Here's a sneak peek tho, just to wet your appetite;
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@Calum Thanks man - I did look into getting it done professionally, but as I've already gone wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy over my budget. I have to save some pennies and put those towards other parts I've got my eye on. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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@Minia Traditionally most MX 125's and indeed Aprilia's in general are black and red, so I wanted to build something a bit different. The original bike is classed as multicoloured, so I wanted to have some main colours and some splashes of other's.
So my bike's colour scheme will be some orange, black, red, graphite grey, lot's of shiny silver and more black. It won't be a KTM clone as some may think, but this is the bike where I got some of my inspiration from;
It will be somewhat similar to that beasty, but with my own spin! Plus it will be minus the black rims, as I loave black rims with black tyres!!! :pouting_face:
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Santa came early this year;
A brand new unit, just with a tatty box. I'd been watching it on ebay for like 2 months and eventually decided to take the plunge. I cashed in my Nectar points so I got a cracking discount and ended up getting it for a decent price. Sadly the clutch arm is too short and I've since discovered that you have to buy a complete slave cylinder, as they do not sell just the arms separately. But hey hoo I can sell this slave cylinder and put those funds towards getting a longer version.
I really liked @Calum DIY hydraulic clutch solution, but as I do not have access to engineering machinery or the skills to make the parts, this was the best way forwards for me. TBC........................................
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