16th January 2018 - CBRTIM Tribute Build Album.

Hi Folks.

The standard setup for the sat nav, just don't work!

And this ball, is just too large, but it does help the germs of an idea, that is brewing in my head.............

I search thru my box of so called useless bits.

And come up with this little pool ball....

Its just about the right size, Altho at this time it's just a ball. !.....

After a bit of sand down with some steel wall, to just take the shine off the ball.

It's time to drill a hole and insert a threaded ferrel :) :).....

The ferrel I have found is tapped and clued into the ball.

Looking good so far, I find a 6mm bolt to use and test for now.

Altho the bolt is just for show as its way too long!.....

An idea is germinating as I think about each stage and look at what I have

I fit the ball into CBRTIM's Sat Nav and after a bit more rubbing with very fine wirewall it clicks into place solidly!...Looking good so far.....

This means the hole we drilled into the top of the console, is now too large!.....

So I have a hunt around for a washer to fit

This washer, after a little bit of filing is a perfect fit, To I angle the edge of the washer!.....

Time for me to put this project to one side for now as my hands are very shaky! So I offer up what will become the front caliper and Mudguard Mount.

It takes some imagination as at the moment is just a length of rectangular 6mm thick metal plate.

I use masking tape to start to shape mounting plate.

It Don't look like much at the moment. But I am working from my feelings and I trust them.....

MMMMm the cardboard template.....

shows the missing part of the mount!
That I have cut off by mistake!!...

That I got wrong and is now held to a new sheet of 6mm thick plate

and clamped to some wood, that CBRTIM's front wheel is sat on...

I Have allowed a bit of overhang for shaping

The mount plate later on...

Time to start cutting out the replacement mount plate.

When I use cutting discs I prefure to quickly mark the cut lines

Time to remove the old incorrect mount plate.

and it leaves good cutting lines for me...

So far my hands are not shaking !

So I carefully and slowly let the cutting disc do all the work for me.

Time to replace this cutting disc!...

This part of the mount plate is nearly cut thru.

A quick tap with hammer, and out the plate comes apart!...

OOOoooooppppssss!!!

My knees gave way and I landed on the grinder and broke the cutting disc!

Time for a rest !

As I had got carried away and missed the body signs that normally proceed before my knees give way!.

After a couple of hours rest, I am back in the workshop..

There is always an awkward bit left after using a cutting disc in Tight Places...

Easy to solve tho, Just Cut into thin strips and with pliers keep bending and they come away.....

And a bit o filing smooths the edges...

And the new Mount Plate is starting to take shape now, Altho still a lot of metal to cut away!......

With flap wheel an tacking the rough edges off So as not to cut myself!...

Now it's time to start measuring time for the 2nd mount......

I am not good when using rulers, In fact I rarely bother with them,...

but as I will have 2 mounting plates that will be identical. I need to be as careful as I can......

Marked the cut areas of the mount plate...

The mud guard mount......

Just using off cuts to see if I can find a way that I am happy with ? ......

A pretty good day all round, except when my legs gave way!.
I am gonna have to be more vigulent and try to keep eye out for my body's warning signs!.

There is still a lot of work to do on the brake caliper/mud guard mounts, as I want them to hidden as much as possible, but to still retain the over engineered design...