I got the crankshaft in from Canada a few weeks back and have been busy ever since trying to make it fit the rest of the engine ( read drive belt pulley ). The maker claimed that his balancers would not be able to finish it in several months so I had him send me…
DetailsI added the year to the month and day above as this project seems to drag out over several years. It is not THAT bad though. I think I got started in September/October 2015 so with a bit of help from God, Mohammed and the last of my suppliers I may get to fire this…
DetailsI am still patiently waiting for 3 major items to come in. Crankshaft, Cylinder Head and Exhaust System. The crankshaft is holding up the assembly of the engine bottom end, primary drive and final re-design of the rear engine plates. Once it is here I am also ready to fit the cylinder head and once…
DetailsEnd of year business travel and Christmas festivities behind us I managed to put in a couple of hours work yesterday to take stock of where the project is standing and what is next to do. The switch to the Norton engine has proven to be more complex than I had anticipated but then again…
DetailsMy NRE engine man has still not given a sign of life. He does not answer phone calls, emails or letters and I am afraid he must be declared as being a fraudster. No normal person behaves in this manner. He does not pay rent for the premises he is in and he is being…
DetailsBusiness has brought me to the UAE and here I am on a Friday with nothing to do. 46 degrees outside so I’ll be staying put in my room with MySeeley project. The engine man reported crankcase issues in May with expected solution in June. Have still not heard from him. So, in the meantime…
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