Springfield Flyer.

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More pics of the  black guide coated nose.

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Front shot showing the still unsanded right side.

One from a distance too.

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I sanded the finishing black down to the filler to find the low spots.

The grit I was using wasn't quite perfect so a visit to Klingspor got me
the rights stuff. Brent came to the rescue again but he's way too generous.
I could open a store with all the product.

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I added some body filler to the low spots and gave the nose one more good sand.

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Another thick coat of HS primer did the trick.

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Since taking the photos I sanded the plug and the left side is as good as
it's going to get.

I'm not too worried about the right side. I have a plan now.

I'll use my laser level to plot lines vertical and horizontal at 8" intervals and
use a sharpie to draw the lines on the left.

After I get the right side close I'll do the same and use the profile gauge to perfect it.
That's the idea anyway.

[lsrjunkie]

Awesome Mikey! I've been knee deep in a very similar project, but mine isn't half as good as the work you do. Outstanding sir. It's looking real good! 

[Captthundarr]

 

[wheelrdealer]

Bravo Mike. Looks fast just sitting on the saw horses.

Your work and attention to detail is admirable. You have both the skill and the patients  to get it perfect.

Take care,

Bill

[wobblywalrus]

Mike, are you going to add roughening dots to it?  That is something I see on bike noses lately.

[kiwi belly tank]

Well Mike, it looks to me like you are building the poor man's version of a Speed Demon without the millions of dollars.
  Sid.
 

[tauruck]

Thanks Joe, Frank, Bill and Bo.

The truth is that all you guys are my inspiration.
I'm not looking for sympathy or anything like that
but this is a lonely deal.


When I say "one man show" I mean it.
The sponsors are the only ones interested over here.
Without them there is no project.

How cool it would be if one just had the funding to only work
on the liner and do nothing else?.

I've made a few important connections and found even more sponsors
but for some reason every time I posted that "X" was coming on board
the deal went south.
My theory is that someone local reading my posts has been throwing the proverbial "wrench" in
the works.

My country is a cool but you don't get people motivating you here. They try drag you down to their level.

I kept things to myself, signed the deals, got the products and everything is great.

Mark Glinksi director of ESAB South Africa is the latest sponsor. I won't have to buy welding consumables
again ever. Weird thing is that he's married to my cousin Arlene. I only found out last week.

All kinds of fancy tig wire, electrodes, rolls of mig wire, real welding gloves and a bunch of other products.

Eight parts are going to Spies Hecker Wednesday for painting.
The lower chassis frame that the Carbon tub bolts to, the nitrogen bottles and a few others.
I'll be able to start assembling modular components after that.

Sid, you posted while I was typing.

[kiwi belly tank]

As you know Mike, my liner is also a one man show & I have no sponsors. My build has been stagnant for a while now due to a lack of specialty components & I'm pretty sure you've over taken me now. I finally have the two overdrive units I ordered on April 17th 2012. That is one big decision I regret big time but I designed around these things & there was no going back.
Race you to the end?
  Sid.   

[tauruck]

I'm not sure I've overtaken you???.

You know what you're doing. I'm making stuff up as I go.

Remember what you first told me about laying all the stuff on the floor,
marking and going from there?.

Peter Jack once asked me for my drawings of the chassis in order to help.
Sorry Pete, I don't have any and was too embarrassed to tell you.

Sid, you've helped me a lot too. Thanks man.

[kiwi belly tank]

I've had requests for plans & drawings of my big long pile of used parts too but all the chalk marks on the floor are long gone. I'm not even game to post pics of my hillbilly-junk! This isn't my first rodeo but I'm still making $hit up! You're lookin pretty sharp from here Mate!
  Sid.