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Here's what I was making today. They are little captive threaded plates that get fixed to the panels with solid countersunk rivits.

I have realised that the bike won't be finished for the show next weekend. So instead I'm putting all the pieces together properly so that it is a viable bike, not just a pile of parts. I'm going to the show on Saturday and I intend to take the bike, all be it not finished. I'm thinking I can...

So my day working on the bike turned into just half a day. Frustrating. Anyway, COMPETITION TIME!! can anyone guess what I'm making here? A full 10 points will go to anyone who can guess correctly...

Right. Tomorrow is Streamliner Day! I haven't been able to put much time on this recently but tomorrow is the day! On another subject, I can't make it to the show. The judging day is Sunday. My daughter has her first gymnastics competition on Sunday. I can't, like really really can't miss her...

I've not had experience with 7005. What rods are you using? Be aware that some aluminium alloys need heat treatment after welding to recover the strength lost when the weld heat anneals the metal. I think you should check this before going any further. I'd have gone stainless.... 304 preferably.

That's contamination being pulled into the weld from the inside of the tube. Contamination shows up as specks of black. You need to clean inside the tube to have any hope. Check your gas flow too. Should be pure argon around 7 litres per min

By far the biggest thing in welding aluminium is cleanliness. Even if the material is new you must clean it. The system I use is this: Wipe the aera with thinners. Go over the edges with a stainless steel rotory wire brush in a drill. Do this till the area is a matt finish. Any shiny areas...

Tail light on

Riviting

The cleco clamps were used to hold it in place. These will be replaced with dome head rivits. Now onto the other side....

I'm taking the day off work to crack on with this. Moving on to the side bulges, I began using a bossing mallet and shot bag to rough out the shape. If I kept at it this is all I would need to finish it. However, since i have access to some cool machinery, I continued on the power hammer...

I've almost done the other side now. I'm going to need to spend some serious time on this if I have any hope of finishing in time! My target finish date is actually earlier than the build off finish date. I want to debut the bike at a VW show on Sunday 31st August. As it is at the moment, I have...

Good old English summer! Temps are in centigrade

Room inside? Have you SEEN the size of the battery?!! Lol

Long way to go yet

I've had an idea..... Kick stand kit of parts....

This kick stand problem is causing be sleepless nights! Back in the workshop today, determined to solve it.

Oh and this is the rear light I'm going to use

This photo gives away the rear bulge shape! However I'm really not happy with overall shape of the rear end. I need to make some changes....

Today I have "wired" the lower rear edge. This gives a rounded edge while at the same time, more strength. First the edge is folded over at 90° and a length of galvanised wire clamped in place. The wire I use is actually fencing wire. It's pliable and rust resistant. The measurement for the...