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moose dan will be joining our ranks this year. he was working hard for early acceptance, but i had to deny.

that could have ended WAY better

Cool topic! That's my Bianchi Rekord 841. Old is gold

What better way to learn photography then to have 1 lens with 1 focal length, limiting your options and making you think more about your composition. need to get wider, take a step back. Need to zoom in, take a step forward. It's very simple. Plus, they're tack sharp and cheap.

The difficulty with the water pipe depends on the version - the later pipes with the longer water feed pipe to the oil cooler being the most difficult as there isn't much room to pivot the water pipe when working it into the water pump housing. Plenty of vaseline on the housing o-ring helps. Working on Aerocatch latches - after looking at Trent's thread again Latch will go about here - with outer edge closely aligned with fender line, which also closely aligns the inner edge with the hood ridge. Having the catch set so the centerline of the catch aligns with the hood/fender seam just looks wrong. catch will be set so that opening for pin aligns with stock catch center - 6.5" front front edge, 3.25" in from fender edge Since my battery is side mounted, I don't have the room to make hood pin brackets like Trents - so mine will be like this:

I had my engine out when I did mine. But what I have read from others it is a PITA to do in the car. Its doable, but is a chore. You have to remove everything on the exhaust side of the engine and be able to wiggle the main coolant pipe out of the block.

Taking a break from other stuff (installing modified LH2.2 in my X1/9 before the built motor goes back in) Serpentine belt mod using some Volvo parts is complete, also. Beats the three standard v/belt setup Fabricated the new 3/8" hard lines and quick connects for the sending unit going in. All fittings silver soldered. Was a pita to bend the 3/8 line without kinking, and to ensure the offset angle on the new one is near as dammit the same as the original, so it sits properly on the base of the gas tank floor Stock lines I cut off & drilled out the pass through. The electrical junctions are a press fit, with a rubber seal and a stat washer to retain from the inside. Not hard to remove and reuse if suitable care is taken. Next I have to replace the pass through 5/16" fittings for the ejector sender installed in the left saddle