The Heart of Gold

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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:48 pm

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Rebuilt the Lyne arm this arvo, added the easy flange to the bottom to suit my rebuilt PC :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby dogbreath vodka » Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:59 pm

Good to see Zak

Where's the whisky thief? :laughing-rolling:

At least it's more progress.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby RuddyCrazy » Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:14 pm

So close mate,
Just think one drive up the hill and I do have a free day tomorrow so bring it up and lets see your unfinished bits :teasing-neener:

So mate up to you or you make this another aragag or what ever it was called.

Cheers Bryan
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:53 pm

I didn't have the bits I need for the whiskey thief DBV, they're on the list for Bunnings :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers for the offer Bryan, got a birthday party on tomorrow though. All good, I've only got a bit of cleaning up to do now anyway :happy-partydance:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby dogbreath vodka » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:28 pm

Take him up on the offer Zak!... the end is in sight!
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:25 pm

Spent a couple of hours this arvo chasing leaks. A touch of solder on the blockhead and a heap of fucking around with clamps and screws and I'm getting there...

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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby rumdidlydum » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:33 pm

Now that looks the goods :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Almost there zak, I could just about smell the cfw coming off it :D
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Professor Green » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:38 pm

That is going to be one sexy beast of still when you're done. Can't wait to see it all cleaned up and shiny.

Cheers,
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Stemmy » Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:26 pm

Those sight glasses are awesome good work mate
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby coffe addict » Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:00 pm

Mate your so close, I reckon one sickie and it'll be up and running!

Keep it up :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:08 pm

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Made an element guard!

And apparently the 1" valve on my drain leaks, so ive got another on the way.
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby OzzyChef » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:47 pm

Far out the H O G is sexy. Does blockhead refer to it being a T piece to the Lyn arm rather then a 90 bend?
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:36 am

Spot on Chef, and thanks. I'm looking forward to getting it polished up after a couple of shakedown runs!
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby dogbreath vodka » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:35 am

Zak Griffin wrote:And apparently the 1" valve on my drain leaks, so ive got another on the way.


Don't you hate it when you think you've got it covered and something out of the ordinary stuffs up.
:angry-banghead: :angry-banghead:

Keep at it.... time to put a final big push on and get it finished. :animals-dogrun: :animals-dogrun:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:06 am

The SS ball valve was the absolute last thing I expected to leak :angry-banghead: might explain why it was in the scrap bin at work! :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby EziTasting » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:12 pm

So ... "are we there yet?"

You have some of the more creative builds, but Pharque-me do you like to drag it out... like a Soapy on TV... :teasing-neener:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:30 pm

I bought cornflakes and yeast today! I reckon Friday is the day :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby rumdidlydum » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:39 pm

Zak Griffin wrote:I bought cornflakes and yeast today! I reckon Friday is the day :handgestures-thumbupleft:

:banana-dance: :banana-linedance: :banana-jumprope: :banana-guitar: :banana-fingers: :banana-explosion: :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-blonde: :banana-angel: :banana-dreads:
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Doubleuj » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:46 pm

rumdidlydum wrote:
Zak Griffin wrote:I bought cornflakes and yeast today! I reckon Friday is the day :handgestures-thumbupleft:

:banana-dance: :banana-linedance: :banana-jumprope: :banana-guitar: :banana-fingers: :banana-explosion: :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-blonde: :banana-angel: :banana-dreads:

:text-+1:
That definitely deserves dancing bananas!
Going to be a quick ferment though, no time to settle this wash hey.
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Re: Zak's Heart of Gold

Postby Zak Griffin » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:08 pm

Nah I've gotta 20L of old feints for a cleaning run :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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