[h2pmr]

4.5L crank, painted -body shop going to lacquer it
watertight welding of the bottom pulley + powder coating black for the little birds to drink from
auto flywheel to be powder coated black
con rods to be painted and lacquered then mount the cages with food/nuts etc in them mounted on top of the little ends

i need to get out more...

cheers
Phil

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[Crumpler]

I’ve been out more Phil, it’s overrated, I would much rather putter in the garage:)

It’s exquisite. More pics as we go.

[worf]

What Phil’s threads tell me is: there are a lot of dead 928s in the UK

[h2pmr]

What Phil’s threads tell me is: there are a lot of dead 928s in the UK

i have restored 2.5 928's and only broken 2 for spares so am in positive equity -just

next instalment will be in 2-3 weeks time as our body shop is a bit busy next week and am at initial design stage of engine block coffee table.

cheers
Phil

[hernanca]

As a former/part time bird watcher, I Love the connecting rod perches! Wonderful!!!

[Crumpler]

We are going to need a suet station as well!

[h2pmr]

bodyshop have now lacquered the crank, flywheel and bottom pulley powder coated gloss black.

i was going to weld the crank bolt to the pulley and then weld a water tight plate so could just fill the pulley with water, but needs to be cleaned out regularly to help stop bird flu spreading, so found a bowl that is a perfect fit at the local pet store, marketed as one for a cat, which is ironic.

if the pulley does need to be removed in the future i got a bolt that was a snug fit in the pulley, locked it solid with the nut on the end, then locked the pulley bolt with 2 more nuts, so now no need for a 27mm socket, just unscrew the pulley by turning it.
plus lots of lubrication on the pulley bolt thread

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[h2pmr]

walked in the same local pet store with a con rod in hand needed to now find a feeder that would bolt to con rod, only one i found with a flat metal base was for fat balls

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and the finished article, placed next to a shrub, so the little guy's can hop from shrub to bistro, as have a sparrow hawk that often fly's around, so they can feel slightly safer in the shrub.

might be a little low to the ground, but no cats in the area so should be safe enough

just need some pictures of birds actually using it
cheers
Phil

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[h2pmr]

proof it works
had to ship it to a work colleagues house as he regularly feeds birds so there were plenty about, but getting close enough so they did not fly away took him a little time and patience to get the pictures.
said he even got a woodpecker feeding on it but sadly flew away before he had chance to take a picture
and no sniggering in the back there when looking at the Blue Tits in cold weather....
cheers
Phil

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[Crumpler]

Phil we have about 3.2 billion Starlings that you guys can have back anytime.

Soooo glad they were brought to North America. :)

[Crumpler]

Here’s a tangent.
This fat lady seemed unimpressed with me tonight.
She seemed to show up just when the neighbor let out his four noisy Chihuahuas.