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It's Finished Continued
You can see the area where I welded the
nose on but I think it looks good that way.
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There's something about looking at a bunch of engine parts that's very
pleasing. Or is it just me?
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I like all the different heights of the parts as it makes for a cool
effect.
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Springs and things!
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With every other link welded, the tail is very sturdy and doesn't make
any noise when it's picked up.
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That smaller part sure did get warm. Or should I say..."what a pretty
blue color it is now"!
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That piece in the foreground that has three steps in it
was very hard to weld. I don't know what kind of material it's made out
of but I couldn't believe the lightshow I was seeing and it completely
wiped out the tip on my welding torch. Right then I decided to see if a
magnet was attracted to it and sure enough it was. That ruled out it
being a nonferrous material because that would have explained what
happened.
I asked my daughter Tracey if she knew what this part
was and what material it's made out of. A short time later she sent me
some info that you can see in the next picture.
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One of the tech guys at her old work sent her this screen shot of the
exploded view for this part, which is part #1 - Segment.
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The tech guy didn't know what the part was made out of
either
so that didn't help, but it's nice to know it came out a Yamaha YZ 125.
And remember that piece that I turned blue? Well it's part #3. Now that
I have this drawing I recognize a lot of these parts because most of
them are in a box in my garage. The tech guys at her old work must have
replaced a bunch of these, along with a few others.
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Here is the backside with all the welds. I had to bridge some large gaps
here and there.
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Here is a good shot of the hook that it will hang from, which also came
out of a motorcycle.
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This was a really fun project and I hope my daughter
Tracey likes it because I'm giving it to her. I mean it seems only
fitting as she's the true gear head in the family, plus she gave me most
of the parts. Now I have to ship it to her all the way to the east
coast. I hope you like it sweetie!!
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