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steampunk inspired veteran build

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Have been working on the carb, a brand new Keihin 26mm, to make it appear rather more 'retro steampunk'
First I added a brass bellmouth made from a cut down brass vase & secured it with some holed brass strap made into a sort of hoseclamp
Then I took an old brass fuel cap & drilled/tapped it to take a modded airline fitting then glued it to the original carb top
Its OD was a little big so then I made a copper flared flange & riveted it on
Lastly I replaced the idle screw with an old brass knob
The throttle cable will be stripped of its black plastic covering to reveal the spiral wound inner
I gotta say Im having a lot of fun with this project !!
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  1. Brian d marge's Avatar
    I like that I does ,,,very good and really mean that , been in this game for a while and not often does something make me go oooooooh

    Good show the bike will look good

    Stephen