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G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:25 pm
by Tazmantic
So ordered some bits from the spares people one being the top engine steady, holes didn’t quite line up with the bolts in the head so thought no biggy, little file and sorted till I put the engine back in…….. it’s too tall what could be wrong I got the part number from the parts list
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:18 am
by clive
The clip round the frame is supposed to go inside the bracket rather than either side that is why there is a cut off. This allows the frame clip to tighten round the frame properly. Does look tall though, anyone got one off the bike they can measure?
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:50 pm
by Tazmantic
Thanks Clive I presumed the bracket went inside the clamp so that info helps, just not sure what’s wrong as I was going to make one but decided to buy one for easy and it doesn’t fit
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Just measured and it’s 1 7/8 from the flat bottom to the highest point
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:43 am
by Tazmantic
Anyone
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:59 pm
by clive
clive wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:18 am
Does look tall though, anyone got one off the bike they can measure?
yes anyone even with just a petrol tank off so they can measure?
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:20 pm
by dave16mct
The original one I've got is 1 3/4". It's got the usual crack from the rocker box bolt and looks too thin and is also bent. I've never had an original one that wasn't cracked. It was obviously an afterthought, a very poor design in my opinion. I'd just grind a bit off the top to make it fit and weld it up to close the slot.
Dave.
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 3:45 pm
by Tazmantic
Cheers guys so there’s no chance the engine could some how be too high
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:54 pm
by Hankikat
Hi here is mine on and off the bike 1955 G3LS
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 5:19 pm
by Greybeard
Tazmantic wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 3:45 pm
Cheers guys so there’s no chance the engine could some how be too high
Doubt it if everything else lines up ok, unless the top tube is bent
It would be easy enough to either make one or alter that one so it fits - you could always thin down the 'nut' section of the studs in a lathe to lower it. You ought to try restoring a Panther. You soon learn to get on with it and fettle stuff.
Steve
Re: G3ls top engine steady
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:12 am
by Tazmantic
HANKIKAT wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:54 pm
Hi here is mine on and off the bike 1955 G3LS
Cheers yours looks to be fitted the opposite way round to how I have mine?
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