Engine: Timing Cover

Roughed out new timing cover to allow a 2nd oil pump for the turbo charger

to be driven off the exhaust camshaft October 2016.

Machining area to mount turbo oil pump to timing gear cover.

Machining the inside of the timing gear cover.

Outside profile done along with new location of the ignition timing gear.

Inside getting closer to finished.

Outside of new timing gear cover shaped and polished with original timing gear cover beside.

New timing gear cover with turbo oil lines fitted.

Outside of rear half of plenum with injectors fitted.

Inside rear half of plenum with injector nozzles showing.

Inside of front half of plenum.

Completed plenum assembled onto old engine February 2015.

Engine preparation: The Cylinder

300mm diameter billet of aluminium for the new cylinders, the original

Triumph black cylinders to the left.

Marked out line of cylinder profile, October 2015.

Set up in power hack saw removing excess material.

Drilling head stud holes.

Testing fit for cylinder head stud and base flange holes.

Machining around the base of the cylinders.

Machining the final shape of the finned area.

Drilling pilot holes for the push rod tunnels and cylinders bores.

More checking of fit.

On the milling machine in the corner.

Starting to machine the fins.

Last cuts for the cylinder fins.

Fins completed and checking for looks, second cylinder blank beside for next Salt Flat bike.

Machining out the cylinders bores.

Cylinder bores completed.

Milling the base of the cylinders to allow them to protrude down into the crankcase.

Milling out the cutouts for base flange stud nuts.

Finishing boring of the push rod tunnels.

Machining the taper on the bottom of the cylinder bores.

Completed and ready for bores to be nickel silicon plated down in Ashburton November 2016.

(!! - Cj)

Transporting the Bonneville Special

Clearing space for the Bonneville Special on the back of the Dodge.

Bonneville Special joining the Triumph 5SE on the back of the Dodge for the trip to New Zealand.

The beginnings of Bonneville 2017

The start of the "Bonneville Special", purchased in Fillmore, CA,
an hour north of LA, 12th August 2014.

Speed Week cancelled

Last year's rain!

The patient Triumph

Says a lot

Friends are never rained out

Dad said he did a few speed runs down the 93 road, what a nice spot

Bad news today, really feel for Dad and his crew.

It's hard to read this when Dad put some much effort, time and money into this.  However I did read this story of another competitor and it seems to put things into a bit of perspective.  A lot of people would have put a lot of effort into racing this week and they've all been left short.  And this is not the first washout.

Re the story link above, a friend of Danny's left a message for him, which is quite a universal thought:

"Any study of the history of land speed racing reveals it is an endeavor fraught with difficulties and frustrating disappointment, it certainly won't be easy, and there may be real moments of drama. But I, like a whole lot of people, believe in...his dream. And it's become our dream, too. When you shake his hand, you can know you're not wasting your time. He is a true champion ... Now go get what you came for."

You too, Dad.

Live stream

I noticed the Salt Flats website has a live stream feature starting 9 August.  You can try it here: LIVE STREAM

Welcome to the US of A, 5SE

and notice the latest RV acquisition, very nice!  I like what looks to be a tentative peek from Dad in the top photo.  I am assuming everything looked alright, and not like Burt's when it came off the ship.