build diary

May 28, 2004: The newly welded suspension arms are back in place and fit nicely.
The brake system is now sealed up and partially full of fluid - although that was not without some excitement. By mistake, I ended up with some British flare nuts and US fittings. The threads are compatible but there's an unthreaded portion at the beginning of the nuts. This makes it very difficult to get everything properly lined up and tight so I've replaced a few of the nuts with spares that I have around. That was not a happy moment as all the parts came from the same hydraulic shop - I don't think they realise that the parts aren't terribly happy together. A Westfield owner emailed me to mention that my vertically mounted brake pressure switch will be a perfect place to trap some air bubbles, so I'll see if I can lay that down.

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