Dom, you exude an infectious enthusiasm that pours out of your vids. Your high level of excitement is palpable. Your projects are so cool. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Love it! Max
Dom, when you’re making your flight case and designing cubbies for core boxes, design them so that they’ll double up as cubbies for finished ranalah components that you have yet to make and then you’ll have a design that also works as a shipping crate for the one you’re going to be shipping to me!
When I was a 16 year old yoof with a 50cc Raleigh moped (I couldn't afford anything Japanese or Italian), all petrol stations has 2 stroke pumps. You swung a lever on the top to the mix you wanted 20:1, 30:1 etc and put one pump of the plunger in the tank for 1/2 a gallon or two pumps for a full gallon (if you were flush and had enough change). You had to tell the cashier you had bought 2 stroke, they charged extra for the oil. That Bantam sounds sorted, I'll bet it goes well.
Likes; the Ranalahs, the BSA , Wendy, your informative presentation and high video production values. Dislikes; none. Thank you for the entertainment and the education.
Something my girlfriend taught me Dom. If you put a cotton base later on like the T-shirt you mentioned it will cool you down. Better off without it if its cotton. Wouldn’t want to getting cold now!
I'm watching this with the repair shop on the telly in the background!, love what your doing with the English Wheel a massive undertaking and something to be proud of indeed, love the repair shop too and the people's emotions when their items are returned really hits home, atb, Chris
Just wanted to let you know Dom that I watched the video of the pouring of the Ranalah first. I then watched the fist one of searching for a Ranalah. The emotion and pride that you inject into those two videos caused me to subscribe to your channel. Truly enjoy the emotions that you cause and enthusiasm you show for what you believe in! Thank you for the good feels that I get from watching your joy! Hope you get everything you need and most of what you want out of life!
What you've done with this project is really and truly amazing. I've watched from the first video to this final one today and had no idea what a Ranalah was at the beginning of the day and to see what you've done brings a tear to me eye, in a good way, lol. From meeting the old timer who literally built cars and learning his history to all the partners helping you bring this amazing machine back to life to all of us who have watched you have touched countless lives in a most positive and profound way. You brought a happiness and joy into the world that will only continue to grow as people experience your videos in the future. Who could ask for better in life. What started for you as a passionate project has brought happiness to so many, as a human we all would be so lucky as to do this for one person let alone the many that will enjoy these videos. Not to mention the important history that will now have a new chapter moving forward and not fade into time. So you see to say this project was amazing is an understatement. I live in the states and could never afford such a machine but the fact of what you've done inspires me and I'm sure others to seek out what bits of history surround me and do what I can for them. Yes there will be naysayers there always are but if we all listened to what we can't do or people telling us how wrong we are then the world would be a sad place indeed with very little ever getting done. Amazing and excellent project I'm so very happy to have found this channel and again what you've done is profound in the extreme. Good fortune in all your endeavors and thank you again for bringing this to us.
Nice to see the Ranalahs "home". Have to agree about getting all of those molding parts together and safe. However, "Freezing cold at zero!". I live in north Texas and we were a nice toasty -6°C this morning when I let the chickens out. Glad to hear that bike engine come to life!
Took my Mum to see the Repair Shop just before Xmas. The Weald and Downland Living Museum is awesome. Had a real treat.seeing Jay getting the cast dancing. Love.your channel I find it inspirational!
Fantastic to see them come back to your shop! To think a year ago you were looking for your own Ranalah and now you have 3! 2 made new, by you as the owner of Ranalah! Crazy!
You've just got to love the smell of two stroke. Another great video, so much happening. I love the the dance shuffle when you brought the Ramalah's in 😆, one for Strictly that. Have a great weekend Dom.
Pleasure to see the Ranalah in the garage. How will you machine the castings ? I'm guessing there are surfaces that need to be parallel and orthoganal. Shims are for dimensions. Great to see a Bantom, had one in 1983 for a few months as a repair / field bike . Well done on getting it running, hard graft and knowledge are required for sucessful debugging in equal measures. Looking forward to seeing the machining with the Bridgeport, Alec steel and fireball tools do no more than you to bring industrial engineering within reach. You making the castings is far more impressive . New cars are almost unservicable, electric will be worse, Im very tempted to buy a car with fewer electrics rather than more. And Im an electronics engineer. Great work.
3 in a row, what a line up! After researching a little bit I found RU-vid giving me lots of different links to people making English wheels. Most were welded tubular section, but the was an Australian one made from two plates shapes and bolted together. There was also a poor soul making one out of wooden beams. I was also given a link to a guy restoring a band saw who was pouring the bearings out of Babbitt (Keith Rucker). Good luck
Super, just loved the mix: blog of what will be included, walking your lovely dog, taking delivery of the Ranalah's and then fixing the Bantom. Life in the fast lane
I was telling my bro in law about you Ranalahs and asked him, as a metals guy, what is used to hold the components into the frame. Apparently it is Fixturing Alloy, which has bismuth in it as it expands as it cools. I can put you in touch if you need to source some.
@@DominicChineas My first thoughts weeks ago were that when you melted out the original fixturing metal that you should keep the recovered metal for reassembly... :-) It wasn't simply just lead, as evident of how it was bulged out at the top of the pouring not unlike cake batter as it bakes; whatever it was made of caused the pouring to expand slightly as it cooled.
Hi Dom. I have taken to using storage fuel (from Anglo American Oil) in the stuff that I am not using much. Really helps to get things started as the high octane fuel tends not to go off. Still, great to see the BSA running and, of course, the Ranalahs.
Dom have you heard of Antimonial lead,as a former plumber( now retired) we used this lining chemical tanks. So to do the pouring of the Ranalah fixtures this material is stronger than normal lead, it jaded to come as 6 lb a square foot so very dense .good luck. Dave the plumber
It's certainly been feeding this week Brrrrr - So glad TRS family are back together filming again - good luck with all the restoration. Wendy is adorable so full of fun in the frost. Lovely homecoming for the original and the new Ranalah- wishing you every success for the future Dom 👌😊
Dom - I love your channel and to see the Ranalah story unfolding is brilliant; to see what you have done from scratch and the step, people / companies and expertise you have engaged to get a new one cast is heart warming and love to see how this has progressed; cant wait to see them painted and working in the future. My Grandad worked for Brockhouse in Birmingham for 50 years as a tool maker and im drawn to this sort of thing. Do let me know if you ever need a pair of hands for a day or a chuck with anything ... Cheers Stew
Well done you. Your enthusiasm is infectious and makes the video so much better. What a video…..3 Ranalahs and 1 Bantam (a running bantam) in the same video. Congrats bud
Love the dedication to bringing back GREAT 'old school' technology. We all should be helping to insure that our father's & grandfather's tools and skills NEVER become a 'lost art'. Will you be selling them into the U.S.?
I usually think Mustie is needlessly thorough when he totally rebuilds carbs with slight or no excuse, but maybe his approach saves time in the long run.
wow Dom them Ranalahs look awesome also great to see the Bantam get a good kicking to see that beauty start was amazing thanks for posting Dom keep up the vids :)
Another marvellous video Mr C. I especially liked the ‘Ranalah Shuffle’ (sounds like ye old type 1930’s dance move) and the smoke curling round the Bantam engine, very atmospheric. Look forward to the next instalment. Very best wishes 👍🏻.
Dom, I was under the impression a D1 Bantam had a rigid frame at the back. I took my motor cycle test on D1, during the test it was necessary to ride it slowly to prove you were in control. It was possible on tick over to ride it slower than the examiner called walk. I thought that really funny. Great video and the Ranalahs look terrific.
Really enjoyed that Dom. I have a Bantam but mine is one of the very last B 175's. I stripped it down to components about 20 years ago and hurriedly realised that I had no clue of what to do. So it sits now, mostly in boxes in a cabinet, untouched. I think I have every component except the battery. What next? Who knows, I am no technician or mechanic.
@@DominicChineasthanks very much. You can overhaul the Kickstart mechanism by just removing the primary case. Parts are available second hand or from places like Draganfly.
Hi Dom, I just got back from Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble. I saw lots of great cars, but no Dom. Looking forward to seeing you make the parts for the new Ranalahs.
Sir, i just found you. BSA kickstarters were always terrible. I had a "65 650 BSA and it was hell on earth to get running. Ran well once I got it going. It beat the hell out of me for years.
Lovely video, well Wendy is in it..🤣. Your joy in getting the Ranalahs back to the shop was clear for all to see. They look great and hopefully the start of many more to come. Maybe one day soon a roundup of the projects you've shared in the past, eg hows the coffee Defender coming along etc. Cheers
Superb video Dom. Fondly remember dismantling those carbs on kitchen table and pulling my hair out when I couldn't get the damn thing to work for ages. Wonder if today's mechanics would know what to do with a table tops worth of jets, floats and needle valves etc
I've just fired up an old Kawasaki which had been stood for 29 years, after fitting new fuel hose I filled the carbs with Acetone and fired the motor up which seems to have worked rather nicely, and cleaned through all the jets, after running the Acetone out and refilling with decent petrol with no ethanol in, the thing purrs like a kitten. I would try an avoid using the E10 fuel in older vehicles, although my classic Reliant seems to run OK.
You were mentioning boxing the Ranalahs patterns. I don't how you are planning to transport or your storage capacity, but you might consider building a small utility trailer that holds and stores the pieces. Easy to hook up and Transport when needed.
Hey here in London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 it’s -11c and in Ottawa it’s -21c so relish the balmy weather you are having right now lol great video, I enjoy your enthusiasm immensely.. cheers 🇨🇦🇬🇧😊❤️
Dom, well done mate, things are coming together now, but I'm a bit worried you're going to be knee deep in Ranalah's before you've sorted out the sales department, and all the spares to go with them and where can you get lessons in operating an English wheel or am I thinking to far ahead...???
Bantams are notorious for not starting. It's all down to very a mediocre ignition system coupled with it being a two stroke. For best results fit electronic ignition.
At last, some BSA action! Nice to seethe Ranalah frames too, but I’ve waited a long time to see the Bantam. (Sneaky fact, I’d like to see you work it up into a replica ISDT machine, there were some nice Bantams in the ISDT...) Les
There actually is one visible difference between the original and the new ones that I didn't notice being discussed in the previous videos (although this might have been my lack of focus while watching, not an actual omission). The new pattern lacks those four foot pads on the base, being completely flat there instead. I assume this was done to simplify casting, as otherwise the mold would get quite complex in that area. Or perhaps the original is actually milled down there to form the pads?
Don’t worry the new ones will get the pads, they are welded on… I have templates from the original so they will get pads, and they will be the same as the original
@@DominicChineas Ah, that makes perfect sense, those pads are loaded in compression only anyway so it's fine to add them on. Are you sure about welding vs. brazing? Back then they'd have all the reasons to go with brazing, as a simpler and more reliable process when applied to cast iron. It would be interesting to know why they chose to weld, if that's what they actually did.
