{"id":762,"date":"2026-01-15T22:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brainwalkers.ca\/?p=762"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:05:20","slug":"and-they-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.brainwalkers.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/and-they-have-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"And..they have arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Feels like a properly momentous<\/em> moment this one \u2014 the rings have finally landed here in Canada, safe and sound, unlike their poor cousins sent off to Scotland who appear to have vanished into the mist, presumably last seen heading for a dram and a warm pub. A mystery for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re smack in the middle of a snowstorm here\u2026 or maybe crawling out the other side of it. Hard to tell when everything\u2019s white and the forecast keeps changing its mind. Either way, January isn\u2019t exactly lining up to offer a nice warm day and<\/em> spare time to get back at the engine. Winter has opinions, and it\u2019s not shy about sharing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, this delivery is a real nudge forward. The top-end rebuild is officially back on the cards, and with the head fin now patched up (see the earlier post Patch up the head<\/a><\/em>), there\u2019s no excuse not to press on. I\u2019ve got the new valve guides, so we can even think about getting the valves fitted \u2014 assuming my fingers haven\u2019t frozen solid by then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No point dragging this out into a long-winded post \u2014 this one\u2019s more about lining up the dominoes for the next stage. It\u2019s been far too cold to spend any real time in the garage, even when I\u2019ve had the chance. I am, however, eyeing up the electrical harness and thinking it might enjoy a wee holiday indoors. A bit of bench work in the basement sounds far more civilised than wrestling metal in sub-zero temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More soon \u2014 assuming the weather behaves, the parts stop going walkabout, and the old BSA doesn\u2019t decide to test my patience again. Stay tuned\u2026 the next chapter\u2019s brewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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