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Got the short block and trans case mounted on the Glide Pro engine mounts, and got the Sputhe Stabilizer in. Got everything leveled to the frame, and installed the new Jiffy Stand mount. So much easier to do when everything is out of the way. Will get the transmission installed next, then work my way to the primary. In between I need to mask off the heads and jugs and touch up the paint on those.
Side Note: Called ARP and they would only say powder coating the washers and using them under max loads would not be recommended. I then called up a colleague I work with who is a structural engineer, and while he doesnt do automotive he does some pretty wacky stuff. His opinion was if this was a racing application where everything was under max loads all the time he would not do it. Also anything that would get above 400 degrees, which is the suggested max temp of the powder coating, he would also not use them there. But in a typical use it should not make much of a difference, but he would suggested using a split lock in addition to the flat if possible, and also fasten everything to the max torque of the range and use loctite on everything. He is also a rider and understands that motorcycles have fewer fail safes then a car, and said he would be entirely comfortable using them. So for anything high heat, I will either use a hard anodized washer if I can fit it or just a plain SS ARP Washer and for the other areas it will just depend.
Got a few covers done this week. Using the little Eastwood oven means one at a time. Much better that all the mess is at the shop though and not my garage. Daughter home from college also, so been a slow week.
Next up is the camchest, then the top end. Killing time until the swingarm shows up.
ARP not going to fit on trans cover. Will pick up some polished SS SHCS to use here. Added the Fuel Moto trans vent. Finally found the quad seal in my stack of **** so I could get the backside of the trans covered up. Going with the Bearing conversion for the race.
Initial plan was to clean it up a bit, fix the few main issues, and then have a nice little starter bike for my son he can learn and tool around on. Talked to the boy, made some very poor financial decisions and am now planning on pulling the entire thing down to the frame, and then building it back up to a complete custom build,
Basics are:
Send out crank to Darkhorse and get a new 4-3/8" crank installed and the case blueprinted and trued. Zipper's 107 Muscle Kit, with new cam chest setup. S&S Super G Carb (want to keep it simple, no EFI conversion). New front end, somehow want to do a 49mm setup, dual disc, inverted preferably. Also hoping to mimic the Thunderbike.de 260 rear swingarm somehow. Baker 6 speed OD trans replacement. Also going to put my amateur painting skills out there. I am not expecting to use much more than the frame, tins, motor cases and rims, I think everything else has to go or will be modified on some way
Looks great. My buddy has an Eastwood powder kit and we always joke about finally breaking it out.
I need to show him your stuff, nice work.
It does the job. Its definitely not as messy free as they advertise, the powder is very fine and gets everywhere. Trick I found was make sure your ground is good and clean, buy extra racks ls and cover them in crinkled up foil.
Got a few covers done this week. Using the little Eastwood oven means one at a time. Much better that all the mess is at the shop though and not my garage. Daughter home from college also, so been a slow week.
Next up is the camchest, then the top end. Killing time until the swingarm shows up.
ARP not going to fit on trans cover. Will pick up some polished SS SHCS to use here. Added the Fuel Moto trans vent.
Finally found the quad seal in my stack of **** so I could get the backside of the trans covered up. Going with the Bearing conversion for the race.
For all the effort and expense you're putting in im surprised you wouldn't find someone to turn down the flanges on the ARPs to make them fit.
Can do that myself. But if the flange dont fit, a socket wont fit.
Just the other day I spun down the flanges on both the ARP 12pt that I used on the rear of the trans top cover, 12pt socket and the box end wrench fit fine on the bolt head. You won't get a washer under there though.
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