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I didn't get pics of the stripping and sandblasting on account of all the protective gear but here's some after pics of the inner primary:
Somehow the sand casting process of the inner primary cover left the unfinished surface looking weird in different spots. There were some dark spots, some smooth, some rough, etc... Basically not consistent. The sandblasting made it all one consistent surface. I may hit it with the walnut shells this weekend just to smooth this surface out a bit, we'll see.
Also, just to clarify I thought the quickest way to get the paint off was stripper followed by a pressure washer, then resurfacing with sandblasting. Just sandblasting would have taken way too long and been way too messy. My blast booth isn't large enough for this item, and my compressor is only a 27gal Craftsman with 5.3 cfm at 90 psi. This gun takes 10 at 100.
Last edited by Mattbastard; Oct 25, 2017 at 11:19 AM.
But the surfaces in question face inward and are not sealed correct? As in it doesn't really matter so not a concern Or I am missing something in my ignorance..
But the surfaces in question face inward and are not sealed correct? As in it doesn't really matter so not a concern Or I am missing something in my ignorance..
Well, not really. One of the questionable surfaces was the whole top of the inner primary cover. The one that's completely exposed to eyesight when looking at the motor. The whole top was a splotchy aluminum finish with some dark spots towards the stator end. Good thing it was painted because it looked like ****. You can still see the dark spots a little bit even after the sandblasting, but it's good enough for me.
Another productive weekend day on the ol' bagger. Today I built an indoor sandblast tent:
Silicosis isn't something I want to deal with. It's basically how my grandfather died.
Went to town on the trans/oil pan using regular old play sand. I had to dry it out first by spreading it all out on a tarp, but now it's bone dry and worked great!
Bolt up the swingarm, starting to look like a motorcycle again.
F#@K!!!!!
Everything back apart and weasel that damn belt on the bike. I have to admit Harley's final drive design is absolutely horseshit!
Also that's a late 90's Softail belt and pulley. 65T and 133T should bring my highway RPM's down about 300.
Tomorrow I'll rebuild the forks and pressure wash the fender.
It's all gonna be bare. This whole project revolves around an S&S case, and since a lot of the black was flaking off anyway I wanted it all to look uniform. The only thing I'll have to deal with is the Axtell cylinders. They're powder coated black. At least it's all one color though, not flaking off like the heads, trans, inner primary, original case...
On another note I'm actually kicking around going Road King with it. I'm having a lot of trouble sourcing any replacement parts for that fairing, and since there's no stereo and I've got a Memphis Shades Batwing that'll fit I'm leaning towards ditching it.
Last edited by Mattbastard; Oct 29, 2017 at 12:46 AM.
Weasel = shimmy, jimmy, finagle... Basically "to install" but it's not a very straight forward path to completion. For instance, you install the heads, you don't weasel the heads onto the motor.
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Or I am missing something in my ignorance..
