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Taking a break on spending money, trying to do things I can with what I have on hand. The painted engine cases where giving me nightmares, I decided yesterday I would start the process. It sucked so bad that for now the cylinder and heads are staying black, removing paint from the fins on an assembled motor is just not worth it. I got 85% complete yesterday, front, rear, B side and underneath. Basically all the areas with no major obstructions. I need some different implements of removal to do the A side around the distributor, lifter blocks and oil pump. As my father would have said "that will keep you out of trouble for a while".
What it looked like before
Good news, belly numbers match, so there is that.
Last edited by Architect; Oct 30, 2024 at 07:31 AM.
Trip to Harbor Freight yielded some smaller implements. Aircraft Paint Stripper, than a hand held wire brush then wire brush on drill. Finally small wire brush on Dremel for tight areas. 95% complete, will tackle some cracks and crevices tomorrow. Sooooooooo much better.
The jugs were silver not black but that works in a garbage look i guess oil pump and lifter blocks is also silver and the rear voltage regulator mount on the rear engine bolts that are park lots of cad hardware
If I was pulling the motor apart, the jugs and heads would go silver like my Shovel. Unfortunately the cam cover, lifter blocks and half of the oil pump are chrome!?!??! Ignoring it all for now, maybe the motor will never need to come apart. For now I am trying to piece it together and see if she will start. Chrome bits in the wrong place is a tomorrow problem.
Mistake - you know better - you can have piece of mind knowing its ok if you want do it by me one day apart and back if its fine if not when we fix what ain’t come back and put it together by me — its an offer
Mistake - you know better - you can have piece of mind knowing its ok if you want do it by me one day apart and back if its fine if not when we fix what ain’t come back and put it together by me — its an offer
I will take you up on that offer for sure. Will call you in the next couple of weeks to work out a day.
Glad to see you getting started with that engine.
I am just starting a 49' and have most the parts. Frame needs some work so you may stay ahead of me.
Have fun and hope to see ya February.
We had house guests for the weekend from NH, so I took advantage of another set of hands and put the motor in the frame just to check things out. That of course turned into some imagining with parts on hand. Black jugs/heads less of an eye source in the bike, glad I stripped the cases though. Still need to get this to be a roller, ran out of room in the basement shop at least one bike ago.
