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I did the black with a small brush, and then sprayed clear on the heads and cases using a piece of cardboard as a mask to protect the cylinders and chrome.
Nice. My 80 FXS has back rocker boxes, black cylinders and black cases. And a black inner primary. Some paint is chipping so Im going to sand and paint. But the engine is going to stay in the frame, so its nice to see that its feasible!
LOL thanks - I sprayed clear acrylic on them and they almost look chrome:
I had a great surprise today!
Since it is easy to turn the motor over, I put a drinking straw down the plug hole and checked the stroke. It was 4 1/4", stock for 80" motor! Some previous owner must have swapped cranks, and I can only assume pistons, too.
I didn't take any pictures of the assembly process, it's pretty straight forward, right out of the manual. But I did have to grind one of my wrenches thinner to tighten the locknut on the pushrods. If I had an assistant he should have taken a picture of me holding three wrenches to keep the length steady while tightening; it was quite a chore...
Final picture for the weekend. Next steps, put the motor in the frame, install the carburetor, and then the primary:
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