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--- In royalenfield@yahoogroups.com, "Malcolm Fisher" <malfisher@...>
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Malcolm,
>I don't have any before pictures but I can say that when I got the
bike the cases were fairly shiny. While I was waiting for parts after
a big end bush issue I thought that I'd clean up the cases for a more
even finish. I doubt I'll start something like that again without
giving it a lot more thought. I am able to use some polishers and
supplies at work to take some of the grunt work out of it but it took
a lot longer than I wanted. The pictures still show some scratches,
but in the evening on the dark side of the parking lot with your eyes
all squinty it should look right nice.
Nat


> It'd be good to see your before & after photos if youve got them Nat.






Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:55 am

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Thanks to Malc's tip, I now have the engine out of the Bullet, which now rests lightly on it's center stand. This morning the transmission comes off, ...
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Jan 7, 2009
4:06 pm

It'd be good to see some photos Bill! ;) Ive been sanding and polishing all this week. The crankcases on the old engines are diabolical. The casting flash is...
Malcolm Fisher
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Jan 7, 2009
8:12 pm

... I've just finished polishing my cases. At least as far as I have patience to take them. The primary housing is going to be a dream to shine up! Nat...
Nat Norwood
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Jan 8, 2009
1:16 am

It'd be good to see your before & after photos if youve got them Nat. My crankcases are so bad theyve needed filing, the spigot for the breather for instance...
Malcolm Fisher
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Jan 8, 2009
10:27 am

... the spigot for the breather for instance was almost square and so leaked badly! ... Thats not uncommon on the earlier ones ;) With mine I opted to open the...
Ric
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Jan 8, 2009
10:34 am

... Ric, thats a damned good idea, Ive done me best with dremel, file and paper, but as you can easily imagine it still aint a perfect circle. So Im seriosly...
Malcolm Fisher
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Jan 8, 2009
5:19 pm

I used one of the two filter support tubes from inside the Tea caddy air filter (left over after an internal conversion job). Unsure of the size but a definate...
Ric
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Jan 8, 2009
9:36 pm

... Thanks for the tip Ric! I was only a hour ago looking to see what size tube I might need. Malc....
Malcolm Fisher
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Jan 9, 2009
5:29 pm

... wrote: Malcolm, ... bike the cases were fairly shiny. While I was waiting for parts after a big end bush issue I thought that I'd clean up the cases for a...
Nat Norwood
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Jan 14, 2009
4:55 am

... The cases youve done look great Nat, Mine are in very poor condition and actually need filing, some of the blobs of alloy are so big. The good news is Ive...
Malcolm Fisher
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Jan 19, 2009
12:31 am

I'll put some up. Still polishing away on the valve covers, but they do look a whole lot better. I'm not sure that I have your dedication when it comes to...
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