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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 20:09:13 GMT
Not posted a lot lately as very busy, but I do love my new vocation when it produces results like this that I just sit and look at them. Done for a well known member of this parish...   |
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Post by cuddles74 on Jul 14, 2016 20:12:16 GMT
Nice
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Post by carlthebandit on Jul 14, 2016 21:53:10 GMT
Sending my complete engine to a company in Willenhall to soda blast. I presume you have soda blasted that sump casing?
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Post by joner on Jul 14, 2016 21:58:34 GMT
Nice finish.
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Chris J.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 22:23:10 GMT
Sending my complete engine to a company in Willenhall to soda blast. I presume you have soda blasted that sump casing? No, this casing was vapour blasted- soda blasting would produce a more Matt finish and would not have been safe for the bearing and toleranced surfaces..... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 9:28:36 GMT
This is the finish we are aiming for- to replicate the original Honda painted finish- but without the paint. To do this we need to peen or seal the aluminium surface to a waxy, slightly polished look....  |
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Post by listey on Jul 15, 2016 13:06:52 GMT
Superb!
How does it stand up to oily fingerprints and staining?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 16:51:05 GMT
Very well so far- the test piece was YHV's oil filter cover and that's been back on the bike for a few months now- photographed upside down today! And the NC29 sprocket carrier has been laying around the office for quite a while with everyone trying to put smudges and marks on it or scratch the "paint" off........   |
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Post by carlthebandit on Jul 15, 2016 17:00:53 GMT
It's such a pity your so far away, it looks like your work is second to none  |
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Post by wazzbo on Jul 15, 2016 17:35:53 GMT
I highly recommend Paul`s work, He has done the carbs on my 250 and the barrel on the 250 and I`m very pleased with them, the finish is excellent and doesn`t stain when handling them, I`ve had oil on them and it cleans off with no staining unlike some work I`ve seen.
I have seen some pieces that have been at a couple of other places and to be honest they were a disgraceful job, bits of gasket left on parts not dismantled before blasting and a bloody awful finish on them that marked as soon as you touched them and the marks couldn`t be removed.
I had some cases and a rocker cover done elsewhere and vowed I`d never have anymore done as the finish was so crap, it was only after seeing the quality of the work that Paul does that I decided to try again and I`m glad did.
The crankcase above is mine and I`m having the barrel and head done from my 400 plus two more 400n barrels, I have a set of 250 carbs which will be next on the list to do as carbs look really good when Paul has worked his magic on them
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 11:26:06 GMT
Steady on Dave- I only paid you a fiver to say nice things!  Trust me guys if Dave the perfectionist is happy I know I'm good for everybody else! I mean- he has given me a NOS set of barrels to process- straight out of the box, also the set he took off which were mint anyway- plus yet another set of bored out ones and he is going to choose the best to fit? I bet the NOS ones go on.... Finished the 400NA engine parts this morning- some photos destined for the website and I think Daves latest resto is gong to to raise the bar still further. Parts look gorgeous- barrels are the NOS ones- head and casings Dave's originals...    |
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Post by wazzbo on Jul 16, 2016 12:39:57 GMT
You've rebuilt it for me.lol what can I do with all these bits on the bench now....
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Post by wazzbo on Jul 16, 2016 12:41:55 GMT
I can't wait to get my mit's on them, I hope to have it rebuilt and running by next weekend..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 12:49:00 GMT
I bet you will as well! What pistons do you have coming from Japan- standard or 25 oversize?
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Post by wazzbo on Jul 16, 2016 12:52:31 GMT
They are here already, standard ones for the nos barrel I think
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