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carburetors - they don't have to be ugly
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<blockquote data-quote="deanbw" data-source="post: 144754" data-attributes="member: 4220"><p>I have moved from the back to the middle of the bike on my quest to exhaust every penny I have. I have removed the carbs to rebuild, once that is done the engine comes out to get worked over and I'll see what I can get for my kidney.</p><p> That is really not what this is about.....I just thought I would show what you can do with a little time. Some of you I am sure already know this, but for the guys who have not been doing this for far too long as some of have, it may be of some help.</p><p> With a few easy to get and fairly inexpensive tools you can turn the ugly duckling into, well.....at least a less ugly duck.</p><p> First a soda blaster, whether it is a cabinet or a hand held hopper is one of the best cleaning tools you will buy.</p><p> Second an ultra-sonic cleaner, gets into places you cant, worth every penny and you can get them for starting at under 100 bucks.</p><p> Third a buffing wheel, (some parts just look purty when they's shiny)</p><p> Here are a couple pics of what I started with and what I get after a little cleaning, soda, then ultra to get inside bores/holes clean and soda out of anywhere it may have gotten into, then a little buffing on the cap.</p><p>I replaced all screws with stainless socket head, just like the look better.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]11010[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]11011[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deanbw, post: 144754, member: 4220"] I have moved from the back to the middle of the bike on my quest to exhaust every penny I have. I have removed the carbs to rebuild, once that is done the engine comes out to get worked over and I'll see what I can get for my kidney. That is really not what this is about.....I just thought I would show what you can do with a little time. Some of you I am sure already know this, but for the guys who have not been doing this for far too long as some of have, it may be of some help. With a few easy to get and fairly inexpensive tools you can turn the ugly duckling into, well.....at least a less ugly duck. First a soda blaster, whether it is a cabinet or a hand held hopper is one of the best cleaning tools you will buy. Second an ultra-sonic cleaner, gets into places you cant, worth every penny and you can get them for starting at under 100 bucks. Third a buffing wheel, (some parts just look purty when they's shiny) Here are a couple pics of what I started with and what I get after a little cleaning, soda, then ultra to get inside bores/holes clean and soda out of anywhere it may have gotten into, then a little buffing on the cap. I replaced all screws with stainless socket head, just like the look better. [ATTACH type="full" alt="deans phone pics 244.jpg"]11010._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20150311_161150.jpg"]11011._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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