Its a very slow process....
I don't have the time to do a lot at once but here is a quick run down of recent work.
Indian paint doesn't stick well so chemical strippers are only needed on some pieces.
Spare head is stripped cleaned and ready for decking.
Spare rocker box has been stripped cleaned ( casting flash, loose ect polishign parts as needed )
Decompressor was missing an O ring that seaks the arm to the box...
All parts are being ground glass beaded and painted inside with Glyptal 1201 and outside with Cat touch up paint.
So far...
Head near completion.
Rocker box done
Valve cover done
Push rod cover done
Intake, exhaust done
All flanges done
Oil filter cover, service cover done
All line fittings, brackets, accessories done
Things found and don't like:
Lots of metal shavings clung to the magnets in the oil pick up.
Human hair in the rocker assembly and wrapped around push rods.
Dirt grit everywhere, bearing and the journals are probably scratched.
A few tripped bolts and a miss match on the intake port.
Poor preperation of surfaces before painting.
Things I found and do like:
Acceptable machining and surfaces
Generaly acceptable, to suprisingly nice castings.
Excelent quality replacement parts like bearings, gaskets, chrome face rings
Nicely machined and very tough looking crank ( with issue I am getting clarification from form Anand more on this later ).
Thats where we stand
Doug