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Offline Greggo

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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #150 on: June 26, 2013, 09:38:30 AM »
Found a nine hole clutch cover. Thank you MCRider!
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #151 on: June 26, 2013, 09:43:18 AM »
Quote from: Tews19 on June 16, 2013, 08:27:40 AM
Wait to release the funds? I never had that even when I first started selling. Maybe he owes for a dispute against him?

I had them do that to me recently and I have many PayPal transactions. However, it was for an item that was being shipped to South Africa. The deal was wait about 3 weeks for the funds to be released, or mark it shipped and add tracking info for immediate release.

Since the shipping was $490, an amount I was unwilling to front for the buyer, especially one from another country, he had to wait until the money was available to me before I would even send the item to him. In the end, a phone call to PayPal got them to release the money early so that I could ship.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #152 on: June 26, 2013, 10:05:41 AM »
Quote from: Greggo on June 26, 2013, 09:38:30 AM
Found a nine hole clutch cover. Thank you MCRider!
You're welcome! Now that I know you are who you are I'll read your thread.   ;D

Cover goes out in tomorrows mail.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #153 on: June 28, 2013, 04:50:48 PM »
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #154 on: June 28, 2013, 05:20:50 PM »
Greggo - you have too much money. First a Yoshi exhaust are now these?!
You find a sugar mama??
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #155 on: June 28, 2013, 05:59:27 PM »
Right! He has all the cool parts!
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #156 on: June 28, 2013, 06:09:20 PM »
How about all the stuff I've had to sell to buy this stuff?? :'( :'(

Just kidding.  I'll be way happier with the sandcast ;)
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #157 on: July 06, 2013, 03:44:54 PM »
9-Hole Clutch Cover!!  Even has a brand new 9-hole gasket! :D


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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #158 on: July 06, 2013, 04:11:21 PM »
Your doing well Greg.... ;)
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #159 on: July 06, 2013, 04:15:44 PM »
Wow! Moving right along.

Blink your eyes and more parts arrive!

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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #160 on: July 06, 2013, 04:45:02 PM »
Thank you gents! Forks and front fender will be in next weekend. Still need to buy new stock fork tubes. I'll likely go with cyclex.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #161 on: July 06, 2013, 07:22:24 PM »
Nice score, Greggo.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #162 on: July 09, 2013, 08:36:47 AM »
Quote from: Greggo on July 06, 2013, 04:45:02 PM
Thank you gents! Forks and front fender will be in next weekend. Still need to buy new stock fork tubes. I'll likely go with cyclex.
Unless he's increased his offerings, CycleX (Ken) sells K2 and up tubes which don't fit K0. No machined grooves.  Forks by Franks does.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #163 on: July 09, 2013, 08:50:58 AM »
Quote from: MCRider on July 09, 2013, 08:36:47 AM
Quote from: Greggo on July 06, 2013, 04:45:02 PM
Thank you gents! Forks and front fender will be in next weekend. Still need to buy new stock fork tubes. I'll likely go with cyclex.
Unless he's increased his offerings, CycleX (Ken) sells K2 and up tubes which don't fit K0. No machined grooves.  Forks by Franks does.

Looks like they've got 'em, about halfway down the page: http://www.cyclexchange.net/Frame%20Page.htm

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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #164 on: July 10, 2013, 07:54:22 AM »
Great for you, better price than Frank's for sure.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #165 on: July 10, 2013, 09:27:11 AM »
Nice work Greggo.  You seem to be doing well on the scavenger hunt.

If you are looking to offload those "beehive" style tappet covers, let me know  ;)
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #166 on: July 10, 2013, 09:44:29 AM »
Quote from: Statenheimer on July 10, 2013, 09:27:11 AM
Nice work Greggo.  You seem to be doing well on the scavenger hunt.

If you are looking to offload those "beehive" style tappet covers, let me know  ;)

Thanks, I'm almost ready to tear down.

The tappet covers are sold already.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #167 on: July 14, 2013, 10:01:56 AM »
Forks came in and they look great.  I'm thinking about getting progressive springs, but I'll check and see what some of the other sandcast guys have done. 


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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #168 on: July 14, 2013, 10:49:34 AM »
Very nice! If you plan to ride I would go with the progressive springs.  I installed mine amd love them. Much better ride on the highways.......
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #169 on: July 26, 2013, 03:27:34 PM »
Polishing sucks, but who knew un-polishing sucked too??

I started with what's on the right, and there were some deep scrapes, scratches, and nicks.  I tried 400 grit at first, but wound up using 320 to get at the deeper stuff.  This is not fun work, and my fingers hurt.  I got pretty far on one leg in an hour.  I think I'll have three or four hours into them before I'm satisfied. 



Deeper than they look, these were some of the worst.  The spot before:


After:


Left leg is about two thirds done.


Tubes are the next scheduled purchase.  It will be satisfying to put the finished legs together.
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #170 on: July 26, 2013, 05:32:55 PM »
`I've found that with polishing ruffed up stuff, that it actually saves time to start with 80 or 100 grit, or even a file...
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #171 on: July 26, 2013, 06:23:22 PM »
Quote from: seanbarney41 on July 26, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
`I've found that with polishing ruffed up stuff, that it actually saves time to start with 80 or 100 grit, or even a file...

I might go down another step, but they were already polished.  The move from 400 to 320 made a big difference.  I'm going back to original finish, which was sort of a brushed look.  Personally I like the polished fork look, but originality is more important with this bike. 
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #172 on: July 27, 2013, 05:43:34 AM »
There is a seller on flea bay in SoCal that refinishes these. I had a couple of sets done.

His name is Rick. Takes him a while but nice work. I can PM phone number if interested.

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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #173 on: July 27, 2013, 08:15:13 AM »
Those look great tt.  I've gone far enough I might as well do it all myself.  There's a whole lot of aluminum to refinish on this bike, so I had better get good at it, and get used to it.  I only want to farm out the jobs I really can't do, like the red paint, and the chroming.  I can paint the frame at my dad's shop, and I'm thinking of buying a caswell plating kit for all my hardware.

Mind if I ask what he charged, and what was done?
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Re: Sandcast 42xx Project
« Reply #174 on: July 27, 2013, 08:26:28 AM »
Well, it's been over a year ago. He cleans, sands the nicks then recoats with some sort of baked on stuff. Would do all your parts in a OEM finish. At least close.

Should be on flea bay under forks. (CB750)

He did mine on the CB350F also. Had several good shots but cleaned up the puter.

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