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Offline Garage_guy_chris

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Castrated starter box repair?
« on: April 03, 2014, 09:21:41 PM »
In addition to a electric starter delete, someone decided to molest and castrate the starter box off my poor crankcases.  I'm putting the electric start back and it may be an anal thing but the starter boxes absence bothers me. Yes i could paint up the starter and leave it showing but i worry about gas getting spilled down there and starting a fire, or just crap collecting in the recess. I figure it was put there for a reason



I was thinking about a case swap to another set of cases but i haven't been able to locate good cases. So I have been thinking about attempting a repair. I have three thoughts on this and wanted some opinions to help decide:

- Dont worry about it, paint the starter and leave it open.
- Make an aluminum / steel / fiberglass cover that will cover the starter and replace the removed box down to the cases with some sort of seal to the cases
- Fabricate a replacement box out of aluminum and JBweld or epoxy it in place
- Fabricate a replacement box out of aluminum and TIG weld it in place (worried about heat and warpage)
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2014, 08:13:51 AM »
Looks like they did a decent job in the removal.  I like your cover idea...

here are a few others.
Fashion a cover for around the starter out of a Fosters Lager can.
Paint it like your trusty co-pilot, R2D2.
Fashion a faux pull pin and paint it green with 'M18 Smoke Grenade' on the side
Paint it black, add a bio-hazard symbol and write 'Radioactive' on it
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2014, 09:43:03 AM »
Hmm-- Chrome starter, that would probably be a first but probably not even possible.

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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2014, 09:56:56 AM »
i have seen many crome starters..spec BOSCH starters on italy tvins.. they sits very open for looks.....just split the starter and send the stator housing to croming....and polish the alu parts..
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2014, 07:55:39 PM »
With silver/aluminum cases paint it a contrasting color and ride.  I like the beer can idea as well or form up the shiny side and put your own decal on it that match's your attitude.  Its an opportunity to expand your horizons!!!!!  LOL
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2014, 08:16:21 PM »
A steel cover might not be so hard to make, or even a skirt added to a stock cover.
No matter how many times you paint over a shadow, it's still there.
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2014, 10:05:12 AM »
I have cases, we should examine shipping costs. Yours starts with 235.. Correct?
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2014, 09:51:45 PM »

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Thanks for the suggestions, Still cant make up my mind what to do.  Now the cases are split and the crank bearings are oil starved and need redone.. the plot thickens once again..  At least every bolt has been taken out of this bike and everything opened up so no more freakin surprises...
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2014, 10:13:12 PM »
If the case is split and you need bearings that's a whole different can o worms. I'd look for a case now.
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Re: Castrated starter box repair?
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2014, 07:56:41 PM »
Well today i lucked out in the best possible way. I replied to a classified and ended up finding this engines younger better looking sister i have 2350454 and i now have 2351600 :)

I also got a crank with all the original bearings zip-tied to it,  i have 4 sets of cases now with all BBBBB journals and good cranks and bearings :)

So time to get busy building an engine!
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