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Offline Music City Metalcraft

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R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« on: November 25, 2014, 05:55:16 PM »
While cleaning up parts on my CB750 Dunstall project I noticed a stamped in R.C.Eng letters on the face of the alternator. The part looks like it has been lightened? The crank it's attached to is standard, the engine had some hot rod parts, but standard cc. The bike had a Dunstall kit in the past, as I can see from some rub marks and mods on the frame
Any one know anything about this?.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 06:12:54 PM »
That looks like an early rotor that has had the flange removed. The RC stamp is most likely legitimate, as this was one of the mods he did before Honda switched to the lighter flange-less rotor.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2014, 06:24:51 PM »
That definitely a lightened RC rotor, Its identical to the pics of one in my RC catalog   ;)
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2014, 06:56:27 PM »
Here's a couple pics of a RC rotor vs a stock later rotor







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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2014, 07:12:30 PM »
That first one will still charge and use the electric start brother. That one your showing is basically vestigial. ;) It may charge a little. ;D......no electric start.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2014, 07:14:58 PM »
I used to do those, then they came out with the headlights always on, and that was the end of that.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2014, 07:18:30 PM »
The second is fine with kickstart.
Keep an eye out for the collar on the really light ones, it covers the oil hole in crank.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2014, 06:15:24 AM »
Thanks guys! I'm a sucker for vintage speed parts, so you can imagine how exited I was when I saw the stamp!Hope it charges OK, otherwise it goes on the shelf.
Retro Rocket, any chance of a picture of that catalogue? :-)
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2014, 10:27:03 AM »
Your's will charge just as good as stock. It's only had a very small amount of weight removed as evidenced only by the tapered edges.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2014, 11:13:43 AM »
My alternator done by my local tuner when they sold RC tuning parts. Charging almost OK with headlight on, >4000 rpms.
NOT RC Alternator.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2014, 01:25:57 PM »
Quote from: Music City Metalcraft on November 26, 2014, 06:15:24 AM
Retro Rocket, any chance of a picture of that catalogue? :-)

You mean the page with the rotor or just a pic of the actual catalog...?  Its 64 pages so i won't be scanning the whole thing... ;D ;)
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2014, 03:56:18 PM »
One on the left was done by Cycle X.  Still charges fine.
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2014, 06:22:37 AM »
Retro Rocket,
as much as you want to scan :-)
I would take the whole catalogue!!!
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Re: R.C. Eng stamping on alternator
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2014, 04:16:03 PM »
Quote from: Music City Metalcraft on November 29, 2014, 06:22:37 AM
Retro Rocket,
as much as you want to scan :-)
I would take the whole catalogue!!!

Hahaha, thanks for that.... ;D
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