Topic: Early Sandcast Found......

[MauiK3]

Are you keeping it? (the Sandy)

[BenelliSEI]

Are you keeping it? (the Sandy)

Yep….. This winter I plan on fitting an original air box (after lots of repair) and the 4-4 pipes that came on it. Remarkably they don’t have a single dent. The lower right has a small hole where the head pipe meets the muffler, but I think I can weld in a small patch. It’s so hidden, I doubt it will ever be seen. They should clean up very well. The bike would then be +95% original!

[PeWe]

Have you looked how the diffuser/baffle look like when taken out?

[BenelliSEI]

Have you looked how the diffuser/baffle look like when taken out?

I did. They match the ones I got with my Yamiya “no number” pipes. I’ll post a picture when I get started.

[BenelliSEI]

Have you looked how the diffuser/baffle look like when taken out?

Per, I did. They look the same as the ones I got with my Yamiya “no number” pipes. I’ll post a picture when I get started.

[Don R]

 I was looking at my original sandcast airbox a few minutes ago, later I found a piece of it on the floor. I was also wondering what to do about the hard intake funnels.
 Did you ever try the 5 step adjuster to 3 step adjuster shock swap? I have a few with the 3 step adjusters only one set shows 7 coils below the cover though.

[BenelliSEI]

I was looking at my original sandcast airbox a few minutes ago, later I found a piece of it on the floor. I was also wondering what to do about the hard intake funnels.
 Did you ever try the 5 step adjuster to 3 step adjuster shock swap? I have a few with the 3 step adjusters only one set shows 7 coils below the cover though.

Don….. the intake stacks on this air box were rock solid! I used my “paint stripper” air gun and blew it through them (one at a time) until they were just shy of melting. Using a pair of thick gloves, they folded up like hot toffee and came out easily. I’m using this new (to me) JBWeld product and repairing one piece/ crack at a time and then reinforcing from the inside. Seems extraordinarily strong so “sticking with it”. Just ordered another one from Amazon.

I have the three step ring sitting on my bench and will try that swap soon. I’ll post the outcome. Measuring carefully, the old one seems like it will be tight. Might work?