General Category => Restoration Projects => Topic started by: bjm on December 02, 2012, 02:51:34 PM

Title: 48 engine
Post by: bjm on December 02, 2012, 02:51:34 PM
here are some pix of my son billys (member) just finished 48 engine. engine case was powder coated a siver nickel, inside of the case and the cylinder were coated with a black thermal heat dispersent. the carb was redone in original gold type coating. everything was then packaged up and sent over to wayne for a rebuild. wayne ran the engine in and shipped it back. this 48 is gonna be nice.

ps, by the way. i have noticed alot of members seem to be in the dark about powder coating. if you have any questions please feel free to ask me or billy. weve been in the powder coating business for 17 years and be glad to help answer questions
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: Mike Sal on December 02, 2012, 03:00:39 PM
Wow, that's a beautiful motor.  How do you plan to ground it to the chassis, scrap a little off the bottom of the feet?
Mike Sal
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: admin on December 02, 2012, 03:01:32 PM
Looks awesome Bill!

Are you guys going to bring some of those bikes to Portland this summer?
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: oil-lamp on December 02, 2012, 07:11:31 PM
That engine looks great, is that the only color you used on the cylinder? Could you do a color then polish the ends of the fins. I also am a fan of powder coating My bike is about 98% pc. Even the tank lettering is done with pc. My second bike I thik I will try painting it myself. What's the cost on pc of an engine like that run?
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: bjm on December 03, 2012, 07:05:23 AM
cant polish the fins on a cast iron cylinder. an alum one YoU could do. cast iron would rust.
cost to do a case and cylinder is 80.00 to 100.00, depending on what you want.

www.millerpowdercoating.com     
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: admin on December 03, 2012, 01:04:56 PM
Bill, how much to powdercoat wheels?
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: bjm on December 03, 2012, 01:50:23 PM
we do the rims and hubs for 60.00 a pair. thats broken down without spokes
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: Ricks on December 03, 2012, 02:05:57 PM
Quote from: bjm on December 03, 2012, 01:50:23 PM
we do the rims and hubs for 60.00 a pair. thats broken down without spokes

That's a deal, up here in New York, they get $130 per wheel and hub!
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: oil-lamp on December 03, 2012, 05:00:03 PM
I hope that included the pin stripping too Rick. Wow :-\
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: admin on December 03, 2012, 05:03:17 PM
Quote from: oil-lamp on December 03, 2012, 05:00:03 PM
I hope that included the pin stripping too Rick. Wow :-\

No, it did not.  That's the cost of living up here! And Obama thinks $250,000 is a rich guy.  Maybe in a lot of the country, but not here.
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: oil-lamp on December 03, 2012, 05:10:37 PM
I've only been to the city twice nice place to visit but I would like to have time to visit the rest of the state. For why I saw on a bus trip across the state it was nice.  8)
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: admin on December 03, 2012, 05:16:03 PM
Upstate New York is not expensive to live, but NYC and Long Island, that's another story.
Title: Re: 48 engine
Post by: pd on December 03, 2012, 06:38:23 PM
Just like any other auction , the more bidders there are , the higher the price .