Hannibal Smith said:The tubes ran $271.00 (shipped) and they are an instock item, unless they whipped a set up overnight. I received the new tubes within 4 days.
Google "Forking by Frank" (actual business name) or "Franks Forks" all roads lead to Rome there. They are lathe turned and hard-chromed, so the surface finish is a tad different from stock tubes that are absolutely smooth. Stock tubes are ground, the tubes I got were not. I have dealt with this company a long time ago, and cannot recall if the tubes were ground or not-
Rocan said:beautiful. what did you use to clean down the motor? media blaster? if so what media?
Hannibal Smith said:Even though I have media blasting equipment, I refrained from using it on the cases. Way too many nooks and crannies, even with the most careful masking/plugging you will always get some errant beads.
I degreased the cases, then hit them with paint stripper, then degreased again about 5 times. I then scuffed the entire surface with a stainless steel brush, then degreased again. I did a final wash with acetone, then shot the paint with a conventional gun. This is a true 2-part paint, so durability will be fantastic (it had better!).
JRK5892 said:man you really do not want that type of crap to get into your media... if you clean and strip it and then want to put a surface on it 60 - 80 grit black sand or alum oxide would work
JRK5892 said:yes, i would go NUTS if someone put that crap in my media... unless you are not going to run it though a cabinet and use a pot blaster and do not plan on re using the media... but a good degreaser, then i powerwash it, then aircraft stripper