Building the P38 Racer

[Rocan]

YAY! cant wait to see whats going on!

any chance i can buy a set of those headlight ears off of you? they look great!

 

[tripledose]

Clean.. so clean.. You have a great eye for detail and style.

Can't wait to see more..

skills....

 

[boomshakalaka]

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-

so this place happens to be like 4 blocks from my house!


Anyways, in the pics, the forks dont appear to be threaded on the inside, whats up with that?

 

[Hannibal Smith]

This is my mill at this point-

Completely cleaned and prepped, then shot with Eastwood High Heat Engine Paint (Ceramic). It has that WW2 aircraft color.

 

[Rocan]

beautiful. what did you use to clean down the motor? media blaster? if so what media?

 

[Hannibal Smith]

beautiful. what did you use to clean down the motor? media blaster? if so what media?

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!).

 

[Rocan]

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!).

sounds good. if you were to blast what media would you use?

i may end up going the paint stripper route but it seems difficult to get inbetween the fins.

 

[JRK5892]

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

 

[Rocan]

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

so degrease and aircraft stripper is the way to go?

p.s. sorry for the thread jack hannibal

 

[JRK5892]

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

 

[Rocan]

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

got it =D