Brothers I apologize for the delayed response, I have been very busy in the shop with our normal work and it is also now race season so I have a lot more work this time of year as well so I have not been here on DTT as much as I normally like to be!
teazer said:
Joe, The engine is pretty and clean as yours always are, but when are you going to start selling those sexy but simple engine stands. I have made lots of stands in the past and none are are as nice as yours.
Thank You Brother Teazer! Most of the engine stands I build are made from extra pieces of metal that I have around the shop, I have used old brackets, etc. for them before however my favorite material to use for engine stands is regular black iron pipe. For this XS1100 I simply cut an inch or so off of the end of the pipe, turned it sideways and then just welded it back to the end of the pipe so that I could run the engine mounting bolts through it and then I welded the other ends to a roll around rack that I use so that I can move the engine around the shop as I work on it. I love simple engine stands and with the pipe is also makes it easy to remove engine covers, the oil pan, etc.
quadracer351 said:
Looks amazing! What red is that and what paint are you using for these? I'm getting ready to paint my engine.
Brother quadracer351 the red paint that we used on the valve cover, oil filler cap, and the breather can was a automotive base with clear coat. The black and many of the other colors we use are VHT products and I have the part numbers for them listed on the very first post of this thread.
neevo said:
Joey any tips on how you polish the edges of those fins? Any prep or effort made to stop them chipping or is it not an issue?
Brother neevo when I am going to polish the fins on an engine I like to sand the fins down first before paint and then paint the head, I paint right over the edge of the fins and once the paint cures I lightly sand the edge of the fins with fine sand paper to remove the paint and then I finish polishing them. I have had good luck doing it this way and I can only remember chipping the paint on one edge however it is easy to repair the paint if that happens.