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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:16 am

by Sandblaster

I must love lapping cases... I have gone through a entire can of Timesaver..

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:17 am

by Sandblaster

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This is ugly....

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Polished the ID of the exhaust flange..

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:19 am

by Sandblaster

Hogging material

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First clean up on the cases..

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Looks like we might make the 5th deadline

Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 4:25 pm

by Sandblaster

the clutch basket is hashed and there is not enough time to get another...

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So, out come the files

I know, I know, that's not all that great but it will get him through a few races..

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Hogging more material... Jason is a porting machine

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 1:57 am

by Sandblaster

Worked on the basket a bit more today..

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I even cleaned up the inner hub a bit..

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I've been working on the head but I'm going to see if I can get a new one before Thursday..
It's just too beat up..

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 1:59 am

by Sandblaster

Getting it ready to slap together

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:35 am

by Sandblaster

More progress..

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Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:04 am

by Sandblaster

The customer picked up the engine today..

He will do some heat cycles tomorrow and race tomorrow evening

Jason and I will go down there and see how he does.

Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 1:34 pm

by Sandblaster

Well... The top end is torched... Disassembled and found a plugged pilot jet

I know I know, that's racing... But I don't have to like it.
So, rebuilding the top end. The next race is in two weeks...

Re: CR500 Kart engine rebuilds

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 5:43 am

by Sandblaster

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