DummyNator

manx850

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• Jul 19, 2021

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DummyNator. I put together this display motor from old parts, Combat cases , Atlas barrels, MK3 timing cover, cylinder head? not sure! Some new hardware, old carbs, engine plates are 090 aluminum. Deburred the terrible Norton castings!

 

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aboatguy

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• Jul 19, 2021

• #2

Cool display piece!

 

gortnipper

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• Jul 19, 2021

• #3

Put some blue LEDs in the stacks and some red ones in the exhaust ports, and fire it up!

 

baz

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• Jul 20, 2021

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You need to remove those mesh filters off the bell mouths or it'll run rich at high rpm!!

 

Flatspot

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• Jul 20, 2021

• #5

Don’t forget to torque down that loose barrel nut.

 

EstuaryBoy

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• Jul 20, 2021

• #6

What oil are you using? !!

 

kommando

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• Jul 20, 2021

• #7

EstuaryBoy said:

What oil are you using? !!

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Leaky oil

 

baz

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EstuaryBoy said:

What oil are you using? !!

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Fully synthetic of course

 

Schwany

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• Jul 20, 2021

• #9

Real nice job!!

That is a lot of work. I started to deburr an old head I have laying around and said to myself, "The heck with that. It'll take for ever."

 

Hortons Norton

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• Jul 20, 2021

• #10

Less vibration!

 

manx850

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• #11

Landspeedracer said:

Don’t forget to torque down that loose barrel nut.

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did that on purpose to see if you would spot it.....

 

manx850

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EstuaryBoy said:

What oil are you using? !!

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None and it still leaks.....

 

mean gene

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• Jul 20, 2021

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I see the problem right off No Crank!!! LOL Great job lots of work just for display

 

YING

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• Jul 21, 2021

• #14

manx850 said:

DummyNator. I put together this display motor from old parts, Combat cases , Atlas barrels, MK3 timing cover, cylinder head? not sure! Some new hardware, old carbs, engine plates are 090 aluminum. Deburred the terrible Norton castings!

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How did you go about demurring the cases?What tools,die grinder,etc?
Thanks,Mike

 

Onder

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• Jul 21, 2021

• #15

Files. :-O

 

manx850

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• Jul 22, 2021

• #16

YING said:

How did you go about demurring the cases?What tools,die grinder,etc?
Thanks,Mike

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A good compressor with an air grinder, various wheel grades then sandblast and vapor blast!

 

cliffa

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• Jul 22, 2021

• #17

Was the Norton logo on the timing cover painted from the factory ?

 

Richard Tool

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• Jul 22, 2021

• #18

love it !

 

YING

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• Jul 25, 2021

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manx850 said:

A good compressor with an air grinder, various wheel grades then sandblast and vapor blast!

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Thanks!