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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:07 am 
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It is a candy orange, so there isn't a true match.

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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:28 am 

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Subscribed, looking good. Just sent you pics of my seat for sale...

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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:35 am 

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H-nube wrote:
TCP global supply for paint. They have everything and it is reasonable on price and the customer service is good too. Check it out.


Checked out the site, there are several different eye catching oranges, is there a particular orange that everyone uses? the candy doesn't matter to me, just a close match solid will be fine, open to any suggestions. Thanks, Buddy


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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:07 pm 

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Shout out to Stev-o for hooking the newbie up with a nice seat for a great price :D , let's help him find a seat for his H1E. thanks, Buddy


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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:28 am 

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Still thinking about paint, any suggestions on TCP Global paint 1800 series orange?
https://tcpglobal.com/pages/acrylic-urethane-paint#orange


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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:47 am 
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Several have used this and been pleased:
http://kawatriple.com/paintmatch.html

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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:09 pm 

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mraxl wrote:
Several have used this and been pleased:
http://kawatriple.com/paintmatch.html


Mraxl,
Thanks for posting, that's what I've been looking for, also going to take my side cover to the paint store and let them shoot it, it's has good original color, then compare the two. Had to use a rattle can on the meters, Krylon textured black, turned out OK though. This is what was in the tool kit, don't know what is original??, side cases are going to polish up well, more progress to follow. :D
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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:24 pm 

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Moving on to engine, I don't have any specialty tools, just a Harbor Freight mic and a fillet gauge, I knew the pistons were in tolerance, mic'd them when I honed the cylinders, when I mic'd the rod side play, I came up with .020. Decided to load it up and carry it to a freind that owns a cycle repair shop and does little machining and boring, wanted him to give me his opinion on my crank. He checked it out, put his good tools on it and said " that must be a new crank", so, somewhere in the past, he thinks someone put a new crank and pistons in it. It shows 21000 on the clock so I guess that's a possibility. He said he would put it back together and do a leakdown test, said I didn't have anything to loose. I decided to look under the motor to see if there was any evidence of a previous crank job, didn't find any scaring on any of the nuts, so here I am, need some other opinions. I will say the motor was stored in a plastic bag inside a plastic tote in a controlled environment, someone put oil on the crank before storing, there is no rust on the journals what so ever, you can see the oil roll up on the crank when spinning the motor. Thanks, Buddy
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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:14 pm 
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I'd agree with your buddy.... put it together and do leak down test.
Don't forget to get all the oil out of crankcase first!

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 Post subject: Re: 1972 H1-B
PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:53 pm 
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Just to be clear, since there are a couple kinds of leakdown tests, one that needs to be done is a crank seal leakdown test.

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