Parts on the way

[250r rider 88]

Pappy:

Parts coming to you this week from C-Leigh out of North Carolina. Name will be Pritchard Lil Engine. All parts go back to him i will pay thoruhg paypal. He degreased all parts as far as i know. Those bearings I talked to you about being in there should be marked.

Colors:

Inner Cases: Stealth Black
Clutch Cover: Stealth Black
Water Pump Cover: Stealth Black
Ignition Cover: Stealth Black
Kick Starter: Stealth Black
Rear Motor mount: Mirror Orange

any questions let me know should be at your place in a few days and no rush on these.

Thanks Pappy,
Brad

[250r rider 88]

Pappy,

The two bearings left in the cases are in the clutch release arm. Neil had the idea of pouring wax in there and letting it get hard. Then when you powdercoat it and bake it the wax will jsut run out and wax wont hurt the bearings. Unless you have a better way.

Also the thin bearing in the shift drum will need to be removed.

Thanks

[Pappy]

i will take a look at them when they get here. depending on the type of bearing, it could be a piece of cake or it could be a hassle:p

[250r rider 88]

10-4

any questions on the colors?

and what can i expect to pay so i cen get a money order right out to ya?

i will throw in some extra for the bearing delima:D

thanks

[Pappy]

cases run anywhere from $35 to $50 but it will depend on their condition and how much work needs to be done to get them ready for coating.

the coating and the ebarings dont worry me, its the prep and bearings that can cause issues. ill handle it.

[250r rider 88]

10-4

Neil cleaned up the cases pretty good and welded up a spot where the top bolt for the chain gaurd broke off so that should look good and as far as i know the rest of the cases externally are in good condition

[Pappy]

sounds good

[250r rider 88]

thanks pappy

btw i jsut got a job working for a PC shop here in my town and ive got to say you are amazing that you do all that work by yourself we are about a 5 man operation and there is more than enough to do( we under military contracts lol:devil: ) but its a good job and i get to learn how to do this stuff showed my boss some of your work and he was very impressed

let me know when things start to progress again no hurry on these niel has to port the cylinder and order a bunch of parts so you have a couple weeks

thanks again

[Pappy]

great to hear!

i go to a much larger shop 3 or 4 times a week so they can burn off parts for me. i would be bored to death in that type of shop! 5000 widgets all black would get old. i love doing atv, auto and street bikes, always different.

ive been appraoched about going bigger but other then a bigger shop here at my place, i think i will stay specialized. each time i save enough to upgrade equipment and learn more, the more satisfied i am with my work and that makes me happy!

[250r rider 88]

Pappy,

just checking in to see if my cases and covers arrived

thanks

[Pappy]

didnt recieve anything from anyone today

[250r rider 88]

ok they will probaly be there tommorow

[Pappy]

i wont have a chance until this weekend to look at your parts, but they have arrived

[250r rider 88]

10-4 thanks pappy

[250r rider 88]

Pappy,

just wandering if you got a chance to look at those this weekend

thanks

[Pappy]

I opened the box but did not inspect the cases. seems like every time i go to start something, 10 others things drag me to them:p

[250r rider 88]

haha no problem just let me know how much of a pain you think it will be

thanks

[250r rider 88]

Pappy,

any updates on the cases and covers?

also how much snow you guys got out there?

thanks

[Pappy]

havent checked them out yet, however i am off tomorrow it looks like due to the snow and ice so i should be all over them. i have my brothers center cases to do as well, so i plan on trying to run yours and his together

[250r rider 88]

Pappy,

sounds good

btw is everything in the box i included on the color-to-part sheet in my first post?

thanks

[250r rider 88]

pappy any updates?

[Pappy]

all parts are ready for coating

[250r rider 88]

awesome so how hard were those bearings in the clutch arm?

[Pappy]

no problem, i just plugged it and went on. the bearing inside the case was taped off before media prep. i checked it afterwards and its fine.

i probably would have them done tonight but im whooped:p

[250r rider 88]

glad to hear it also was everything niel sent you on my list in the first post?

dont worry bout them tonight just make me anxious to see them tomorrow that stealth is gonna look good with a aluminum cylinder and head.

[Pappy]

2 center cases, stator cover, clutch cover and water pump cover. i havent searched for the other parts if they were sent (still in the box i assume)

**edit**

I just checked the box and no kick start lever, or engine mount, just the engine parts

[250r rider 88]

should just be the rear motor mount to be done in mirror orange and the kickstarter assembly to be done in stealth

[250r rider 88]

ok they werent that big of a deal ill worry about them later any pics of the cases?

[Pappy]

havent gotten any further then prepping the cases since yesterday. this damn cold and ice/snow are killing me:grr: almost 3 hours to get to work this morning, work all day in a warehouse with no heat and open bay doors:grr: im so ready for spring:p

here is a before shot, washed, media prepped, phosphate coated and taped.

[250r rider 88]

manthose look better already haha you use the same tape as we do at work that stuff likes to stick to your fingers when your trimming parts and we have a big ole roll of that packaging material too

[250r rider 88]

pappy im dieing to see these done:devil:

[Pappy]

Originally posted by 250r rider 88
pappy im dieing to see these done:devil:

id say check back around 2pm

[250r rider 88]

10-4

[Pappy]

small covers

[250r rider 88]

those look awesome excellent job again:D

[Pappy]

all done

[250r rider 88]

WOW!!!

awesome job pappy pm the damage so i can get the money to ya

thanks