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Originally Posted by letsride
ARH, no offense intended but, when you post things like this the movie "worlds fastest Indian" comes to mind. Where he was in his shed casting his own pistons out of scrap, filling cracks in his tires with shoe polish, and dropping nitro pills in the gas tank for some extra KICK.  Guys like you are a fading breed and I appreciate you bestowing your knowledge upon us. Cutting grooves in the brake shoes is genius. A cool trick that I may try. Brake shoes for these things are cheap so If I mess some up I'm not out much. Did you go all the way to the metal backing of the shoe? |
Burt Munro was a lot more scientific than most people realize. Yes, he cast his pistons from scrap auto pistons. But not just any pistons. A certain percentage of Ford to Chevy pistons went in that brew. Ford pistons had a higher percentage of silicate, which made them more resistant to detonation. Chevvy pistons were more malleable, easier to machine. And more "flexible" (Less brittle) ARH
02-07-2017, 07:55 AM
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