First zinc plating tests. Shitty result. Second attempt was somewhat better, but still shit haha. I ordered a aquarium heater to make sure the plating bath is heated, that should improve results :). Keep you posted. Update! Attempt nr 5 or something, results i can...
Finally got my crankshaft back. As you probably have read the first crankshaft had a small crack in it. So I grinded back a ST3 crank and send it off to get balanced, polished, magnafluxxed, streamlined and the oil ways adjusted. The bill was abit less...
Everything arrived to start zinc plating! Going to build a setup with multiple baths. Multiple small parts for the project I then can plate myself. Also almost everything came in to start making Carbon molds/fairings/parts using the wet bagging technique. Still...
Finally finished cylinder head nr 1 for the Desmoto project!! Below the list of changes: – Racing camshafts with major 13mm lift and overlap – Increased 46mm intake valve – Intake port increased/flowed to 41mm to fit S4RS 50mm throttle body’s –...
Closed of the oil feed channel in the cylinder heads by hammering in a ball bearing. Since I will be externaly feeding them this is a must. Did warp the surface abit so it needed some cleaning up. Cleaning up this aluminium radical frame. Removing all mounting tabs,...
To make sure everything is going to look good and form a better picture in my head for the rest of the design I test fitted some finished parts. Old style 999 swingarm, Cerakoted and converted to a 4 piston ISR caliper, normally used in Formula SAE. Custom machined...
