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Questions regarding FT163 Magneto Cowl - Twin
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<blockquote data-quote="chankly bore" data-source="post: 149970" data-attributes="member: 317"><p><strong>Parts that are this far out are sometimes the product of an amateur using an aluminium (or even aluminum) original part directly as a sand casting pattern without considering the allowance for shrinkage. There have been parts made like this on Greedybay in the past, Comet primary cases are one such I can recall. One can make a slightly longer mounting tab, but clearance of the front mudguard and bottom stay must be ensured throughout the full range of movement of the front forks. John, you MAY be able to shorten a long acorn nut very carefully in a lathe. LUCAS were wonderful, the thread is 1/2" B.S.F. so you can hold it in an old nut, 507. Don't blame me if you break the acorn nut, as they get brittle with age, like me. You can find the right acorn nuts by searching under the LUCAS part numbers. Cheers mate. P.S. can you pass the "B" Parts List on to Magnetoman by some clever electronic means as I'm too much of a Luddite to manage it.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chankly bore, post: 149970, member: 317"] [B]Parts that are this far out are sometimes the product of an amateur using an aluminium (or even aluminum) original part directly as a sand casting pattern without considering the allowance for shrinkage. There have been parts made like this on Greedybay in the past, Comet primary cases are one such I can recall. One can make a slightly longer mounting tab, but clearance of the front mudguard and bottom stay must be ensured throughout the full range of movement of the front forks. John, you MAY be able to shorten a long acorn nut very carefully in a lathe. LUCAS were wonderful, the thread is 1/2" B.S.F. so you can hold it in an old nut, 507. Don't blame me if you break the acorn nut, as they get brittle with age, like me. You can find the right acorn nuts by searching under the LUCAS part numbers. Cheers mate. P.S. can you pass the "B" Parts List on to Magnetoman by some clever electronic means as I'm too much of a Luddite to manage it.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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