Hi.
Heres pics of the two bases that I have and a catcher ready to paint sitting in primer. Forgot to knock the dents out of it but it looks great so far. Its got a few holes in the bottom I'm going to patch up with tin.
I would like to buy a new +020 oversize piston and rings set as I'm overboring one.
Should I be considering boring out a full crank cylinder head? Or is that a no-no? can they work like new with just a new piston and rings? The cylinder wall does have a fair bit of wear.
I already bought the cylinder hone tool. Didn't spend much.
Would be nice also to know where to buy a piston for a full crank, I can only seem to find power torque pistons for sale on eBay.
One engine is a '73 160cc and the other is a '78 160cc. The covers for them are one is a green series 70 corvette and the other one is a red utility. Series 70 Mark IV
I'm thinking I should be using the base in the first pic with the Series 70 green Corvette cover and the '73 motor.
Notice in the 2nd pic that the base has red/orangeish paint coming through, I think that one is meant to be the red Utility.
I'm not sure what paint I should be using on the bases. Green obviously but whats its name? I do have some Rustoleum Colorbond Mangrove in Satin Finish which is pretty close. I might use this if I cannot find something closer. I also have some Rustoleum Camo Army Green I could use:
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/rust-oleum-aerosol-paint---camo-army-green-340g/539614.htmlAlso should I be using a flapper disk sander or one of those synthetic dealies or a ryobi multi tool for sanding back aluminium? Obviously wear a mask and eye protection and don't use a wire wheel, right?
Thanks.
