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04-28-2019, 03:04 AM | #1 |
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Old Headlight Bar Repair
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04-28-2019, 05:22 AM | #2 |
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Re: Old Headlight Bar Repair
Seems nicely done. Doubt its factory - although I have seen some braze repairs done on machine castings which would have had to have been factory.
Paint it up - use it. Part of history now. Joe K
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04-28-2019, 09:08 AM | #3 |
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Re: Old Headlight Bar Repair
HISTORY NOW????---Spare me!!! It's somebodies' quick BRAZING job!!
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04-28-2019, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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04-28-2019, 01:16 PM | #5 |
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I didn't even notice it until I blasted it. Part of an accident you think? Needs to be grinded and filed a bit in my opinion.
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04-28-2019, 02:22 PM | #6 |
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04-28-2019, 07:50 PM | #7 |
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I was under the idea that brazed parts don’t accept paint well?
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04-28-2019, 08:14 PM | #8 | |
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Or at least you won't have to worry about the part rusting underneath and the paint lifting? Joe K
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04-28-2019, 09:21 PM | #9 |
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Hopefully. Brazing has to be pretty old so hopefully they didn't braze over any rust (if they weren't an idiot). It is a nice bar all together - no pitting besides the spots where it bolts to the fenders and it is not bent (at least I can't tell). Follow up question - there is a small hole in the middle of the underside of the bar. Is this factory or was it drilled?
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04-28-2019, 11:02 PM | #10 |
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I have the same holes...Must be factory.
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04-29-2019, 12:03 AM | #11 |
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Yes, they holes are factory.
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04-29-2019, 09:33 AM | #12 |
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I often look at things like this from the point of view of "is it a safety related issue?" In this case I don't think so and if it breaks on a tour your could wire it up and get home. I would paint it and use it. Ed
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If flux or fluxed brazing rods are used , there usually will be paint problems . If the part is ground down to clean metal with no flux used , the paint can hold up ok . I mostly avoid the use of brazing . I would have welded the part instead . |
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