Richmond Va chatter

[Guy Young]

Originally Posted by Eddy Alvarez

$500?! Paging Guy Young...Paging Guy Young...!!!

Appreciate it Eddy, but I already have two and am not making any further acquisitions until I get some money coming in. Steady income is kaput as of the 23rd.

[jgiacobbe]

Skip if you trust that bolt then go for it.I was just thinking thatmif it breaks, the exhaust will hit the ground and the results won't be pretty.

[Skippii]

Originally Posted by jgiacobbe

Skip if you trust that bolt then go for it.I was just thinking thatmif it breaks, the exhaust will hit the ground and the results won't be pretty.

It has 4 bolts connecting the header to the engine, so I'm not worried about it falling off--but with one cylinder having only one bolt, it leaks exhaust like hell, making lots of noise out the front of the engine and backfiring like crazy--shoots flames a good 18-24" out the ass every time I shift.

[roger123]

Originally Posted by Boon Booni

That's a fantastic price.

The reality is that all you need is this...




..to press on side plates and rivet the hollow type rivets on master links. So that kit looks more than complete.

Now if you're going to get a master link with solid rivets, you may need a special "quad stake anvil" that will (may) fit in the ebay tool (if it doesn't already have one, which I can't really tell from the photos).

That's the one I have and it worked on my Wee Strom chain.

[Guy Young]

Originally Posted by roger123

That's the one I have and it worked on my Wee Strom chain.

Roger, was yours an endless chain that you had to rivet a master link back into place, or just one you needed to just
press the pins out of a clip-type link??

If the former, was the master link a "hollow pin" type, or a "solid pin" type?

D.I.D. doesn't clarify unless you did deeper into the Master links type that will, or will not work with this tool.

At $110 a pop, would be nice to know up front.

[CycleDoc59]

Originally Posted by roger123

That's the one I have and it worked on my Wee Strom chain.

I had one of those a few years ago; it worked medium-well for 2 chains, then broke. I've installed
a couple dozen rivet chains with a heavy "bucking" hammer and a ball-pein hammer. Works just fine, and
nothing to break...

[Guy Young]

would be perfect camping weather..... over in the The Meadow of Helvetia, perhaps.

May have to head over that way for a couple days after my formal departure from the working world - just to get my head screwed on tight as to my, and my family's future.

[roger123]

Originally Posted by Guy Young

Roger, was yours an endless chain that you had to rivet a master link back into place, or just one you needed to just
press the pins out of a clip-type link??

If the former, was the master link a "hollow pin" type, or a "solid pin" type?

D.I.D. doesn't clarify unless you did deeper into the Master links type that will, or will not work with this tool.

At $110 a pop, would be nice to know up front.

It's a rivet type. Not sure about being hollow. The end was hollow so when you compress it, it mushrooms out to keep the side plates on. I got it from this place, http://www.mikesxs.net/products-49.html#products. I think it was $20 when I got it, I see they're up to $55 now.

[niceviewbehindbars]

Originally Posted by Guy Young

would be perfect camping weather..... over in the The Meadow of Helvetia, perhaps.

May have to head over that way for a couple days after my formal departure from the working world - just to get my head screwed on tight as to my, and my family's future.

I was sitting on my front porch telling my wife that same thing. The cool breeze makes me want to setup camp in the front yard. :)

[Boon Booni]

Originally Posted by roger123

It's a rivet type. Not sure about being hollow. The end was hollow so when you compress it, it mushrooms out to keep the side plates on. I got it from this place, http://www.mikesxs.net/products-49.html#products. I think it was $20 when I got it, I see they're up to $55 now.

Yep, that's a hollow rivet masterlink..






I also got mine at Mikesxs in the days before they were discovered and the price shot up. It's been a handy little tool, and so far I have managed to not break the pin for pushing the rivets out of the links. When breaking a chain you've just got to be careful, grind the head off the rivet, and make sure the pin lines up perfectly with the hole in the link before pushing the rivet out of the chain.

[Guy Young]

Originally Posted by Boon Booni

Yep, that's a hollow rivet masterlink..






I also got mine at Mikesxs in the days before they were discovered and the price shot up. It's been a handy little tool, and so far I have managed to not break the pin for pushing the rivets out of the links. When breaking a chain you've just got to be careful, grind the head off the rivet, and make sure the pin lines up perfectly with the hole in the link before pushing the rivet out of the chain.

I opted for one from Pit Posse. A little more expensive than the one Teeter found on eBay, but theirs does have a warranty.



I've bought some other tools from them in the past. Prices were reasonable and they've held up.

YMMV

[Boon Booni]

Originally Posted by Guy Young

I opted for one from Pit Posse. A little more expensive than the one Teeter found on eBay, but theirs does have a warranty.



I've bought some other tools from them in the past. Prices were reasonable and they've held up.

YMMV

So do the three anvils in the lower right corner let you peen solid rivets?

[roger123]

Originally Posted by Boon Booni

Yep, that's a hollow rivet masterlink..





I also got mine at Mikesxs in the days before they were discovered and the price shot up. It's been a handy little tool, and so far I have managed to not break the pin for pushing the rivets out of the links. When breaking a chain you've just got to be careful, grind the head off the rivet, and make sure the pin lines up perfectly with the hole in the link before pushing the rivet out of the chain.

Yup, that's the one. That was the first time I had ever done a chain like that and it was easy peasy.

[Guy Young]

Originally Posted by Boon Booni

So do the three anvils in the lower right corner let you peen solid rivets?

Nope. This one is strictly for hollow pin master links.

EDIT: The one I really wanted that would handle both, hasn't been available for mos. It was far less expensive than the Motion Pro version that you still needed the added accesories to handle solid pins.

The body of this one is stout enough to do the deed, so if I need to make the necessary anvil to handle a solid pin link, I can do that. We have the technology. :-)

[Skippii]

Anyone here gone to see the gold plated imperial ovulatory excrement at the VMFA?
Is it worth seeing?