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Offline 60 blue flash

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Alloy head fin replacement
« on: 31.10. 2010 14:29 »
Hi Guys,

I have a very sad looking alloy head from a 650 A10, there are several fins that are missing, i have no spare head to pinch the fins from so i am going to have to make them from scratch. Can i use any alloy sheet of the correct gauge? or do i have to use something of the correct spec?

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Trev
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Offline bonny

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Re: Alloy head fin replacement
« Reply #1 on: 31.10. 2010 16:58 »
any time i have had to reweld a fin i have been lucky enough to have the broken piece to reattach , it might work using alloy sheet but the colours mightn't match .
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Offline wilko

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Re: Alloy head fin replacement
« Reply #2 on: 31.10. 2010 20:08 »
Have a fish around some riceburner wrecker from some old butchered barrels or heads as a donor.
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Offline iansoady

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Re: Alloy head fin replacement
« Reply #3 on: 01.11. 2010 10:23 »
That's what I did for my Venom. Found a nice matching barrel for a quid.
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