1972 450CR

They look pretty good!
But once I really looked at them and saw oil on the shafts, the quality paint on the body and springs and how stiff they were I decided to investigate further.

That's a real hassle Darin! The energy and time to deal with eBay, the seller and PayPal is just a PIA.

its happened to me a few times, but each time was resolved cleanly. for every one of those deals, there were many awesome scores!

Still waiting for an awesome deal. I have yet to learn the art of the hunt on ebay.

Question?
I know I read somewhere that the rear shock bolts though BUFO are SAE NF.
I thought I read it in one of the Husky news letters or I am delusional?

Can you guys confirm this? I measured one of the bolts and it's 3/8 inch (.374) and far enough from 10mm to keep me from assuming it is 10mm.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/round-ii-72-450-restoration.18247/page-2#post-172765

Scroll down to the 18th post.

I think this is the information I culled.

I'm very happy I get to contribute to this build as I like the older Husky's, and MarkVmod0 is a cool guy. Here's where I am with the shocks at this point. Total rebuild on the bodies and corrected the problems, machined and drilled eyes to the correct spec and width, and re-plated the other parts. I did find the correct springs in my stash and stripped and painted them so they are drying. Should be ready to ship first part of next week.

hey those look a little bit different! sharp!

Nice job Scott!

Those gonna look sweet on this bike!

No kidding, now that's the kind of work I strive for.

Those look killer Scott...

Thanks again!

Mike

You might have to put that bike in your living room wrapped in bubble wrap!

That bike is going to turn out nice! Now, you got to starting looking for some more Husky's !

I think you should restore one of each color!

That would be the right thing to do with this bike but it's not happening. I plan on riding it and perhaps even trying my hand in a vintage race.

Once this 450 is done I will look for another husky but I do have to get back to my CBX restorations.

Mike

correct mate, NF thread.

Thanks loony!

No work this week but I did get the float hinge pin from Steve. Thanks Mucho Steve!

I think I will clean the remaining chrome coating off the slide and try some cerakote on it.
Cerakote will tighten up the clearance and add some wear properties and I have nothing to lose if it didn't work since I bought a replacement one. Idle time is very costly!!!

A new slide from the Bing Agency was $120. Looks CNC machined.

I finally have your shocks done. The weather around here was nasty and I painted the springs the first time and they dried funny, they didn't come out the way I wanted and I had to strip them and repaint so I am a couple three days behind on getting them back to you. I may ship tomorrow or this coming Monday. Here's where they are at this point. I like them.

Those shocks look great!

I want a set for me tractor!

Look great!

Thank you Scott! Those look awesome!

A far cry from what I sent you.

I better get cracking and get this project done!

crikey! you bling up everything!!!

sweet Tractor!