ARCO 2502

markus

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#1
So I picked this one up a couple of months ago along with a Manco streaker I parted out. Its complete and original and only missing as far as I can tell correct grips and the little barrel piece for the band brake that holds the cable in the band and of course a chinese carb. It had one respray and wear but actually runs and engine is tight.......still getting torn down and properly gone through.

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Been going back and forth about doing something with it, I really dont like the bike other than the really neat and extremely odd Carlilse double indian head smooth Rib 4" front tire.....butafter parting out the streaker it was free, and I still have the Manco engine and TC parts :D so cost is minamal

I took it over to the other shop I have been working at and blasted it down Saturday, Plan was to just grab whatever in the cabinet I had the most of for single stage paint and just mix it up and lay down some color, well Of course what I have a bunch of (skat kitty red, and white I used on some Barris Super Stockers) I just don’t like for it. Now I am kinda stuck on keeping it gold. So I gotta run up to the paint supply and have something mixed up for it I guess. 424E5723-8753-4C7D-8B26-A0EEA8902CB2.jpeg

only heavy damage was some wear from sloppy bearings so I worked that out with the tig and some filler rod 32FDD7FB-3A21-45DA-BF51-190CC281CC2C.jpeg

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Found the id decal under the respray, managed to get most all the paint off it so I think I will try putting it under clear decal film
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markus

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#17
Started on the engine, not positive it will remain a h25-35 block internally might use an h35 block but regardless it needs to be gone through and checked .

bore measured straight and only out by a couple though. Tecumseh says 5 max limit crank is great on the journals, valve guides locked standard cutter pilot mid point so they are good as well.

got hardware and shrouding in the strip tank and worked on the block prep. my standard rebuild here…. truing surfaces, deglaze cylinder, multi angle valve seat recut, refaced/recut valves and port deburring etc to get it to a workable block. F7BF5887-6390-4FF3-B9E3-186C2B3E8AE3.jpeg 20631BA4-3DB2-4A94-AB60-87A00277BDFF.jpeg C5B29B72-2692-4E85-8140-AEA5592CF8AF.jpeg
 

markus

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#20
So I blasted this thing in 2022, lost interest, hurricane Ian came through rusted it up pretty good and it’s just been in my way, So I blasted it….again. This time I got it in etching primer before it came off the rack from blasting an I got it in paint yesterday finally. Jus used some leftover paint color that’s been fermenting in my cabinet since 2007! IMG_4500.jpeg IMG_4503.jpeg IMG_4507.jpeg IMG_4506.jpeg


In typical Markus fashion the first thing I did was gouge the shit out of the paint in less than 24 hours!!

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Original engines block above was used for a customer that needed a 1968 H30 for a restoration, I had an 1968 complete engine donor but the block was cracked so I used this block to build from. I have welded that block that was cracked so I plan to use it for this engine, or at least try it and see if my welding repair works.

More to come as time permits.
 
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