Hey racer...
Beat up old Attex projects are typically the Attex-owner's specialty. As far as chain goes, there are several different suppliers of chain out there, but opt for a quality replacement such as Tsubaki, or U.S. Diamond (both suppliers have their respective domestic and imported brands, I've had good luck with both, from each). I get most of my chain from
Motion Industries. They have lots of locations in NC. Motion can also give you decent pricing on the bearings if Buffalo Bearing doesn't work out for you, or don't have them in stock in time.
Like Whipper says, save yourself a lot of work if the axles start giving you trouble. They're nothing fancy. Cut 'em! That way it's tremendously easier to press the remaining nub out of the sprocket tube.
How bad is the tub? Do you have any pictures of the really rough spots?
You can get most of your engine parts from places such as SledParts.com. They should have your JLO fan belt, but I don't know about the carb kits. If an older carb has been exposed to the elements for a looooong time, it might actually be easier to get a carb off ebay from a machine that was running. I would imagine that it's a Mikuni VM32. You could swap over your jets if they weren't the same, and might get out of the whole deal for just a little more (if that!) than a carb kit itself.
Check out the frame closely, especially the front cross-tube, and the front frame rail. Even in machines that never saw racing duty, both of these are cracked in one way or another. It may be in your best interest to beef these areas up while you have the frame out. It's a bit of work, but worth it in the end. I can show you some pictures of a couple such frames I've done this way, or ask George for a pic of his frame.
While it'll be a serious PITA, you can bring that body back to a bright yellow shine with a lot of elbow grease, some wet/ dry sandpaper and a bucket of water. It's a real time investment, but what you get out of it makes it worth it. It's also the time to commit the perfect crime immediately after you're done sanding, because, if you're anything like me, you'll sand your fingerprints right off....
This looks like a very fun project! Ask lotsa questions! We're all here!
~m
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Originally Posted by racerone3
no problem on the sawzall whipper. i cut up $100,000 race cars every day because someone doesn't like how something looks! i'm going to make a decision on the axle upgrade once i see how many of the 1" ones are left. if the stock ones come out intact, i'll run them for now. budget is tight but we'll see what happens. jeff, thanks for the info on bearings. i'll give them a call once the afore mentioned desision is made.
who else has sources for me??? chain, carb kit? what else have you guys run into that i haven't even thought of yet?
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