Aermacchi Engine Mods // Paul Brodie's Shop

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[ptzn]

You're looking happier and stronger every week. Great to see that you're doing better. Always a pleasure to watch your work. Best from Sweden.

[slideman.]

"loosing a case!" ....That's good machinist humor ! great video with great details, Thanks!

[fordfan]

I watch A LOT of engine rebuilding stuff. I rode a couple Aeromachi bikes back in the 70s. Your attention to detail and expertise really makes your channel fun to watch.

[hartmutschubert]

There is a guy that makes this primary gears living 5 miles away from me. He has a one man company where he produces small Brass parts with 50 year old automation machines. Those old 'pre cnc' automation milling machines are very interesting stuff.

[opieshomeshop]

I've always used copper coat spray on gaskets because it goes on thin and doesn't squish and it seals really well. When you need to take it apart, it comes right off with the gasket and generally IF there is any cleanup, a rag with some brake clean or alcohol cleans it up really good. When I used to race my 70 and half camaro, we were always going through several sets of valve cover gaskets on a weekend and that bill added up fast so when we started copper coating, we could take the valve cover gaskets off between races and reuse them because the copper coat would seal up so good and we could go 3 months before needing to replace the gaskets. The gaskets always came off in one piece with no damage and went back on and seal again and again and again. We used it on exhaust gaskets and then ended all the issues with those and we used it lightly on head gaskets and never had a leak or issue. Trans pan gaskts, rear dif gasket. The only place it never worked was the carb gasket. The gas would dispel the copper coat and then the gasket would leak. We realized the carb gaskets were made to absorb the gas and they swell up to form a seal and the copper coat would prevent that swelling because it blocked the Absorbtion of the gas.

The copper coat is tacky so it will hold when assembling components.

[mcjok]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching you fool around.
Solving problems.

[bobbyclobber]

Did you ever hear of a CMA racer from the 60's named Hanje ?
He raced a 350 arremacchi with artificial legs ...every race was push start from the grid and I was amazed that he managed.

[burningcoppergarage]

The outside the box thinking and sorta brute force solution of cutting the spacer for the clutch basket/gear and just tig welding it in place is exactly the kind of tricks and tips I followed your channel to learn. Glad to see you’re doing well and still working on the bikes! ❤

[jessicamosleyshewman]

First thing I bought with my very first check runn8ng a jack hammer when i was 15 years old.was some proflo clip on a crtt replica tail piece and a glass front fender from moto italia. I was 6 year's old when we started fixing the 65H. We got it running and I got to ride it 30 year's later. I don't talk to my dad anymore. This makes me feel like my dad and I are in the shop working on the sprint again.

[matthewsmith]

It's like watching Michelangelo chiseling out a beautiful woman from a block of granite! Genius!

[retromechanicalengineer]

Thanks for bringing us this festival of Italian loveliness. You are truly talented Paul and it's a pleasure to watch you work. You are looking well and that is a real blessing.
Shout out to Mitch for getting the camera shots too.
Best wishes, Dean.

[Paul-FrancisB]

Good morning Paul and Mitch from the UK 😁 time for a coffee ☕

[tristanbuckoke]

I love watching you work and your thought process. I'm so happy your are back to posting content. Your looking great mate. Take care

[garysmith]

Truly a world-class machinist/mechanic. I can’t say I’ve ever seen another man with these skills. Thanks Gary

[throttledavidson]

How great to see you back at it!Your shaper than you tungsten in a whole different level. Thank you sir for your wisdom and passion of the good almighty 2 wheeler.Regards Gentlemen!Miller Time.

[lucaalbers]

great to see you doing better, me and my dad love to see you work at your shop.
Best wishes from The Netherlands, Luca.

[tomfortson]

Wow Paul, you are truly amazing! I so appreciate watching you think through these problems, and develop elegant solutions. So nice!!!!

[georgestewart]

Feeling the tension during the setting up of the boring tool makes for good watching. Fantastic channel. Thanks for sharing Paul.

[robertholcomb]

Mitch and Paul...Paul and Mitch! What a perfect pair to bring us all this information! Thank you both for sharing!
Can't wait for the next video.

[philipcoupland]

Paul, thank you for the video. I had a similar problem with the clutch hub nut on a Honda dry clutch conversion that I made. My solution was to turn down some of the face of the nut, leaving part of it as a sort of threaded sleeve, that fitted into a recess bored in the hub. Obviously a compromise but I felt it was better to have the full length of thread engaged.