John Deere 23

[67L36Driver]

Looking for opinions whether to leave the original cosmetics or give it the full paint & graphics treatment.

I have one I did three years ago that turned out nice.

Keep in mind just cleaning it with mineral spirits it will loose more of the original finish.[emoji21]

Infamous Remington paint. Shame on DuPont!

 

[Hinerman]

I say restore it, especially if you are keeping it. The last one looks very nice and who doesn't like that John Deere green.

 

[Basher]

Clean er up and paint it, old mag saws look great painted up. If it was already near mint then I would keep it that way but that saw needs to be spruced up.

 

[Lee H]

I'd paint it Carl. The one all done looks very nice.

 

[67L36Driver]

Not keeping one of them as I have scant room left in the garage.

I wanted a feel for what would interest a Deere collector.

The graphics can be spendy.

 

[Lee H]

I'd be interested in it as is if your selling.

 

[67L36Driver]

The above is scored badly but I have another SL-55 and a Homelite 925 piston kit to modify slightly to work in the Remy.

Just a bit of lathe work on crown height and skirt length to make it fit. Diameter (natch) and wrist pin matches.

 

[Hinerman]

Not keeping one of them as I have scant room left in the garage.

I wanted a feel for what would interest a Deere collector.

The graphics can be spendy.

What does it cost to restore something like that?

 

[67L36Driver]

Other than the cost of the rattle can paint, the graphics were near $45 done by a local sign company.
I supplied them with the original and they duplicated it in stick on vinyl. Peel and paste.
The running deer you can get at a Deere dealer.

 

[67L36Driver]

The numbers on the clutch cover are the most 'spendy'.

 

[Guido Salvage]

Send it to Uncle Lee, he needs a small saw.

 

[67L36Driver]

You can't have too many 82cc Remys.

 

[67L36Driver]

Comparison of Homie XL-925 piston to the Remy SL-55.

Homie shirt is too long but that can be trimmed on a lathe.

Problem is, the top ring position on the Homelite will be 1/16" higher at TDC. That may be too much for the transfers to breath proper.

 

[67L36Driver]

Shame on DuPont!

Lost a lot of Deere green in the solvent bath.

I guess a full restore is on the menu.[emoji20]

 

[Basher]

The rest will come off easily in the bead blaster, actually soda blast is the way to go now, parts come out shiny like polished shiny.

 

[exSW]

A nice detailed build thread if you please. My SL-55 needs to meet the NOS cylinder I have for it.

 

[psuiewalsh]

Comparison of Homie XL-925 piston to the Remy SL-55.

Homie shirt is too long but that can be trimmed on a lathe.

Problem is, the top ring position on the Homelite will be 1/16" higher at TDC. That may be too much for the transfers to breath proper.

It could be Tig welded then new land cut for single ring

 

[67L36Driver]

Going to trim the Homie piston skirt and assemble it. We can always trim the crown later.
A dry compression check will tell us if we need to.

That and the Fairbanks Morse (old slippery) starter.

 

[psuiewalsh]

Don't punch yourself in the nose,starting it

 

[67L36Driver]

Don't punch yourself in the nose,starting it

When one collects Remys, one learns all the tricks to make the Fairbanks Morse starter work proper.[emoji108]

The circus bear clued me in several years ago.