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A skunk in the works

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So my lovely....er OK my wife went to pick up the one we got the notice for:
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and there was one in our mail box as well:clap:.Was hoping for the trifecta but got that in one way to as AZR is home with my MC.
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Chuck that caliper is so nice.So are the legs.Could not be happier,thank you to both of you!
 
Me and AZR were just PMing. I sent him 3-- 78 Gs 1000 side cover badges about 3 weeks or so ago and they hadnt arrived. I was telling him that you hadnt gotten the caliper yet and i hoped it didnt get lost also. Then i pop over and see that it has arrived. I am relieved now. It is all rebuilt. And as you can see it will just need the new dust boots and the to little orings on the carrier like i mentioned. Look at the parts fiches and youll see the two little orings and where they go.. Enjoy my friend.
 
Glad they arrived safely! and, I hope the contents of that yellow bag eases Rob's pain a bit.
 
Well this is a project coming together very nicely.Went over to Rob's(AZR) to get the MC Daniel (GS7981) gave to him at the rally and give him Dale's grab bar.He email me yesterday asking if I'd trade this
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For a set of these
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The mufflers are bad
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Or at least the left one is,The right not bad
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But this is the part I need
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A good set of head pipes to put these on
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A set of Dunstalls I got with the 400's I bought over the winter.
Had a bit of a "O NO"when I opened up the MC to find
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it was attached with 1 screw and the one from the 78 was
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attached with 2.But I think this will be OK if not ideal.
 
After asking the GSR brain trust about carb dip up here in TGWN http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=178816 I found out I could get
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Needed something to put it in,found these at the local SA
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So I took the carbs apart
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The slides where so varnished I had to put penetrating oil on them to even move them:eek:
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Into the pot.The float bowl went in after I took the pic:rolleyes:
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And in went the 651.They said it smelled bad.Did not exagerate!!!
 
Had to get the frame in somewhere then I thought of this
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That worked out so
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I put my 79 400 frame on the other side.
 
This has floated up in my head.One colour I was thinking of doing Old Yeller is a light gold.Thinking that with a black stripe and accenting pins.Hmmmmm......Any thoughts?
 
Tired of the bright yellow already? Is this gold like the champage you where considering before?
 
No,I'm fine with the yellow of Old Yeller.Thinking possible Skunk variations.Probably stay black with white just thinking about other schemes.Yeah it'd be the champagne colour
 
Today Greg was busy taking the rubber of the rims. He got the front one off okay, but the back one was a real pain and is still on the rim. He even tried to cut it off and it still won't come off. He spent such a long time and of course got really frustrated. So he has put it in the back of my car and I will take into Victoria to the motor cycle shop and have them take it off. His good friend works there so it will be no problem! As to the subject of the color, I know that either the black or gold color will both look really nice! I am so happy that he has this to work on over the winter, if he didn't he would be very bored!
 
Mrs Sooke said:
Today Greg was busy taking the rubber of the rims. He got the front one off okay, but the back one was a real pain and is still on the rim. He even tried to cut it off and it still won't come off. He spent such a long time and of course got really frustrated. So he has put it in the back of my car and I will take into Victoria to the motor cycle shop and have them take it off. His good friend works there so it will be no problem! As to the subject of the color, I know that either the black or gold color will both look really nice! I am so happy that he has this to work on over the winter, if he didn't he would be very bored!
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Yes I did.Some PO put a 130x18 Metzler on a 2.15x18 rim.The schrader valve broke off in the tube brass,had to Dremel it out.Bent my spoons trying to get this POS off.Cut it around the circumference and as close as I could get to the bead with a jigsaw.No go.Never had this much trouble before.At least there's a back up plan.
Could not do this without your encouragement and help my dear.So sad still that your 400 had to be sold,know you where looking forward to learning to ride.
 
So thanks to some members here this is coming together nicely.Got the carb o rings today from Mr.Barr.The tire will be off tomorrow and with luck I will get the wheels and Rustybronco legs stripped of paint.Set of SS allen's off eBay on the way to.Carb and engine kits.Lot's to do and all winter to do them.Think this will be a nice "tribute" Skunk.
 
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