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GS750 1978 Cafe 'Project Doris'

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Dec79

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Hi,

Greetings from Windsor, UK.

Been following this site for a while now, getting useful information and inspiration for my GS750 project. She's a '78 GS750, which I plan to rebuild as a cafe; for Sunday morning blasts and the odd run up the strip.

Work planned is as follows:

1) Engine rebore to 844cc, Dyna 2000 ignition system, rejet, pods, V&H system
2) Hagon wheels and suspension
3) Racing battery and electrics relocated
4) Loads of polishing, stainless etc

Me and my dad are completing the bulk of the work, and have already made some progress re-fabricating the rear end (seat brackets, battery box and tail light mounts).

For those who are interested, this is the last project we built together (completely non-Suzuki related!!) I'm looking to achieve the same level of finish here.

More pics and questions coming!

Rgds,
Dec



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Hi there...I'm well impressed at your last project...perfectionism...can't wait to watch your progress with the GS

RB:)
 
hi what brand of seat is that ,,,,it looks very temting great work regards oldgrumpy
 
This is going to be good! Welcome aboard and keep 'em coming. I'm not a big cafe fan but I do enjoy good fabricating and attention to detail which seems to be your forte.

Don't keep us waiting.

Cheers,
spyug
 
spyug said:
This is going to be good! Welcome aboard and keep 'em coming. I'm not a big cafe fan but I do enjoy good fabricating and attention to detail which seems to be your forte.

Don't keep us waiting.

Cheers,
spyug
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What he said, except I really do like a nice cafe.
 
Great first post, Dec.
I hope you have access to a scale, it will be interesting to know the weight savings.
I like spokes but have only heard of Hagon shocks.
 
Looking good so far!!

Looking good so far!!

Welcome,

Always nice to see a father-son project, I sure wish I had my Dads help on mine.
Is the photo with the steel toed boots and Machinist apron your Dad?
Mine had a way of walking into the shot just as I'm taking the photo.:)
 
Reeeaaaly nice work so far. Love that you are your Dad are working together on it. Welcome to the board.
 
Love it so far, and given the work you and your dad did on the car, I reckon it's gonna turn out spectacular :)
 
Hi all, thanks for your comments, always nice to get some encouragement!!

oldgrumpy said:
hi what brand of seat is that ,,,,it looks very temting great work regards oldgrumpy
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Thanks. It's a Vonzeti tail unit, they make some great products, check 'em out


steve murdoch said:
Great first post, Dec.
I hope you have access to a scale, it will be interesting to know the weight savings.
I like spokes but have only heard of Hagon shocks.
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I did think about weighing each item as I removed / replaced them, although I didn't want to get carried away! I would however be interested in taking the bike to a weigh bridge once complete to compare the weight to a stock bike.

elcornus said:
Welcome,

Always nice to see a father-son project, I sure wish I had my Dads help on mine.
Is the photo with the steel toed boots and Machinist apron your Dad?
Mine had a way of walking into the shot just as I'm taking the photo.:)
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Haha, yes that's dad, he's proper old school when it comes to working in the garage. He's a great engineer though, such a perfectionist. Hopefully this wont be the last project we work on together, but I wanted something which we built that I could hold onto; the GS is a classic and something I can see me owning for many years to come.

Cheers,
Dec
 
A little bit of work on the engine block this weekend. The first pic was taken a few weeks ago when I started to clean the muck and dirt off the block, 33 years of road grime!!!!

Once it was cleaned and all non-essential parts were removed we pulled the sump off to clean the pick up strainer, surprisingly it was in good shape. I hear they can get clogged up on these engines.

2 coats of gloss black engine lacquer later (applied by good ol' dad!) and the results are fantastic! The pics really don't do the finished article justice :)

My cylinder barrels are back from the engineers, rebored to take the WISECO pistons and have been sent to www.icmhome.org.uk for vapour blasting along with the head, cam cover and carb bodies. I'm expecting good results, more pics to come....... :D


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This is looking great so far!! Doing the whole motor black or just the cases and head??
 
Damn! Great job on the Nova - must be nice to have all the facilities and space. Haven't seen a polished pair of toe-tectors for long time!

No doubt this cafe is going to be quite something. Watching this one with serious interest.
 
DannyMotor said:
This is looking great so far!! Doing the whole motor black or just the cases and head??
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Cheers Danny, I'm doing the block black, the barrels and head will be raw aluminium (nice and clean).

allojohn said:
Damn! Great job on the Nova - must be nice to have all the facilities and space. Haven't seen a polished pair of toe-tectors for long time!

No doubt this cafe is going to be quite something. Watching this one with serious interest.
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Cheers mate, I'll keep the pics coming! :cool:
 
looking great, can't wait for the next installment...what paint have you guys used for the engine?...I'm planning on painting the engine in mine some time this year

RB:)
 
I'm on for the ride. The bike and the Vauxhall (?) look great. Will be watching.

cg
 
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