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Tarbash27's 1979 7/11 build.

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I dropped my stuff off at dynocoat. There in bohemia/islip area. I never used them before but I'll soon find out how good they are.
 
Tarbash 27 said:
I have been doing work on the bike, just not to much posting.
Im really excited about my seat I got in the mail today. I bought it off ebay UK and had it shipped here. $130 for the seat, $90 for shipping. But I have been looking for one of these for a while. No rips, just needs some cleaning. I scratched that other set pan idea.

Other than that, I'm prepping the frame, wheels, and small parts to get powdercoated, hopefully next week. Have to get the trans undercut next week. I have been working on an older yoshimura pipe. I made a bigger baffle and modified the can a little. Also working on some other small odds and ends. I have decided to run a shim under bucket setup also on the motor. So I am in the process of gathering these parts.

I also decided I'm riding this bike to daytona bike week, leaving feb 28th. So I have less than 3 months to finish this build. Im working in an 8x8 shed at night and its freezing out.

Here's some picures of the seat.



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Is that a real Gullari seat, or an old replica? Very very cool!
 
Its real, It has the tag on the side and a stamp in the pan. Its a alot cleaner now, I used some mothers leather conditioner on it, those were pictures right after I took it out of packaging. I love it.
 
Tarbash 27 said:
Its real, It has the tag on the side and a stamp in the pan. Its a alot cleaner now, I used some mothers leather conditioner on it, those were pictures right after I took it out of packaging. I love it.
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Id love to have one myself. If you ever see another pop up, lemme know!!
 
Well I have gotton some stuff done since my last post.

I got some engine parts
ape titanium valve spring retainers(shim under)
kz keepers
k&l 20 pc 13mm shim kit. Yes I paid full price.

Also bought a degree wheel, dial indicator/stand, and piston stop so I can degree the cams. Bought a valve spring remover kit. Its makes it so easy.

I also bought a front master cylinder rebuild kit. I had no leaks but thought what the heck. Man, you wouldn't believe the crud that came out of this thing, all rust and corosion. I think I will be buying a rear master kit also.

Forks are completely built, ready to install.

So I have the head together, will just have to to a final valve adjustment when complete. I had to make cutouts on the head around each valve journal so the cams wouldnt hit. Would a pain in the A$$ that was.

I took apart my front calipers (83 GS1100E square pad) to see if they need a rebuild, there absolutely perfect. So I will be repainting those and reassembling them.

I'm still waiting on my trans from Robinson so I can put this motor together

All my stuff is back from the powdercoaters. I put the wheels back together with new tubes.
Here's some pictures. All semi flat black. I forgot pictures of the frame.

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Finish

Finish

Man that finish is awesome, can't wait to see it come together.....Great Work!...I noticed on the wheel hub you left the sprocket area unfinished..How come?...also what preparation was necessary to powder coat the fork tubes?

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The front wheel came out nice. The rear is good but they got some left over sand from sand blasting under the powdercoat. Its not really noticeable until you look for it. I dont mind it. I dont want it too pretty. The camera makes it look a little glossy. There a bit duller.

As for the sprocket, I just did not want anything on there that could cause the rear sprocket to not sit perfect. Its my first experience with powdercoated parts. The powdercoat is very durable, I put the tires on with steel tire irons without any scratches. Ill make sure I learn from my mistake's for the next project, which is a secret.

For the fork tubes, nothing really. I stripped the old paint myself and just gave them to the guy. I guess he just masked off the hole so nothing got inside.
 
Matt

Matt

Looking good. You seem experienced at this (split cases).

The powdercoat does look good. U looking to get the project done this winter; ready for summer? (I know you said no budget or schedule :o )

Looking over the thread you have some real nice 8V cases.

Pos
 
Well I learn very fast and it comes very naturally to me. I split some dirtbikes before and I fix all kinds of stuff for fun from lawnmowers to mopeds. As for no budget and schedule. Lets just say, I'm leaving for Daytona Beach, FL february 28th on this bike and the frame is on the floor behind me in my bedroom!
 
Tarbash 27 said:
Well I have gotton some stuff done since my last post.

I got some engine parts
ape titanium valve spring retainers(shim under)
kz keepers
k&l 20 pc 13mm shim kit. Yes I paid full price.

Also bought a degree wheel, dial indicator/stand, and piston stop so I can degree the cams. Bought a valve spring remover kit. Its makes it so easy.

I also bought a front master cylinder rebuild kit. I had no leaks but thought what the heck. Man, you wouldn't believe the crud that came out of this thing, all rust and corosion. I think I will be buying a rear master kit also.

Forks are completely built, ready to install.

So I have the head together, will just have to to a final valve adjustment when complete. I had to make cutouts on the head around each valve journal so the cams wouldnt hit. Would a pain in the A$$ that was.

I took apart my front calipers (83 GS1100E square pad) to see if they need a rebuild, there absolutely perfect. So I will be repainting those and reassembling them.

I'm still waiting on my trans from Robinson so I can put this motor together

All my stuff is back from the powdercoaters. I put the wheels back together with new tubes.
Here's some pictures. All semi flat black. I forgot pictures of the frame.

powdercoat1.jpg

powdercoat2.jpg

powdercoat3.jpg
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How much work is involved in prepping the forks for powder coating?
 
For the fork tubes, nothing really. I stripped the old paint myself with paint stripper the best I could and just gave them to the guy. I guess he just masked off the hole's so nothing got inside. Thats pretty much it.
 
I have been working on this bike alot. I finally got my transmission back from robinson industries. I had it backcut and bill(owner) just went over the whole thing to make sure I was not going to have any problems. Its all good. $250 for that.

I started putting the motor together, crank and trans are in and cases are sealed. Put the clutch in the other night. I also painted the cases gloss black but will keep the sidecovers polished.

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I will end up using GS1100E front calipers and rotors all the way round. So I rebuilt all the 3 calipers and the front master cylinder, painted every thing black. Rear master is next.

Bought a new battery that I will have to make a new battery box for. I was using a ytz10s with my gs750 motor and it was ok. So I upgraded to a yuasa ytz14s to use with this motor because it has more cranking power. $140 for the battery.

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So this morning I decided to put a rolling frame together. Totally rebuilt 82 GS1100E front end went on. All new seals, progressive springs, race tech emulators, anti dive block off. Swingarm went on, new bearings and shock bushings. I had the works performance shocks that I purchased last year. Wheels on with GS1100E rotors. Just one problem, rear axle was so stripped that I couldnt thread the nut on. So it has a temporary GS1000 rear axle in(too long) until I get an axle.

I hope to get the motor in by next weekend.

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Wow! Bike is looking great! Keep up the good work.:)
 
Diggin' those black wheels, can't wait to see the black motor installed too. :)
 
Simple green, carburetor cleaner, brake clean, garden hose, scrub brushes. I did this in the bed of my pickup truck parked in the street.
 
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