Worth rebuilding?

[drenfro22]

So the carbs off my '82 750 look horrible. The pics don't tell the whole story. I don't mind investing the time and effort, but am wondering if it would be cheaper to find a set of working carbs in the long run. Tons of rust and build up, and everything is frozen up at the moment. I think this bike was underwater during Hurricane Katrina.

[providedrailroad]

I don't think I'd mess with those. I wonder if any GSR pals can help you out with a new set instead of having to go through the 'bay though. Do you mind me asking, how is the rest of the bike?

[drenfro22]

The frame is garbage. I cut down the rear end a little, and when I moved the bike, water came out of the tubing. There is rust everywhere on the frame. Swing arm is rusted badly, no exhaust, front end it in need of rebuilding, but usable. Drum brake on back is frozen up, the front caliper was completely frozen up. I only paid $100 for the bike, so I am probably only going to keep the front end and motor. When I opened up the top cam cover the internals look really clean from that view. I pulled the oil fill plug, and looking in it, the clutch basket and surrounding metal all look clean. So once I dive into rebuilding the motor I'm sure I'll have less trouble than with all the external components. This should give you an idea of how bad the rust is on the rest of the frame.

[drenfro22]

This is what it looked like when I brought it home.



I posted here when I first purchased the bike so I could lean some general info about it. I haven't been on in over 6 months so my account was deleted. Life kind of put this on the back burner, but I have been slowly tinkering with it lately and was just in need of a little advice.

[GateKeeper]

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[drenfro22]

Thanks Gatekeeper. I have all the links still saved in my bookmarks, but I appreciate the welcome back.