Re-Instatement of 83 GSX750 EZ from a 7/11 to a 750 & creating a new 1100

[rphillips]

Warrant of Fitness? I presume that's a $ 70 vehicle inspection every 6 mo.?... And I thought some of our states had strict rules.

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So it is pretty grimy as it as sat in a shed for years but a bit of scrubbing should refresh it. Usually the more oily gunk that is covering the engine the better protection it has had over the years.
Unfortunately I also found it was missing the Signal Generator Assembly so another order was sent off to Germany.

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The Engine internals were in a much better state than expected so that was a pleasant surprise

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While I waited for bits to turn up I started the removal of the 1100 engine from the bike using my trusty Gazebo frame

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I have used this method previously on my 1150 and makes the job do-able for 1 person

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The combination of straps, car jack, bricks & Timber got me there

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Almost there. Just got to keep it all balanced

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And its free

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While waiting for 750 engine bits to turn up I have been able to source an 1100 with no engine and the bits that are rusted or broken I generally have spares for so I am going to progress down that bike route next

[Big Block]

Engine looks real good. I always work alone as well, I have an engine crane I use for swapping car engines out but it still takes a bit of jiggling and plenty of wood blocks and rejigging to get them out.

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I managed to pick this up on TradeMe recently. All you Americans will squeal when I tell you the price but I consider it a reasonable deal at $1700 20230226-161026.jpg

It has all the bits I required and it has valid Registration number so all I have to do is get new engine installed, A WOF and its legal.

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It did come with other bits and spares

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Although it doesn't have a whole engine it did come with cylinder block, cylinder head, airboxes and it saved me a couple of hundred dollars in more orders to Germany so it effectively cost $1500

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And it came with a Crankshaft

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I think its in reasonable condition so I should be able to sell it for a few hundred dollars later on.

[slayer61]

I managed to pick this up on TradeMe recently. All you Americans will squeal when I tell you the price but I consider it a reasonable deal at $1700 20230226-161026.jpg

It has all the bits I required and it has valid Registration number so all I have to do is get new engine installed, A WOF and its legal.

Many years ago, a friend who made his living in sales told me

It doesn't matter if the customer gets a good deal, what matters is the customer THINKS he got a good deal

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The whole object of this part of the project is to onsell it ASAP as I already have a pristine 81 GSX1100 and I think I will make a moderate profit so I definitely think I got a good deal.
Even if I dont it doesnt matter as it keeps me occupied for long periods.

It only took an afternoon to turn it into this pile of bits

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I will now go through all the bits and see whats good, bad or needs replacing

[Suzukian]

Whichever way you go, you'll have either an extra bike, or a pile of parts to sell to offset the costs. The 750 engine looked good inside, like the PO changed the oil, and it wasn't dark brown.

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I have reviewed all the bits I pulled off the bike and the Forks are gone
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A PO seemed to love the colour Red as the frame and swingarm are painted this lovely shade. I am going to strip the swingarm back to bare metal

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The frame has the red base but the black topcoat is just floating off in lots of locations so I will strip the black off, clean up the red base coat and repaint (Black)