- First off, this post is going to look a little weird. I started sharing all this in the GS owners under my Hello. Please be patient with me and I will get it figured out.
I have parts coming from every direction and am working on the filter box and a donor set of carbs I am learning on. The filter box almost sent me straight to pods, but I have decided to bring it back to life. I admittingly love the look and convenances of the pods but am also a fan of a true stock/classic look of anything vintage with a motor. Natural beauty applies to motor vehicles of all kinds for me. The carbs are from a donor bike, and I am using them as a way to become familiar with them. They are seized and in bad shape, but I have started the process of saving them also.
This is why I ask for your favorite source and or brands of parts. oem and nos is not available for everything Sadley, but I am sourcing as much as I can and I am reading plenty (drinking from a firehose really) of what is posted and published but some links are dead, and some parts or services are no longer available where they once where it seems. Thankful so many of you are still here building these and sharing knowledge. -
.................................................. ......Quote- I just about got the filter box squared away, lots of sanding scraping and wire brushing to remove the rust and whatever was once used to seal it up. I only knocked of loose and peeling sealant as it is solid. the inside got a few light coats of flex seal and the exterior got what was left from a dura coat rattle can. polished the chrome, cleaned mounting surface for rubber strip, and she is just about done.
Attached Files - The donor carbs or guinea pigs as I call them. one had missing parts the other three are all there. I really hope I can get them freed up and rebuilt.
I was able to free the donor bikes carb slides today at lunch, pb blaster and free where both used to lube the carbs for nearly a week. i was expecting them to be in horrible shape but to my Suprise i think these are rescue worthy.
Big thanks to Nessism for the Orings and r/r. man it looks great! I really appreciate it.
also, if you zoom in on top left you can see the screws cleaned up nicely, as did the left carb cover. What polish or cleaner do you guys like for the carbs? I have been trying to do a little each night and man it feels great. I am going on a family vacation soon and literality thought about bringing the carbs ha ha ha . but I decided the wife and kids should get some undivided attention while on vacation.
Preview attachment IMG_9909.jpg
- .................................................. .............
More pics and progress to come soon. I am currently trying to source new braided brake lines; I am willing to build them also. what brands have you guys used before, or do you recommend?
.png "Powered by vBulletin")
Required reading for all forum users!!!
Welcome!
Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.A note to new registrants...
All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.A Special Note about Email accounts!
DO NOT USE sbcglobal.net, att.net, bellsouth.net or email.com email addresses when registering for the forum! Email that our system sends out to these email servers is treated as SPAM and you will never receive your activation email, or any other email that our system may send out. Use an email address from gmail.com or some other email server.A note to old forum members...
I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.
Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...
New users should be sure to read the FAQ as well as the posts in the Announcements forum. This will answer many of the questions you may have about how this forum works.
Before posting questions in the forums be sure to use the forum search function!!! Odds are your question has already been asked and answered before. And when posting, please make sure that you post to the correct forum.
Finally, be sure to check out BassCliff's website here. He has useful information that can't be found on this site. His welcome page containing useful GS information can be found here. Be sure to check it out!
If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password, chances are your account is deleted. Just create a new forum account and you should be all set.