siamesing the twins. (one from two) 82 GS1100G

[engel]

there you go charlie.



only took me two months as well.

[Charlie G]

It's a good thing those motorcycles aren't cows, cause you'd potentially have a mess on your porch. Great shot, thanks!


cg

[Good Times]

there you go charlie.



only took me two months as well.

Now you're just showing off.

[engel]

anna's spare engines cases are now buttoned up again. fresh threebond is squelched from between the upper and lower halves, the shift forks are reengaged with their pinions, and the covers are lightly nipped on to keep crap out.

hope to get new bevel drive o-rings and slip some temporary gaskets into place and have the engine ready to swap out for a few test kays with the broken clutch centre and no stator to suss out the condition of the top end and see if the bevels are gonna howl or frag each other.

sort some clutch plates, and other basics if it proves its worth and swap out the good clutch basket and stator. otherwise it comes back out and sits in waiting. perhaps a set of rings if needed. just nice to get off my arse again and achieve a little here and there.

oh, and charlie: moooooooo.

(always called them a harem, but i suppose they might well number enough nowadays for a herd)

[engel]

been spreading myself thinly of late. have collected my VG valiant pacer hardtop project, been to a wedding 300 kays away, and been helping a young bloke get a 550m katana going that he bought for 150 and's been dormant for 9 years. cleaned out his mikunis and removed his starter for him so he could unsieze it and we've had the little jewel running. going o-ring shopping tomorrow for the bevel gear housings and some for the needle and seats and transfer tubes.

hope to get the gpz900 running sometime tomorrow evening too now theres a little more room around it. did a pretty major reshuffle in the sheds today and hung all manner of bodywork and other paraphernalia out of harms way and wound up with ample space to tackle all manner of tasks again.

a quick photo of the VG as collected:



much remains to be completed, or lets face it, even started upon. just see how it all goes i guess.

might get a shot of the 550m when next out that way too. rough but not totalled, and he has a sensible attitude to the build. may see him here soon too.

best wishes for the start of spring, glen.

[Charlie G]

Nice car there. Reminds me of the some Chrysler cars of the late 60's and early 70's. Sharp cars. I had the same wheels on a little ute of mine that was stolen. I got the truck back minus the wheels, tranny, and carb. No loss as the insurance company paid me dear as I bought it right and none were available to replace it. The beginning of spring. Yes, rub it in. It seems week before last, it was 105 F (40c) and someone flipped the switch and it's starting to get cold in the again.

Here's a couple of bikes I had a hand on rescuing last week.



A 78 GS1000 and a 79 GS 750. My friend got the 750 running yesterday. He was happy as a clam. Thnaks for the update.

cg

[6pkrunner]

Very nice project(s). I find that after cannibalizing one for the other, the parts bike eventually wants to be restored too. Then it begins anew.

[engel]

you lot had them as the dodge dart charl. we got a unique to australia driveline but, as with the nose and tailights.

scary handlebars on the one on the left matey. love that the twin pipes have survived.

[Charlie G]

you lot had them as the dodge dart charl. we got a unique to australia driveline but, as with the nose and tailights.

scary handlebars on the one on the left matey. love that the twin pipes have survived.

I wanted to say Dodge Dart, but wasn't certian. The family across the street had one in a metalic green I always liked. I like those nose lights. Did it come with a v8 hemi engine?

[engel]

v8 option by this series was the 318 in two barrel format at 230 horsepower.

a 4 litre "hemi" (by name and some aspects but not crossflow) inline six with outputs between 165 and 240 horsepower depending on spec with a BBS, BBD, or an AVS fitted. mine is the mid spec 2bbl at around 190.

what you wouldn't be execting is the vg came with rectangular headlamps:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42220226@N07/4066844389/

[Charlie G]

Looking through those photos, I found a 62 Valiant R like I used to own. It was a free car I had when I was 20. I lost it when the tranny blew and I didn't have $200 for a new one. 3 speed push button auto on the dash. Not a car to pick up chicks in. Might have been the torn seats with visiable springs.

cg

[engel]

Yep, a very rare beast in this locale is the R. 62 saw the start of them here and all 1008 were quickly gobbled up. Only engine was the 225 and floor shift manuals were sold alongside the pushbutton model. They pretty much kicked off a pretty dedicated following of the valiant here till end of production in 1981 of nearly half a million.

[engel]

need a giggle charl?

got offered a pretty dead but still free S series on monday. pushbutton torqueflite, lotsa rust, and likely some rats and snakes.

plus a 65 AP6 model that was a driver up till 2 years ago.

clearing space for them this weekend.

[Charlie G]

I guess your the man to take on another project. Good thing you have room and time. I'm a visual person, ya know. Hint!

cg

[engel]

did i mention they're pretty dead?