Project X6

[Guest]

67 T20 Hustler X6 250 engine out restore. I may need to buy some Evaporust in bulk.

[jwhelan65]

Disassembly is slow and very rusty

[jwhelan65]

Not good..

[jwhelan65]

[jwhelan65]

[Allie]

Spray the bores with uhhhh, some Gumout??

I -LOVE- that bike.

[jwhelan65]

[jwhelan65]

[jwhelan65]

Spray the bores with uhhhh, some Gumout??

I -LOVE- that bike.

I think the carbs are done, sourcing a used set

[jwhelan65]

Tear down continues..

[jwhelan65]

A little pile of black for the powder coater

[jwhelan65]

Ready for paint

[jwhelan65]

Found some minty wheels...

[Crankthat]

You always manage such beautiful end products!
Will enjoy seeing the progress on this!

[recycled64]

As I'm drawn back to the one I had in the late 60's, I remember that the tank had a u-shaped tank mounting bracket welded underneath and to the rear of it, and that the main wiring harness ran very close to that arrangement. Had a number of electrical problems with mine, and finally, after some years of owning it, found out that the proximity was so close to that area that the bracket cut into the harness and caused some shorts, big PITA. Part of the reason for it taking so long to discover was that the bottom front of the tank had a short 'equalizer' hose between some brazed or welded fittings, which meant that unless the tank was empty, or very close to it, to take the tank off meant that you had to take an end of the hose off one of the fittings, and dump gas all over the place. Many, many Suzuki mechanics in those days (and there weren't many very bright ones, including me!), would do anything they could to avoid taking the tank off unless it was absolutely necessary. Not the most user/wrencher friendly arrangement!