Pics at last!

[Whiskerfish]

This is the sort of thing we are up against here £149 = $215

That is absolutely ridiculous. A Couple of months ago I bought 2 complete engines for $125. One is running Just fine and the other would be except I got rid of it already.

[Cookie]

Just a suggestion, A lot of folks are getting alid off and going back home. If somebody was going from the eastern US with a container perhaps a few bucks would allow us to tos in a compact but heavy care package.

[alan hawke]

This is the sort of thing we are up against here £149 = $215

That is absolutely ridiculous. A Couple of months ago I bought 2 complete engines for $125. One is running Just fine and the other would be except I got rid of it already.

I have the same problem as old fogey here in OZ parts here if i can find them are three to four times the amount to what you guys in the states pay. So if i need parts and i'm not in a hurry i go to the states every time, even with the high shipping cost it still works out cheaper for me.

[Old Fogey]

Finally got the carbs finished off after the neighbour so kindly returned the first lot of jets sent over by Cycle-Re-Cycle back to them because it was delivered to the wrong house. ( three houses down and across the road- some people!)






I used Ross (Puffy)'s Retroride dress up kit. http://www.retrorideinfo.com/

What a hell of a difference that made.

It was modded slightly as I had a few hairline cracks in the scabby looking white buttons, so they were loaded with JB WELD, the slightly larger O rings bedded into it and then filled up with the Retroride discs stuck down on top.

Top Job ! Thanks Ross

What would we do without these guys coming up with innovations to keep our old heaps looking good.

[Sagebrush]

Almost makes me wish I had buttons on my 1100 so I could put those on them, .....................Almost

[Whiskerfish]

Very nice work Old Fogey

[Cookie]

I wonder if we are not getting a bit closer to a ride. If it just wasn't for that engine....

[Old Fogey]

OK, this is a link to a General Discussion question I asked. The thread was becoming something I felt was better here since it was part of the restoration of the engine.
http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 513#140513

This gets sillier by the minute.

The first 79 engine is now stripped. This engine needs a rebore through wear, but strangely enough the crank looks great, not a mark on any of the journals. Yippee !!

So I get going with the Plastigauge; all the bearings are well within spec. Yippee!!

Ahhh;No! Not yippee at all.

When I check the main bearing code on the cases it reads 1/1, 2/1, 3/1
So the shells should be, as far as I can make out from the chart, main 1/yellow, main2/green, main3/brown.
Yes? Anybody think different?

Somebody did, because all them suckers is green, every one!

The conrod shells no repeat no colour at all! ! !

The only thing they have is a stamp on the back saying STD.

Dear God! I must have been a real bad person in my last life, I tell you.

The block is going to the machine shop tomorrow, so is the crank to get measured up. That would seem to be the only way solve this.

[Cookie]

I wouldn't worry about it. A quick check with the mike means you don't need no steekin' colors anyway.
A good standard crank would be a win.

[Old Fogey]

This is the sort of thing we are up against here £149 = $215

That is absolutely ridiculous. A Couple of months ago I bought 2 complete engines for $125. One is running Just fine and the other would be except I got rid of it already.

Another example of the loony prices over here.




Half the engine missing, rusted frame, broken instruments, no carbs or seat or tank panels; the only saving grace being the Lester wheels.

Starting at £3.25; oh no, sorry, £325 /$470. Any Takers???

[Cookie]

That's frightening.

[LikeMike64]

Sounds like we need to get a container, fill it with old broken wings from here (the US), ship it there, and sell them.

[Old Fogey]

While I'm waiting for parts to arrive I'm getting on with things that just need time.

Tonight I stripped down the rockers to get the rocker cam follower pads polished up so that the new cams don't get wrecked.

Those pads are hard! Looking at them under a magnifying glass they look like they have a layer of what is probably Stellite fused onto them. Whatever it is, it took a fair bit of work to remove all the marks made by the old cams.

When I came to assemble them back into the cam carrier, I was concerned by the amount of wear on the rocker spindles. Needless to say, I had checked every thing else on the heads except them!

Then, BRAINWAVE!

Take a look at the pic. What do you see?





Look carefully at the lower rocker spindle.

Both rocker spindles are identical and, due to the way the rockers sit on their respective spindles, the spindles can be swapped from one side to the other so that the rockers now sit on fresh metal.

If you are doing the valves or valve seals you will already have the cam carrier off, so take five minutes and do this. The spindles will just push out (or a light tap with a soft drift) leaving the valves and springs just sitting there if you're careful.
Swap the spindles over and turn them end for end. Make sure that the oil holes point down towards the cams.
I also noticed that the springs can obscure the oil holes so make sure that they are turned so that the holes are clear. I don't know whether or not the springs turn of their own accord when the engine is running; there is nothing to stop them which seems poor design to me.

JOB DONE!

[LikeMike64]

Brilliant!!

[the chef]

Very very nice!
What color is it going to be,,,,,,,,, BLACK?