Hoosier Daddy wrote:X3
............clean up the casting flash, especially around the oil drain back holes at the bottom of the heads.
good advice here too.
getting rid of the flash will help oil drain back and will also help eleviate stress and protect from cracks if you decide to hammer on it occassionally after you get it rideable.
great progress rainstromrider, btw i am enjoying watching this build as you get closer to completion.
God bless those who protect our freedom, at every level
Got the message on the heads boys! Cleanup and go, besides I have my hands full getting the rough cast outside smoothed. Did get the heads, and valve covers stripped last night. Valve covers have some nasty corrosion on them! Thought I would cleanup the valves on my lunch break today, but the crud on the exhaust might as well be ceramic! Makes sense it is baked on pretty hard. Took half an hour on 1 valve!
Fred Camper wrote:Great to see the progress Nate. Hope you get her started soon, so that the final issues can be discovered early.
There will be no problems! I'm an optimist to a fault, my wife calls it "Nate land"
btw i am enjoying watching this build as you get closer to completion.
Thanks, Still a long way to go. Wiring will be fun
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
Been busy! Just a dry fit for a quick pic, but it helps keep me motivated!
Don't know what came over me, but I had to smooth the valve covers. One of them was really nasty. Took me a couple hours to get all the pitting sanded off.
Love how the heads just flow into the block now
Full frontal Can't wait to get the cooling system parts and the cam pulleys and tensioners done!
Stay tuned
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
You know that engine is going to be way to pretty to put in a bike??!!
1976 Goldwing Super Sport
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
I used VHT white on my engine. It turned very yellow in 200 miles. I had to pull the engine again for another problem so I repainted with Duplicolor engine enamel. It still looks good after a year and 4700 miles.
Without the carbs on it that engine looks REALLY wide.
2006 GL1800 (Brutus Maximus)
1978 GL1000 (White Trash - 2012 BOTY
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gregforesi wrote:I used VHT white on my engine. It turned very yellow in 200 miles. I had to pull the engine again for another problem so I repainted with Duplicolor engine enamel. It still looks good after a year and 4700 miles.
Without the carbs on it that engine looks REALLY wide.
I've found duplicolor engine, but not clear? I'm not particular to any namebrand if anyone has a suggestion? And it does look quite wide on it's own!
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
Don't know if the photo was worth the attempted hernia, but I couldn't resist seeing it in the sunlight
Hoping to have the water tubes and cam pulleys done tonight. Probably won't have head gaskets and timing belts till next week, but I'll have everything finished and waiting.
Fred Camper wrote:Nothing like progress to keep motivation up. How is the wiring going, love the engine!
No wiring at all yet. Once the engine is back in, and before the carbs go back in I'll start on the wiring. All the electrical system is going on the back of the acrylic panel for the gauges. I'm going to ditch the tach to make room for the misc parts. They will all be semi-polished, or painted in copper.
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
Valve covers look good. I like the smooth look.I'm building 5hp Briggs and smoothed all the flasning and seams on the block.(Too much time on my hands and not enough $)
Fred Camper wrote:Nice, and will look good in Da Moonlight too.
Are the carbs runners? Are the runners semi polished? Does...
Carbs would be front runners for the ugliest carbs ever right now, nasty pitting on the aluminum, the rubber boots are scarred by the p.o.'s liberal use of a wire wheel, every steel part is severely rusted, and all siliconed together! Not Good! But...I have a plan
Daily rider...
2012 Concours 1400
Projects...
81 1100 "Bones" (Stripped!)
Maintain...
Dad's 86 1200 Aspencade (my fee is being able to ride it whenever)
Uncle's 76 1000 (for sale)
Can't wait to get the cooling system parts and the cam pulleys and tensioners done!
