megawatt Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Gonna be a while yet Bob. Still waiting on a wheel that fits and a pro pipe exhaust. The engine casings are back together with just the gearbox output shaft in so I can make and fit the engine plates and then align the sprockets. Can't rebuild the engine until after that. I can strip and fettle the head though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Watching with interest mate......good luck with the wheel.......I'm sure something will turn up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sweet dude, I am loving this thread alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mealexme Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sweet dude, I am loving this thread alot pretty much my words exactly, keep us updated! I may have no idea what your on about half the time "spot whats wrong in the picture" I dont even know wth that is! lol, but enjoying it all the same, and love the fact people know exactly whats wrong straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Cheers chaps. Here to help , and educate if yer interested. I have a wheel Bob, but it's in Northumberland waiting to go on a pallet with a race exhaust and some other goodies. Weighed the arm before fitting, it's alloy and weighs 12.5Kg Think I might end up making one if I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Looking excellent mate, can't wait to see it go!Do you move the mount points of the rear shock, or change to stiffer shocks to compensate for the extra 10"?Also, looking like the new job is not many weekends, so should be good for pendine fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Be great to see you and the gang there mate. There are no twin shock mounting points, just the pivot bearing for the GSXR single shock linkage. There are mounting points on the ET frame , so I will remove the arm braces, weld two shock mounting points on the arm and then weld slightly shorter braces in front of the mounting points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 So, what I am getting at is, are you mounting the shocks in the same place relevant to the rear wheel as they would be on a shorter arm? (a long way back).I know you know this, but having a mahoosive long swing arm will make the rear suspension massively soft won't it, due to the leverage being different, so I was wondering how you counteract this, I didn't quite get what you just said?You're mounting twin shocks?matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 My wonderful wife overheard a conversation about my racebike. I have been offered a free paintjob and want it in it's original Deuce colours, as raced in Pro Stock by Pip Higham. She ran upstairs and found a copy of Superbike magazine from December 1980.Hopefully here is the front cover;http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/Deucecover_zps6bbfe75c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well it was raining all day today , so I completed a job on somebody else's carbs and then started work on the racebike cylinder head.Gave it a quick clean with a plastic fibre wheel in my drill.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1444_zps725f3735.jpgCleaned up the exhaust threads.Then before I removed the valves, I thought I'd check how well sealed to the head they already were. I poured paraffin into the inlet and then exhaust ports and then checked the combustion chambers. No paraffin at all.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1446_zps750f0c85.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1443_zps87e3d4cc.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1445_zpsdeb4680a.jpgI removed the paraffin and then thought I'd have a look at the valve seats anyway. I found the valve spring compressor that I'd bought 30 years ago to work on my original sprint bike.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1447_zps1db4606e.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1449_zps335bca7b.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1450_zpse6ecfc53.jpgSure enough, the valves had recently been lapped to the head. Saving me a normally laborious job.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1451_zps450d1355.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1453_zps513e64eb.jpgWith the inlet valves out, I felt around the area where the valve seats meet the head and there was a ridge on both valve ports.I set up my Dremel type tool with it's flexible drive and ground the seal and head until there was no step all around it.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1454_zps801dce60.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1455_zps7c8d02d8.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1457_zps98a447e8.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1458_zpsf96ea4b8.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1462_zpsbe41863f.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1464_zps0db152fa.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1470_zpsff6e3d84.jpgWas going to clean up the casting marks in the inlet ports , but it's already been done!http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1459_zps69ce4d1e.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1465_zps1a2e3ee4.jpgI know I should grind the tops off the valve guides and blend them to the head, but I'm not that skilled with the grinding tools and I don't wanna risk doing any damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Just had an eMail from Pendine Landspeed Racers Club. My entry has been acceped. I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nice one Alan........congrats...... Better get that bike finished then mate...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 I'm on the case Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I'm on the case Bob No you're not....you're on the computer......get on with it man..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I'm on the case Bob No you're not....you're on the computer......get on with it man..... Damn straight!This is your pit crew telling you to get off the sofa and get out in the freezing cold to twiddle some spanners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 I put posts on here using my phone as well and I always have my phone on me. When it's snowing tomorrow , I'll be working on my cylinder head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Good man!Me and Bex are 'motivational team members' (self appointed) so expect to be encouraged at inappropriate times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 I must find some jobs for you to do ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Looking fab fella.Valves and seals look excellent condition..And well done with the port grinding. spot on job there..Time to put some serious hours into that bike now that your in the race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Still working on the cylinder head mate. There's a recess in the alloy behind the valve seats. Having to remove a lot of hard metal to get a good smooth flow from one end of the ports to the valve seats. To be honest the valve sealing faces are a bit wide at 2mm, should really be 1mm or less, but I can't afford the cost of 3 angle valve seat cutting , so they will have to do. Got another 3 days work to do on the head, then I will post pix and start the rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Had a bit of time in the garage today. I donned my thermals and decided with a bit of encouragement to grind the tops off the valve guides and blend them into the head. Mainly used small emery tubes on my Dremel , but had to resort to small grinding wheels at one point to remove enough steel from the valve guides. A bit more work to do , but I was sneezing too much and my snot was freezing on the end of my nose.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1481_zps1a6b1d1c.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1480_zps34636af2.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1479_zps5e5c026a.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1484_zpsf84ac4a4.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1482_zpse9630900.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1477_zpsa8947825.jpghttp://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1478_zps7e5b7849.jpgManaged to blend most of the ally around the stems , but need a bit more alloy removal before they're finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Good work there, with this kind of work the pictures make it look as if very little has been done but the time taken to do it goes into the hours Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Well not a lot of progress this week. Dry weather , so been up the scaffold doing some cladding work.Got two parcels today and a small parcel earlier this week.Two swingarm spacers for the Gixxer 1100 arm fitting to ET frame.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1487_zps84199312.jpg5.5" Gixxer 1100 rear wheel, complete.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1491_zps60aedd13.jpgStar Racing 4 into 1 system and ET tail unit and light.http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r240/megawattblade/All%20bike%20pix/GSX1100%20project/IMAG1490_zps8b7e73ec.jpgThankyou very, very much to some very generous guys in the west country and Northumberland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Them parts just keep rolling in Alan....... Are you still on track?....not long now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycoops43 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Mate, is that exhaust just a tube? I can't WAIT to hear it if that's the case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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