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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #225 - 02/16/11 at 11:32:38 MotoBuddha wrote on 02/16/11 at 08:30:00: Now that looks better. http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk182/motobuddha/efcaa320.jpg The head is next after some more degreasing. Looks great, how did you clean it?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #226 - 02/16/11 at 12:10:22 Engine cleaner, dishwasher, engine cleaner, rinse, Dremel fiber cone in some spots, 409, rinse, hair dryer, engine primer, engine paint. Or I could have taken it to a soda blaster and saved the first eight steps. But where would the "fun" have been in that?
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Reply #227 - 02/16/11 at 17:22:03

More tool misuse.

I was trying to get the intake boot off the cylinder head. It's just two Phillips screws, so it should be easy, right? No. I got out my #2 JIS Phillips screw driver and...

The screws weren't budging and the heads were in danger for stripping. Push down harder and twist...

Nope.

Fortunately (or maybe by design -- who knows) the screw heads have some nice flat shoulders. So get the pliers, grab the screws from the side, squeeze, turn and... Bingo!

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Reply #228 - 02/17/11 at 04:57:37

Last night I dreamed I worked in an office with an attached garage where I kept this project bike. One day another Savage owner came by to see what I was doing with the bike. We went out to the garage and it had been cleaned up. All the other non-bike stuff had been moved around and some large items had been removed. I looked for my frame but all I could find were 3-to-4-inch pieces of it. I freaked out and marched back into the office to find the 20-something guy who had cleaned the garage. He shrugged and admitted cutting up my frame. I swore at him, telling him he had no right to do that. He said he didn't think the frame was good enough and that I should drop the engine into a sportbike frame. I screamed at him some more and my voice got higher and squeakier until I sounded like a little kid. He rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever, old man." I stormed back to the garage and woke up.

Hmmmmm, maybe I worry too much about this project.

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kernel ken YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 34 Loveland Ohio Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #229 - 02/17/11 at 09:46:22 Tonight take your ball peen hammer to bed with you. And, if that smart mouth whippersnapper shows up again use the hammer to adjust his attitude. You might also move the alarm clock and lamp to the back of the night stand before you go to sleep...just in case you miss him on the first few whacks.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #230 - 02/18/11 at 05:37:40 Well, this won't work. At least not like it is. Too narrow at the base. Some bending and banging might make this fork brace wide enough, but I have a different one on the way.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: The project begins Reply #231 - 02/18/11 at 06:39:57 It would take some heat & skill to "adjust" that & not have it look like total crap.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #232 - 02/18/11 at 06:56:43 Yeah, so I have this one coming. I was able to confirm it's the correct width. The hole spacing might be off, but it's not a big deal to weld over the old ones and drill new ones.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: The project begins Reply #233 - 02/18/11 at 08:23:39 As long as you dont need to scoot over Half a Hole, cuz drillin weld out is no easy task.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #234 - 02/18/11 at 08:32:17 Ooooooooooooooo, fresh mechano-porn! The cylinder just arrived from Bore-Tech. Hello 694cc's.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #235 - 02/18/11 at 08:33:24 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/18/11 at 08:23:39: As long as you dont need to scoot over Half a Hole, cuz drillin weld out is no easy task. In which case I skip the filling and just make a slot.
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greenmonster Senior Member Offline Hellooooo Nurse! Posts: 420 Vancouver BC Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #236 - 02/18/11 at 08:39:31 You really shouldn't post pics like that on a forum I visit while at work.
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Reply #237 - 02/18/11 at 11:21:02

One of the advantages of working from home is that I can play with my toys. I placed the rest of the top end somewhat in place to pretend it's actually assembled.

The head hasn't been painted yet (a lot of masking to do). It will be silver. I went with black on the cylinder to mimic old iron cylinders. And though I won't be able to see much of the valve adjustment covers, I wouldn't be happy unless I polished them.

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sbaugz Ex Member	Re: The project begins Reply #238 - 02/18/11 at 11:42:34 wow, that's beautiful.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #239 - 02/18/11 at 12:14:43 Another double delivery day! Direct from the other side of the planet, 1" grips without metal. And, just like it should be, the ID of the throttle side is larger. Ready for when the clip-ons arrive next week. It's funny that a rubber item would come packed in bubble wrap.
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