Kiwi's new project "PROJECT NEW/OLDSKOOL"

[ALBI]

"nobody beats super a mart"

Even for garage work bench's..... Got a new dining table with one chair for $89!
I couldn't even buy the material to build myself a bench for that.




Where are my head studs you ask?



So I cleaned all the gaffa tape off my bearing surfaces and the next step is to clean all the glass beads out of the oil galleries, I don't wan any of those little bastards floating around!

love the bench lol never thought of that !!
any reason you didnt get it aquablasted ??

[kiwi kdx]

diddnt get what aqua blasted?

[kiwi kdx]

I missed out on a set of Makuni flat slides on egay the other day they went for $280!
I'm sure someone here scored them....... But after thinking about it, I want to eventually
Use this bike as my daily ride so the The Mikuni BS34's I already have are probably better suited
To give me the smooth response I'll want.

So I pulled them down today, overall in pretty good nick! 2 split diaphrams and that's it.

A box of bits;


Soaked Emma for a while:


After a quick scrubb to get rid of the "all black" spray job some dickhead gave them:


They still need a good clean, Im deciding weather or not I'll buy a little ultrasonic cleaner.....

[kiwi kdx]

Moving along. Washed out my engine cases and Im pretty sure I got all the glass beads out I ran the hose through the oil galleries for about 5 mins.

The shifters in the new clean case:


And the crank and box in:
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[stiffsimon]

Hey mate looking good.Just as a test though run a bolt through any threaded holes in your crankcases and see if you can feel any sand/grit when you turn the bolt with your fingers

[kiwi kdx]

yeah im gonna get a tap set and run them all through just to be safe.

[kiwi kdx]

Nothing huge to update, just trial fitting my spare engine cases sould be able to use the standard Z1000 mounts....
Just gotta fucking find some that won't cost me a arm and a leg.

[Redmohawk]

Just make em

[xa-mont]

I can plasma cut some for you if you get me hike spacing and whatnot.

[Redmohawk]

Cardboard template , then MDF board to final trial works for me. Then you can just copy the MDF in steel

[Gix11]

That bike is going to be a corker mate!

[K6Thou]

A bit of grease on the tap will help pull any glass bead out of the threads. Kind of ironic but I'll recommend lanolin grease.... lol

[kiwi kdx]

i have been dwelling on weather or not to make them, the only thing holding me back is i really likr the look of the
rear mounts in this pic

i know i could use flat plates and spacers and that would be a lot cheaper.
i can get the kit in the pic out of the US for a hundy which i feel is pretty
steep but they just look so much better.

am i being too picky?

[ozzy1100]

At a 100 and u have no acess to machinery to build them
if they work it's worth it just for not having the hassle IMO.

[latheboy]

A bit of grease on the tap will help pull any glass bead out of the threads. Kind of ironic but I'll recommend lanolin grease.... lol

CRC is better, grease will hold onto the beads and could tear the thread.

This really should have been done before any reassy of the parts.

[stiffsimon]

i
i know i could use flat plates and spacers and that would be a lot cheaper.

am i being too picky?

Hey mate you need a fuckin slap for just even considering that.Why go to the effort of building such an awesome oldskool muscle bike and scrimp on these sort of details.Even if the spacers work properly and can't be seen YOU will know that they're there.
Get that money sent over to the US of A and in years to come you'll still have nice engine mounts rather than shitty spacers. Grrr

[TurboKat]

^This^

[Jinx]

I'm with Stiffy and Turbo on this one. Engineered mounts are way better than cheap ass plates and spacers.

[kiwi kdx]

well looks like i will be using the cast mounts as
im picking up a parts bike tomorow i bought it for the
mounts and ill scrap the rest and sell it off.

[kiwi kdx]

well looks like i will be using the cast mounts as
im picking up a parts bike tomorow i bought it for the
mounts and ill scrap the rest and sell it off.