Project Beast back on track

[Nessism]

Nice work as usual Bruce. Looking forward to watching this thread.

Question: what kind of engine paint are you using? Very shinny and smooth as glass.

[renobruce]

Nice work Bruce! It's gonna be a rocket when you're all done.

Might want to think about adding an oil cooler and a Pingel fuel valve - my engine runs a LOT hotter and is a bit thirstier now that it's been bored to 1100cc and has hotter cams.

It will have both. I already have the oil cooler adapter and an 1150 oil cooler.

Nice work Bruce! It's gonna be a rocket when you're all done.

Might want to think about adding an oil cooler and a Pingel fuel valve - my engine runs a LOT hotter and is a bit thirstier now that it's been bored to 1100cc and has hotter cams.

[renobruce]

The engine parts have already been painted gloss black. I'll be using chrome bolts on the side covers and head

[renobruce]

Today I should get the bottom end finished. Here's some pics of the clutch that's going in:

[renobruce]

After much delay, I'm working on getting the Beast project ('78 GS1000E) going again. I've had most all the parts to get the engine back together for a long time. After riding PJ's monster (80GS1000), I'm motivated to get 'er done!

Here's the specimen:



That engine will come out and become my spare, and a rebuilt engine will go in it's place. The new engine is/will be bored to 1085, welded crank, 750 oil pump gears, billet clutch basket with heavy duty welded backing plate, new degreed cams, sloted cam sprockets, manual cam tensioner, ported head, new valves with 3-angle grind, VM29 smoothbores, K&n pods or velocity stacks, and a 530 chain conversion.

The frame will have extra bracing added and powder coated. As of now, I'm going to go with an 1150 front end and 1150 wheels and brakes, 1100 swingarm, and some Ohlins for the rear.

All the engine work is done. I just need to buy the cams, sprockets and chain tensioner.

Here's where I'm at as of today. I got the crank and tranny back in and the cases put back together. I replaced all the phillips head screws behind the clutch.

Welded crank:











Back together with 750 oil pump gears: