Drew's 850 L Restoration

Question, why did you replace these? I was just in my rear wheel to replace the drive spline, should I have done these too?

Replaced the cush bushings today. Had to take the old ones out to powdercoat the wheel. It was a bit fiddly, but this worked to press them in. Should have the rear wheel on by tomorrow!

[jsandidge]

Nice work! Did you have a similar wood bracket or peice of padded steel on the other side and did you cool them in the freezer or silicon/grease them up?

Yes, there was another block of wood on the other side to sandwich it together. All I used for lube was dish soap.

[mikerophone]

Nice work! Did you have a similar wood bracket or peice of padded steel on the other side and did you cool them in the freezer or silicon/grease them up?

[jsandidge]

cush bushings

Replaced the cush bushings today. Had to take the old ones out to powdercoat the wheel. It was a bit fiddly, but this worked to press them in. Should have the rear wheel on by tomorrow!

[jsandidge]

Final drive

Making a little more progress. Got the final drive all polished up, swing arm and shocks installed.





She is starting to resemble a motorcycle now. Next up is the rear wheel. Soon, she will be a roller!

[mikerophone]

$214 + $18 shipping. I've read good reviews on them. If you want to try different spring rates, they give you 2 free spring swaps.

Not bad and the swaps make it an even better deal, thanks for the info.

[jsandidge]

Those are sweeeeet! How much?

$214 + $18 shipping. I've read good reviews on them. If you want to try different spring rates, they give you 2 free spring swaps.

[mikerophone]

Those are sweeeeet! How much?

[jsandidge]

New arrivals!

Looky what showed up today! I'll polish up the final drive pumpkin and powder coat a few more parts before I mount them. Getting kinda ancy now!

Nice work! I love that guy's videos.

[mikerophone]

Awesome. That is a milestone - and a major one at that!

I hope to have mine in a little later this week. I just use a ratchet strap and a come along slung up over the rafters and slide it in from one side and then support it with a jack while I switch the back strap up over the frame to the other side. That method is slick though I might try it sometime..

[jsandidge]

Motor in!

Yeah! Reached a milestone today, the motor is in! I took my inspiration from this guy. (Just had to try it).

My jig was modified a little from his design, but basically the same thing. My installation went a little smoother than his too, since I kept the upright shorter so I had plenty of frame clearance. Only took about 5 minutes to get the motor in and rear motor mount bolt in place. Couldn't have been easier.

A few pics for your enjoyment:

[jsandidge]

Yeah, please detail your process.

Lots of hand sanding. I start with red scotchbrite on a 3" pneumatic polisher. This gets rid of the grey oxidation. Next, I get rid of the micro-pitting and any nicks or gouges. I've done it with 220 wet, but it's a lot of work. So lately, I've gone with 100 dry or 80 wet. Follow that with the 220 wet to get rid of the sanding scratches. From there, it goes pretty quick progressing through finer and finer grades of wet paper. 400, 600, 1000, & 2000. Then, I hit it with the buffing wheel using the red tripoli bar then the white rouge bar, cleaning with alcohol after each step. Last, protect it with Wizards power seal.

[Nessism]

Wow ! Those engine cases look like chrome. What did you use?

Yeah, please detail your process.

[Phred]

Wow ! Those engine cases look like chrome. What did you use?