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  1. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Emblem restoration... Before: FullSizeRender by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr Soda Blasted: FullSizeRender_1 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr Black, 1st step (gold lettering will come later, stay tuned) FullSizeRender_4 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr FullSizeRender_2 by Anthony...
  2. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Chain guard installed: IMG_2209 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr
  3. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    OPERATION MAKE THE PINSTRIPES LINE-UP Idea: Shim the tail piece upward by placing a couple washers/spacers underneath the standoffs that mount to the rear fender. Problem: Once the piece is moved upward 1/8" to 3/16", the threaded studs on each standoff are not long enough to install a nut to...
  4. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    I ordered the round ones today - more expensive but I think they will work out better.
  5. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Long story short, read the response I wrote to Rudy... When I got home from work I checked the lineup (like in your photos) and my painter did in fact do what you described. I need to raise the rear tailpiece a smidge and there will be no more trouble in paradise :-)
  6. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Rudy, You gave me an idea... I didn't take a good photo of this, but the bottom of my rear tail piece sits about 3/16" below the bottom of my seat trim piece. If both pieces were even, my stripes would line up perfectly - apparently, my painter did in fact rest both pieces on a flat surface...
  7. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Ordered my mirrors, company said they wouldn't have them for 3+ weeks, I said cancel... Before I reorder, I saw these... Now I'm thinking again. 9ba245d9-f34e-400b-bd00-595b8b5df53f by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr
  8. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Under clear, my friend...
  9. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    FYI: Went with the black oval ones...
  10. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Thanks bud - I hear ya about the being anal part... In this instance, the juice isn't worth the squeeze, if you know what I mean. Suzuki never intended the stripes to line up from the tail to the trim piece to the tank, and trying to make this happen will require some serious additional $$$...
  11. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Ha - I'm trying to find a set of mirrors that don't stick out like a sore thumb and match the lines of the bike. The originals just look goofy to me...
  12. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Folks - I need opinions... These - oval head mirrors b158d496-33af-4991-bb56-818be90d9f10 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr OR These - shovel head mirrors 0dd856a7-532a-4964-8208-29ac658527bc by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr Also, I can't decide if I want black or chrome... I'm leaning...
  13. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    I purchased the headlight brackets and signals from Dime City Cycles - however, I had the brackets and the signal bodies powdercoated in the same color as my frame, etc. The headlight bucket is from the same place, same powdercoat color, as well. The spacers between the brackets and the...
  14. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    I have to pull the valve cover gasket one more time to check the valve clearances after a few heat cycles. Then the cross stay gets removed :-D
  15. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Continued, again... IMG_2190 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2191 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2192 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2193 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2194 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr
  16. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Continued... IMG_2183 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2184 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2185 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2187 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2188 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr IMG_2189 by Anthony Monteleone, on Flickr
  17. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Updates - it has been a couple weeks due to working a bunch of OT at my job - when the opportunity presents itself, I take it, as it is how I pay for toys and delicious dinners :-) Anyway, here's what's new: 1. Refurbished the seat lock - cleaned 30+ years of goo out of the inside, soda...
  18. philosopheriam

    Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

    Quick question to anyone who is watching the thread: Has anyone found a rattle-can paint that matches (or comes close) the gold color of the Suzuki emblems? Just wondering...
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