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1981 gs750 (gs750e) Retro Racer project

Just looking back through your thread again, I've been not doing much with my 77' until now. I noticed you painted your engine silver and it looks really good! Did you use a spray gun? Biltema's spray can has something to be desired.
 
jibledso said:
Just looking back through your thread again, I've been not doing much with my 77' until now. I noticed you painted your engine silver and it looks really good! Did you use a spray gun? Biltema's spray can has something to be desired.
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Well I did use Biltema spraycan. They have two different types; Utbedringslakk and Hobbylakk. Hobbylakk is crap, but Utbedringslakk is quite good. Several people i know has painted their engine with it and it holds up. I do have a spraygun and compressor though, but I have to rig a room to use it. We'll see how it turns out ;)
 
Time for updates.. Got the engine together today. Was a bit of a hassle bechause previous owners had ruined the threads on almost half of the 20 bolts on the valve cover. That will be a task for later, to fix the threads and get a set of new suzuki bolts.

I ordered a set of oversize oil drain plug and tap, becuase there was no more threads left in the pan. This seems to be the story of the engine, there are broken threads everywhere. Two of the exhausts bolt threads are also gone. More people should learn to use a torque wrench.. :/

Here is the new fancy bolt:

Oil drain plug magnet by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

Oil drain plug by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

I sodablasted the whole engine and masked off the already painted covers before I sprayed the rest of the engine. I think the stainless hexbolt set look pretty good :)

Paint and stainless bolts by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

The gasket set was missing one, so I made it.. close enough :)

Homemade gasket by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr
 
Thanks!

Here are some photos of my 520 conversion. The rear sprocket is for a Suzuki DR 750 and the front sprocket is for various 90's Kawasakis. The chain is a very narrow d.i.d chain.

Front first. The sprocket has a section which is 2.6mm wider as shown here:

IMG_20180809_171020 by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr

On the inside of the sprocket I have 6mm spacer similar to the one you see between the sprocket and the nut. The reason I have a spacer on the outside is because I'm missing the retainer washer. It's in the mail.. When I had it mounted like this the chain was to close to the rear tire. I flipped the front sprocket and put two 1.3mm washers behind the rear sprocket. Now there is 7mm clearance between chain and tire. I believe that is enough. I will at least try it for a while. With this configuration I can also use the original rear sprocket bolts.

IMG_20180809_172232 by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr



IMG_20180809_172737 by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr


IMG_20180809_172701 by Lars Krogh-Stea, on Flickr
 
The wheel is 4.25'. The rim is laced to an original 1979 gs1000/750 hub with 6mm shorter spokes. The tire is 150/70-18. The swing arm is the original. If I put the axle all the way towards the front of the adjustment range the tire is too close to the swing arm. It needs to be about two cm towards the rear, but that's normal anywhay, I think.
 
Very nice fab work in this build! It's a great feeling passing the turning point when you start reassembling :)
What happened to the gsxr forks though? Going with the original forks instead?

Lykke til med prosjektet fr?n Sverige :)
 
Takk s? mycket�� I'm going for a Cognito Moto wheel conversion for the gsxr front, so that will be a project for the winter. Dollar is expensive at the moment, and with postage and vat and everything that will amount to about 10.000,- Norwegian kroner. So I'll do everything else first.
 
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