82 850GL Resto...here we go

[Good Times]

Work continues in the mad scientist lab of restoration. Painted the last carb body this afternoon and am still polishing bowls and caps.

Anyone have a trick to getting the snap rings out of the slides without snap ring pliers?

I think I'm going to have to buy some pliers.

 

[GateKeeper]

GT, you sure are taking this to a whole new level.......very nice work....

as for the pliers, get them, I know of no easy way to remove the clips with out them, especially in this circumstance, you can get really cheap ones, to get you by...

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[havoK]

Read this entire thread in one sitting, it is really inspiring to see what is able to be done to these bikes, it's gotta be cool to know that your bike is one of a kind, and know all the workings inside and out...great job on the rebuild, will be watching as you cross the finish...safe riding and nice work!!!

 

[Good Times]

GT, you sure are taking this to a whole new level.......very nice work....

as for the pliers, get them, I know of no easy way to remove the clips with out them, especially in this circumstance, you can get really cheap ones, to get you by...

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Thanks GK.

Just put my order in for some pliers at Z1 along with some 5mm brass sync adapters. One more cap and bowl to polish, a couple of odds and ends and I'll finish the carbs up when I get my pliers and such.

Read this entire thread in one sitting, it is really inspiring to see what is able to be done to these bikes, it's gotta be cool to know that your bike is one of a kind, and know all the workings inside and out...great job on the rebuild, will be watching as you cross the finish...safe riding and nice work!!!

Thanks HavoK. Thanks for taking the time to read the thread. I've learned a lot and have really enjoyed the process. Knowing the bike inside and out is a really great thing. Plus, it's just been good time out in the man cave.

 

[Randy WH]

Work continues in the mad scientist lab of restoration. Painted the last carb body this afternoon and am still polishing bowls and caps.

Anyone have a trick to getting the snap rings out of the slides without snap ring pliers?

I think I'm going to have to buy some pliers.

I went to Sears and they had nothing that would work. I went to Harbor Freight. I found a cheap pair of needle nose pliers that almost worked. I rounded the ends off with Dremel and they worked great. I also found washers at the Dollar General store that are perfect replacement for that little white spacer.

 

[Good Times]

Thanks Randy. I went ahead and ordered a pair of pliers along with some 5mm brass sync adapters from Z1. They are on the UPS truck to be delivered as we speak.

 

[Good Times]

hmmmm....this ain't right

hmmmm....this ain't right

PO Carb set up:
Old intake manifolds and o-rings ----- survey says ------- X (eeerrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!)
170 mains ----- survey says ----- X (eeerrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!)
Needle set up completely jacked up and no stock washers ----- SURVEY SAYS ------- (eeerrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!)

Three strikes, he's out folks!

This is what I have, and according to the Dyno Jet instructions, what I should have:

Gonna have to find some washers!

 

[Good Times]

Here is the outcome of the prior post:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=198574

Now I can hurry up and get to the next problem!

 

[Good Times]

Carbs are done

Carbs are done

Cleaned. DJ Stage 3 Kit installed correctly. Painted. Polished. Put back together.

Now let's see if they work.

 

[GateKeeper]

Very nice......WOW.....

now I have to go and find your address, I think I have a package to send to you.....

 

[Good Times]

Dohp!!!!

Dohp!!!!

Not so fast GK

So I'm sitting at dinner with the fam and thinking to myself how cool it is that I finished the carbs. Thought, "I'll just go out after dinner and hook up the vacuum tu........DANG IT!"

Forgot to put the fuel tubes and vaccum t's in when I put them together! :clap::clap::clap::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Good Times]

Ok that's better. Fuel tubes and vacuum t's installed.

Now I'll just install the 5mm brass sync adapters I just got from Z1.

grrrrrr......

Barley tightened it down and it broke off in the intake boot:

Email sent to Bakes. I'm sure they will take care of me.

 

[GateKeeper]

Crap.....why did it break ? flaw in the adapter ? or crap in the threads, how are the other ones, any visible issues...

maybe you can still use that one, if there is enough thread left ?

you did get rubber caps for them as well, I hope...

good thing you got those fuel lines in, now and not afterwards....I don't think the bike would have run much with out them.....LOL

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[Good Times]

Brand new intake boots, so I don't think there was anything in the threads. The adapter was cracked apparently. Put it in and got two light turns on it and it broke. It never even tightened up. I backed the piece in the boot out with my finger tip. That's how easily it broke. Not enough thread to use it. The others are fine. And yes, I got the rubber caps with them.

Couldn't believe I didn't put the fuel lines in. Had to laugh a little at that one.

 

[GateKeeper]

sometimes it's the little things that we forget....

they say it's old age kicking in.....LOL

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[Good Times]

I imagined hooking up the auxiliary tank and turning the fuel to it.

Wow, that would have been bad!

Old age and breathing too much polishing compound! Must be some Berrymans still wafting up from the concrete floor.

 

[82 GS550L Basket Case]

More scrubbing.....

Started on the front of the motor today, the toughest part. The tach drive had been leaking for a while and all of that oil was baked onto the front of the motor.

Before (picture doesn't do it justice, it was nasty):

After:

I used up a lot of elbow grease today. It's still not like I want it but I am chipping away at it.

Pretty sore from all the scrubbing. I dropped my spoon full of stew tonight on the table at dinner. Everyone thought that was pretty funny.

Hey good times. Excellent thread! my dad and I are building a suzuki GS550L for my senior project in high school. We are about to take the engine off to clean it, and i was wondering what product did you use and did you use some kind of Pad or just a paper towel and simple green? again great thread. i will be following it in attempt to learn about my own rebuild!

 

[Good Times]

Hey 82 BC! I've been watching your thread and can't wait to see how your bike comes out. Stay in it! You'll learn a lot and love the result. Like that you and your Dad are working on it together.

I used Simple Green (got it at Lowes locally) and cheap Wal-Mart bottle brushes from the baby section.

If I could do it over I would hit it with Simple Green first and then soda blast it sooner than I did. I spent a lot of time scrubbing. Eventually it got covered with engine enamel primer anyway, so just be sure to get all of the dirt/grease off.

Good luck.

 

[Good Times]

Just for kicks...

Just for kicks...

I love the before and after shots. Just putting this on here for my own enjoyment:

 

[shamer]

Wow

Wow

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Wow, wow and wow. I haven't posted anything here in years, but came on (ha, had to re-register....again) to search for replacement plug wire suggestions and saw this. Wow (did I say that already???).

AMAZING job & incredibly inspirational. I occasional get comments about how shiny my bits look for 'such an old bike' but this puts anything I've ever seen to shame!