Blue 78 1000C project

[nvr2old]

Those original engine cover badges don't look beyond restoration. You could also, (maybe) sand the new ones down to the silver underneath the gold with some 600 grit, re-spray the black, wipe off the letters again, viola..very close to original.

 

[chuck hahn]

Scratched all up Larry. I just came in from polishing the covers and installing the new cover emblems. Ordered new tank and frame cover badges last night.

 

[hannibal]

I suggest reading the part numbers and buying the allen heads from boltdepot.com. Shipping is $5-8 but the bolts are 10 to 20 cents each.

Actually that alloyboltz price seems damn good.

 

[chuck hahn]

Been feeeling under the weather since Saturday. Had to stop working on the bike about 2PM Saturday and go to sleep. Got a bit more done today so heres this weekends update. Added the following to the chassis

Front foot pegs
Rear master cylinder, and brake switch
Rear brake pedal pivot and the spring and pedal
Upper and lower brake lines
Cleaned out the passages in the rear brake caliper
Polished out the side covers best I could..not concourse but they will do
Put the rear exhaust hanger bolts in and tightened everything at the head
Put new intake manifold orings in and installed the manifolds
Set the front airbox piece in and mounted the carbs

Its getting closer and closer. Here are the side covers. Dont know what the specs are the camera picked up but i cant see them looking at them. May try a little more polishing compound???

 

[chuck hahn]

Got out my set of rigged coils and started her tonight after double checking the new points were set very close. Fired up nicely and settled into a nice idle. I got the timing light out and began dynamic timing but shut it down as to not blister the paint. She is on the lift smoking from the paint getting heated up but that will end soon enough once its heat cured a few good cycles. Basically what i have is a set of coils of an old KZ650. I soldered a wire to each positive terminal and brought them together in male side bullet connector. The negative sides have the female ends.

I plug the wires off the points into the negative female ends and I have a wire with aligator clips on each end. Clip the wire to the make end that feeds the hot side of the coils and the other to the positive battery cable down by the selinoid. Short the selinoid terminals with a screw driver and shes alive. I will start it again in a hour or so and get it good and hot to bake the paint further and fiddle with the 2/3 point again because they are just a little off the "F" mark. 1/4 seems to be spot on.

Hopefully some pics and a video are forth coming...if I can link a video. But shes solid and sounds great.

 

[chuck hahn]

Now for someone to have a main wire harness and i can get the rest of the bike up and running!!!

 

[80GS850GBob]

I am 110% certain ALL the Kreem has been removed. Fire...the tool of choice when youve just had enough and patience is gone!!!

Note to self - Never hint to Chuck to do a flame job on his bike!

 

[chuck hahn]

Hot wires from the coils into the male end bullet connector. Alligator clamp taped to the hot sides.....

The other end of the hot wire is clipped to the battery POS lead at the selinoid..thus feeding 12 volts to the coils.

The leads from the points get plugged into the corresponding coils negative side. Short across the selinoid terminals and she is alive

 

[chuck hahn]

Video link to my Youtbe...maybe???

Timings dead on and it starts super easily. Now to get the carbs synced. Least I can do that much with the rigged up set of coils giving her power.

https://youtu.be/uFQzYkCzmH0

 

[Rijko]

did the C have the idle screw on top ?

 

[chuck hahn]

No...these are gonna get the base plate changed..i got one in the storage unit. Same carbs though. These were off a 750 I think. Used them to do a start up. Gotta check the jets too.

 

[chuck hahn]

Went to storage after work and got my bin full of racks and parts tubs. Reworked the carbs and got the set up per the proper spot for the idle knob etc etc. Verified i had 95 mains and 15 pilot jets and the float hts are at 24MM so they are set up per stock specifications now.

 

[Sam 78 GS750]

You put me to shame with how quickly you're getting things done on this bike! Hats off to you, sir. :clap:

 

[chuck hahn]

Sam...I have done so many bikes i got a system laid out. I follow the flow and it goes rather quickly.

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

Sounds like its gonna be a very nice runner man!!

 

[chuck hahn]

Gonna be placing the order for all the brake caliper seals and dust boots tomorrow. Some of the "big ticket" items like the sprockets and chain and the new tires will have to wait a little longer though. It sure does sound great setting there idling. The cameras video makes it sound a lot rougher than it really is to me.

 

[chuck hahn]

Got a "decent" carb sync done. #2 was a little fickle and settled in a tad high but still within pirameters set forth in the manual. Starts instantly and settles into a nice 1200 RPM idle with no problems. Im pretty happy so far.

Next will be put the Colortune in ad see what the flame color looks like and adjust accordingly.

 

[chuck hahn]

Today was fork seals and polish fork lowers and cam end covers day. Cleaned up the fender and installed the forks. Added the horns also.

 

[chuck hahn]

Well after two weeks of shipping time and $150.00 later, this arrived today. I cleaned it up and rewrapped it. Right P/N and 100% intact harness. All exposed connectors I soldered the joins. Its in very very good condition.

 

[chuck hahn]

Started running the harness and plugging crap in. Wont be long now till shes under her own full power.