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Progress!!! 1978 GS1000E Restoration/Performance Rebuild

on 16 valve engines a person grinds the filter cover to get clearance...just don't grind into the o-ring slot.
 
I cut the studs near the oil filter cover about 3/16 of an inch from the top - this allows the flange nut to thread onto the stud with approximately 1.5 threads showing from the top of the nut. I DID NOT grind on the nut or cut the stud below the surface of the nut.
 
Excellent work. Those liquid supplements your referenced in your first post must really help.
 
Ray,

in in the near future I'll be giving you a text/call so we can discuss piston-to-valve clearance and cam timing :-)
 
rapidray said:
Hey!! Long time, no hear from!! LOL! How is your engine holding up?
Ray.
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I will be reintroducing this project bike again as it goes into is final phase of mods which is just a few odds and ends. Additionally, last fall, the bike and I got tangled up with a box truck who's driver was decided to test his emergency stop maneuver in front of me. I missed the truck but laid the bike down off the road (in the dirt) doing ~25MPH. I got the bike mostly repaired over the winter but she's not quite done for show and tell. As for the engine, its rock solid and aside from scraping up the stator cover, survived unscathed.
 
Just curious, how much did it cost to have the frame, swing arm and center stand powder coated? I understand if you don't want to say. Just trying to get an idea of the cost of my next project.
 
Prices were $275 frame, $65 swing arm, $40 kickstand, and $10x4 bearing and bushing removal.... In total, $420.

There was a slight delay in completing the work so I received a bit of a discount off this price.
 
Those parts look amazing. I didn't see the swing arm mod anywhere in the thread. Did you do that yourself? Beautiful parts. Can't wait to see it all come together.
 
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