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Rons' 78 GS1000 rebuild

It's looking good.

Don't forget the engine will only mount from the brake pedal side.
 
Yeah, I know. The pedal is only on to bleed the brake. Going to start cleaning up the engine this week.
 
Hey Ron, when are you going to hacksaw off the rear of the frame and put one of them hoops on it! 😅 Looking great!
 
Now Norm, you know better! That's a job for a Sawzall! That happens right after I rattle-can it flat black all over!
 
Cleaned up the connectors and re-wrapped the wiring harness today. Upon installation I could not remember if the harness goes over the cross member closest to the steering neck in the picture below, or under it? Cannot seen to find a drawing in the service manual or the Clymers that shows exactly how it is supposed to be ran. Anyone tell me for sure which way is correct?

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Can't seem to copy & paste the page/image here, but try the wiring diagram on page 156 of the service manual pdf from Basscliff's website.

HTH.
 
Got it figured out! Had a friend take a picture of his, and it goes over the cross member. Of course, after I got his picture, I found one that I had taken during disassembly.
 

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1978GS750E said:
Finally got my frame back from the powder coater today. Looks better than I could have imagined. Now to get started putting it back together! Sorry cafe' guys, this ones going back as close to stock as possible!
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And why yes, it is on the coffee table right now! He delivered it to my front door! Don't worry, it will be in the garage before dark!

Hope to have it completed by April 1st. Stay tuned!
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looks really good 👌
 
Went to install the right handlebar switches today and found this.
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I know that I ordered new throttle cables, but cannot find them anywhere.

Or...?..it could be my oldtimerz kicking in again! Anyway, they won't be needed for a while! Just added them to the ever-growing list.
 
Got the wiring harness routed correctly and installed the headlight bucket and headlight.
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I started with the Caswell plating system, then after 2 failed batches of solution, I started using a homemade plating solution. You have to do more polishing, but you can make a batch for about $10 instead of the $70 that Caswell charges. So far, I am happy with the results.
 
Got the cylinders and head back on the engine today. Tomorrow is engine cleaning day! (Oh what fun that will be!) Still have to re-install the cams. Hope to have it complete, painted and installed in a couple of weeks.
 
Got the coils cleaned up and installed this morning.

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Now on to the engine cleaning!
 
Got the engine cleaned up and painted this afternoon.

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Now to get it in the frame!
 
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Got the engine sitting in the frame tonight!
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Man that thing is a heavy lump! But at least I'm making progress.....slow progress, but progress nonetheless!
 
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