what did you wrench on today??

[GregT]

In the course of going over a GS1000 dropped off here some time back, I sorted an annoying oil leak.
The owner complained of a leak from under the sprocket cover which gave 3 possibilities.
Gearbox output shaft seal, gearchange shaft seal or neutral switch....
As it turned out, once the cover was off it was obvious it was the neutral switch.
So a bigger section O ring was sorted, The switch should want to lightly spring off it's seat as the screws are tightened.
If it doesn't the O ring isn't thick enough.

The bike is an import ex the US. Reputedly it was bought to use as the mule for the Cyclewerkes(spelling....) stainless pipes and then sold to a Kiwi friend of the pipe shop owner. My guy bought it off the importer less a pipe. It's got the old pipe from our racebike on it now.

 

[oldGSfan]

My GS1000 isn't charging, previous owner told me he tried 'potting' the rectifier and it didn't work so I yanked it. Seems if he went to that extent he'd narrowed down the issue, but who knows. Trying not to spend any $ I found a clean looking '82 reg/rec in the parts pile that I'll try just to see if it works. Easy to swap in, even the bolt spacing is the same and the wire colors match up. I simplified and soldered the wiring from 2 units to 1. I know the Suzuki stuff is suspect but my '82 1100E is still working fine with the original charging system, maybe lightning will strike twice. Worst case I wasted an hour of time in the garage drinking beer and listening to tunes. There's a good probability I'll be getting the SH775, I'm guessing. Hopefully the stator isn't fried, will be testing to some extent soon, depending on my luck.

Looks like a rat's nest but all clean and properly soldered, heat shrink tubing put on, ground wire tested and dielectric grease etc.

 

[oldGSfan]

Any pics of the bike? Oil leak fixing is such a PITA .... nice when it turns out to be the least worst of the leak area options, as I just found with the top end of my 1100E.

In the course of going over a GS1000 dropped off here some time back, I sorted an annoying oil leak.
The owner complained of a leak from under the sprocket cover which gave 3 possibilities.
Gearbox output shaft seal, gearchange shaft seal or neutral switch....
As it turned out, once the cover was off it was obvious it was the neutral switch.
So a bigger section O ring was sorted, The switch should want to lightly spring off it's seat as the screws are tightened.
If it doesn't the O ring isn't thick enough.

The bike is an import ex the US. Reputedly it was bought to use as the mule for the Cyclewerkes(spelling....) stainless pipes and then sold to a Kiwi friend of the pipe shop owner. My guy bought it off the importer less a pipe. It's got the old pipe from our racebike on it now.

 

[GregT]

Any pics of the bike? Oil leak fixing is such a PITA .... nice when it turns out to be the least worst of the leak area options, as I just found with the top end of my 1100E.

When it's back together. Took the pipe in for gritblasting today - it's only painted and looking a tad shabby.
But we're middle of winter here and it's too cold and damp to paint in the spaces I have available.
I've just gone through the same guy's GS1000 racebike which has sat for several years, Blasted that pipe too.
He's likely to get both bikes back with the pipes unpainted and off the bikes....He can find a warm space to do them.

The story we were told about the road bike is that Chris - the pipe guy - was going to do a restomod on it after using it to jig up the stainless pipes.
But it was/is too nice and original so it was sold and wound up in NZ. It's not that original....it's got keihin CR31's on it. And I put Brembo 2-pot calipers on the front. Bit of carb sorting to do too. way too rich down low.

 

[Grimly]

A while ago I bought a pair of cheap Black&Decker style Workmates, in a 2fer1 deal. It occurred to me they'd be useful for quite a few things, balancing wheels being one of them.

 

[Guest]

In the course of going over a GS1000 dropped off here some time back, I sorted an annoying oil leak.
The owner complained of a leak from under the sprocket cover which gave 3 possibilities.
Gearbox output shaft seal, gearchange shaft seal or neutral switch....
As it turned out, once the cover was off it was obvious it was the neutral switch.
So a bigger section O ring was sorted, The switch should want to lightly spring off it's seat as the screws are tightened.
If it doesn't the O ring isn't thick enough.

The bike is an import ex the US. Reputedly it was bought to use as the mule for the Cyclewerkes(spelling....) stainless pipes and then sold to a Kiwi friend of the pipe shop owner. My guy bought it off the importer less a pipe. It's got the old pipe from our racebike on it now.

The sprocket cover is the one the gear lever is attached to? I have leak coming out of the boot of the secondary drive area.

It also leaks from the cover infront of the gear lever, but that is probably just a gasket. And from the cam chain tensioner.

Any pics of the bike? Oil leak fixing is such a PITA .... nice when it turns out to be the least worst of the leak area options, as I just found with the top end of my 1100E.

My bike is like a sieve. It leaks oil EVERYWHERE. Fix one and another one appears.

But the one from the booth is most worrying as it drips onto my tyre. but taking the entire secondary drive off seems like a major operation.

 

[GregT]

The sprocket cover is the one the gear lever is attached to? I have leak coming out of the boot of the secondary drive area.

It also leaks from the cover infront of the gear lever, but that is probably just a gasket. And from the cam chain tensioner.





My bike is like a sieve. It leaks oil EVERYWHERE. Fix one and another one appears.

But the one from the booth is most worrying as it drips onto my tyre. but taking the entire secondary drive off seems like a major operation.

This is a GS1000E chain drive. Quite different from your G in that area. And yes, an oil leak from the secondary drive can be an involved job to fix.

 

[Guest]

I attached a modern waterproof connector to the fuel gauge wires. It has been working shoddily since I got the bike and I broke one of the bullet connectors off. I got it at Wurth.

I am hoping this connector is more reliable and works better than the old one. I think Ill use more of these if I need in the future. But they only have two leads.

 

[nvr2old]

I didn't work on my bike this weekend but I did get my '68 Corvette out of it's 2 year hibernation. The original 300hp 327, which I had rebuilt back in the late 70's, was faithful for 40+ years but was getting tired. It took me awhile to save the money for the new engine. So, with the help of Bulldog Auto owner, Joe (holding the cherry picker) and 2 more motorhead friends, Chris, and Jim..out with the old..




And in with the new.



This is a 383 Stroker motor with roller cam, aluminum heads, Edlebrock intake, 750cfm Quadrajet, stainless steel headers. It churns out 425hp and 420 lb. ft. of torque. I also sprung for a new aluminum radiator that works SO much better then the original.



I retained the 45 year old Mickey Thompson aluminum valve covers and original air cleaner.



Chevrolet always had these stickers on their air cleaners..but instead of saying Turbo-Fire as they all seem to have..I had this one specially made..



I just took it for it's first real drive today after fine tuning and it runs like a scalded cat, and it's not even broken in yet. I am so stoked! Jegs builds a good crate motor, I would send anyone there. The service was amazing and I couldn't be happier with the results. I'll save the original numbers matching 327, and if/when the time comes to part with the car, I'll give them the opportunity to take it with the purchase. Until then..I'm going to drive the wheels off this thing. After owning it for 46 years, it's finally what I've always wanted..a car that goes as good as it looks.

 

[grcamna2]

nvr2old,is that a 327 stroked-out to 383 ci. ?
That's a beautiful 1968' Corvette ! 4 Speed? ! I like standard trans.

 

[nvr2old]

nvr2old,is that a 327 stroked-out to 383 ci. ?

No. It started out as a 350ci with a 400ci crank and then modified to 383ci. The engine blows me away with the torque it has

 

[steve murdoch]

That is gorgeous, Larry.
As low-key as a 425hp Vette can be with your rims and grill work.

 

[Nessism]

Couldn't find your engine on the JEGS website. Doesn't matter though! It's super cool!

 

[Rob S.]

did get my '68 Corvette...

Wow! What a beauty! I'll never forget where I was when I first saw the new Vette. Summer of '68, with my camp group in upstate NY at a dude ranch. This thing came flying around a curve, the driver's side roof off. None of us knew what it was.

 

[nvr2old]

Couldn't find your engine on the JEGS website. Doesn't matter though! It's super cool!

That's strange, Ed. Usually all it takes is a search under 383 and it pops right up. Mine was a black painted block with aluminum heads and chrome valve covers.

 

[nvr2old]

Wow! What a beauty! I'll never forget where I was when I first saw the new Vette. Summer of '68, with my camp group in upstate NY at a dude ranch. This thing came flying around a curve, the driver's side roof off. None of us knew what it was.

Thanks for the kind words, Rob. I too was blown away the 1st time I saw the new C3 in '68. I was only 13 at the time and bought this one when I was 20. I drove it year round for 5 years because it was the only car I had after selling everything I owned to get the $3500 I needed to buy it. That was a lot of money in 1975..lol. The looks I got trudging through 2 feet of snow with that car were priceless.

 

[nvr2old]

That is gorgeous, Larry.
As low-key as a 425hp Vette can be with your rims and grill work.

I've always liked the stealthy look of this car, too, Steve. It's subtle on purpose. Thanks for the compliment.

 

[oldGSfan]

Helped my friend primer his '55 Corvette in a rented booth. It's a V8 from new but the one in it is a hodge podge, a '60 283 solid lifter with a '57 Rochester FI unit, has a Muncie 4 speed and is all refreshed mechanically to a high standard. He has a huge stash of history, late 50's and early 60's autocrossing trophies and many pictures of his dad with Zora Arkos Duntov. Zora became friends with his dad after seeing him at shows and said it was how he wanted to build the Corvette but it was a struggle with management, has pictures of them driving it together. This is the first high build coat, looks like a Mary Kay car until it's sanded (turns gray). Took about 4 hours to mask it and mix/paint, clean up.

Quite hot in the booth and exhausting, but fun and a great learning experience as I'll be doing my '54 Willys wagon at some point. He has to now fill pinholes etc, then another coat of primer before the white topcoat.

More info and history here, my friend's quite a guy, and a good writer too.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c1-and-c2-corvettes/3837238-update-on-my-55-a.html

 

[grcamna2]

oldGSfan,your friend with the 55' Corvette is doing a Full restoration on that car:is that his for keeps? or is he doing that prior to selling it ?

 

[nvr2old]

Nice 1st Gen Corvette..and a fuelie to boot. Mine was in that stage before painting it black. It's a ton of work to get a nice finished paint job on a fiberglass car. Please post up a finished pick or 2. Thanks for sharing his progress.