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Post by alext on Jan 3, 2011 19:09:20 GMT 1
3 years ago I bought a rolling chassis and 5 large boxes of bits, reputed to be a 350 4L0 of 1980 vintage. having finally finished my Aircooled 250E........  (I only ever bought the aircooled cos I didnt think Id ever be able to afford a 4L0) it was time to dig it all out the shed and start... Frame has been stripped and sent for blasting The engine came in 3 of the boxes - complerely stripped and nothing labelled. the crank was still in the wrapper from being rebuilt, the top-end is reputed to be Bob Farnham tuned - again it was still in wrapping, unused. The cases were really dirty and crusty, so were sent away to be vapour-blasted. I have stripped the gearbox apart, cleaned everything and re-assembled it, and now am waititng for Norbo, to deliver a new set of case-bolts, so I can bolt it up finally  now I have started to find out what Im missing..... I have no Oil-pump, and I dont have a nut for the clutch-hub - anyone got these they might like to part with?? should get the frame back this week, so will post some pictures of the rolling chassis when I get that far. The current plan is to get it running on the suspension I have, with a view to swapping this for 3-spokes and USD's, along with a different swing-arm eventually. so.. off back to the garage....... |
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Post by mellow on Jan 3, 2011 19:12:23 GMT 1
engine looks cool m8.cant wait to see it built up.good luck with the build and dont forget the pics  |
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Post by alext on Jan 3, 2011 19:41:32 GMT 1
Cheers!!
hopefully it wont drag on far too long - I really want this bike on the road.
I just hope all that the bits I dont have, wont cost me a fortune - I'm your archytypical tight scotsman.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jan 3, 2011 20:20:03 GMT 1
Welcome along, not too far from you in Cumbernauld. For the clutch nut you could try your local yam dealer, amazing what is still available. Usually use Jim Allan in Falkirk, very helpful.
Good luck with the build, keep the pics coming.
Steve.
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Post by bubba on Jan 3, 2011 22:43:43 GMT 1
hello and welcome along alext  them cases look spanking good luck with the build cant wait see it come back to life! |
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Post by mellow on Jan 3, 2011 23:15:13 GMT 1
I just hope all that the bits I dont have, wont cost me a fortune - I'm your archytypical tight scotsman. Come on m8 i know that aint true.....i have a scottish m8 who certainly wasnt shy in splashin the cash ;D |
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Post by scott on Jan 3, 2011 23:26:59 GMT 1
good luck with the build m8,like the lads say u can still get loads of bits from ur yam dealer.250 a/c looks nice 8-)done 1 of them afew years ago.
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Post by alext on Jan 4, 2011 18:45:54 GMT 1
Amazingly my local Yam dealer was cheaper for some bits I was looking for compared to what people wanted 2nd=hand!"! anyway... the top-end out its box:-  OK - I take it you cant link to Flikr then... Moving the picture to photobucket.  |
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Post by alext on Feb 28, 2011 21:41:30 GMT 1
ok some progress... got the wheels blasted and powdercoated..  took a while masking off the disc centres and painting them - need a couple of dust=seals and the front-end is done - going to fit the Tokico 6-pots I have that I took off my ZRX12 as they are spare, and I have new pads for them. managed to fit the rear wheel into the LC arm with nly a little brute-force and plenty of ignorance   - needs some more bending to aline things a bit neater - the caliper carrier is stopping the wheel going completely forward in the slot - will machine a bit off either it or the swingarm to fix this. the sprocket-bolts hit the swingarm - as I need to get it all in so i can see if I need to machine anything off the sprocket carrier to move the chain-run in - Ive not worried about this yet. I need to get it and the engine in the frame before I can make any assumptions about the chain-run. started sticking things on the frame to see what I did and didnt have  its getting there quicker than I thought it would - there is a LONG way to go yet however. Alex |
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Post by alext on Mar 5, 2011 18:33:51 GMT 1
woo-hoo!! rolling chassis at last  deffo needs a touch of ride-height at the back though |
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Post by alext on Mar 5, 2011 19:56:17 GMT 1
paint is going to be standard with the red stripes
(the colour it was when it was new)
going for standard bodywork, with a pro-am belly-pan
currently deliberating over the standard fzr 3tj 4-pots or getting adapters and fitting the tokico 6-pots I took off my zrx when I fitted a zx636 usd front-end - NK want £90 for the adaptors (gulp), but I would need new pads for the fzr calipers, and the ones in the 6-pots have about 100 miles on them, so that takes £40-odd quid off the bill instantly. need to sell more of the standard stuff I have, to fund all of this.....
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Mar 7, 2011 10:02:02 GMT 1
ok some progress... the sprocket-bolts hit the swingarm - as I need to get it all in so i can see if I need to machine anything off the sprocket carrier to move the chain-run in - Ive not worried about this yet. I need to get it and the engine in the frame before I can make any assumptions about the chain-run. Alex A lot of sbikes use countersunk sprocket bolts ( ebay under a tenner) so could just get the sprocket holes countersunk Steve |
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Post by greenlandy on Mar 7, 2011 23:22:30 GMT 1
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Post by alext on Mar 22, 2011 21:40:29 GMT 1
slow progress recently, but getting on with the motah......   now all I need is pistons... |
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Post by flames on Mar 24, 2011 10:58:58 GMT 1
looking great dude.what wheels and front end r you using? im loving them.
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Post by alext on Mar 24, 2011 17:48:06 GMT 1
It's an fzr400 3tj front-end
Fits straight on.
All fzr400 front ends should fit
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Post by alext on Apr 14, 2011 9:08:53 GMT 1
not a lot of progress - had to tax 2 cars, and insure the ZRX this month, so been looking for things that are cheap to do. decided to start preping the bodywork as rubbing down doesnt cost any money. panels are ok:-  tank has had a hard life though - was completely covered in about 2mm of filler - dont think the guy who did it had a good eye for shape - this is all that was needed...  and the other side...  which will get finished tonight. hopefully I still have some etch primer floating about that I can slap on then progress to a nice thick layer of hi-build primer and get the finish right. need to buy a mudguard  |
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Post by alext on Apr 17, 2011 20:34:02 GMT 1
couldnt resist it...  |
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Post by weegiboy on Apr 20, 2011 22:54:33 GMT 1
Thanks for sharing im gathering so much from what you lads are sharing so hopefully i will make a decent go it with my first project :-) ask you for some advice at some point when it all starts coming together .
Cheers Chief
weegiboy
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Post by alext on Nov 2, 2011 13:50:09 GMT 1
progress at last... some forward, some back... got the engine completed finally  the reed-spacers make it a tight squeeze for the carb-airbox rubbers!! Rear wheel is now able to be bolted up tight - I still want to machine about 3mm off the brake carrier to shift the wheel over to the right a bit more - I can space it centrally from there. rear brake master-cylinder is now connected to the brake-pedal! Wiring-loom is all present and correct - battery going in next week to see if everything powers up and works ok. Triumph TT600 4-pot brakes fitted and once the correct wheel with the correct disc-spacing arrives, they look like they will be perfect - they bolted straight one and were a bargain! the step-back comes from finding out I do have the wrong front-wheel - the disc-facing to disc-facing dimension of the wheel I have is 118mm, and I need a 115mm one, so I have purchased another wheel and am waiting for it to arrive. I will try and get more pictures this week. |
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Post by alext on Dec 16, 2011 16:38:26 GMT 1
more progress - off to buy some white paint tomorrow....   now on the 3rd front-wheel - got the correct fzr400 3tj one on its way (trust me to pick the only FZR front-end with an odd front-wheel!) Wiring all plugged in and all lights and switches work as they should - have broken the Main/Dip switch through being ham-fisted with it though - hopefully I can source the bit I broke so I dont have to strip and clean and paint another cluster. front brake on and bled up - need more bleeding, but they work.... Handlebars now sorted - clip-ons with a 2 " raise on their way hopefully will get it running over the Christmas holiday... meant to add - I think the tailpiece is too high, so it will be coming half-way back to standard from where it currently is. |
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Post by alext on Dec 19, 2011 22:27:22 GMT 1
Next front wheel has arrived and....
ITS THE RIGHT ONE!!!!
Thank f**k!!!
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 19, 2011 22:38:30 GMT 1
nice work alex
taking shape!
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Post by alext on Feb 18, 2012 15:06:38 GMT 1
at last - it runs - video to follow tonight.
started 3rd kick!!! - sound absolutely superb - my sister backed away as i gave it a rev, and her dog ran and hid under the car!
just waiting for it to cool down for a first returque of the headbolts (this will hopefully sort the cooland dribbling out of the head-gasket)
now off to chase the painter whos had the bodywork for 5 weeks....
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 18, 2012 17:41:07 GMT 1
Great news. Good timing for spring coming. Had mine out earlier to try the new brakes, got out to the main road and it started snowing Steve |
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Post by alext on Feb 18, 2012 21:46:18 GMT 1
please excuse the camp-pose!!
I have however found the water-pump isnt going round - if you push the impeller in , it locates onto the pin, so it looks like Ive not put the circlip on, or its fallen off, so tomorrow I'll be popping off the clutch cover for a wee look.
but it runs! and its so much more mechanically quiet than the aircooled I used to have - the allspeeds definitely need re-packed though - tis a wee bit loud!!!
plus... dropped in on the painter and hes done the base - Im to put the transfers on Monday night and I'll get it all back Tuesday!
loadsa progress this week.
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Post by arrow on Feb 18, 2012 22:48:56 GMT 1
Sound great and summer is a coming. |
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Post by alext on Feb 20, 2012 23:34:09 GMT 1
just a taster or two .......   lacquer going on as I write this |
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Post by ianmac on Feb 21, 2012 8:21:12 GMT 1
Looking excellent Alex......Gonna look lovely with the bodywork fitted.......All the best from further up north.
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Post by shane2011 on Feb 21, 2012 10:19:04 GMT 1
You've done a great job there Alex can't wait to see it all finished
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them cases look spanking 
