Here I go again!

[bryan]

Found a way to stop me spending money on bikes, spend someone elses!
Another numbers matching 350LC going back on the road after about 10 years, bloody waste, why do people do it.
It came as a rolling frame with about 4 boxes of bits and some new stuff including a loom.
Stripped the crank out tonight.

[Norbo]

Holly crap . Now that has seen better days

[bryan]

the rest is no better.

[bryan]

I have set the frame up on a rear paddock stand and used a long lenth of string around the rear wheel, run 1 end up each side of the bike to the fronrt wheel and used this it allign the rear wheel in the swingarm and the front wheel between the string. I have measured from the swing arm spindle to the front spindle and I get 930mm both sides.
I have then put a meter rule parralel with the floor from the upper footrest bolt hole to the forks and the measured from the inside edge to the lower fork tube and Im getting 20mm on the left and about 10mm on the right.
Looking at dropping it in to Motorline to check which is £50, if it needs sorting its about another £100 maximum on top.
Also got this to sort out b4 its powder coated.

Not a problem as I have this from the German YPVS LC.

Marked up on a bit of RSJ

Cut out, just needs finnishing a bit neater.

This is How it ended up on the German frame.

[bryan]

Had a closer look at the top end, looks like it has had a rebore a short while b4 it came off the road, may be lucky and get away without a rebore this time and just a hone and new rings, and possibly 1 piston. It would be nice.

Left piston and bores look ok, some marking on the other side so it has had a seize.


Barrels are untouched by a grinder.

1 small problem to sort out, only thing to break on the strip down.

The head has some damage and has been skimmed, I will be sending this off for reprofiling to standard volume and set with narrower squish than the 2mm+ they had as standard.

I have also run a tap through all the threads on the crank cases and side casses after I stripped them totaly, so the engine parts are now ready to go to the Engineers.

[bubba]

Bloody hell you have got your work cut out there, dont know how people can let them get into that state, ::)how long has it been parked up? well worth doing with matching numbers, good luck with it! keep the pics coming

[bryan]

10 years plus I think

[bryan]

couldent get the caliper pistons out so had to strip and red grease the master cylinder to get it to work (will get new seals when rebuilt)
Finnaly got it to bleed ok and fitted both calipers one at a time to get the pstons out.
Has both shims missing, but I have a sheet and will cut another 1 out from the spare 1 have.
1 hanger bracket has a stripped thread so will need sorting.

[bryan]

engine internals all now clean and tucked up for a few months.

[Norbo]

You have your work cut out for you with this one . But it looks like your moving on .

[soad1110]

looks like fun

[bryan]

just plodding through it all bit by bit. Getting it all back to clean bare metal first, then re finnishing will begine.
Frame wont be going to Motoliner untill next week now, as i want to be there to take photos.
Paint strippped the rotor side engine cover and doing the clutch side tonight
Stripped the carbs yesterday, but they will need some proper cleaning.





gona be sending them off for ultrasonic cleaning and aquablasting, only £39 the pair.
www.tsrvapourblasting.co.uk/Carb_Cleaning.html

[mellow]

the owner of that bike the 1 gaz got his pipes off???




;D

[bryan]

May 6, 2010 10:27:57 GMT 1 Norbo said:

You have your work cut out for you with this one . But it looks like your moving on .

be some parts lists coming your way soon Norbs.

[bryan]

I didnt think it was too bad, all came apart without any trouble, except the barrel drain bolt but its an easy fix.

I tell you what Gary, I think the worse they are, the more rewarding the finnished job is.

[bryan]

how it was when it was dropped off to me.

now ready for painting and crank cases aquablasting, all done by hand with paint stripper then wire brush to remove the white oxidation.

[bryan]

Tony has a place he uses, but my advise would be to do them yourself with PJ1 case paint if you want them black, of acid etch and spray the colour you want as its easy to change the colour at a later date or repair damage.

[Norbo]

are you going to get the top and bottom cssings vapor blasted .

[herb]

I take it you're:
A) Rebuilding this for a VERY good friend.
B) Rebuilding this for a VERY good payment.
C) You just like a challenge ;D ;D ;D

[ringding]

Looks like fun! Look forward to seeing the end result.

Had those carbs been rattle can sprayed black?!

[bryan]

May 14, 2010 8:15:35 GMT 1 Norbo said:

are you going to get the top and bottom cssings vapor blasted .

Ill be doing that once the 3 holes are welded up in the top case.

[bryan]

May 14, 2010 14:14:21 GMT 1 herb said:

I take it you're:
A) Rebuilding this for a VERY good friend.
B) Rebuilding this for a VERY good payment.
C) You just like a challenge ;D ;D ;D

A YES
B NOT REARLY ENOUGH.
C YEP, AND IT STOPS ME SPENDING MY MONEY.

[bryan]

May 14, 2010 22:48:59 GMT 1 ringding said:

Looks like fun! Look forward to seeing the end result.

Had those carbs been rattle can sprayed black?!

yes, I think they were, cant belive people do it.

[ringding]

Muppetry! Still at least there are people like you around prepared to put the results of other's idiocy right!

[bryan]

just got the carbs back.
from this




to this

[bryan]

well not done much on the rebuild for a fair while, but should be moving on in the coming months.
wheels have been stripped of bearings, the paint spripped by hand and along with the fork lowers and footrest hangers dropped at the pollishers.
Sent the fork tubes off the AM Philpots and got the delivered back in a week for £156, very good service.
Frame ready to have lower lock stop welded on, it well then be off the TrippleS for powder coating.

b4 and after of the revcounter done with marker pen, not mint but loads better.


zeroed speedo too.


also had a go at pollishing the forks for my YPVS LC with this.

happy with the result.

Also got around to building a 2m long bench B4 Christmas, as it was a pain building the last 2 LCs on a workmate.

[tout]

May 6, 2010 22:52:33 GMT 1 bryan said:

I didnt think it was too bad, all came apart without any trouble, except the barrel drain bolt but its an easy fix.

I tell you what Gary, I think the worse they are, the more rewarding the finnished job is.

Bryan......Them drain bolts can be an absolute Sod... but if your expecting an easy fix just like I was,then best of luck

[bryan]

machine shop will be sorting that out for me, bit of heat would possibly sort it out but I dont have any easyouts to do it myself, or a bench drill.

[billy]

I'd put the barrel under a microscope and start picking that damn bolt out, atom by atom. I'd never give up. xD

[bryan]

Picked the polished parts up tody.


Frame lockstop now welded on.

The headlamp brackets were bent, little banging and smoothing off.

The thin strips that set their position were missing too, made a pair and got them welded on.

Fork legs arrived back from the chromers too, so I am able to rebuild the forks now.