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  1. Toucan

    D's GS550

    Def keen to do a flatter seat and change up the rear end, I have an original tail fairing that might make its way on. Old superbike style. Haven't really thought past that, just been focused on getting it running reliably for summer dorts. Cheers for the offer I will keep in mind if I ever get stuck
  2. Toucan

    D's GS550

    Had some issues with it running on 3, so have had the coils off and cleaned up some more dodgy wiring there, all back together and running on all 4 again. While I was trouble shooting I had the plugs out to clean them up and realised I have some 6's and 7's. Is it normal to have different heat ranges on an aircooled motor? I didn't take note of how they were before, but I put the hotter ones on the outside cylinders when I reinstalled them as I figure they get better cooling than the middle two Also petcock rebuilt and refitted with a new gasket. Extended the fuel and vac lines to the tank as they were barely long enough before, lots easier to get the tank on and off now. Thats mostly up to date. Starting and riding quite nicely now given I just threw the carbs together. The hard part now to fine tune them, fun fun!
  3. Toucan

    D's GS550

    Carb bodies didn't come up as mint as I had aimed for but good enough for now, soaked them in gun wash then ultrasonic bath in simple green & hot water. Carbs back together, went up a size on the main jets, bench synced And after heaps of waiting, exhaust arrived. Great look and sounds vastly better.
  4. Toucan

    D's GS550

    Before I left the UK I also picked up a Dyna S ignition so I could ditch the points. Had to take 0.5mm off the top of the rotor to allow the mechanical advance to work, its all in and running now Picked up a second hand reg/rec off a wrecked polaris, they are a series type and meant to fix the burnt out stator problems the shunt type causes on old bikes. Its physically huge but also one unit rather than seperate regulator and rectifier which I had before. Made up a bracket and wired it in, added some fuses as there were none before. Seems to be charging still, win I hope Still waiting for bits etc so polished the cam end covers on the drill press
  5. Toucan

    D's GS550

    Bought this sight unseen while I was still over in the UK, got it shipped to parents garage to await my return. Was keeping an eye out for next project and was stoked to find an early model GS with wire wheels, non cv carbs and a kick start. Original auction photo Fast forward a few months and I finally got to see it in the metal. It was obviously in worse condition than the pics showed, but I'd been craving something I could spend time tinkering with so it still fit the bill. Somewhere in its past life it has had the back end cut off and the seat modified, which wasn't done as tidily as I'd like, the side cover clips are all broken, the wiring was a mess, and to top it all off, the whole thing has been sprayed black with little to no prep work, so I have paint flaking off here there and everywhere whenever I touch it. First things first I opened the headlight and fixed numerous bad connections and melted wiring With a new battery, most things were working, still some trouble shooting to do here. Ripped the valve cover off and checked that the valve clearances were in spec. Put some gas in the tank and fired her up without too much trouble, she didn't want to rev nicely but idled long enough for me to grab my helmet and so I took it for a quick ride down the end of the road and back, man was she loud! Time to take off the exhaust wrap and see what was hiding... Many exhaust leaks! These aren't even all of them. I gave them a wire brush and took to a friends place to see if I could weld them up, but with the thin metal and my amateur welding the holes just kept on getting bigger. Next option... Next up I wanted to get the carbs apart. Gave them a bath in simple green and hot water to start with Boom! Took note of jets and whatnot as I stripped them, all looks standard Borrowed mums jewellery ultrasonic cleaner, splash of vinegar and simple green with hot water did a good job on the brass bits Before & after, only 5mins to get them clean. New set of orings installed thanks to cycleorings.com Sat like this for a bit while I waited for overseas parts
  6. Hoping for forward foot pegs for added clown riding position
  7. Yea dumb, but put it all into the 65 and keep dieselling around
  8. She's a big one. Keen for tonights pictures
  9. Tom speaks the truth. Bad pic but at the revival all the old cars get priority parking near the event. Stretches almost as far as the eye can see and you can see some awesome cars when wondering through. Dunno if its the same at FoS but I would imagine yes
  10. I trained last year, expected massive queues but there was virtually none. Sharp left out of Chichester station for buses that are running constantly, have cash ready for ticket. Go to Revival aswell, they are two totally different experiences!
  11. I recall slacker.cam did this somewhere. Edit: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/30295-cams-toyota-ae86-trueno-racecar/
  12. Sweet to have another Celeste on board since lowlancer dropped the ball... i kid. Looks good man!
  13. Oh what! I 100% thought the first pic was you having a play in photoshop. You got me lulwut suprised good
  14. OS meet at Alex and Hannah's so everyone can do a mud in the long drop! Thanks for sharing man, looks super sweet, truely living the dream
  15. Actual keen for skid vids/blown apex seals. Joking about the latter
  16. I'm loving your scientific approach to car modification. Keep it up!
  17. Easy enough to hook up speakers prior to install and put on your favourite song, then you could listen with them exposed/wrapped in headlining to compare the difference. I used to cover my 6x9s in a blanket cause it improved the sound IMO, was nothing fancy mind you.
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