Kimjon Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Got a bit more done after work yesterday. Motor mount: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 And exhaust flange (hehe...flange ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 And dry fitted to test...happy for now, will port match after welding on header pipe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 With some of the mods I'm doing, more air will be entering the motor. I geeked out and read up as much internet information as I could find on the topic. Solution, drill the main jet out from a factory 0.72mm up to 0.94mm. Actually 0.90mm was the recommended...but I didn't have a drill bit that size, so 0.94mm it is. I guess if it runs super rich, I'll look at swapping out the carb for a mikuni or similar. But I'll cross that bridge if I need to later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 The throttle linkages are a mess on these. They are reliant on the governor and when that's removed they flop about. I got it functional, but it looked untidy. So I cut it up and reshaped it: Before (functional...but pugly) And after (still ugly, but better) I'll paint it and see if it "disappears". If not and it still annoys me, I'll mill one up out of alloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Normally the valve cover vents into the air filter and any dirty oily blow by is fed directly back into the motor and burnt in there. I removed the stock airbox, so had to come up with a solution. Option A: do nothing, vent to atmosphere. But end up with oil everywhere. Option B: run a line, dump to ground like an early motorbike would. Fine on the road, not so cool on your own nice concrete driveway. Option C: run a catch can like a race car would. So in true style I elected for the most complicated solution (Option C). And rather than spending around $70 to buy one, i further complicated it by making my own scaled down version on the lathe. Bracket: Mounted loosely in position: It's loosely bolted there for now, and missing the sight tube (4mm clear pneumatic tube, will allow visual of oil level in the catch can)...but looks the part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 And a panic switch roughly fitted. I struggled to clamp this on the mill...bastard kept wanting to move on me. Rough as guts, but I'll make it pretty later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Exhaust turned up from eBay. I quickly set about hacking it up! And then putting it back together in a different configuration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 And finally a muffler (I later added a support bracket, not pictured) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Personalised plate fitted. I've had this plate for some time now just for this project, but I have purposely left it out of the photos. But rather than leave it out of the photos, I'll censor it by turning it around from now on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Finished the oil catch can, looks the part now. And rerouted the breather line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Working on the brakes. It has a huge drum in the rear and a disc up front. May as well make use of what's there...so here goes: This random selection of bits I found/made should almost do it. Should be becoming clearer now So a cable will go around the groove in the "roller" on the bolt. The other bolt has a 3mm hole in it and the cable will double through it and once tightened should lock the cable. More pics later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Motor: I'm removing the oil cut off sensor here. It would shut motor down when cornering...no good for a drift trike. Engine will be fine as there will be oil there. Before: And after removal: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 I removed the external threaded conduit as well. The internet is full of over complicated solutions for blocking the hole it leaves...this is what I did: Installed: I did shave about 3mm of the bolts head, just to aid clearance as it was a tight space. If I'd gone for a slightly shorter bolt that would have solved this issue too...but I have a lathe...so quicker for me to take it off that end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Then on to the frame, preparing for paint. And then 1 minute later (yeah right!): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Port matched exhaust... And muffler shimmed with coke zero cans (we were out of beersies). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Quick scrub up with wheel cleaner, YouTube recommended...maybe the usa brands work, mine was no better than say dish washing liquid? But the oil is gone, so it's better than before: Then, replaced the shitty old valve cover: And its now starting to look the part. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 The axle has a certain amount of adjustment in terms of a chain tensioner. But Murphy's law...the way I mounted the motor landed on a half link. Now getting a #35 half link is like trying to find a unicorn in nz. However this should do the trick: And yup, it sure did...worked out perfectly! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Throttle linkages worked out great. I wasn't sure about it...but nothing to worry about, does what it needs to do. Before: And after: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Got the paint done in Henry Ford style: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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