GB's Modded Z900 now on a runaway budget!

wilsonsjw11 · #361 PostAuthor: **wilsonsjw11** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:10 pm

Steve,
You can't beat a Starrett hole saw.
I am following your thread with ever increasing interest, well done.
Regards
Steve

#362 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:06 pm

Didn't find too much spare time this week. :cry:

Having completely non standard running gear on this, it's possible a standard side stand will be too long, hopefully not, but I need to start somewhere, until I get the bike off of the lift.

Gave this std stand a good scrub & a few coats of Hammerite satin black, fitted it with a new stainless bolt & spring, using the 'washer trick' I picked up from this forum.

#363 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:18 pm

I've also dealt with the chain. :lol:

Sprocket carrier needed to be machined down to bring the rear sprocket in-line with the front.

First job was to bolt the already factory machined face of the carrier to the face plate & trim off the bottoms of the drive lugs which were cast & wouldn't have let the carrier sit true on the face plate.

Next was to flip it over and machine off enough material so that the sprockets line up.

Got it all back together, I've never had one as close as this & I've done this mod twice before. :??

ADE · #364 PostAuthor: **ADE** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:55 pm

Moving forward can`t wait to see it finished
Ade

Is Vic There · #365 PostAuthor: **Is Vic There** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:12 am

Looking good Mr B

garyd · #366 PostAuthor: **garyd** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:52 am

"I've never had one as close as this & I've done this mod twice before."

Wow...that redefines the word "close". Any room to put some protection for the frame there?...That must make contact on occasions.

#367 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:26 pm

garyd wrote:.That must make contact on occasions.

I expect the powdercoat may lose some of it's depth....... We'll see how it goes. :wink:

#368 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:31 pm

Just finished fitting & degreeing my Andrews/PSP 3X cams.

A job I've been putting off for long enough. :oops:

I can now report all went well & I don't know what the feck I was worried about. :lol:

One thing I have discovered is that the cam cover will require a little modification/machining to fit over the APE sprocket tower. :roll:

Pigford · #369 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:47 pm

This bike is gonna f - l - y :twisted:

What you set them at then Mr Bear :?:

#370 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:34 pm

Pigford wrote:
What you set them at then Mr Bear

106 degrees Piggy, as per Joe Hoopers comprehensive instructions.

#371 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:05 pm

Okey Dokey....... A few more steps forward.

I managed to machine (then finish with a bastard file) clearance in the cam cover to clear the APE cam chain idler adaptor (proper name

)

Sorry I didn't take any before pics. :oops:

It appears the cam cover won't clear the top idler & can only be fitted by removing the carbs & installing it from behind the block. :roll:

I wasn't 'over the moon' with this, but after seeing Mikey earlier today & discovering that removal of a GPz900 starter motor requires dismantling of most of the bike, I thought better of it & decided to count my lucky stars.

Whilst at Mikey's I collected my freshly black anodised fuel filler parts.

After 10 minutes puzzling, I had it all back together. :wink:

ADE · #372 PostAuthor: **ADE** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:10 pm

Have the same problem carbs have to be removed to get camcover off.Part of living with a modded zed. Looking good though
Ade

Pigford · #373 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:15 am

Little Sub-Note for MkII cam cover swap.

The top cam idler has an off-set bracket holding the sprocket, this (I assume) is to aid removing the cam cover. When I swapped the Square cam cover for a Rounded one (on me project Z1000MkII) I had to fit an older style "top idler". These have a symmetrical bracket which fits with the cam cover - but makes it harder to remove the cam cover .... so a similar senario with removing carbs was necessary :shock:

Anyhow - great work GB :wink:

ZedHead · #374 PostAuthor: **ZedHead** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:29 am

In awe of the skills used on this build

See you found the gold chain you were after.

Zomerset Zed · #375 PostAuthor: **Zomerset Zed** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:16 pm

coming along nicely there :!:

Where did you get the rear light? May have to steal that idea :wink:

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