Jim's 1980 SG Miss September

[jetmechmarty]

Anyone ever use these K&L cylinder rebuild kits?
Good....junk? Comments...

Yes. They work just dandy. I just did three of them.

 

[Jim]

Thanks Marty. How's school?

 

[jetmechmarty]

Thanks Marty. How's school?

It's probably a lot like trying to train circus animals.

 

[Jim]

Cleanin' up almost 40 yr old stuff is tedious....

 

[halfmile]

Looks GOOD Jim!! Soon it`ll look like a motorcycle again.

 

[MaxPete]

Beautiful!

 

[Jim]

Thanks Phil... Pete.

 

[robinc]

I like shiny Jim! Looks great man!

 

[Jim]

I like shiny Jim!

Yeah... me too
Thanks Robin.

 

[spectra]

That thing is looking Swwwweeeeeeeet!

As for the K&L I think the master kits are good just font trust the carb kits........the jets don't match up to the factory Mikuni numbers.

 

[Jim]

Couldn't resist unpacking the new turn signals....

 

[59Tebo]

It's dark. I'm wearing sunglasses. It's still too bright & shiny.
That's what it's supposed to look like. I'm diggin' it....

 

[Jim]

Yeah.... had to turn the lights down in the garage...
Thanks Tebo.

 

[Jim]

That thing is looking Swwwweeeeeeeet!

As for the K&L I think the master kits are good just font trust the carb kits........the jets don't match up to the factory Mikuni numbers.

Thanks Spectra... and thanks for the info on K&L.

 

[Meddy]

Looking real nice Jim, you must have spent some time on those headlight mounts.

 

[Jim]

Thanks Meddy.
Your brake hose show up yet?

 

[Curt]

Great looking restoration Jim, I love that part when its coming part together, will be nice to get the wheels back in.

 

[gggGary]

Jim that is going to be one SLAMMED ride!

 

[Jim]

More cleanup.
As you can tell from the first pic, not only is the headlight housing rusted, it's also egg shaped...

Bead blasted the inside and took a Roloc disc to the worst of it. Pitting wasn't all the way through anywhere, so I went ahead and took a deadblow mallet and block of wood to it. It's round within 1/32nd" now. Looks much better....

Here's the cool part. I painted the inside of it with this stuff...

This is some seriously durable stuff. Housing should last another 40 yrs....

It's currently baking in the oven at 175 deg. (wife is at work)

 

[Jim]

Great looking restoration Jim, I love that part when its coming part together, will be nice to get the wheels back in.

Thanks Curt. Yeah, puttin' one back together is the fun part.

Jim that is going to be one SLAMMED ride!

You suggesting I should put springs in the tubes?