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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Well, bike is mostly together. Going to order the rest of the stuff I think I need to get it running. Meanwhile, taking a few days off...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      I guess I didn't catch the part about the advance rod bushings. Unless there's an easy way to remove them from the old camshaft, I'll...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Thanks to 5twins for that info. That makes the swap pretty easy, or would have been easy. Got the stator on OK, but noticed on the...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      5Twins, thanks for that, makes this a little easier. I'm looking forward to hopefully getting this bike running. My only ready to go...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Gotcha. Thanks, saw that in the photo, but wasn't sure what it was. I think the UNI filters and this check valve will be a lot easier...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      This sounds good to me, but, where do the vent tubes go that run from the top of the head to the stock air box?
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Well, moving ahead with the plan to swap the points ignition components from the 79 motor to the 83. Planning to use the 79 carbs after...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Thanks to jetmechmarty, jpdevol, and 5twins for your info. I think, for now, I'll pull the points, advance unit and alternator stuff off...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Still not sure what I'm going to do. Going ahead with cleaning everything and getting the 83 motor in the frame. Would like to go with...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Thanks. On closer looking at the wiring, it's pretty bad. PO told me when I bought it "there were some electrical issues". He wasn't...
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      oldrider replied to the thread Later engine in older chassis.
      Thanks for replying to my post. I bought a junk 79 special with a seized motor along with a 78 standard, more or less complete about 25...
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      Installing a 1983 motor with tci in a 1979 special chassis. How do I hook up the electrical from the motor? What extra components do I...
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