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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Looking through the norton forums it seemed that tabclassics was the most recommended. I don't think any of them would be the wrong...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      https://tabclassics.com/
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Got the email, my tank is finished. Just gotta wait for the international shipping now.
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      I'm not going to take stuff out of the kit to get lost. It's not enough extra weight to concern me, plus it's in my backpack. I ride...
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      I carry this kit from HF, and add 8,10,12 and 14mm sockets. It'll fix about anything I'm willing to fix roadside.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Got some cheap shocks to have something better than zip ties to hold the swingarm up. Also to check and verify the chain won't hit...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      I'll leave the headlight here until I can sit on the bike. Up and down is easy, if I want it further back I'll have to make different arms.
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      A little too small, with the carbs and petcock I'm using it needs 8mm line. They are the 34mm pumper setup that topham and a few...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Haven't done much lately. Waiting on parts and funds. Ordered all transmission bearings for the motor, ordered a mini manx tank from...
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      Changed my fuel lines. Seems like none of them hold up great anymore. The "ethanol safe" line I started with was cracking within...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread EFI.
      It broke right after the dyno video. Not related to EFI. But by the time I got back to working on it the pump was bad, injectors...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread EFI.
      The easiest way is don't do it. The longer answer is microsquirt. You'll need some kind of crank or cam sensor or both. You can do...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Got an amazon special airbrush booth. Going to use it to spray the polished bits with cerakote.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      That's nice. The turbo kit is cool, but I'm not sure I'd want to deal with the associated tuning hassles.
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      Went to the distinguished gentleman ride. Headed home without hanging out afterthe ride because it was starting to mist.
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    • Ratranger
      Nice, I've wanted to do it for a few years, but after the xs broke on the dyno I lost motivation and shoved it in a corner for a few years.
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      "Body starter" it's number 30,31 and 32 on the parts diagram. I guess they made the cold start enricher a bolt on piece. Oklahoma...
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      Today I sacrificed a 2 piece clutch pushrod to make a "1 piece". I turned down the end of the short rod to press into some 8mm...
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      Today was definitely a Monday. First the water jet at work wanted to have problems. Then leaving work I made it maybe 1/4 mile and...
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      Like the title states, I'm looking for a pamco or clone that is damaged or dead. I want to reverse engineer one to make a 270* ignition...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      I'm leaning towards the mini manx tank because it has a little more bulk and the cb engine is bigger than the norton or triumph twins...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Got the rear hub polished up. I need to clean my bench off to set up a paint station so I can spray the hubs with cerakote mc5100...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      That's a deal. Here I can buy and own just about any size bottle. But space and cost are a consideration.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Torches vary wildly in price around me. Mostly from high, to I could buy new for that. I got the new cam arms in. They should look...
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      270 crank is trued up. .0004" on the right, .0007" on the left. I'll probably get a shell #1 cam from Hoo's to rephase for it.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Managed to find all NOS brake cam arms for less than it would cost to rechrome the ones I have. Some of the linkage pieces I made...
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      It's going to go on the cam the same way the stock sproket does. I'll have 3 bolts with slots in the sprocket to give me the...
    • Ratranger
      Working on an adjustable cam sprocket. This is for the regrind cam I'm rephasing.
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      I doubt it's noticeably better than a 277. I've just had a 270 pin in my toolbox for a while.
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      Modified a crank piece for a 270* rephase. Debating taking a little off the OD and smoothing the chamfers.
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      Picked up a cheap marketplace motor. Despite how the pistons look the crank turns smooth now that the cylinders are off. Luckily no...
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      Swapped to a 41t rear sprocket. With the high ratio primaries, and 150/70-17 the 18/44 gears were as close to stock as possible, but I...
    • Ratranger
      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Just an illusion, I checked them at 3 points to make sure they were straight.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Made new pins. I did scrap 3 of them, the 1.2mm drills are rather fragile. Had much better luck once I changed pulleys on the mill and...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Now I just need to make new pins.
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    • Ratranger
      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Pretty much down to hand work now.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      I'll cut most of the excess out with a jewelers saw and clean it up with a small endmill.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Nice, I didn't really look too much. OEM is offthe table, so I'm making stainless ones that look like OEM.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Single point. I've never had good luck with dies for anything other than cleaning threads up.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      Started working on refreshing the gt750 drum linkage. Made new rods, and I'll make new clevis pieces next.
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      Ratranger replied to the thread The Norda.
      No real updates on the bike. HVAC for the house took priority. AC wouldn't turn on, and being a 33yr old system it wasn't worth fixing...
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    • Ratranger
      Anyone else planning on participating in their city? I'm planning on taking my XS to the OKC ride. https://gfolk.me/IanBrothers627886
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      Ratranger replied to the thread Headlight bargain!.
      I bought a set of these lights, they showed up today. Seems like a nice piece of kit. I also recommended it to my buddy that has old...
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      Ratranger replied to the thread Cam ID please?.
      Could be old megacycle. 250-60 grind, 36t sprocket, etc. Might give them a call, it might be a grind they don't do anymore.
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