Mdows - Winter Project

[cosmiccharlie]

Wait until you get ready to put the motor back in!  Talk about a pain in the ass! 

[Mdow]

ya im going to rent an engine lift and pull it up and in.

still not sure what im going to do about valves. i might just do it when i have the head off and set the tolerances then and then double check once on the bike cheating with the starter

[tulebox]

i was laughing more about parking the bike between to v8 trucks on 35's

and on that topic, what are you runnin in that YJ, noticed the forward facing pitman arm and passenger side front diff....I'm  jeepfreak also   

[Mdow]

i was laughing more about parking the bike between to v8 trucks on 35's

and on that topic, what are you runnin in that YJ, noticed the forward facing pitman arm and passenger side front diff....I'm  jeepfreak also   

not my jeep im a huge jeep hater they really are junk.  its afreind of my brothers and is trying to sell it i think

[tulebox]

i was laughing more about parking the bike between to v8 trucks on 35's

and on that topic, what are you runnin in that YJ, noticed the forward facing pitman arm and passenger side front diff....I'm  jeepfreak also   

not my jeep im a huge jeep hater they really are junk.  its afreind of my brothers and is trying to sell it i think

everythings  junk if you talk to enough people, but everyones got an a$$hole, too

[Mdow]

been on the trail and broke tomany jeep parts.

i wheel with toyota and jeep guys 98% of the time jeep parts break and get out done buy toyota's

had a 1970 landcruzer have to pull a bunch of 2004 rubicons out of all kinda of places.

when matched up they fail at real offroading but make great road and light use 4x4's

[fred]

ok so compresion tested numbers were not as good as i was hoping.  about 130 and 135 it was soposed to be 155-145 when i bought it 2k miles ago


also went to check valves one exhaust seems to be about right couldn't check the other cause i can't turn the motor over.  if i try and turn the rear wheel in 1st gear i can lift the bike up. if i bear hug the rear wheel and try and turn it i almost twist it off its center stand. WTF is wrong. i pulled the spark plugs out i just can't seem to compress the valves. the vid i watched made it seem pretty easy to compress them.

but i when ahead and pulled the motor. which is also a pain in the ass.  i heard the easy way was to lay it on a some box springs and then just lift the motor out the side. NO!! the bolts have to slide out the other side and the mother has to so some magic turn and twist to clear the frame. took about 2 hours after removing all the bolts to get that POS out.

wasn't a good start of a winter project

and i failed to remeber to bring a camera

It is nearly impossible to turn the engine in first gear by pushing the wheel. You need to do it in 6th. Think about it, you want to have the most leverage on the engine by being in the highest gear...

[Mdow]

^ talked to my brother about that one and said 6th would have been the beter idea i just didn't think about it that way.

owhell ill get on that when i put it back together motor is out right now

[utgunslinger13]

Wait until you get ready to put the motor back in!  Talk about a pain in the ass! 

I'm about a week from putting mine back in and now you've got me scared?!  What makes it so difficult?  Any tips you can pass along to help the project move forward?

Thanks,

Nick

[cosmiccharlie]

It was difficult to lift the motor at the correct angle and fit it in the frame without busting up the new paint on the frame.  We ended up setting the motor on a block and lifting the frame over the engine and "wiggling" it until it fit. 

I am sure there is a better way, but I couldn't see it.  I read a couple of threads on here about installing the motor, but it wasn't nearly as easy as those threads made it sound. 

[utgunslinger13]

great! I waited for awhile but got impatient with myself and finishing the engine rebuild so I know have the front and rear end put back on the frame! My first plan was to lower to frame onto the engine then put everything back together but damn my impatience!

Anyone care to add input or suggestions to someone just getting ready to reinstall the eninge?

Thanks,

Nick

[cosmiccharlie]

Any updates?

[Mdow]

OK well ya  know i fail at updating.

motor is back together frame is half way degressed and sanded ready for paint.  tank and plastics are off to the shop for paint.

still deciding on wheel color.  and need to figure out the front brakes still.  i think im going to rebuild them and put new pads on.  then put it all back together next time ill get pics of the project before i get all dirty

[Mdow]

well frame is cleaned up and painted.

should be getting the motor in tomarrow and hopfully the rear swing arm on

[bucks1605]

Did you paint the frame yourself? Looks good.

[Mdow]

ya 9 hours of sanding and about an hour of painting

[bucks1605]

ugh... the long hours definitely paid off!

[Mdow]

ya motor is going in tomarow and rebuild should go decently quick hopfully she will be ready to go in 3 weeks or less

[Mdow]

motor is in swing arm is on rear suspension is on.

finishing painting the rest of the parts this week and it should be almost good to go next saterday

[Mdow]

i PROMISE tomarrow i will get some good pics (tank and stuff should be coming back)

it would be on the road but the front forks are getting new seals stuped ass 97 Kat and not having a locking screw.

i got a few more parts to finish painting today.

and orderign a carb syn kit i think

i also have a extranal gas tank ill post pics and info after work