Front's GT750B restoration in progress.

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More like possessed! Just my flavor of OCD!!!!
I'll be slowing down here shortly........I've gotten to the point where I need to bolt chrome parts on.......which are at the platers.
I know, I know......I should have got them there sooner!!!
I've still got the two hardest covers to clean, polish and paint.
Started on them today and I can see they're gonna take me awhile.
All the nooks and crannies!
I think I hear my wife calling me to dinner................more later.

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Got the oil pump and lines on today. Starter too.





Then on to my 'favorite' job............Polishing......
Got the last two pieces done. I'm glad that's over with! What a PITA!!!!!!





Maybe I'll get them put on tomorrow.........
I've got some of my other junk tore apart at the moment too..........
Ethanol in the fuel sucks........

[TLRam1]

Nice!

When do you expect completion?

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I guess I never think about it that way!
I don't have a schedule or a date that I 'need' her finished by.
I've just finished a car restoration project and now have a little time
in between regular work and this project is getting the attention.
If work gets busier then the Buffalo will sit, but until then......!
Its not my first rodeo.........just my first GT750.

[markj]

Well you're doing a heck of a job. I've just started to put bits back on the frame. I have a couple of boxes of messy stuff and I clean and paint as I reassemble. I wish I was a little more like you and had everything more or less ready to go but I tend to work somewhat inefficiently. Keep those photos up - lol because i'll be using them as a cheat guide. BTW who do you use for plating? I have some stuff I'll be sending out. I did order a new chain guard though. It's worth the price on that particular piece.

[sfront]

Thanks for the kudos!
I tend to work on whatever I have parts for at the moment.
Sometimes I run out of parts and just get stuff as far along as I can.
I stack stuff up as I go.
You'd be surprised how fast a project goes together when all the bits
and pieces are already finished and just need to be bolted on.
I'm kinda spoiled as I have a very well equipped shop that I both work and play out of.
As far as chrome plating goes, I'm currently using a guy in Bunnell, FL called
J&M finishing. John used to work for Nu-Chrome in MA for over 30 years.
He moved to FL and opened J&M.
They do all the stripping, metal work, polishing and then send the parts to Nu-Chrome for the actual plating.
I like to be able to talk to the guy face to face when I bring him stuff rather than just ship it off to somewhere.
But you're closer to Nu-Chrome...
Ian Sandy's got a great guide/work in progress for reference too!
Between the Haynes, Clymer, Ian's guide, and the parts fiches at Dillon Brothers I've done okay!
Now if I can just find a grab bar and a starter cover gasket.............

[markj]

Thanks for the info. BTW do the headbolt washers from Suzuki have the sealing ring or did you get those aftermarket?

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The ones in the picture above are the ones I took off the engine.
I cleaned them up and plated them.
Rubber is still pliable so I figured I'd reuse them.
Dillon Brothers does list them as available at $3.53 each.
Realize that over the years, parts have been updated, superseded, etc so they may not be exactly like the ones you have.
Take for example the mirrors....still listed as available.
Correct in all ways except they don't have the 'S' stamped on the back.

[markj]

Yup, Just ordered those and new headbolts from Dillan's. Pretty reasonable. Like you I don't specifically have an end date but my plan is to ride some sort of motorcycle from NY to Fl in the spring soo....... I'm hoping mine looks "close" to as nice as yours but we'll see how she turns out. I'll have to snap some photos showing my progress. This way, as a public service, I can give people here a lower bar to aspire to -

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If you make plans to come to FL give me a shout.
Especially if you do it on the Suzuki!
I think mine should be finished by then.
I'm just west of Daytona.......

[markj]

Absolutely. That's a little extra incentive. My sister lives in Tampa so the goal is get to there. You'd be right on the way. It'll be cool to see another buffalo(complete or otherwise) and I'm sure my body will welcome a stop along the way.

[GreenMachine]

Looking good, mate.

What did you use to clean the wiring and oil lines? If my wiring comes up as good as your I'm happy to reuse it...

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Feels like I've been slacking!!!
Haven't posted (or done) anything since last week!
As far as cleaning my electrical stuff I use these.



I've used Gumout for my parts cleaner since I was a teenager!
Great for cleaning all kinds of stuff....cheap too!
I've probably gone thru a truckload of the stuff in my life.
Hope it doesn't cause drain bamage or anything....

Got a little bit done this week so here goes.
Got the clutch cover all prettied up and put back on.



Got the left cover done too.
Set the points and the timing.
Don't know if I'm completely satisfied with the way it turned out.
Depending on where you turn the crank you get a different reading.
Also seems that I had to retard the main plate almost to the limit to get the right points timed to start with.



Put the engine in the frame yesterday. While there were two of us here!
Piece of cake. No scratches!







Yeah, I know.....the heads not on it. Correct head gasket should be here Wednesday.
Got the oil feed line routed. Not sure if it went under or over the injector lines but
the cover fits better with it like this.



Put the rear brake pedal and cable on.



Put the rear wheel on.





Finished wiring the engine harnesses.







Put the oil pump cover on.



More later.

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Got the carbs tore apart yesterday.
Not too bad, only had to drill and easy-out one main jet.
Someone had been in there before and didn't leave a whole lot of screwdriver slot!
I like to leave the parts in the carb cleaner overnight so it won't be until Wednesday.
I only do one carb at a time, not that it should matter, I'm just weird like that I guess!







The new kits came with 110 mains and 47.5 pilots.
The carbs had 110 mains and 45 pilots in it(like it should).
Anyone got any recommendations for initial carb setup?
Sea level. Humidity normally over 75%. Temps usually in the '80s.

[tz375]

Get new Mikuni main jets and pilot jets in stock staggered sizes 110/107.5/110 and 45/45/45 but genuine Mikuni. I find that jets from RD, or Keyster or Nylon jets tend not to flow the same as stock jets.

That's a fat rear tire for a stock rim.

I didn't follow that comment about timing. Set the gaps on all 3 first and then time the left one with a dial gauge. Then move the dial gauge to the center pot and set the time on that one and repeat on the right. Center and right points move on teh backing plate. Left set is fixed.