XR11/73

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Re: XR11/73

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A lot goes into custom modding :shock: its all those details :|
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Re: XR11/73

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isn't it just................
I've been putting these jobs off for a while now, but as I am all worked-up on my current projects, I took the time to knock them off the "to-do" list.
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Re: XR11/73

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plugging the water passages with an old water pump body..............

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using a nut and bolt and an "o" ring to prevent seepage................

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pump body refitted and silicone injected into passage to thermostat housing.........

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then out with the hacksaw and an old, damaged timing side casing............

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and some time later........................

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another 3" taken off the engine width.............

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and a little bit added back on..................

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but carbon fibre weighs a lot less than a block of alloy............. :up:
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Re: XR11/73

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not a lot today - plugged the oil galleries that feed the l/h side (where the water pump/ tacho drive gears live) using a metal putty applied from both sides.

from the outside................

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and inside....................

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also dispatched a spare clutch cover to a company that specialises in water-jet cutting of aluminium to have what amounts to a "full" gasket produced out of 4mm sheet. Saves me from having to do a a lot more drilling / shaping / filing :up:
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Re: XR11/73

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garry55 wrote:not a lot today - plugged the oil galleries that feed the l/h side (where the water pump/ tacho drive gears live) using a metal putty applied from both sides.
Ah the good old racing chewing gum trick! I wonder how many races have been fought and won thanks to a bit of putty....
Do you think it will hold permanently?
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Define "Permanently" in the context of an old two stroke triple. :? :lol:
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sportston wrote: Do you think it will hold permanently?
I have no idea - just hoping, really............ :D
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tz375 wrote:Define "Permanently" in the context of an old two stroke triple. :? :lol:
:up: :D :up: :D
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look what arrived today....................

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...................the clutch housing :up: :D
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the water-jet cut clutch side casing in place............

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Re: XR11/73

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final shaping of clutch aperture, as was last night..............

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as is tonight.................

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fed up of filing, me............
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Re: XR11/73

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collected the GS input shaft and the modified clutch hub today...........

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and remembered to remove the roll pins from the shaft bearings (GS gearboxes use half-ring retainers and roll pins - GT750's only use half-rings)...........

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also cut the hole in the side plate for the kick start shaft...........

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input shaft, clutch hub and kick start shaft in place........

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Re: XR11/73

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tonight I have been mostly modifying the clutch pressure plate to accept a small, sealed roller bearing....

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.........the purpose of which is to allow the pressure plate to rotate freely around the clutch pull shaft......

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ooops! - the pressure plate doesn't fit inside the aperture ..........

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did I mention previously about the final shaping of the clutch aperture? A tad prematurely, as it happens..............

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more bloody filing.........but the result is worth the effort.........

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