And then things got worse...

.... got ya covered in the "etc......".

 

My problem is I hang on to the old stuff that I replace.

 

That's ok-- never know when you'll need it.

Except me-- I always know when I'll need it...... right after I throw it away.

 

The fun part is when you search through everything trying to find the part then stand in the middle of the garage scratching your noggin trying to convince yourself that you didn't throw it away then emptying out the can and crawling around on the floor...found it!

Gary H.

 

Nope. The best part is when you find something you needed a decade ago, for a vehicle that you sold five years ago, after you bought a brand new part so you could sell the vehicle.
I've done that twice.

 

Lol! That's pretty good k-moe.

Gary H.

 

Do you need a front bumper for an '83 GMC 3/4 ton regular cab?

 

Nope but thanks anyway. I gave my son a '94 Sonoma I drove for 10 years for his 18th b-day. He drove it for 6 months. My daily is a '06 Ram 1500. Sorry Xed for the highjack.

Gary H.

 

Its all good
I Enjoy the banter

 

It'd seems that the REAL mistake here is that you sold a vehicle. I sold my high mileage Honda to a young guy at work cuz it needed more money and time than I felt it deserved. He put the time and money into it, and now I have to watch him drive it all the time, AND HE'S DOING IT FREAKING WRONG!! It's like watching him hump my ex girlfriend in ways I never dared.

 

Soooo he's running it hard and putting it away wet

 

It was a wise decision that I made. The truck had almost 200,000 miles on it (barely broken in), but it had gotten to where I was only driving it about 1,000 miles a year. Insurance and tags cost me $300 per year, and I figured that was better spent on other things.

 

I Done did a thingy



I Haven't installed a mount for the rear of the coil, but plan to install a mount there after i cut the holes a bit bigger where the old coil heads sat.



But it looks like it should hold.... Bonus is i had no need to cut the relay tabs off



One down... Few to go.

 

Forks done....


Waiting on brake hoses now.

 

Well...An affair with an orthodontist put my project on hold...3 teeth extracted and all I can do is stare at my bike right now.
Ordered a new air filter, and a master cylinder rebuild kit...Debating buying my brake hoses from xj4ever...Not sure if i want to go stock or go braided steel.

Anybody got any thoughts on the matter?

 

If you want the stock look just go with the Black braided steel lines from Len, that way the best of both words.

 

I hope he wasn't as rough on her

 

Sounds like she can take care of herself!

 

Braided. Always braided. The won't swell under braking, and never need to be replaced (unless cut).

 

Sadly I had limited funds to work with and ended up getting some made by a local fire suppression supply store(Even got them DOT certified) until i can save up the money to get the stainless hoses on it.
Nice to see the date stamp in this century on them at the very least.

The goop guys....there was so much brake goop in the lines and reservoir.

I'm so glad i tore it all down to bits and pieces, I don't think the brakes have ever been touched on this bike, Mainly because the previous owners have shown themselves to be rather....inept.


This is exactly how this came off the bike...No there were no other washers there...Some didn't even HAVE washers.
Replaced the washers and replaced the banjo bolts...and the hoses....Did not need to rebuild the caliper as it looked almost new....still did it tho.

Now just waiting on...well...I'm almost to the point i can ride the thing.
I'm at a loss...nothing else to fix after this. It would seem that all thats left is to colortune and ride it, though i'm switching up the oil to 20w50 for summer from the 10w40 i had to work on it.