[sugarkryptonite]

Well put the engine in the oven last night finally. Unfortunately, around 250 degrees, a bit of oil leaked out of the engine from somewhere (maybe the seal where the wires come out on the clutch cover), and ruined the paint on the clutch cover. Rest of the engine seems to be fine, though. I need to take the clutch cover off anyway to fix the starter clutch so I'll repaint it when I take it off.

On the plus side I got both fork seals done on the R1 forks. Just waiting on an M12x1.25 tap now to make the shock extenders.

 

[shinyribs]

Slowly catching up on my subs. Engine looks great, dude.

I dig your old man's coupe?roadster?, too. Ram horns and an early oil-thru intake :thumbsup: Is that an actually oil bath air cleaner?

 

[DarkMonohue]

I dig your old man's coupe?roadster?, too.

Me, too. Looks like a '28 or '29 A on deuce rails, but I can't tell from the cowl/firewall what body style. Thought at first it had to be a roadster, but...no.

Too bad about the Chivverlay. That thing is just aching for an early Olds Rocket.

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Slowly catching up on my subs. Engine looks great, dude.

I dig your old man's coupe?roadster?, too. Ram horns and an early oil-thru intake :thumbsup: Is that an actually oil bath air cleaner?

Me, too. Looks like a '28 or '29 A on deuce rails, but I can't tell from the cowl/firewall what body style. Thought at first it had to be a roadster, but...no.

Too bad about the Chivverlay. That thing is just aching for an early Olds Rocket.

Thanks guys.

AC Delco mid 50's oil bath air cleaner that's converted to a dry filter. Uses a regular FRAM round dry air filter.

'29 Sport coupe that's gonna be converted to a "coupe-ster" (can check that term out on The H.A.M.B.) if you're interested). T5 5 speed, 283 Pontiac, S10 rear end, Coker excelsior tires, steelies hub caps. Have all the body work just need to piece it together.
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Well quite a bit more progress...but still nothing major yet. My dad's been hard at the machining, making a bunch of custom parts for the fork conversion. Also repainted my clutch cover because of the "mishap". Waiting on an M12x1.25 tap to finish up the fork extenders and should be able to bolt them on this week.

The work bench:

New steering stem in progress vs. R1 stem:

Fork extenders at the top:

Shock extensions:

Open engine workbench:

Freshly painted cover v2:

New outer races installed top and bottom to accept the new forks:

Also noticed that the clip ons I had were different side to side...thought that would look kinda dumb...so searched for a set of OEM ones from another bike (didn't want some eBay ones...). Ended up finding these and buying them tonight. From a 2008 Daytona 675...$50 shipped...hopefully they'll work out.

More progress end of this week!

 

[shinyribs]

Woohoo, your bike is already doing whoolies!

Nice work on the extenders. They blend in nicely.

 

[shinyribs]

Woohoo, your bike is already doing whoolies!

Nice work on the extenders. They blend in nicely.

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Got a bunch of parts in today. Headlight, clipons, throttle assembly, seat, and seat hoop. Also got some rod ends for the custom shifter and rear brake linkages.

Also got the starter clutch rebuilt and new clutch cover gasket on.

New pic of the engine with new paint on the clutch cover since the last time where it got damaged.

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Well a crap load of progress today. First my dad finished up the threads on the new steering stem last night (great work), along with custom lock nuts (everything is custom basically). Today I sandblasted the lower triple tree and upper again cause missed a few spots, powder coated both of them, finally we cut the steering stem to length (left it long just in case), pressed it into the lower triple, then basically bolted everything up to the bike. Pics speak for themselves...

Also threw the seat on just to see what it would look like. Obviously the whole rear end is getting chopped off and a custom rear frame is being built. I have to say, though, the new forks really make the bike look amazing! Love them!

My dad gets the credit for a lot of this work!

 

[DarkMonohue]

T5 5 speed, 283 Pontiac, S10 rear end

:glassesf:

A 283 is a Chevy, which is definitely what we see in the pic...unless a Pontiac isn't really a Pontiac.

You, sir, have just outed yourself as a Canadian.

Well, nevermind that. The bike is looking good!

 

[sugarkryptonite]

:glassesf:

A 283 is a Chevy, which is definitely what we see in the pic...unless a Pontiac isn't really a Pontiac.

You, sir, have just outed yourself as a Canadian.

Well, nevermind that. The bike is looking good!

Thanks. From what I understand from my dad the engine is a Pontiac engine, and came in a Pontiac car during that era. In essence it is the same engine that was used in GM's, though, or at least very similar.

 

[DarkMonohue]

Thanks. From what I understand from my dad the engine is a Pontiac engine, and came in a Pontiac car during that era. In essence it is the same engine that was used in GM's, though, or at least very similar.

Well...kind of, yeah. He's not exactly wrong - it is entirely likely that engine came out of a (Canadian) Pontiac. GM Canada did some weird stuff. For whatever reason, Canadian Pontiacs were often restyled Chevrolet products or Chevy/Pontiac hybrids (Pontiac body on a Chevrolet chassis, for example), and used Chevy engines rather than the Pontiac engines and chassis that they got in the States. Each GM division had its own V8 engine line, and the "real" Pontiac V8 is very different than either the small-block or big-block Chevy V8. And it would probably be hell trying to squeeze one into a '32 frame, let alone an A.

Anyway. Rant over, hijack over. Keep yer stick on the ice.

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Well...kind of, yeah. He's not exactly wrong - it is entirely likely that engine came out of a (Canadian) Pontiac. GM Canada did some weird stuff. For whatever reason, Canadian Pontiacs were often restyled Chevrolet products or Chevy/Pontiac hybrids (Pontiac body on a Chevrolet chassis, for example), and used Chevy engines rather than the Pontiac engines and chassis that they got in the States. Each GM division had its own V8 engine line, and the "real" Pontiac V8 is very different than either the small-block or big-block Chevy V8. And it would probably be hell trying to squeeze one into a '32 frame, let alone an A.

Anyway. Rant over, hijack over. Keep yer stick on the ice.

Yup you're right. 99% sure it's from a Canadian car.

 

[F'dup]

Dude! That is fucking rad...

Great work on the forks, toss a high five to your dad too lol...

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Not too much today...planning on getting the steel for the frame this weekend maybe. Just another shot of the setup, along with some more fancy machining work my dad did to finish off the top nut on the triple tree. Cap with o-ring inside to keep the junk out.

 

[shinyribs]

Not being critical, looking for knowledge. When you put the fork cap/tube extenders on, did you lenghten the internals,too?

You and Rex and killing me with these V4 bikes.

 

[rex_saugerty]

Not being critical, looking for knowledge. When you put the fork cap/tube extenders on, did you lenghten the internals,too?

if you make em solid, there's no need for that. or you can make them hollow and put tube spacers there, as some forks have them

You and Rex and killing me with these V4 bikes.

not sure if you like that or not. all i no that UF wants one now :thumbsup:

 

[sugarkryptonite]

Not being critical, looking for knowledge. When you put the fork cap/tube extenders on, did you lenghten the internals,too?

You and Rex and killing me with these V4 bikes.

Yup! See here where I posted a pic of the shock extenders:

http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2817233&postcount=104

They go at the bottom of the shocks to raise them up the same amount that the extenders add at the top. If you don't, the shocks will be too short to screw the top cap on with only the tube extensions at the top.

if you make em solid, there's no need for that. or you can make them hollow and put tube spacers there, as some forks have them

not sure if you like that or not. all i no that UF wants one now :thumbsup:

You're right about making them solid. The only thing about doing that is that you lose the adjustability of the R1 cap (preload and rebound), which I wanted to keep.

 

[shinyribs]

I don't know how I missed that, thanks man.

I didn't realize a V65 was 1100cc. I thought it was a 650 :doh: I looked in to these motors a little and saw they are about 110hp.

Now I seriously want one.

 

[sugarkryptonite]

I don't know how I missed that, thanks man.

I didn't realize a V65 was 1100cc. I thought it was a 650 :doh: I looked in to these motors a little and saw they are about 110hp.

Now I seriously want one.

Yeah they were built and marketed to the USA mostly so the 65 refers to 65 cubic inches = ~1100cc.

From the factory they're rated at 121hp, but with 75lb/ft of torque (most of it being at super low RPM; something like 60lb/ft from 2000 RPM or something?) is what really makes the bike amazing. On the highway there's no need to ever downshift...even when getting on the highway...there's just so much torque.

If you ever get the chance to ride one you'll understand why a lot of people are still crazy about them.

The bike is still listed on the List of fastest production motorcycles by acceleration, with a 0-60 of 3.3 and 1/4 mile of 10.84. I believe it was the fastest production motorcycle when it came out...and let's just say it still gives most bikes a run for their money. I think the top speed is 173mph...:thumbsup:

At least the prices of them have dwindled quite a bit (probably because of their age now, and the 4 carbs to clean). I'm sure you can find one pretty easily!

Here's the original commercial for its sister bike, the Magna (same engine, but cruiser style), pretty funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORT5E6Hbkc

 

[rex_saugerty]

V4 are considered hard to work on. i can agree on exhaust and carb point there. but that is it