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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #25 on: October 02, 2014, 08:10:24 PM »
I made my slave tank from an old riding plastic riding lawn mower hung in a bird cage holder.  :o  Works well. That gas tank had a crap job done with Red-Kote. Good product if done correctly and with the petcock off the tank  :D I have fixed a broken carb like that before, happens when the emulsifier tube.main jet is cranked down too hard, but think your better off getting a replacement on that one crusty sucker. Good luck.
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2014, 08:30:39 PM »

Quote from: ekpent on October 02, 2014, 08:10:24 PM
I made my slave tank from an old riding plastic riding lawn mower hung in a bird cage holder.  :o  Works well. That gas tank had a crap job done with Red-Kote. Good product if done correctly and with the petcock off the tank  :D I have fixed a broken carb like that before, happens when the emulsifier tube.main jet is cranked down too hard, but think your better off getting a replacement on that one crusty sucker. Good luck.

That's a good idea with the hanging tank. Yea the inside of my tank looks like Freddy Krueger's face after a dry shave. I should have my tank usable again soon though. I also found a #1 carb body in great condition for $45 from a member on here.
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My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #27 on: October 09, 2014, 06:49:17 PM »
Received the replacement #1 carb body today (on the left) so now I'm one step closer to getting the bike running again. Now I need rebuild kits. I think I'm going to skip putting the stock jets back in since I know I'll be using pods or velocity stacks and high flow exhaust almost immediately. Question is do they sell rebuild kits with these bigger jets included? Also, pros/cons of pods vs velocity stacks?
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #28 on: October 12, 2014, 05:33:53 PM »
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2014, 01:34:29 PM »
Surprise of the day...
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2014, 02:43:40 PM »
And a few others...

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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2014, 06:24:28 PM »
Wow. I never would have guessed that was hiding under that paint! Makes me wonder what else is hiding in the motor!
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2014, 07:47:45 AM »
Some progress on the tank
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2014, 07:50:40 AM »
Al the dents and pinholes have been repaired and its been sanded smooth and primered. Now all that's left is a new liner and I'll have it back to start putting the new petcock, fuel lines and rebuilt Carburetors back together
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2014, 07:52:14 AM »
Cleaned carburetors ready to be put back together
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2014, 10:30:31 AM »
How did you repair the holes in the tank?
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2014, 10:36:36 AM »
The pinholes on the bottom were cut out and a patch installed and welded. The crease in left front, suffered a tear out when the dent was pushed out due to rust-rot of the tank. Cut a patch and welded it in too. Ground everything smooth then used a teaspoon of bondo, sanded smooth, followed by Etching Epoxy primer (sanded between coats). Voilà
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2014, 12:21:30 PM »
Ta Da!
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #38 on: November 21, 2014, 02:39:02 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on November 21, 2014, 10:36:36 AM
The pinholes on the bottom were cut out and a patch installed and welded. The crease in left front, suffered a tear out when the dent was pushed out due to rust-rot of the tank. Cut a patch and welded it in too. Ground everything smooth then used a teaspoon of bondo, sanded smooth, followed by Etching Epoxy primer (sanded between coats). Voilà

Nice!
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #39 on: November 21, 2014, 08:35:04 PM »
Quote from: sulphurdave on November 21, 2014, 07:47:45 AM
Some progress on the tank

Saw this on FB posted by Yule B. Ondis.  aka Sulphurdave?
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #40 on: November 21, 2014, 09:36:57 PM »
Yea that's me
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #41 on: December 01, 2014, 08:29:52 PM »
Carbs officially rebuilt. Still waiting on the tank and a new petcock. Getting closer.

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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #42 on: December 01, 2014, 08:33:14 PM »
...also filled the motor with Marvel Mystery oil from the top of the head down to the crank case to give the internals a bath.
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #43 on: December 03, 2014, 01:58:29 PM »
The carb kits didn't come with new o-rings for these so I went down to the store and bought these viton o-rings that's suppose to be safe for fuel. I didn't know the exact size but these seem to look and fit right. The old ones were so old and worn they were flat and hard like plastic. We'll see how well these work.
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2014, 05:43:34 PM »
Not that anyone is following this anymore but the o-rings are too big I guess. They won't slide in.
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #45 on: December 03, 2014, 06:03:01 PM »
I have some of those orings around, pm me if you need. 
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #46 on: December 03, 2014, 06:03:56 PM »
We're following....
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #47 on: December 03, 2014, 06:16:12 PM »
is that a factory seat? I need one like it :)
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #48 on: December 03, 2014, 06:17:50 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on December 03, 2014, 06:03:56 PM
We're following....

You need those orings?
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Re: My 73 barn find with 15k original miles!
« Reply #49 on: December 03, 2014, 06:26:07 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on December 03, 2014, 06:17:50 PM

Quote from: Stev-o on December 03, 2014, 06:03:56 PM
We're following....

You need those orings?

No, Dave does.  But Thanks Mr Lestor.  You open those boxes yet?
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