Author Topic: I've been K0'd! (Read 128252 times)

RAFster122s · « **Reply #550 on:** November 29, 2018, 02:57:30 PM »

Is there room or ability to not tick off the spouse by building a garage that is detached or extending your storage.
David

MoMo · « **Reply #551 on:** November 29, 2018, 05:24:54 PM »

Quote from: Don R on November 29, 2018, 02:43:47 PM

My plan was keep the red sandcast bike original and the blue green bike was going to be the resto mod. Now that there may be a K0 project bike it makes sense to move the hot rod parts to bike 3 and continue to return blue/green to original appearance. This would be a long term deal depending on title status of the new find.
My plan was only three bikes licensed and insured so that could mean I'd let go of the gl1000. The alternative is to sell the K0's and spend the money on my 69 firebird. I'd still have my brothers one owner 74, the drag bike project and my choice of something for long distance riding.
The garage is overfull so something has to give. Who would have thought 10 years ago when I drug home three junk bikes to make one that ran that I'd end up with a collection?

that's the way it starts Don, slowly then full blown. I would put the Firebird number one priority. Have fun...Larry

Don R · « **Reply #552 on:** November 29, 2018, 09:48:59 PM »

It's an attached 24x24 with a 24X36 attached to the back. It's pretty much all I have room for unless I get a yard barn. That would be silly, I just have too many toys. Too many carbs batteries and tires to maintain. My wife's only rule is it all has to be inside, that rule self regulates the rest. I do store a car in the dragster trailer off season, it's a 1940 chevy business coupe, it's been a hot rod since 58 when a guy dropped a J2 olds in it, since then it's had a 348 4 speed, 392 hemi torqueflite and now a 355 small block 4 speed, 9" ford 3.25 posi. Like most of my junk, I got it cheap and spent a decade getting it running. I've owned the firebird since 70 and the coupe since 73. The racing keeps them stalled.
I really want a Roadster Shop spec full chassis for the car, about 15K rolling. That would require a sacrifice.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #553 on:** November 30, 2018, 12:56:30 AM »

I will take the windjammer lowers out of your stacks of stuff to make a bit of room...

David

Tews19 · « **Reply #554 on:** December 03, 2018, 07:23:13 PM »

PM sent Don

Don R · « **Reply #555 on:** December 18, 2018, 11:19:14 AM »

I rode #3 today, the plug wires on 2-3 keep crumbling. The idle went way up after it built a little heat and it was running on 3 cylinders. I'll check the timing advancer and carb boots, and put on another set of 2-3 coils.
The crash bars are still on it and I'm considering adding a few of the 70's cool (not popular now) accessories laying around the shop. There's a sissy bar that looks sportsterey and a Wixom fairing that needs long turn signal stems. In the big box of pegs there are aluminum footpegs that would fit the time period and probably something that will fit on the crash bar, maybe a set of 50's fog lights. The brown original gas tank is cleaned up and can go back on when the petcock turns up lol.
Right now the gl1000 has the gas tank and carb rack removed, it's all over the shop. Wow.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #556 on:** December 18, 2018, 03:43:33 PM »

Cool! (not on the plug wire problems but the plans...)

Don R · « **Reply #557 on:** December 26, 2018, 08:55:50 PM »

I'm thinking the #3 parts K0's wheels need rebuilt so I'm shopping for spokes. I have a proper two hole hub so I'll use it and then the diecast bike will be the no number motor, these stock wheels and 4-4 pipes away from being restored instead of a resto mod.

Don R · « **Reply #558 on:** February 22, 2019, 09:23:44 PM »

I met the PO of the brown 750 for a better bill of sale, he's leaving the area so it's just in time. I pinned him down on where he got the bike. It was in a barn owned by the widow of a hoarder type guy that had multiple cars, trucks, bikes, boats, etc. Like 20 boats and 15 lawn tractors, one of which ran. The Honda was payment for helping her clean out the shed. It's not likely that guy ever had a title and if he did, even less likely she will ever find it. It isn't in the Illinois system at all so no one's going to come looking for it and I'm free to try whatever method works.

Gurp · « **Reply #559 on:** February 23, 2019, 03:49:15 AM »

Don!!! Lets some some hot rod pics!!!

Don R · « **Reply #560 on:** February 27, 2019, 09:40:43 PM »

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MT8bYAQPdgSHcsuj6

https://photos.app.goo.gl/C59VqSefZGauoUYs7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rTT5Kc8P1T15X6QZ8

I wasn't sure which hot Rods so I posted a few. In the bottom one I tore up a motor mount racing that blown Camaro.

Don R · « **Reply #561 on:** February 27, 2019, 10:04:16 PM »

Oh my lord! I moved a picture, not a link.

jgger · « **Reply #562 on:** February 27, 2019, 10:22:36 PM »

Quote from: Don R on February 27, 2019, 10:04:16 PM

Oh my lord! I moved a picture, not a link.

Now the trick is to remember HOW you did it!

Don R · « **Reply #563 on:** February 28, 2019, 08:49:12 AM »

I did it unsuccessfully several more times. HA!

Don R · « **Reply #564 on:** March 04, 2019, 08:35:01 AM »

Don R · « **Reply #565 on:** March 04, 2019, 08:41:53 AM »

If I had the bucks I'd spring for a gold tank set for the late K0 and two more exhaust sets. I bumped into David Silver at the Davenport Swap meet while on my cb400F, he looked it over. I should have offered to trade for two no number muffler sets. Hindsight huh?
The problem posting pics was not doing it while using google I guess. It seems to work now thank goodness.

Don R · « **Reply #566 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:31:39 PM »

Lest someone think I'm a high roller, the original total purchase price of these three was less than what I sold my K1 for last year. I paid $650 for the green one and the seller thought he got the best of me. As he turned away with the money he had a sneer on his face. LOL.

Don R · « **Reply #567 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:32:39 PM »

I posted a pic last week and it disappeared, let's see if this one stays here.

Don R · « **Reply #568 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:36:17 PM »

Don R · « **Reply #569 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:40:39 PM »

Tracksnblades1 · « **Reply #570 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:47:21 PM »

Quote from: Don R on November 29, 2018, 09:48:59 PM

It's an attached 24x24 with a 24X36 attached to the back. It's pretty much all I have room for unless I get a yard barn. That would be silly, I just have too many toys. Too many carbs batteries and tires to maintain. My wife's only rule is it all has to be inside, that rule self regulates the rest. I do store a car in the dragster trailer off season, it's a 1940 chevy business coupe, it's been a hot rod since 58 when a guy dropped a J2 olds in it, since then it's had a 348 4 speed, 392 hemi torqueflite and now a 355 small block 4 speed, 9" ford 3.25 posi. Like most of my junk, I got it cheap and spent a decade getting it running. I've owned the firebird since 70 and the coupe since 73. The racing keeps them stalled.
I really want a Roadster Shop spec full chassis for the car, about 15K rolling. That would require a sacrifice.

That 565RL engine in the Business Coupe would get you to the corporate board meeting on time. Wouldn't need the four speed either with it. Just a fast and faster tranny.😎

Don R · « **Reply #571 on:** March 12, 2019, 11:24:47 PM »

Now that I seem to be able to post pics and make them stay posted again I'll get some better shots of them.

Don R · « **Reply #572 on:** March 12, 2019, 11:31:37 PM »

During assembly, still has the fuel lines from the temp tank.

Don R · « **Reply #573 on:** March 12, 2019, 11:34:56 PM »

When it got back from paint, the speedo is NOS I got it on the sandcast site, I built the tach from ebay parts. Yamiya air box, F-B sidecovers, emblems from 4into1 I think, maybe Z1 parts. These lights don't do it justice, it's dark but not that dark.

Don R · « **Reply #574 on:** March 12, 2019, 11:51:06 PM »

I feel bad for this bike, it's the first one I got running after getting back into bikes and it's the last one to get finished. I went back to 2014 and the frame welding, under tank bar replacement and powder coat pictures are stranded in photobucket. At least I can see them in the early part of this thread.

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Author Topic: I've been K0'd! (Read 128252 times)