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[fj401978]

You've really done a great job cleaning that up! Good luck with the rebuild!



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[Weber Sarge]

If those set screw plugs hold , I'd stick with that - some of the older cast aluminum is a pia to weld bungs onto since it's so porous and oil impregnated even with a tig . I've fixed a lot of older cast trans/engine cases off bikes and they are really tough to get a clean enough weld not to leak . That thing is going to be sharp , nice job on the polish ! Did you clear coat it ?
Sarge

 

[roadstr6]

No, Sarge. I didn't clear it. After spending countless hours and lots of $ removing failed clearcoat on my '74 Airstream Ambassador to polish the skin, I have decided that it's just not worth it to clear over polished aluminum. It is a lot easier to just hit it with some metal polish a couple of times a year to keep the oxidation at bay. I tested the set screw plug by pouring in a few ounces of oil and letting it sit overnight. No leaks, so hopefully I'm good. Fingers crossed!

 

[Weber Sarge]

I agree , have yet to find a good clear coat that won't discolor over time on polished aluminum .. Some of the polishes do have a protective coating they leave behind that seems to help .
Sarge

 

[roadstr6]

Warn finally sent the part I needed to finish up the 8274. I got the lower half buttoned up last night. Hopefully I'll have time to finish it up this weekend. While I was waiting on the part, a bud brought this by for me to tinker on. It's a '75 Kawasaki F7. It needed carb work. Runs like a champ now!

 

[roadstr6]

Winch is on and looking maahvelous, I must say! Works great too...

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Any particular reason you went with wire rope and a hawse fairlead over synthetic?

 

[roadstr6]

Yes Johnny. $. I got the wire rope from Sam for a steal (thanks @elkaholic). When I ordered the bumper, I ordered it with the hawse with the intention of going synthetic. Shortly after that, Sam made me an offer on the wire rope that I couldn't refuse. It is a steel hawse, not aluminum, so it should work fine with wire rope. I'm sure it will be a little rougher on the cable than a roller would be but at the price I paid...who cares? If money had been no object, I would have gone to synthetic. I'm a big fan of synthetic and the external brake on the 8274 lends itself perfectly to its use. If I hit the lottery I'll change it out and swap to an aluminum hawse.

 

[roadstr6]

More shameless pic whoring...

The 40, my '73 Honda CT70, one of my Schwinn Krate repop bikes and my dog, Zeke.

 

[roadstr6]

...and even more shameless pic whoring...

 

[CreeperSleeper]

She is looking good, Dave!

 

[roadstr6]

ONSC Meet and Greet. The CP in good company

 

[fj401978]

Man, I wish I could have been there...not only to be with/see all the other toys, but to meet everyone as well...glad y'all had a great day!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Read this thread beginning to end..Great job!

 

[roadstr6]

Thanks for the props, CR! I've been dropping by your thread as well. Keep it up man!

 

[roadstr6]

As I said in an earlier post, I have not been happy with the flexibility of the 4" lift springs under the CP. It's hard to move forward on the trail with one tire constantly up and hanging in the breeze. I would love to go SOA at some point but for now I am focusing on getting the spring under setup to flex a little more. This weekend I finished removing all four spring packs and yanked out one leaf from each pack. This has lowered the rig down about .75". The shackle angles have improved substantially. Ride feels about the same going in a straight line. I can feel a good bit more sway in the corners. I'll take the truck out to my neighborhood flex ditch and see how it does. Before with the stiffness of the springs, there was no need to extend the bump stops because the springs limited the flex to the point that rubbing wasn't much of an issue. I feel sure that now with the rig lowered a bit and with more flex in the springs, I will need to extend my bump stops down from the factory locations to keep tire/fender contact to a minimum. I'll post some poser flex pics as well as before/after shackle angle pics ASAP.

 

[roadstr6]

Shackle angles BEFORE:

AFTER:

Sitting about 3/4" lower overall:

 

[roadstr6]

While I had everything apart to pull a leaf from each pack I took some time to tidy things up a bit underneath.

 

[roadstr6]

Here are the post leaf removal flex pics:

I believe the biggest difference in the overall flexibility of the suspension is due to the rear packs being less stiff. I could not lift a tire with this new setup.

 

[roadstr6]

Now some before and after flex pics for comparison:

BEFORE:

AFTER: