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That exact decal is available from Ebay for cheap!
I bought one, it is an exact fit.

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Got it! Thank you!

Engine and frame have been reunited again. Let's go! 

Wookie, your parts look amazing!

 


 

I just love this part. Is like building a full size puzzle…

Glad to see those parts helping you out rather than sitting in a box gathering dust

Had to wait for new swing arm rollers to come through. Old ones were totally destroyed and. Made no sense to use them with new bearings.
i was dreading this, but getting the bearings in the freezer for a while and lots of oil made it really simple. Moving on….

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J'ai trouvé cet autocollant ici : 

C'est pour Z 1000 J mais c'est le même pour la 1000 LTD

Have not been posting for a while; I don´t want to get too intense and bore you guys. Some steady advance on the project. Here´s how it is standing:  Going throught the wiring. Some wires have been cut and joined. The lightning support box was missing and wiring redone. Trying to figure out routing, but it´s a question of trial and error.



Engine looks beautiful on the freshly painted frame... love it!



Another post coming with a question on shocks... 

One more engine pic...



Then, a little detail I really wanted to get done in this bike. Oil pressure gauge. 


 

Here´s the shock question. I bought a set of Yamaha SR500 shocks from YSS. They were 20 euro at a flea market, and are brand new... and they look awesome.

They are 2 cm shorter than the original, which I believe is no problem; but I am concerned if they will be able to hold the weight of the LTD, as the SR is an 80kg lighter bike.

Have installed one (provisionally), and I love the looks. 

What do you think?

Pic for reference

 

Hi Carlos, bike is looking really good.
A couple of things (IMHO) the oil pressure gauge is a useful addition but I think the scale is too great for the extremely low pressure these roller bearing cranks run at which I believe is around 3.0psi (check the manual) I have put a picture below of one I think would be better
With the shocks, given that they are already shorter than stock and the spring rates are intended for a much lighter bike I think the rear end will sit very low and the handling is likely to be "interesting"
PS: Hope you don't feel I'm being negative 

 

Not at all! No negativity. This is exactly the kind of feedback I´m looking for. 

I really though it was 3 bar the normal oil pressure, that´s why I got a 10 bar gauge.

But... looks like I screwed in the metrics! I just looked again, and yes; I bought the wrong one!

kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/597384-1976-kz900-oil-pressure

My bad!.

Thank you for pointing out, Wookie!