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Do I see big pieces of red silicone on the pickup screen???? I always get a big chuckle when I see red or blue silicone oozing from every joint on a KZ motor. Reminds me on being back in Chicago. Certain folks in Chicago must have bought red or blue silicone by the 5 gallon bucket. I have seen pickup screens COMPLETELY blocked with pieces of silicone!!! I had one motor that the owner used so much silicone on the head gasket that it blocked the oil flow to one side of the head!!!!!

There will be no silicone used when the engine goes back together, and yes the inside was full of it.

I have never tig welded but I gave it my best shot on the frame ( with a little help from my pipefitter buddy lol) . I might have to tweek a little on the seat latch mount bracket , however the front frame section came out pretty good.

There will be no silicone used when the engine goes back together, and yes the inside was full of it.

I have never tig welded but I gave it my best shot on the frame ( with a little help from my pipefitter buddy lol) . I might have to tweek a little on the seat latch mount bracket , however the front frame section came out pretty good.

It's looking better. A few more minor things and the engine will be done . Nothing was reused from the texas turd engine except the cases. New used crank, block stock bore pistons new rings. New used head, new valves , guides and seals. New used clutch basket and brand new clutch plates. trans thoroughly inspected and near perfect shift forks. New cam chain and rollers and gromets An incredible rebuild

Clearly a labor of love Greg. The has to be as close to a boat anchor as you could save. A beautiful piece of work.

GregZ wrote: This by far is the biggest piece of chit I ever seen. I knew it the day it showed up on the trailer, I knew then to cut my loss and sell, let some other idiot restore. But I'm a dumb ass so I'll give it my best.
There is nothing good on the bike. I'm starting with a frame and top engine case. The crank is junk , trans is junk and I'm hoping my buddy can repair the lower case, it;s cracked and and one of the mount lugs for the point housing is busted off. the timing chain guide was broke off, in two pieces caught in the crank etc.

look at this crap

Is that the remains of their pet frog that went missing 5 years ago (on the oil pump mesh). Sorry about the late entry I just saw this thread, its great to see that you are going ahead with this build.

Very cool project.
YES!!!! Turds can be polished!!

GregZ wrote: It's looking better. A few more minor things and the engine will be done . Nothing was reused from the texas turd engine except the cases. New used crank, block stock bore pistons new rings. New used head, new valves , guides and seals. New used clutch basket and brand new clutch plates. trans thoroughly inspected and near perfect shift forks. New cam chain and rollers and gromets An incredible rebuild

Nice work! What did you spray the engine with?

I used PJ1 fast black

Today I was going to drop off the frame to get media blasted, figured with all the repairs that were needed i'd give it one more look see inspection. I chased out all the threads and found a broke bolt in the tail section mount. How the hell does someone break off a bolt here wtf ? So instead of proper repair the idiot PO drilled and tapped a new hole.



Fixed Texas style

I'll have to cut that piece off and remove the hacked up nut and tack on new nut or try to drill and heli coil it if possible. This bike is starting to be a headache

Sorry, but a broken M6 screw should be an easy out for you (me) with the right tools!!!
Make a center punch and use a counter clockwise drill 4mm.