Stripped to the bone, air filter disintegrated after 39 years, [ lots of original bolts & rubbers ] loom complete , head bearings were dry paste, but seats are unmarked , [ new balls & grease] as taper bearings are too tall, and the headlamp shrouds end up loose,]
Gonna paint frame, not a fan of powder coat,
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Bloody ell " that's the worst av seen ,,,
To remove the barrel , make a puller like my pic. I used the centre"s of old 3 leg pullers, welded to a bar,. ,
IF YOU BELT IT WITH A HAMMER , = broken fins,
Engine in boxes, but I have a fully rebuilt 400 Engine in shed, , V5 - original turn signals Tank clean inside, ., exhaust missing, ,,lots of spares tho, ,it was covered in cobwebs, real barnfind,,, barrel is .50, no scratches , decompressor fitting, clocks showing 5,600mls,
Talking of fuel. drewps, last weekend , we did a classic run , I had Tiger1050, running with the old britts, we fuelled up after 75mls. [wasn't needing. ] but just to see milage, I took 4.65 litres , they took Samish , 70+ mpg, unbelievable,, steady 50/55/60mph,
That is the worst Intro I"v ever heard,,,,,, ... .,,,,, Howdee Ferg , yeh its Me, your work mate from 30 years ago,,
Mike, " that pic 1& 2 are a FAZER 600 ,, his new project , but the XJ was same state,,
Yeh, my dt400. had 3 stripped cylinder sleeve nuts, . I drilled down thru them , [ 6mm/ 8mm/10mm/ 16mm bits] made a puller and dragged the barrel off, Heres the puller.