Rebuild Advice
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Rebuild Advice
I've decided to rebuild my fathers 1992 Heritaget Classic which sat in my basement for the past 5 years due to a "friend" who never got around to changing the leaky base gaskets. So I did it, got it running, but just didn't sound right. So I've decided to rebuild it again, my way. The sound I heard was almost like the front piston traveling up and down the cylinder, but upon inspection it was perfect? So, hoping its nothing serious in the bottom end, I decided to order an Andrew EV27 cam, all new cam bushing kit, tossed the plastic breather gear for a machined one, bought a new Torrington bearing, and new gaskets for the cam chest. Then ordered Crane adj. pushrods and Crane tappet roller wheels. For now keeping the Screamin Eagle intake and exhaust, but the stock 40mm cv carb has a boyesen twin shot upgrade (check it out) and a jet kit. Primary side I installed a new inner primary gasket, then every gasket, seal, o-ring, and starter seal, new clutch plates, new compensator sprocket kit, and finished with new primary gasket and bolts. Now my real worries start with the top end. I'm having the stock cylinders bored over .030 and stuffing them with Keith Black 9.5:1 semi dome pistons. The heads have had minor valve polishing and the pockets cleaned up, nothing crazy. I was going to put .030 head gaskets on top to tighten everything up. Dennis Kirk told me the pistons, although domed, will work on stock heads. I hope he's right. Now be nice, I'm doing this in memory of my father, but what do you think? I'm really doing this as a junk change type build, so I can't afford real expensive parts, but is there anything else I need to get? I just want a good running bike with some get up and go. I'm really looking for the necessities at this point just to get the bike on the road. I don't need a 90hp bike. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
Last edited by homiegfunk53; Jul 28, 2013 at 04:59 PM.
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