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Looking good!
Looks like a new 1 1/2" pulley & S&S belt?
Little late, but could've went 1 1/8" to fit a 150 tire, and still have belt clearance, bigger than 150 runs into fender clearance.
Exactly what I did on my 98... Looks better and the 1 1/8" belt handles 110/114 no problem...
Originally Posted by JG321
Decided to forgo the Wilwood caliper for now in the rear. Figuring out the custom bracket will give me a project in the future. Instead have decided to just rebuild and paint the rear caliper for sake of getting everything put back together. Will still replace the front with the Wilwood calipers. Figure most stopping power is in the front anyways. For the paint I used the G2 epoxy paint kit. Used it when I refurbished some old Brembo calipers on my Mercedes, and its held up really well so figured I'd use it again. Decided to paint the master cylinder push rod too. Just another pop of red against all the black.
Got the wheel thrown on to measure out my spacers and get that fitted correctly. Need to pick up a rotor spacer to get it centered in the caliper, and then a few new axle spacers since the wheel is .5" wider than stock.
Honestly with the way the single pot caliper already locks up the rear, I don't see a need for the upgrade.. Front Yes, absolutely.. 2 days ago I ordered a Wilwood 4 pot in black for the front.. Should be here by Sunday..
Exactly what I did on my 98... Looks better and the 1 1/8" belt handles 110/114 no problem...
Honestly was another reason I decided to wait. Doing all I am to the engine, I wasn't sure if the smaller belt would be ok. Now it just gives me something to do in the future.
An update on the engine, after much consideration, I have decided to have a local shop do the engine build for me. In all honesty, that step was scaring the **** out of me, and these guys could build it 100x better than I can in my garage. An expense I wasn't planning on, but it'll be worth it in the end. They have a partnership with revolution performance and will have my heads sent to them, they have a proprietary cut that revolution does for their builds. I was going to send my heads to revolution anyways, so going through the shop will get me a better rate and a different cut than if I sent them off myself.
Inner primary is back on and torqued down. No more issues with the pulley seizing up. It really was simply the spacer being turned around and the seal causing it to not seat properly. Got the trans cover trimmed down to fit the new baker shift cam and can finally get the trans all sealed back up. Once I get the top cover on, starter and solenoid are ready to be bolted back to the bike.
While the bike is still relatively open, decided to take a crack at running the main wiring harness. Screwed it into the neck of the frame, and loosely ran the rest to the spots they will hook up at. Overall, the '97 harness is in good shape, only problem I found was a scorched wire on the rear taillight sensor wires, and then the busted antenna wire but I'm removing that one anyways. Put the oil tank and rear brake fluid reservoir back on so I can figure out how much space I have underneath the seat for a battery. I have a battery tray from a '96 and am going to cut and trim it as needed to fit.
Front forks are finally on, and I threw the front wheel on to see about spacing and fitment. I'ts sort of starting to look like a real motorcycle again.
Personally, I am not a fan of the touring style front fender. But fenders and paint are not on my list of things to worry about at the moment. Front calipers and axle spacers should be here this week and can finally get that front wheel all buttoned up. Still got to go get the tires mounted and balanced but it was easier for me to get the wheels fitted without the tire on there.
Question for you guys. Looking at the electrical, the '87 uses a 30amp main breaker going to the starter solenoid, and the '96 uses a 50amp. Which one should I use? Everything on the bike has been replaced with a '96+ except for the starting system, still using the '87 design there. I think I have figured out the slight changes in wiring to get the starting system actually all connected, but now not sure what size amp to use. Do I go with a 50amp since all the electronics are '96+, or 30 amp since the starting system is still '87?
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