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Project from hell update. I\'m deep into the tunnel
I finally bought a 27mm socket so I could get the clutch basket off and move on with the project. I didn't have a basket holding tool so I made one from left over aluminum scrap pieces (from the "Project from hell~ bodywork mounting" series :cwm27
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With a few choice words and 3 time-outs for myself, I finally got the cases split. Unfortunately for me, 1/2 of the transmission ended up in one side of the case.
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And the other 1/2 of the transmission in the other case.
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So, to make my life a little better I removed the transmission from the left side and put it together with the part in the left. Sounds easy right? Not so. Remember, God hates me.
Turns out that I had to take both right and left sides out of the cases and assemble the gears together. I also had to remove the gear selector forks. I then put the gears in the case as a unit and placed the forks it the correct (crossing fingers) places.
It's all on the same side now.
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Up to this point I hadn't found any more epoxy pieces in the engine but, I knew that they had to be hiding somewhere. I pulled the main oil screen out of the case and look what I found :blush:
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More epoxy. :flame: I changed the oil after every track day and would find the epoxy. I never did find any epoxy in the oil filter. Even after cutting them apart.
So, it's a good thing that I decided to dive into the motor otherwise, these last few pieces would have decreased my oil flow and probably would have never came out of the engine.
Now it's just a waiting game for the upgrade engine parts. I've decided to do the following:
JE +2mm pistons.
APE adjustable cam sprockets.
Carberator pods (get rid of the air box).
Crank and rod bearings.
'03 SV exhaust cams (hotter cam).
Shaved head and base gaskets.
I'll post more updates as the parts roll in. It's time to take the cylinders in for a little overbore :waytogo:
I finally bought a 27mm socket so I could get the clutch basket off and move on with the project. I didn't have a basket holding tool so I made one from left over aluminum scrap pieces (from the "Project from hell~ bodywork mounting" series :cwm27
.With a few choice words and 3 time-outs for myself, I finally got the cases split. Unfortunately for me, 1/2 of the transmission ended up in one side of the case.
And the other 1/2 of the transmission in the other case.
So, to make my life a little better I removed the transmission from the left side and put it together with the part in the left. Sounds easy right? Not so. Remember, God hates me.
Turns out that I had to take both right and left sides out of the cases and assemble the gears together. I also had to remove the gear selector forks. I then put the gears in the case as a unit and placed the forks it the correct (crossing fingers) places.
It's all on the same side now.
Up to this point I hadn't found any more epoxy pieces in the engine but, I knew that they had to be hiding somewhere. I pulled the main oil screen out of the case and look what I found :blush:
More epoxy. :flame: I changed the oil after every track day and would find the epoxy. I never did find any epoxy in the oil filter. Even after cutting them apart.
So, it's a good thing that I decided to dive into the motor otherwise, these last few pieces would have decreased my oil flow and probably would have never came out of the engine.
Now it's just a waiting game for the upgrade engine parts. I've decided to do the following:
JE +2mm pistons.
APE adjustable cam sprockets.
Carberator pods (get rid of the air box).
Crank and rod bearings.
'03 SV exhaust cams (hotter cam).
Shaved head and base gaskets.
I'll post more updates as the parts roll in. It's time to take the cylinders in for a little overbore :waytogo:
