What is going on in your garage?

jwhelan65

jwhelan65

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Show us your stuff, your projects, your scoots anything what ya got?

I'll start.....multiple projects, tearing down a 1970 R5 for restoration, just picked up a 80 Gs 750 with 5900 miles on it..and lots of other crap.

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and of coarse my monster project..

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Recognize the bars????
 
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Nice stable Joe! That GS is looking like a very cool project! FZ1 bars?!? :tup:

My garage is a wreck right now. With four house projects currently under way, it's just stacked with construction materials. I have just enough room to put hers and my bikes in there. Time to clean up!! :D
 
Today Tony (NJFZ1) and I got to work on the Olds Cutlass in preparation for the upcoming trip to Deals Gap. Thank God for Tony, as I was still a little stiff from my accident back on the 22nd. It wasn't too hot, just a little cramped in my tiny garage. We started, or should I say, Tony started by removing the rear shocks which we suspect were the 25 year old originals.

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Once they were out I dropped the rear end and Tony removed the Coil springs, one side at a time.

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The new Cargo Coils went in next. Tony sat them on their perches and everything was looking great.

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Next was the Gabriel Heavy Duty Coil Over Rear Shocks.

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After finding the hardware package at the bottom of the box, they went in without a snag.
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Once the rear end hardware was finished we had a surprise visit from my Mom who is here visiting from Las Vegas. We stopped to talk nonsense and have a bite to eat. After lunch we got started on the new Class II Hitch.

Most times these hitches are made to just bolt in without any fabricating. Most times but not all the time. Of course there had to be one side where a stock 25 year old bolt snapped in half so it caused us to break out the drill.

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After some drilling and installing some new Grade 8 hardware, the hitch was solid as a rock.
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I haven't checked out the new measurements but it looks as though I gained at least two inches of lift and a nice solid feel to the rear end.

This was the before photo that I took a while back with measurements in place.
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This was today after the heavy duty hardware installed. You can see the difference by looking at the top of the tire to the lip of the fender.

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I was so pleased with the results and it took Tony and I only about 3 hours from start to finish. My Uhaul Field Manager at work is going to do the wiring for the hitch so that it will be plug and play when it comes time to leave for the Gap!

I really want to thank Tony for taking time out of his Sunday to come over and get the job done. Had I been alone I would have still been under the car. I'm now confident that we will have no trouble pulling the two bikes down to whats going to be a great vacation!
 
jwhelan65 said:
Show us your stuff, your projects, your scoots anything what ya got?

I'll start.....multiple projects, tearing down a 1970 R5 for restoration, just picked up a 80 Gs 750 with 5900 miles on it..and lots of other crap.

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Nice looking collection. Is the Yamaha in the center a XS650 twin? I have a 1972 model that my dad bought new. I was thiking of chopping it but just cant bring myself to do it.
 
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FZ1riderNY said:
Today Tony (NJFZ1) and I got to work on the Olds Cutlass in preparation for the upcoming trip to Deals Gap. Thank God for Tony, as I was still a little stiff from my accident back on the 22nd. It wasn't too hot, just a little cramped in my tiny garage.
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I'm glad we got that done. Certainly no worries about towing now. Oh and thanks for that wheel chock stand. I quickly put it to good use :D

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No problem T. You derserved it for all the work you put in today. It was only collecting dust over in my place. It fits the bike really well. Looks great! Thanks again for all your help today.
 
jwhelan65 said:
Show us your stuff, your projects, your scoots anything what ya got?

I'll start.....multiple projects, tearing down a 1970 R5 for restoration, just picked up a 80 Gs 750 with 5900 miles on it..and lots of other crap.

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Looks Like a dream Garage to me. Not quite as much happening in mine. I did put up a dry erase board and record all the Oil change / maintenance info for the residents. Then cleaned adjusted and lubed both bikes chains.

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Nice work on the Olds guys! Job well done and yes! You can clearly see the difference in height. Kudos to Tony for the work! :Rockon:

I did get a lot of cleaning done in the garage, enough that I got the bikes on the right side and enough space to put my daughter's car in to work on it. I am putting in new rotors and drums, pads and shoes, inner and outer tie-rod ends, exhaust from the header back, sway bar for the rear, oil pan gasket, oil and filter, and the blower motor for the heating system. I'll guarantee some busted knuckles from this experience.
 
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Nice work on the Olds guys! Job well done and yes! You can clearly see the difference in height. Kudos to Tony for the work! :Rockon:

I did get a lot of cleaning done in the garage, enough that I got the bikes on the right side and enough space to put my daughter's car in to work on it. I am putting in new rotors and drums, pads and shoes, inner and outer tie-rod ends, exhaust from the header back, sway bar for the rear, oil pan gasket, oil and filter, and the blower motor for the heating system. I'll guarantee some busted knuckles from this experience.
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Thanks bud. I couldn't have done it without Tony being there. What kind of car Eric? Also, make sure to get an alignment done once everything is finished.
 
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Thanks bud. I couldn't have done it without Tony being there. What kind of car Eric? Also, make sure to get an alignment done once everything is finished.
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It's her 1995 Ford Escort. She's neglected it for too long and when she took if for an inspection, they flagged all those items. So, we have a friend who is ordering her all the parts at nearly his cost and I'm the mule who gets to do the work.
 
The Olds Is Ready!

As soon as I got home from work I ran downstairs to finally finish the Olds. It was in desperate need of a tune-up. I started with a new HEI Distributor with High Output Coil followed by some new Bosch Platinum Plugs and a set of Accel 8MM Race Wires all from Summit Racing. Aside from doing an oil change I can say that I'm officially ready to pull two bikes down to Deals Gap!

This is what I had to work with at the onset.
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Richie helped me out installing the new coil, rotor, and distributor.
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After gapping and installing the new Bosch Plugs, I threw in the new set of wires.
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Everything all buttoned up, ready to fire up the motor.
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By next year I'll be removing all the "smog" stuff from the motor and probably go with a set of headers, dumping the exhaust out both sides. For now this is how it will stay. Here's a clip of when I fired her up. She's purring like a kitten and is rock steady.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3ljBMCrfk]YouTube - 86' Olds Cutlass Tune Up[/ame]
 
Just a question, do you guys in US change your own oil, you don´t take it to Yamaha to change it? Because here if you change it your self when the bike is still in warranty, you lose it. We have to do tot the dealer and get a stamp in the warranty book.
 
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