Your rods use the pins to align caps mine uses broken caps. Can only go one way. Did you fit the rings to the cylinder?Well some ups and some downs. One set of piston rings was not for the Rocket.Two out of three? Was hoping to get all three and install the crankshaft and balancer today. Life goes on. Did find this interesting. Dowel pins are present.
Replaced them all
They appear to crush as you apply torque to this
Imagine that. Did do some odds and ins today.
New thermostat installed.
New seals
on all three and cleaned up. Off to lowe's in the morning for acetone and alcohol. Forgot something
All six replaced.
THE REBIRTH OF NUMBER 74
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sonny
Living Legend
Yes. Believe i may need a new piston.
sonny
Living Legend
It never ends. Another order to hermy's. This time only $364.00 dollars. New piston ordered along with a few items for the Radiator. The area where the oil rings and expander go is nicked a bit and do not feel comfortable using it. Returning the piston ring set that we did not use. Just a hiccup.
sonny
Living Legend
Look what FedEx just dropped off 
Not bad at all. Packed so well that it could have been dropped 50 feet with no damage. The ultimate test will be how well it holds up mileage wise.
Not bad at all. Packed so well that it could have been dropped 50 feet with no damage. The ultimate test will be how well it holds up mileage wise.
Ralsmith
Supercharged
Did they cut the cut lip grooves deeper when they replaced them. I have not had to open trans so not sure from your pictures. The back cutting looks real clean, curious if cut lip grooves are deeper
Kevin frazier
Widowmaker!
Looks good, they used regular circlips? just stronger?Look what FedEx just dropped off
sonny
Living Legend
Much stronger clips. They did not recommended cutting grooves deeper. Apparently this was not their first Rocket III transmission.
sonny
Living Legend
I'm a jerk when it comes to quality and workmanship. By far some of the best work i have ever seen. Flawless. No bolt holes or mating surfaces coated. Oil tank so clean on the inside it is silly. Guy knows his stuff. A true professional. Pipes have never looked so good. Very nice to say the least. PROCOAT OF OKC. Small shop but they truly know and take pride in their work. Unlike the commercial shops such as the ones who own a store or two in different states. Here you shake the owners hand not the CEO's. Ceramic coated to the max
Very clean and the right choice of color for the powder coat.
Now this is really sweet.
Wife went and picked all this stuff up today. Kind of asked her to but was not brave enough to ask her straight out. She got the hit and drove 100 miles out and back.
Very clean and the right choice of color for the powder coat.
Now this is really sweet.
Wife went and picked all this stuff up today. Kind of asked her to but was not brave enough to ask her straight out. She got the hit and drove 100 miles out and back.
Frans
Supercharged
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Looking forward to the assembled look !
Howe many miles did you bike had before you started this rebuild? Would you be able to guess the amount of miles left on the bike after taking it apart and seeing the internals?
[edit] lots of old posted are removed but i saw some posting with 68k miles on the bike before the rebuild?
Howe many miles did you bike had before you started this rebuild? Would you be able to guess the amount of miles left on the bike after taking it apart and seeing the internals?
[edit] lots of old posted are removed but i saw some posting with 68k miles on the bike before the rebuild?
sonny
Living Legend
Other than the transmission the bike looked good. Yes 68,000 original owner. Basically just replacing the norm with a bike with these miles.
