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Engine and Carb restoration .
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- Location: Tillicoultry
Engine and Carb restoration .
Hi folks , just bought a 1979 Z1000 , and will be embarking on a full overhaul and would appreciate if any members could recommend a good engine cleaning company ( vapour blasting and polishing ) the results from this process look impressive , also the Carbs could benefit from an overhaul and similar cleaning .
Cheers
James
Cheers
James
- wheelysteve
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Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
My Z650 engine ws done by Steve Smethurst nearly 10 years ago and still looks like new. He also does carbs.
He ain't cheap !!
http://www.aloh.co.uk/
He ain't cheap !!
http://www.aloh.co.uk/
1975 Z1B Candy Red/Blue
1975 Dogs Z1B
1976 Z900 A4
1977 Z650B1
1978 Z650B2
1978 KZ1000D Z1R
Yam Tracer 900GT
PUM 710
1975 Dogs Z1B
1976 Z900 A4
1977 Z650B1
1978 Z650B2
1978 KZ1000D Z1R
Yam Tracer 900GT
PUM 710
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
RD Cox are also good and cheaper but they're based in Reading.
Hopefully someone will come along with a recommendation north of the border.
Hopefully someone will come along with a recommendation north of the border.
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- ZedHead
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Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
steve smethurst.wont use anyone else.first class
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
+1 for Steve Smethurst - after years of use (including some winter jaunts) - the finish is still perfect.
"Better to remain silent and be thought an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove any doubt" - Abraham Lincoln
Z900A4 / Hodna CBXZ / Ducati Diavel / H1F 500 Mongrel / CBXZ Project / RD400 project
Z900A4 / Hodna CBXZ / Ducati Diavel / H1F 500 Mongrel / CBXZ Project / RD400 project
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
+ 1 for Steve Smethurst
He did 2 engines for me and I would not use anyone else
He did 2 engines for me and I would not use anyone else
Zeds-R-Us
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Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
wheelysteve wrote:My Z650 engine ws done by Steve Smethurst nearly 10 years ago and still looks like new. He also does carbs.
He ain't cheap !!
http://www.aloh.co.uk/
Thanks , I checked out his website and that is just what I am looking for , finish looks incredible .
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
What a bunch of limp wristed girlies.
Get rubbing......
Get rubbing......
ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ
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Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Garry.L wrote:What a bunch of limp wristed girlies.
Get rubbing......
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your welcome to come up with your Solvol and buff away !!!!! many hands make light work and all that !!!
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
That sounds like tinnie talk... Get the beers in, and your be surprised who turns up.. but... Mothers mag & aluminium Polish, Is better.. I used it on my zed, day before the show, electric drill with polishing mop, and a bucket if water.. Job done.. Smells nicer... Pissssted you can use it on chrome too..
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Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Zed man wrote:That sounds like tinnie talk... Get the beers in, and your be surprised who turns up.. but... Mothers mag & aluminium Polish, Is better.. I used it on my zed, day before the show, electric drill with polishing mop, and a bucket if water.. Job done.. Smells nicer... Pissssted you can use it on chrome too..
Thanks mate , shes looking sweet !!! Will give that stuff a go !!!!
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Found some on Ebay for £7.95
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mothers-Tub- ... SwzJ5Xe3o~
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mothers-Tub- ... SwzJ5Xe3o~
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Steve Smethurst did my casings 11 yrs ago and still look mint but only use bike on dry days, beware, clean casings with plenty of hot soapy water and blow out all threads and oilways as residue is left behind after the cleaning process, I was meticulous with mine but at next oil change a small metal ball plopped out from the burnishing process , christ knows how it was still in there and thankfully no damage done but could have been catsatrophic.
For polishing our very own club member Mikey is your man, great job and much cheaper than Mr Smethurst.
For polishing our very own club member Mikey is your man, great job and much cheaper than Mr Smethurst.
AKA John Roscoe. PUM #028
1975 Z1B, 1980 Yamaha 350LC
1975 Z1B, 1980 Yamaha 350LC
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Forgot to say, my carbs were done by Mike Hunnisett (member name Dogsbollox) fab job.
AKA John Roscoe. PUM #028
1975 Z1B, 1980 Yamaha 350LC
1975 Z1B, 1980 Yamaha 350LC
Re: Engine and Carb restoration .
Worked on a members engine last year that the preffered candidate on this thread worked on glad it wasnt mine!
PAULJAC47,,,,,"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673
-Han Solo
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter
Salad is what real food eats.
Anon
PUM 673