I see you…
December 27, 2018Picked up a mirror for the Sporty. Looking good if I do say so myself, and so does the mirror. This will probably be the last post in 2018, so have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Looking back at the things I have…
Month: December 2018
Heads and Rocker Boxes…
December 26, 2018Had a great Christmas with a lot going on, but had some time in the garage to tinker on the 1992 Harley Davidson Evolution motor. Got the cylinder heads on, pushrods installed, and the rocker boxes all buttoned up. Looks great, manual…
Valve Seals, Springs, and Keepers…
December 20, 2018Cylinders have been honed, valves have been lapped, and the pistons and rings have been installed. Getting the valve oil seals and valves installed in the heads so I can get the 1992 Evolution motor top-end put back together.
Pistons, Rings and Cylinders…
December 17, 2018Making progress on the 1992 Evolution motor. Got the pistons installed and the wrist pins in. Installed the rings on the pistons and the cylinders installed. Starting to look like a motor again, instead of just a bunch of parts scattered about…
Cylinder Honing…
December 15, 2018The pistons seem to still be in good shape and I am replacing the rings. I measured the cylinders and pistons to make sure everything was still in specs defined in the service manual. The cylinder walls are nearly smooth. I needed…
1992 EVO Project Budget
December 14, 2018I put this budget together before I started working on the project and created a Google Sheet to track what I am spending on the 1992 EVO Project.
Cam Gear, Tappet Guides, Oil pump…
December 13, 2018Did some tinkering on the EVO Motor in the evenings this week. Over a couple of chilly evenings in the garage I got the cam gears, tappet guides, and oil pump installed.
Lapping Valves…
December 10, 2018The weather sucked this weekend, but at least we did not get any snow. I did make some progress on the EVO motor. Got the heads cleaned up, as clean as I could get them, and the valves lapped.
Parts is parts…
December 7, 2018Everything has been cleaned up and ready to start putting things back together. Ordered some of the parts I need to get started with the assembly. Some of them will be here this weekend so I may get a chance to get…
Honda Shadow Carb…
December 3, 2018Had to do a little work on the wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow. It has been setting awhile. Thanksgiving weekend the weather was great and she wanted to take it out for a ride, it started and idled just fine but would not…