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13 Feb 2010 16:26 - 13 Feb 2010 21:24 #348116 by porchev914
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Here comes Murphy again! While I was splitting the cases, and removing the outer crank main bearing bolts, 2 of them sheared off. Great. I tried welding nuts onto the exposed bolt ends (they were flush with the upper case) but I would just shear those off again. I tried penetrating oil with the case heated up, and I tried left hand drill bits and GENTLY tried an easy out (like THATS gonna work after shearing off 10 welded nuts). I reserved myself to the fact that I did not have the tools to remove these bolts, and I either had to find someone who did or find new cases. A friend and a local bike shop owner referred me to J&P Deburring in Chatsworth California. With an EDM machine and my wallet $40 lighter, the bolts were gone. They also told me they could make my cases look new again, and I said "ok, show me what you can do". And the following was the result for the case and oil pan.

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1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end
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13 Feb 2010 16:28 #348118 by porchev914
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I don't know what these engines looked like new, but I was VERY pleased with the finished product. The cost? $40 for the cases and oil pan!

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13 Feb 2010 16:54 #348123 by roy-b-boy-b
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They could have my 40 bucks. Roy

1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000

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13 Feb 2010 17:56 #348144 by otakar
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What did they do to them???? :blink:

74 Z1-A stock
76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
77 KZ-1000A stock
78 Z1-R 100%MINT 500 original Mi.
78 Z1-R Yoshi 1103 kit stage 1 cams Yoshi pipe. Etc
79 KZ-1300 (1400)
80 KZ-1300
81 Scratch built GPz1150R
82 KZ1000

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13 Feb 2010 18:07 #348145 by keith1
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roy-b-boy-b wrote:

They could have my 40 bucks. Roy



no shit!!!! and what is their method?B)

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13 Feb 2010 20:41 #348165 by porchev914
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I do not know the exact method, but I will find out. I want them to do my cylinder and head also. What I do know is it was a three step process with 3 different blast media. Two of the steps were glass bead and plastic media, I THINK. I'll find out next week and let you guys know.;)

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13 Feb 2010 21:02 - 13 Feb 2010 21:17 #348167 by porchev914
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KensKz - exactly which bottom end upgrades are you refering to? I asked APE to lighten and weld my crank, but they don't lighten KZ cranks and their welding guy dropped off the face of the earth. The told me to contact Gardner Racing Cranks, as he is one of the few that still work on these press fit roller bearing cranks. I am still contemplating having the tranny back cut, but you can get into some serious money when you start upgrading gears, shafts, shifts forks and the like Where does a guy put his foot down on a 1075 street build? As BadDad has noticed, I'm not new to modding, but I am not familiar with all the idiosyncrasies of the KZ...yet. Larry Cavanaugh was kind enough to talk to me about what I wanted out of my engine and gave me an engine combo he felt would make me happy. A street port job, the Wiesco 10.25:1 1075cc kit and Cam Motion Z1 grind cams fed by a quartet of Kiehin 31MM CR Specials. Larry also told me that I did not need to weld my crank with this engine combo. At the same time, the last thing I want is to have a problem with a fresh engine and split the cases again.

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1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end
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13 Feb 2010 22:22 #348171 by jordan
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i have heard people say that they have seen stock motors slightly twist a crank out of place. I contacted ape about my crank quite a while ago and got the same story. I called up Gardner racing, and he was VERY good to work with. Great guy that did a damn great job. I am very satisfied, and i think it was right around $200 total including mailing that heavy bastard from SD all the way to maine and back

KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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13 Feb 2010 22:44 #348173 by porchev914
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jordan wrote:

i have heard people say that they have seen stock motors slightly twist a crank out of place. I contacted ape about my crank quite a while ago and got the same story. I called up Gardner racing, and he was VERY good to work with. Great guy that did a damn great job. I am very satisfied, and i think it was right around $200 total including mailing that heavy bastard from SD all the way to maine and back


You know, I think I read almost that exact same quote from OMR's experience with Stan Gardner. I had originally thought that if I was going to go through the trouble of sending a crank out to get trued and welded, I'd pick up a Z1 crank. Now I'm not so sure the extra performance of a lighter rotating assembly is worth the extra cost.....Any thoughts fellow hot rodders?

FRANKEN Z!
1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end

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13 Feb 2010 22:53 #348175 by jordan
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i have asked this question a few times also, and pretty much arrived at that the difference in cranks isnt much difference. Both have slight advantages, arent heavier cranks supposed to be a little torquier from the larger rotating mass, while a slightly lighter crank will wind up faster? The only crank i have been told that would be worth swapping to is the big pin cranks from an mk2 or z1r. Oh ya, when i got my crank i also got a book with gardner's signature on the page wiht his ad ;)

KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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13 Feb 2010 23:31 #348177 by porchev914
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It seems as though a call to Stan Gardner is in my near future then. What is the prevailing opinion on replacing/upgrading the clutch hub backing plate springs? Same question on the transmission bearings. They seem tight, no play, roll smooth sooooo :huh:

FRANKEN Z!
1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end

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14 Feb 2010 00:13 #348178 by jordan
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can you spin the springs in the clutch hub? can you wiggle them? If yes, i would replace them. I duno how often people replace transmission bearings but mine seem perfectly fine and i will be reusing them. Hopefully somebody else will chime in on this

KZ810 streetfighter kz/gpz/gsxr
1983 gs1100e
1979 KZ 1000 1428 dragbike project
1974 kawasaki H1 500 sold :(
1972 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1973 Kawasaki s2 350-parted on ebay :(
1982 kz750(sold)
1978 kz650 hardtail(sold)
1975 honda xl250-sold
1971 yamaha R5-sold
1982 yamaha xs400

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