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Lets catch everybody up... Stripped the motor, everything looked perfect, reassembled, started painting the block. Got the frame measured up, braced, and a jig built. I know its wood but it will work! Have faith. No turning back now!
Seat, side covers and tank are all pretty easy start. The electrical is pretty straight forward. Most of the connectors only fit the thing they are supposed to be hooked to. The exhaust was my hardest part. I had to get a bottle jack and spread the pipes apart at the crossover pipe because it...
I wish Christmas was as fun as opening big boxes with hard tail kits in them. Its fun explaining to your secretary why your excited about a box of "crooked pipe".
Not too long. Did it over a couple days but maybe 3hrs total. Holding your mouth just right to get the motor out was the most tedious part. That little 400 motor is heavier than I was expecting.
So I've been bummin around this site just absorbing every last thing I can. Thought Id post some pics of my build. It all started with a $75 divorce special 1980 XS400. Newly used cdi box and voltage regulator, a good old fashioned carb cleaning, set the floats to 26mm, 3 1/4 turns out on each...