1980 special II

Drice82

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I recently picked up a 1980 special II with 16k miles for $400. This is how it I found it, stuck float so it just floors fuel out of the right hand carb.

Goal is to scramble it for a mostly road daily driver with some trail ability.

apparently I can't post pics from my iPad (jpeg format not jpg:wtf:) will try and fix that

So far fluids drained, had to weld a nut onto the oil filter cover to get it off and found a metal shaving in it :yikes: so it'll be a rebuild to hopefully find whence it came

Everything's getting moved into the basement for a winter time project, day time high of 20F is not very conducive to work in the garage.
 
Welcome to the group! Most of us have been there! I know I found out the hard way my float had a hole in it. Its been fine since! (till the Drive shaft striped out, because I didn't torque the nut down right!)
 
How it started and where I'm at
 

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