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Featured XS400 Bobber build/first post

Discussion in 'The Garage' started by volcomskater77, Oct 20, 2010.

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  1. Feb 14, 2011 #101
    volcomskater77

    volcomskater77 XS400 Chopophile Top Contributor

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    yeah im prob just going to lap the valves and clean out everything else i can in my small engines shop at school. its a deeply mild rebuild. if you know what i maen. im not gonne go crazy on it, just enough to get it running smooth. keeping everything thats good and replacing everything that isnt. lol HT you should do i polishing tutorial...
     
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  2. Feb 15, 2011 #102
    hardtailed77

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    I would, but you guys don't wanna see my Skippi way of doing it. That, and I look like Death when I'm finished....COVERED in black crap! haha I may try to write-up a little something though!
     
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  3. Feb 15, 2011 #103
    volcomskater77

    volcomskater77 XS400 Chopophile Top Contributor

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    its a way to do it right? and is works. that what it comes down to. lol
     
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  4. Feb 15, 2011 #104
    volcomskater77

    volcomskater77 XS400 Chopophile Top Contributor

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    anybody know where to get good sized piston rings? or a car size that fits the same? i found NOS ones online but i have nothing to compare price on. there like 20 bucks is that good?
     
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  5. Feb 16, 2011 #105
    Travis

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    Yeah $20 is a good price for a set for one piston. So they are the stock size? Is that what you need?
     
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  6. Feb 16, 2011 #106
    drewpy

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    price sounds ok to me
     
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  7. Feb 16, 2011 #107
    hardtailed77

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    Any luck on locating rings bro?
     
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  8. Feb 16, 2011 #108
    volcomskater77

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    yeah ill share the link when i get home. and its for both pistons. it says NOS. so thats a plus i dont know if i wanna share the link tho because its so awesome. lol
    there .25mm. is that the right size? it says 1st oversize piston rings to fit the xs400.
     
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  9. Feb 17, 2011 #109
    hardtailed77

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    I'm guessing that if it says 1st oversize, that they are for an overbore application. I may be wrong though..
     
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  10. Feb 17, 2011 #110
    drewpy

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    yep, .25 is first overbore, they are not standard bore.
     
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  11. Feb 17, 2011 #111
    volcomskater77

    volcomskater77 XS400 Chopophile Top Contributor

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    well i can always bore it out. we have the equiptment at school. thats a cylinder hone tho. how hard would it be to bore out and what else would i have to do to it? just new rings right?
     
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  12. Feb 17, 2011 #112
    drewpy

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    no, new .25 pistons as well :D
     
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  13. Feb 17, 2011 #113
    logan

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    preatty sure if you rebore the cylinders, your gonna need oversized pistons. set the rings inside the cylinders and check the end gap on the rings. you would want to hone the cylinders if your putting in new rings, but honing is not boreing!

    drewpy beat me to it!
     
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  14. Feb 17, 2011 #114
    volcomskater77

    volcomskater77 XS400 Chopophile Top Contributor

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    damn ok. thanks guys. there goes that idea. on the search again. haha where did you guys get your rings from?
    and a new update: i bet my boss $100 that i would have it running in time for our little get together. so now i really gotta get my @$$ in gear. haha
     
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  15. Feb 18, 2011 #115
    Travis

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    Volcom, you have to measure the wear on your cylinders with a fancy bore gauge and then determine if you can get by with standard size rings after honing the cylinders. If you can't, then you have to buy oversize pistons and rings and have the cylinders bored and honed to match.

    I'm no engine expert, but that's my understanding. I would just take it to a machine shop that does that type of work and they'll tell you what you need. Then you gotta go try to find the parts.
     
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  16. Feb 18, 2011 #116
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  17. Feb 18, 2011 #117
    volcomskater77

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    thanks for the info guys. ill be checking it out and using a bore gauge at school come tues or wed. no school monday!
     
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  18. Feb 19, 2011 #118
    Chickenone

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    any updates?? i need new rings too... stock size....
     
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  19. Feb 19, 2011 #119
    volcomskater77

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    not really. ill be taking in the jugs and the head into skool on wed to clean out and check for wear. should be some updates on wed-friday. depends on when i finish.
    where are you getting your rings?
     
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  20. Feb 20, 2011 #120
    volcomskater77

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    not an update, but i learned how to run a lathe today. its pretty fun and i will be posting pics of my progress and how ill be using my knowledge for use on my bike. probably a kicker pedal and some homemade Z-bars. (i gotta knurl them somehow)
     
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