KAWASAKI S2 350 RESTORATION

[kawadave]

Excellent amr...looks tops,let the fun begin.

[Gosling1]

frame lookin' good

[TITANIUMBULLET]

thanks dave and gos. the engine is stripped and will be blasted at my mates engineering shop and hopefully put back together by me properly in a couple of weeks ! pics to folow

[TITANIUMBULLET]

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[Gosling1]

....thanks dave and gos. the engine is stripped and will be blasted at my mates engineering shop and hopefully put back together by me properly in a couple of weeks ! pics to folow ...

sounds good - when you get the cases back, give them a really good blast with the air duster. Then do it again. And once more for good luck some lashing of spray-on carbie cleaner through all the oil orifices is also a good idea. You wanna make sure all the blasting medium is cleaned right out.

[TITANIUMBULLET]

ok will do thanks!

[TITANIUMBULLET]

sandblasting is hard work but well worth the effort!!!

[Gosling1]

make sure you wear latex gloves whenever working on those cases now. Bare sandblasted ally is a magnet for oil, and once you stain a sandblasted surface - it stays stained. Might be worth exploring options for some type of clear coating for these while they are in really good clean condition.

[TITANIUMBULLET]

Ok good advice, i noticed i left a few fingerprints haha

[BrettZZR]

I did the opposite - I covered them with oil, working it into all the ports and nooks and crannies and then washed them with degreaser and a high pressure gun. Best way to make sure you get rid of all the grit, and after that they are immune to oily fingers...

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[Gosling1]

......I did the opposite - I covered them with oil, working it into all the ports and nooks and crannies and then washed them with degreaser and a high pressure gun. Best way to make sure you get rid of all the grit, and after that they are immune to oily fingers.....

what sort of cases did you do this on mate ?

[BrettZZR]

Various bike engine bits (CD125S; CB550; CB750F) and aluminium car engine blocks & heads (D16A8 x3; B18C; B20Z x2 ;B20B)
When I assemble an engine I use HEAPS of assembly lube and oil everything liberally - there is simply no way of not touching the casing outers with oily fingers.

If you are SURE there is no grit left in it anywhere, then skip the high-pressure wash step and just use diesel. Don't have to wash it off until after the bike is assembled.

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[davo231481]

.....i think i'm going to clean it up and take the risk. it doesn't look too bad......

Col Linney was a z9 legend, but he is long gone unfortunately......

Looking forward to seeing this rig on the road

as in 10/ 10ths at el toro estate liverpool. whatever happened to him I wonder?

[Gosling1]

Various bike engine bits (CD125S; CB550; CB750F) and aluminium car engine blocks & heads (D16A8 x3; B18C; B20Z x2 ;B20B)
When I assemble an engine I use HEAPS of assembly lube and oil everything liberally - there is simply no way of not touching the casing outers with oily fingers.

If you are SURE there is no grit left in it anywhere, then skip the high-pressure wash step and just use diesel. Don't have to wash it off until after the bike is assembled.

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hmmm OK - not sure about the ally content of the CB motors, I know that the early kwakka triples are really prone to oil-print contamination

......as in 10/ 10ths at el toro estate liverpool. whatever happened to him I wonder?......

Yep, thats the one. He retired maybe 10 years ago or more now, moved up to Qld. One of my mates in Sydney had a motor built by him just before he pulled the pin. The guy knew kwakka motors better than just about anybody....

[davo231481]

he was red hot on suzukis too. most of his machining was done inhouse as well.