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The bearing doesn't look bad, but your picture is not clear. Use plastigauge if you are not sure.

Hello all,

I have parts and such coming and expect to marry the cases and lap valves when stuff arrives. I have been through the manual and a few kaw vids. Knowing you all are more experienced that I I would ask for any tips on 80 Z1000 case marriage. It looks straight forward and I have done this on the smaller KZs. I did not see orings between the block and head. It looks like an oil pan large oring and and a oil pump oring is what is needed. Any input appreciated, things that go wrong or are easily forgotten are what I am looking for. Also The parts books have two different clutch hub nuts (20mm). The one I have is a manual staked lock on the nut itself. Which part number is that nut? Picking un the repaired bottom case today. R

A few pics of the case repair here. Dam that base gasket sucks!

R

Hello R rrsmsw9999. I have some more parts for you. Picked up the same thing you have, 1980 silver and black.
I'll PM you also.
I'll post a couple of pics. This thing had the Vetter fairing on it, so the headlight parts you need might not be there.
Your doing a fine job there rebuilding her.

Marty in Buffalo

Hi R, parts are at a different garage than mine. But it was a complete parts bike.
I will see it again tomorrow night.

Do you have the Vetter headlight?
Steve

Hi Steve, I'll see tomorrow. What am I looking for? The light that is in the fairing?
Any pictures floating around? Off the web?.
Give me a day.

I'll send you a PM. I have one but the ring won't come off so I'm looking at others.
Steve

Hey Steve, I have one of the vetter lights. The chrome plastic has some flaking, but it is functional. It is too thin for the ST fork ears, not sure I want to rig spacers. R

If you don't want it Pic?
Thanks
Steve

Hi Ron, Hi Steve. Ron I sent you an email @ gmail.
Steve hear is the pic I have of Vetter light.

You might want to keep it as one piece. After the wreck, I pulled mine out of a Vetter I had laying around. I like the quick headlight change feature.
Steve