79 Shaft Scrambler Build

Updates....didn't do a lot...long day at work ....
New oil seal for the kickstart shaft

New oil seal for the ignition junk

Painted the frame a touch...nothing crazy since I have a lot of work to do on it yet

Got the ole cylinder painted up in some vht.

That's all for now boys got to track down some one to bend me a hoop so I can start fiberglassing a seat pan....still on the hunt for a wiring harness if someone has one laying around :laugh:

Updates....just cleaning and painting...gasket set should,be here Monday...think I'm going to mount the engine soon...if someone has some pics of how the engine mounts that would be awesome...just some general pics to point me in the right direction...

Damn bearing was stuck on....so I'll have to order a new set....probably needed it anyways.

Frame is done minus the hoop

Got the triple clamps looking good

And of course made a huge mess lol

Got the engine back in the frame....had to stare at the manual for a minute to figure out the bolts but I got it in there. Just mocked in it right now since I still have a ton of things to do..the bolts for the engine aren't in the greatest shape, so I'm going to replace the ones I can and go from there. Should be a roller soon. No pics today.. I'll throw them up tomorrow.

I apologize for the bad cell pic lol...gaskets should be in today..I'm building a table to set it on to make it easier to build..This thing is heavy!

Got the table done for now...going to add some flip up ends for when there are tires on the bike..and a shelf inside of it.

Gaskets came in as well.

I'm happy with that

I'm pretty sure the previous owner hacked up the rear...the ride height seems a little low with the shocks on....I'm getting new shocks so I'm not to worried about it.

jnash40 wrote: Updates....didn't do a lot...long day at work ....
New oil seal for the kickstart shaft

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New oil seal for the ignition junk

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Painted the frame a touch...nothing crazy since I have a lot of work to do on it yet

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Got the ole cylinder painted up in some vht.

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That's all for now boys got to track down some one to bend me a hoop so I can start fiberglassing a seat pan....still on the hunt for a wiring harness if someone has one laying around :laugh:

Here is a Very Nice Guy! Tom Sudman in Ohio. Old drag racer from the past. Always was top notch, classy operation. He buys and sells.
His house is a Kawasaki Show Room Museum. He has all the good bikes 73 Z1, 78 Z1R turbo. etc. etc.
But he has some shafty parts. He has a small business. He took apart 5 shafty's for parts.
Call him, Tell him Marty and Al from Western New York gave you his name and info.
www.watchtv.net/~sudmanracing/

Thanks for that info...this is what I love about forums....well most of them lol

Haven't done a lot been sourcing new piston rings so I can assemble the engine completely. Then she we will be back to rolling...after that it's time to sit back in a chair and stare at it for a while and figure out what exactly I want her to look like...

Engine is just mocked up...I wanted to see what it was going to look like
Thinking of getting rear shocks around 14.5 niches...I want it to have some ground clearance.

Not sure if I'm going to stay with the green, it's a little lighter than what I hoped for...maybe once the clear is on it will look better.

I'll get a better idea in the daylight tomorrow. not a lot of progress to report. Trying to finish up another project and the wife has me building bookshelves and other odds an ends...oh the joy of owning a new home...vacation is coming up so won't be getting new parts till after June. :silly:

Slow progress, been studying for an exam the Air Force, thrusted upon me :lol: .....paint came out great. Part ordering is on hold till after vacation...I finally get to go see my parents after a long five years overseas...can't wait to be in the black hills of SD again. Plan to finish the kz up after I return.

It is hunter green, excuse the poor lighting in my garage. I have led light fixtures, just haven't had a chance to put them in.