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I'll post a pic of the actual box later, no time now sorry
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I can get some airboxes for KZ1000's, I've seen several at the local scrap yards. Problem is that they are usually missing the cap (11), inside wire mesh baskets (9,10) and the flange ( that holds the boots on. The flange could be made out of aluminum. But the baskets are the part that the bolts (6,7) thread into to hold everything in place.
The crank case vent tube is also usually missing. (18)
The silencer (15) and everything with it....I dunno....never seen one. I'll get you a photo of some of these parts posted here soon.
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Here's a pic of most the stuff you need. I put two air boxes in there to show you different views. You also need 2 wire mesh baskets, (there is a left and a right) the flange (broken in this pic), 2 drain caps, the crank vent tube (not shown) and a filter cap. Tubes and filter are available from Z1E.
I had to buy three airboxes to get all the parts I needed. It took me a while to track all this stuff down.
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But you need the flange (# to hold the boots to the airbox. You could probably do without the screens but you would need to use larger course thread screws to hold the flange/boots to the box. The larger wood type screws could just screw straight into the airbox. But if you find a box, hopefully they have the parts with it. I wasn't that lucky so I ended up buying three to get one complete set. One had this and the other had that.
I'll try to make a trip to the local scrap yards in the next month or so. Been too busy with work this year to make the time to do it. But I've been wanting to go. I know one of the places has at least a few of the boxes, and they must have the other parts somewhere.
Now that I know what to look for I'll try to find at least a few complete sets if I can. The first few times I went I didn't even know what all parts I needed. And the places have everything thrown all over the place and nothing labeled. Drives me crazy that they will break parts down to the last nut and bolt. Why cant they at least leave assemblies like the airbox together?
I was looking for a headlight assembly for my Yamaha Enduro, needed the whole thing, bucket, bulb, ring, and adjuster. You would think they would keep that together...nope. Pile of buckets here, rings over there, bulbs over there....and so on. Impossible to find a complete assembly that goes together unless you really knew exactly what all the parts were. I didn't, so I gave up and bought one on a forum.
Sorry about the rant...... :S
Anyhows....I know exactly what all parts are needed for a 77-78 KZ1000 airbox so I know what to look for. If I can find a few complete sets or even partials I'll let you know. There are other members looking too.
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I LIKE using a Z1 airbox with a K&N filter on any of my bikes. There is TONS of room on both the LTD and A...
www.kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/26596...h-smoothbores#266248
I have the same Z1 airbox on my 79 KZ1000E1 shaft.
www.kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/244655-z1-airbox#244664
On my personal ride, a 79 KZ1000E1 shaft, I use VM26 carbs which are a bit heavier than 29s and use a Z1 airbox which is probably a bit heavier than pods. The Z1 airbox just sits out there without support. The weight does cause me worries so I took a loop of wire and wrapped the wire around the airbox and frame to support it.
www.kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/22110...m-smoothbores#221199
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I used to take and cut them in half! Right down the middle! Just so I could put K/N air filters on them! That's why they are scarce! Everyone cut them in half. Just to pull them out! There is your answer!
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Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
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PFD wrote: ...unit is off a 77 kz1000b1 ltd, am I correct in thinking it should fit my 78 kz1000a2? I'd like to cross ref it and double check.
According to the info at kawasaki.com --
11011-1025 BODY,AIR CLEANER
11016-009 SILENCER
are used on the following 12 models:
KZ1000-A1 (KZ1000) (1977)
KZ1000-A2 (KZ1000) (1978)
KZ1000-A2A (KZ1000) (1978)
KZ1000-A3 (KZ1000) (1979)
KZ1000-A3A (KZ1000) (1979)
KZ1000-A4 (KZ1000) (1980)
KZ1000-B1 (KZ1000 LTD) (1977)
KZ1000-B2 (KZ1000 LTD) (1978)
KZ1000-C1 (Police 1000) (1978)
KZ1000-C1A (Police 1000) (1978)
KZ1000-D1 (Z1R) (1978)
KZ1000-D3 (Z1R) (1980)
Info on kawasaki.com includes parts diagrams, part names, part numbers, models sharing same part, availability, etc. Here's a link for help with navigating the site and finding information.
Click > kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...w&catid=13&id=376734
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