Re: I am my own worst enemy...
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:57 pm
Well, I've been busy making life more complicated... I've added an '82 Trans Am -fairly rare original four-speed car- to the group. Decent shape overall, it took an hour or so to get it running, decent "PMD" special interior, but with some bad (though isolated) rust issues (the roof, and because of the roof the left front floor-board, which is toast), and a worn-out camshaft (#4 and #8 exhaust valves don't open properly). As the only Third Gen offered with the four-speed, the car is actually quite a collectable even with the L.O. 305, so I am tempted to fix it, but I really bought it for the air-extractor vented fenders (already swapped-out), as I have been unable to find a set for my GTA (which I am still deluding myself into thinking I will be painting this summer. Well, maybe next...). So, the fate of this car is as yet unknown, but it won't be staying with me...
I've also just bought a replacement to my old (and much missed) ZX-11D Kawasaki. My Suzuki GSX-1100F is a great bike, came with a big-bore kit punching it out to 1236cc's and a 4-1 race header, and it is hard to find WOT on that thing -it pulls and revs too fast to crank it open all the way most times. But, the old Kat doesn't handle the greatest, and I don't like feeling nervous on twisty roads, and the skinny tires on this bike start out with nervous, and like me, it is a bit long in the tooth. So, I was toying with the idea of going for a ZX-14 (found a beautiful example for a better-than-fair price), but ran across a ZX-11 that broke its' chain which then smashed a few parts at the back of the engine-case. Aside from that, the bike is beautiful, has a few nice add-ons (like a Yoshimura stainless exhaust system, fully polished frame, wheels, and swing-arm, and some carbon-fiber trim here and there), and has barely over 30k miles on the clock. It looks repairable, worst case scenario I can swap in a ZZR-1200 engine as a bolt-in option and go up about 10 HP to 160. Best case, ebay has my parts for less than $100. I'll post some photos later in the week, after I get it home.
Edit:
Here is a pic of the bike. It may take a few days to get it home, but this is it, kind of like coming home again...
I've also just bought a replacement to my old (and much missed) ZX-11D Kawasaki. My Suzuki GSX-1100F is a great bike, came with a big-bore kit punching it out to 1236cc's and a 4-1 race header, and it is hard to find WOT on that thing -it pulls and revs too fast to crank it open all the way most times. But, the old Kat doesn't handle the greatest, and I don't like feeling nervous on twisty roads, and the skinny tires on this bike start out with nervous, and like me, it is a bit long in the tooth. So, I was toying with the idea of going for a ZX-14 (found a beautiful example for a better-than-fair price), but ran across a ZX-11 that broke its' chain which then smashed a few parts at the back of the engine-case. Aside from that, the bike is beautiful, has a few nice add-ons (like a Yoshimura stainless exhaust system, fully polished frame, wheels, and swing-arm, and some carbon-fiber trim here and there), and has barely over 30k miles on the clock. It looks repairable, worst case scenario I can swap in a ZZR-1200 engine as a bolt-in option and go up about 10 HP to 160. Best case, ebay has my parts for less than $100. I'll post some photos later in the week, after I get it home.
Edit:
Here is a pic of the bike. It may take a few days to get it home, but this is it, kind of like coming home again...