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Started by Bezmozek, June 11, 2017, 02:59:56 PM

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Charlie-brm

Quote from: CutterBill on July 15, 2017, 07:56:45 AM

When I worked at NASA, they sent the entire engineering staff to a 4-day class on bolted joints. Four full days of lecture, on just nuts and bolts. Before the class, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of threaded fasteners. But throughout the class, I (we) were constantly saying... "I didn't know that!"  It was an eye-opening, and humbling, experience.

Bill

That part got me smiling, thinking about my old man. 'Details matter'.
My father was a machine operator at RR turning out Merlin parts mostly when "the push" was on. Around 1950 he came to Canada like a bunch of them did to work at A.V. Roe, turning out jet engine parts and what not. When they folded A.V. Roe he never went back into that field of work, and he didn't do much of anything I'd call mechanical around the house, certainly not working on the cars or lawnmowers. I just figured he wanted nothing to do machinery any more. Whatever he did though, he was pretty meticulous about it, I'll give him that. The Rolls Royce in him.

Getting to the point – from when I was a kid of about eight, I would tag along on Saturdays when the men would go to the church and pitch in to do odd jobs and fix this and that broken item. Mostly he chose to volunteer to paint but I swear he would leave the room, light up a smoke and be talking under his breath when he saw someone using a hacksaw or a file "incorrectly".
If someone wants to see any images I refer to in posts, first check my gallery here. If no bueno, send me a PM. More than glad to share.
Current Model: 1990 FJ1200 3CV since 2020
Past Models: 1984 FJ1100 - 2012 to 2020
1979 XS750SF - 2005 to 2012

Bezmozek

ups, so many posts because of studs.  :wacko3:
I was thinking about using OEM flanges, but downpipes part with wider OD is taller than on OEM pipes, so studs will be short.
To make longer thread, because of access, you have to remove those from the head.

So i bought SS spacers and added some more cooling fins.
30min & approx 2USD:


Also changed bent handlebar, see twist on lower part:


And new turn signals instead of those small ones:

:good2:
´85 FJ 1100

Bezmozek

Quote from: FJ120086 on July 14, 2017, 12:01:22 PM
I read on FB a while back of someone with that exhaust. the fairing wouldnt fit becasue they are to wide. ...

OK, so I am doomed, at least an inch more needed to fit belly pan.  :mad:
Any ideas?
´85 FJ 1100

Pat Conlon

1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

Bezmozek

Killing undamaged belly pan is the last thing I want to do.
Does anybody fitted 1100 belly pan with delkevic downpipes?
Thinking about switching to delkevic if blackwidowexhausts will refund, because this is definitely not a bolt on job.
Or to make a new belly pan from fiberglass   :dash2:

´85 FJ 1100

Pat Conlon

Pick up some used '86-95 head pipes and polish them yourself. They are all stainless steel. They fit fine on my '84 with plenty of clearance.


Plus....You can re-use your oem clamp rings with no spacers.
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

Mike m

My belly pan won't fit with black widow headers either.

Mike m

Headers are not curved enough and the clamps on the collector don't tuck in enough belly pan hits them also

Bezmozek

Tanks Pat,
can you please measure how forth are downpipes from the frame?

Ok, so delkevic collector does not fit with belly pan because of heat shields on the sides,
blackwidow does not fit at all, is there any other solution except polishing ´86-95 pipes?

´85 FJ 1100

Pat Conlon

Sorry, I can't at the moment...perhaps next week?

Others, feel free to chime in...
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

FJ_Hooligan

Checkout the header offered by RPM. 

No clearance problems with fairing or oil drain plug
DavidR.

ribbert

As Pat says, the later model pipes fit with the belly pan and they are SS and polish up well. They should be easy to find as plenty of members have discarded them changing to 4 into 1 systems.

This is what lurks beneath the paint....




And this is how well they polish up....




If you're not looking to spend money unnecessarily, this is a great option. I use the original collector (which you can't see anyway) and SS slip-ons.

Looks good (I happen to prefer the period look of twin exhausts) sounds good, belly pan fits, drain plug accessible, can use original flanges, cost effective.

IMO

Noel




"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

Sparky84

Quote from: Bezmozek on July 21, 2017, 01:13:19 PM
Ok, so delkevic collector does not fit with belly pan because of heat shields on the sides

I took off the heat shields and it fits my 84 with belly pan..

Cheers Alan
1984 FJ1100
1979 Kawasaki Z1300
1972 Honda CB750/4 K2

racerrad8

Quote from: FJ_Hooligan on July 21, 2017, 05:47:11 PM
Checkout the header offered by RPM. 

No clearance problems with fairing or oil drain plug

David, thank you for the recommendation.

Randy - RPM
Randy - RPM

Bezmozek

Thanks everybody, I am waiting for reply from blackwidowexhausts and than I'll see.
I am really upset, spent 300 GBP for thing that does not fit  :dash1:

Anyway, small surprise while changing generator seal.
That is why I want to do on my bike as much as i can myself.
´85 FJ 1100