Her coming out party

[grannyknot]

Here she is,  (see my gallery, haven't figured out how to put the pics in the body of the post yet).
I got her last June as a bag of crap that had sat in a garage for at least 10 years.
Some of the mods and upgrades include,
-complete carb rebuild,
-Uni foam filters, engine breather, choke cable,
-new battery, heavy duty wiring harness/ relay for headlights, horn, coils and Powerlet,
-DDM HID headlight, Transpo voltage regulator, Stebil Nautilus horn,
- new clutch pak & spring, new slave cylinder,
-new FZ1brake M/C, SS braided lines for brake and clutch,
-new EZ 530/110 chain and sprockets,
-used Corbin seat, Rentec engine bars, new wheel bearings/seals front and back,
- 1992 front shocks, 17" wheel, brake discs and rotors,
-new Avon Azaro front, Avon Ultra Storm rear tires,
-new BMW K75  foot pegs,
-new frame and body paint (NOT the colour I wanted but ran out of time so chose the closest thing from the automotive paint chart)
Most of this was purchased from Randy RPM and definitely all problems were solved by this forum.

Just need RPM's fork valves and rear shock to really ice the cake.
Thanks,
Chris

[craigo]

Took care of that for you, Grannyknot.

Beautiful paint job you have there. She is a true debutante!!!

Nice,

CraigO

[craigo]

Just need RPM's fork valves and rear shock to really ice the cake.
Thanks,
Chris

And a set of blue spot calipers and a 14mm brake master cylinder. Are you missing the right side cover?

CraigO

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Nice!

[Mark Olson]

lookin good

[moparman70]

very nice look and you can see all the work that went into it.  I second the motion for a set of blue dots -- a must with that front wheel as it is such a easy mode with such a huge payoff

[ally]

ooohhh shiny!

[rktmanfj]

Always liked that color... pretty much a match for my (dearly departed  ) Camaro.

[Pat Conlon]

Very nice Chris!

As we have said before....Any buffoon with a credit card can walk in and buy a new bike, but to take an old classic and restore and enhance her, is what we are all about. I have great admiration for you guys who have resurrected old unused/unloved FJ's.

Let us know how she runs.

As suggested, some springs/fork valves/blue spots and perhaps a RPM back shock, will the the frosting on the cake, but that's in the future. If you need a right side cover, let us know. With the effort you have shown us,  you will move to the front of the line.

For now, ride her, and enjoy the fruits of your labor.


Major Kudos laddie!

[moparman70]

I didnt notice the right side cover -- will an 86 model fit....got one if it will

[grannyknot]

Thanks guys, I have the right side cover but the Fox shock reservoir  gets in the way of putting it on.
Once I get Randy's new rear shock that will be solved.
I had read a few times on this forum that the standard 4 pot calipers from 88 up were just as good as the 4 pot blue dots so I never pursued it. Can one  4 pot caliper be better than another?

Also, on my list I forgot to mention Randy's new oil cooler was also added.

[Pat Conlon]

"...... Can one  4 pot caliper be better than another?...."

Oh hell yes.

The blue spot mono block calipers are better than the oem 2 piece design, much better. You already have the 14mm m/c and braided lines and '89+ fork lowers so you are all ready for the mod. It will be plug and play. (and bleed)

Never ends huh?

[moparman70]

i second the Hell yes... I am not one to mess with factory stuff --- I like original but I was very much pleased with the blue dot upgrade to my 90.   If the work wasn't so much more for the 86 I would do make it happen for it as well but I would need new forks ..wheel and need to change rear wheel to match etc etc..

but you already have the 89 front end ....real simple upgrade.

[ally]

I've an '86 with the 16 wheels and wanted to upgrade the callipers

no monoblock options but if you go here: http://www.geocities.jp/motorcity6943/technote/break/cariper.htm (best viewed with google chrome so it reads in engrish) it shows you a couple of options for whichever model you have and it's differing bolt pattern

hope it helps....................

[RichBaker]

The monobloc calipers are forged as one piece, hence the term. This means they are much stiffer, so they flex less before they start to pinch the rotor. The result is, it is much easier to modulate the braking (better 'feel" to the lever). The blue/gold/silver insert is the hole made when they drill the piston bores.
Overall power is probably about the same, but the monoblocs just work better, and they're probably cheaper to produce, because it takes fewer steps...  The master cylinder makes a bit of difference, too.