lilredmachine World Chat Champion
Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :
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Posted: 22:09 - 08 Jun 2020 Post subject: Turbo bandit redo. |
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Bandit has been down on power recently, been stripped down and here's what I found.
Turbo off:
https://i.postimg.cc/GhzBhZQz/IMG-20200427-125008689.jpg
Oopsie.
https://i.postimg.cc/yNhC7zh8/IMG-20200429-123920561.jpg
Back from Midlands Turbo, new bearings, seals, compressor wheel and blasted housings.
https://i.postimg.cc/8z10LrLN/IMG-20200506-162338752.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/GtKkR9tx/IMG-20200506-162423146.jpg
Bike also had a running problem at idle and low speed, When I removed the carbs I found this:
https://i.postimg.cc/BvNsx0jw/IMG-20200427-131709775.jpg
Plastic caps have given way under boost, pushing a slider diaphragm out and blowing two of the vacuum o-rings out from under the takeoffs.
https://i.postimg.cc/9f45q7jz/IMG-20200427-132625759.jpg
Easy fix with a new slider diaphragm and a few new o-rings... And a couple hundred quids worth of billet caps.
https://i.postimg.cc/hjpLWffb/IMG-20200504-142003870.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/3JDv9LCZ/IMG-20200504-145617543.jpg
Bike is also receiving a new fuel system as a matter of course, so new pump, filter, governor and hosing. All vacuum hosing is also being replaced.
https://i.postimg.cc/nVqsDsHd/IMG-20200516-135145197.jpg
Sump off for a clean out in case the bearing material from the turbo made it back to the bike.
https://i.postimg.cc/0y453xkM/IMG-20200512-151917694.jpg
Also had new feed and return lines made up for it. Trying to give the rebuilt turbo a chance at life.
Chain and sprockets are knackered, which is a fairly big deal as the bike runs a drag spec chain. Picked up a Regina drag chain and a set of JT steel sprockets, the rear one in matte black for added moodiness. Finally made the wheels the same colour for the first time ever, satin blacked and discs refitted with new titanium bolts.
https://i.postimg.cc/SxhHxvgT/IMG-20200514-170033733.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/g0BM8SKP/IMG-20200514-170054503.jpg
Forks have always been minging. Before I put the front wheel back in I rubbed them down and sprayed them black.
https://i.postimg.cc/vHNcR5XZ/IMG-20200523-124723962.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/26KPjjth/IMG-20200523-131908467.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/XqF3Tyvp/IMG-20200523-145353041.jpg
Bit better. New chain is gold so added tart when it goes on.
https://i.postimg.cc/V6QKKS27/IMG-20200523-145816281.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/DzjXzRP1/IMG-20200523-154318560.jpg
That's where I'm up to at the moment, next job is to get the carbs back in with new throttle cables and then cut all the joining collars from silicone tubing for the carb to plenum joints and charge pipe joiner, then rebuild from there. I also have a new wastegate to go on.
The turbo headers are nearly shot, so I have purchased a tig welder to make some newuns. That will be interesting. the originals will go on for now to make sure all the running/boost problems have been addressed. ____________________ Bikes: too many, too much for one man to maintain anyway. |
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lilredmachine World Chat Champion
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