Man that REALLY SUKs!!! :violent1:
When you get all done ya ought to send the bike to Triumph and let them see how it ought to be built!
When you get all done ya ought to send the bike to Triumph and let them see how it ought to be built!
@#$%^&!!!!!
*&^%$#@!
Bloody Brit Bike Builders using crappy Chinese hardware!
(Breathing in and out in controlled breaths, after slinging a wrench across the garage, and having to go find it)
So I have the 1050 engine back in the bike. But now I have to pull the head!
As I am installing the headers, one header stud snaps off in the head. Time to pull the head back off and extract the broken stud.
Now I need to find a set of metric studs and new lock nuts. Maybe ARP has some grade 5 or 8 in stainless or nickel plate.
Two steps forward, and one step back. :violent1:
Will SOMEONE please tell the bean-counters at triumph they have made my list, and are welcome to visit at any time. (sarcastic and threatening one) :finger:
Bloody Brit Bike Builders using crappy Chinese hardware!
(Breathing in and out in controlled breaths, after slinging a wrench across the garage, and having to go find it)
So I have the 1050 engine back in the bike. But now I have to pull the head!
As I am installing the headers, one header stud snaps off in the head. Time to pull the head back off and extract the broken stud.
Now I need to find a set of metric studs and new lock nuts. Maybe ARP has some grade 5 or 8 in stainless or nickel plate.
Two steps forward, and one step back. :violent1:
Will SOMEONE please tell the bean-counters at triumph they have made my list, and are welcome to visit at any time. (sarcastic and threatening one) :finger:
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ug.... I know this one all too well.....
Header studs?Catahoulabulldog said:ug.... I know this one all too well.....
What did you replace them with. I don't want studs that will corrode - like the stock ones. Hell I live hundreds of miles from the coast and constantly worry about corrosion on the S3. That's why I am powdercoating everything I can.
I have been concerned about this as well. I don't live near saltwater anymore, but winter here brings the salt trucks and spring is always wet, all of that salt has to go somewhere right?
+1 on ARP products! Let us know what they have available please.
+1 on ARP products! Let us know what they have available please.
I am not worried about getting it out, unfortunately I have plenty of extraction tools and thread inserts and dual-certs if needed.
I did not over torque. I was using a stubby wrench and was just getting the nut snug when it fell out with half the stud.
I am just pissed off because somewhere in the UK, the cheap-a$$ed bastard that is responsible is having a good day.
I will report on what I find.
If all else fails, there is a stainless supplier in Atlanta that has everything, in almost every grade.
I did not over torque. I was using a stubby wrench and was just getting the nut snug when it fell out with half the stud.
I am just pissed off because somewhere in the UK, the cheap-a$$ed bastard that is responsible is having a good day.
I will report on what I find.
If all else fails, there is a stainless supplier in Atlanta that has everything, in almost every grade.
If all else fails????Devious2xs said:If all else fails, there is a stainless supplier in Atlanta that has everything, in almost every grade.
If I had your money I'd be replacing every bolt on the thing with stainless and throwing the rest away!
Crash - I have spent little on this bike. A lot less than others with many more apearance items. On the internal work, I have spent money on gaskets, cryo-treating the pistons, and the cost of coatings to put on myself. I had hoped to spend nothing on engine fasteners. :-\
A little update on the internal engine mods:
I tore it all apart and shot some photos. I matched the weights of the pistons/pins/clips and then sent the pistons out to be cryo-treated to improve life/reduce wear on skirts and lands. I have done this with good results in the past.
The rods were balanced for rotating and reciprocating weights.
I had planned on coating the pistons skirts and domes - My brother used up the last of my ceramic coating, and more is on the way, but I reassembled the short block without it. I will likely kick myself about this for a while.
Heads - I did some clean up work in the bowls and in the ports. I then decided to smooth and reshape a few areas. I cut the head surface to add a touch more compression without causing interference issues. I coated the combustion chamber, valves, and exhaust ports with a ceramic heat-reflective coating and reassembled.
I reinstalled the cams and (with the engine reassembled) accurately checked cam timing and reset the Falicon cam gears for a touch of retard on the intake cam. (no CB jokes please)
I was hoping to have the bike running today.
No dice.
Side note - if you take a rare earth magnet off an oil filter, do not place it anywhere near a USB data storage disk. It ruins it, and photos on it are forever lost. :violent1: [not one of my brighter moves]
I had to reshoot a few photos, but some are lost.
A little update on the internal engine mods:
I tore it all apart and shot some photos. I matched the weights of the pistons/pins/clips and then sent the pistons out to be cryo-treated to improve life/reduce wear on skirts and lands. I have done this with good results in the past.
The rods were balanced for rotating and reciprocating weights.
I had planned on coating the pistons skirts and domes - My brother used up the last of my ceramic coating, and more is on the way, but I reassembled the short block without it. I will likely kick myself about this for a while.
Heads - I did some clean up work in the bowls and in the ports. I then decided to smooth and reshape a few areas. I cut the head surface to add a touch more compression without causing interference issues. I coated the combustion chamber, valves, and exhaust ports with a ceramic heat-reflective coating and reassembled.
I reinstalled the cams and (with the engine reassembled) accurately checked cam timing and reset the Falicon cam gears for a touch of retard on the intake cam. (no CB jokes please)
I was hoping to have the bike running today.
No dice.
Side note - if you take a rare earth magnet off an oil filter, do not place it anywhere near a USB data storage disk. It ruins it, and photos on it are forever lost. :violent1: [not one of my brighter moves]
I had to reshoot a few photos, but some are lost.
Sorry man, I's just pokin' achya.
The sun is shining here. I think I'll go ride a bit and maybe buy a new pair of gloves.
I deserve it. I've been sidelined now for way too long.
WTF am I doing in front of the computer anyway?
The sun is shining here. I think I'll go ride a bit and maybe buy a new pair of gloves.
I deserve it. I've been sidelined now for way too long.
WTF am I doing in front of the computer anyway?
No problems. I MAY just be a bit touchy right now.crashmasterd said:Sorry man, I's just pokin' achya.
So..... What would you charge to do all that to someone else's bike?????? Devi's Speed Triple Performance shop....
J-Pip said:So..... What would you charge to do all that to someone else's bike?????? Devi's Speed Triple Performance shop....
One Miiiiiilion dollars. - Dr. Evil
http://www.killerclips.com/clip.php?id=79&qid=748
I would need to sit down and figure how much time I have involved. The hard part is done, doing the first one. Each one gets easier from here on out.
How does "Power Tripp Performance" sound?
Man, I could tell stories like that all day, but it would be about my own incompetence rather than inferior parts. ;D
Probably the best one was when I dropped a bolt into the end of a sv650 header and had to take the whole thing off again for like the third time that afternoon. My three hour zx10 oil change was also a real kneeslapper :violent1:.
Probably the best one was when I dropped a bolt into the end of a sv650 header and had to take the whole thing off again for like the third time that afternoon. My three hour zx10 oil change was also a real kneeslapper :violent1:.
That's excellent!Devious2xs said:How does "Power Tripp Performance" sound?
Re: @#$%^&!!!!! ...suggestion
As far as corrosion protection for your header studs, can't you throw some anti - seize thread lube on there? I put that stuff on the wheel lugs of my car and seems to work nicely. I would think that stainless studs would be even more prone to breaking but I am not sure of that.
As far as corrosion protection for your header studs, can't you throw some anti - seize thread lube on there? I put that stuff on the wheel lugs of my car and seems to work nicely. I would think that stainless studs would be even more prone to breaking but I am not sure of that.
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