🔧 BUILD Not LS, but its build city at my house

[Kizzlebizz]

I've had this old xs650 sitting around for like 6 years. I bought it, rode it around for a while, then when I moved it got stuck in storage. When I got it out like 2 years later it was ate up by rats, so I stuffed it in the shed for it to meet its demise. When the rats finally did their work on the shed and i tore it down i stuck it in the corner of the garage. About two months ago I pulled the thing out and went to work on it.

It's a bone stock engine with pod filters and some cut off exhaust. I bent and welded the shock mounts and made the battery tray. Pulled the engine to fix the bendix gear and re-gasket it. I do multiple projects at once so this one has taken a seat for a minute while I work on...

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[Mook]

Linking this to my buddy. He'll love it.

 

[Kizzlebizz]

While I work on...the dune buggy engine. Most folks have worked on a briggs before, but ever seen a 4 cylinder briggs? I watched the episode of roadkill garage where freiburger and dulcich get a dune buggy, and they were freaking clueless.

The buggy is built with pre 65 running gear, but with a dual port engine. It came out of a bus, and was leaking oil from everywhere. Even the top of the fuel pump. Tons of crank case pressures. When I pulled it out I found dished pistons and some of the worst looking ports on cylinder heads I've ever seen.

I've been working on fixing those errors. Found a set of flat tops to get my cr back, and used some carbide burrs to clean the ports up.

Onto the pics.

 

[Kizzlebizz]

For anyone who gives a damn, got the dune buggy going middle of January and just got the youtube video up. Kinda got sidetracked by the bike and a mustang but shes going again.

 

[Yaj Yak]

dude more pics of the buggy itself, i thought this as all about a motorcycle first go round.

 

[Kizzlebizz]

That was my covid project. Thing is a blast in the woods and on dirt roads.

 

[Spivitz]

Dat Buggy ??

 

[Kizzlebizz]

Finally got the engine in the bike. Now to sort the wiring.

The starter gear was super worn when I tried to start it and had to replace it. Super easy to do. Hopefully next week or so I'll really put some time into the wiring and at least try to ride it around.

 

[AlabamalaSS]

How’s the bike going? Progress pics?

 

[Kizzlebizz]

How’s the bike going? Progress pics?

I hate you.

I sold the bike cause I'm a loser who bites off more than he can chew.

 

[AlabamalaSS]

Well The beetle, the buggy, your dads truck, the Yukon, and the blue truck are all way cooler projects than the bike

 

[Kizzlebizz]

Finally got a decent engine in there. 1835CC dual carb. Here it is running to break in the cam and lifters.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

I hate you.

I sold the bike cause I'm a loser who bites off more than he can chew.

Foucs is a good thing. Thankful I am only working on one project car currently.

 

[Kizzlebizz]

Foucs is a good thing. Thankful I am only working on one project car currently.

I need it. I really need to dwindle down to like 2 projects and get rid of everything else. Just maintaining the fleet of cars we own itself is a task.

 

[Kizzlebizz]

Small update. I think the venturis we're too big on the duals for the smaller engine, couldn't get enough vacuum to get it to idle well and not want like 38-40 degrees at full advance. I swapped it for a progressive 2 barrel and cb performance distributor, and she runs like a champ. Spent this past weekend at cruising the coast down in Mississippi tearing it up.