Drove the 48′ to the hideaway shop up the hills. Buddies helped me out by replacing the taller gears back closer to stock. The current gears were 3.73:1 and now have a set of 3.08:1 which makes normal driving so much better. The freeway speeds are attainable without the high RPM’s.
First off the location of the “secret” shop is way in the hell up the mountains and you have to drive approximately a mile on an obscure road at 5 miles and hour to just to reach the drive way.
This shop has literally everything you need to do a full on restoration or custom hot rod build such as lift, CNC, lathes, full sized media blaster, paint booth etc.
First thing was to remove all the old gear oil. This oil may have been there since the was first customized with the 10 bolt rear end.
As of today we are owners of a 1967 VW Transporter Standard. This is a totally different ride then either of us have owned. It has its own type of culture that we are not familiar with. Sure looks like a fun bus to go riding around in.
I prepared the single side garage to accommodate the changes of having a bus in the stable. We are expecting having to store additional parts and needed to make room for it. The current owner sent me a photo the bus already loaded up and ready to go.
I picked up my GL1800 Goldwing from the dealership yesterday. The work looks good, I did have an issue with a burnt out rear light bulb on the lower bottom side. The bulb is a common part that I was able to get down the street at the local auto parts store.
I’ve completed the reassembly process and will be able to do the install tomorrow when I get off of work. Found some areas that could potentially cause problems. These were all fixed with new parts installation.
After several attempts at trying to “tune” the off idle surge issue I decided to rebuild the carburetor completely. If this doesn’t work I may go EFI or replace the all fuel and spark components.
I’ve been working on a off idle surge condition that is consistent and occurs approximately 1100 RPM’s. I’ve tried various fixes with no luck. Listed are the attempts: tuned A/R mixture and idle using vacuum gauge and tach. I was able to achieve good vacuum at 15-16 inch HS. Set timing at 16 degrees before TDC. Replaced accelerator pump spring. Replaced replaced HEI springs for weights to a stiffer type.
