Subject: RE: New addition to the family - long
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Dec 20, 2002, 8:04 PM
Post ID: 1711608663
Hi Ian,
Congrats on the new addition! The garage must be getting pretty full - just push you friend's Yamaha outside. :-) Probably have most of what you'll need - once you've done your inventory send me a list.
I can definitely relate to the time problem. And fundage shortages as well. This one (the '71) is taking much longer and many more $ than anticipated. But it will definitely be worth it in the end. How else will I ever experience what it would have been like to have a new Ambassador?
Best of luck with the Eldo. Have a safe and happy holidays, Charlie.
Ian Adkins <ianad-@linkamerica.net> wrote:
| Hey All, Just picked up a 73 Eldo (VP56933). It is all pretty much there (except the tool boxes. Problem is that the idiot tore the engine apart and let everything oxidize in plastic boxes. Had he just left the engine together the crank and cam shaft wouldn't be ruined. One saving grace is that the heads are complete and in good shape. Tranny feels smooth too. It was given to him by his father. The bike (60k miles on the odo) sat outside for 6 months and I am starting to feel like $500 was too much to have paid him to remove the unsightly hunk of metal from his yard (he wants a HD - go figure). The good news is that the frame and engine match. The instrument nacelle and speedo are in great shape. The tank, fenders, stays, battery covers are in great shape. The wheels are in good shape (although in need of a serious polishing) and the rubber is new. First thing will be to get an inventory of all the parts. When I say this thing is stripped I mean it has been torn down into pieces...and those pieces were tossed into the bin. It looks like the engine will be the big challenge. Start looking in your spare parts bins boys and girls. I will also plan on giving Mark a call when I get a list of items needed together. Right now it looks like the essentials will be crank,rods,piston set, camshaft, etc... My heart says make the engine like it was new but I am wondering what used bits I could get away with. Any comments? I suppose that, like my 70 Ambo (which sat as a parts bike in my garage for three years before I finally got to rebuilding it) this bike too will be rebuilt. I just can't turn a Loop parts. Big thing will be time and, of course, money. Looks like over the next few months I will be my turn to ask the questions :-) Happy holidays all....Ian |
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