The BIG Clean Up

Granny always said 'Patience is a Virtue'.

Granny didn't have an SS180 in the shed waiting to be ridden for the first time!!






I've been fairly busy with work so haven't done much with the SS over the last week or so. I have an order almost ready to go for the last of the parts and will get into the reassembly as soon as the cleaning is finished. Before I tackle that, there are some jobs to do on the cases.


One case stud bolt hole needs a weld up from the inside as it has made a small hole due to someone screwing it in a bit too far! Another job is the hole for the gear selector shaft plunger has at some stage been drilled out wider than it should be so will get that fixed too while I'm in there.

Here's the very basic steps left before I can ride Sophia for the first time.

1. Fix the cases.
2. Bead blast cases and all engine alloy bits
3. Clean all the engine bits that can't be blasted.
4. Reassemble engine after renewing all rubber buffers, gaskets, bearings and seals etc
5. Put rear hub on with new brakes, put engine back in.
6. Remove headset and front forks for inspection, renew bearings, seals, cables etc
7. Reassemble headset and front end, renewing hub bearings and speedo drive, new brakes
8. Wiring and timing checked (as per the pre-marked cases)
9. Lube up as recommended in manual, greases, oils, fuels
10. Last Safety check, inspect all nuts, bolts, cables, EVERYTHING!
11. Start her up, tweak mixture and timing as needed
12. Vroom Vroom.
13. Check everything works and book a roadworthy test, rego and go!

**Fingers Crossed** I hope this is the way it all unfolds, stay tuned for more over the next week or so. It's deathly cold here at the moment so I'm avoiding shed work at night until my Pot Belly Stove is fixed. Wuss!! :)