ironchop
04-18-2011, 10:45 PM
So Hoosierlogger posted an ad he found local to him for a 86 T3 "project" for $150.
I called the guy up and discussed it and he told me it was missing some things like the rear wheels, hubs, shifter, kicker, throttle.....and it had the rad on the forks so I didn`t think it was an 86 after all.....which it wasnt, of course....no mind I just wanted a tecate and couldn`t pretend to think it would be an 86 (might be wrong but the rads were on the frame on an 86?)
He was 300 miles from me but the price was right (insane) and the pics he sent were pretty decent looking (taken in the dark with a flash).
So I told him I would be there sunday to look at it and probably buy it (hell, it`s $150)....Was gonna borrow a truck (mine blown up) from work and go get it....ended up the work trucks were being used and all I had to transport was my `06 Chevy Impala. So I`m thinking "I`ll bet if I take it apart at his house, I can fit it all in the trunk and backseat.....which I did just that without any trouble, really.
So I snatch it as fast as I can and head back to KY to tear into it and check it all out. As you can imagine, things look better in pics than in person so there is a little more work than I had thought but still nothing bad. So here`s the dealio:
the BAD:
1) kicker lever missing
2) kicker shaft splines tore up
3) JB weld on lower Rad. outlet spigot
4) handlebars toast
5) missing throttle and shifter
6) wrong looking fenders front and rear (front is a vented T3 and rear looks like `86 set and is also cobbled on trike frame
7) piston was seized (not any more)
8) pegs are fubar
9) silencer is missing and headpipe has dents in lower front
10) rear hubs and wheels missing
11) cracked intake boot
12) reeds are curled up and not closing properly
13) a few nuts and bolts are bastardized
14) missing stator and flywheel and cover
14) rubber hoses are rotted
15) wiring is hacked
Now for the good:
1)all complete brake systems front and rear present
2) frame looks good as does swinger
3) suspension feels ok and all bearings feel good
4) pulled topend and the head has NO scratches or dings neither does piston
5) cylinder looks sweet...piston was seized a little from some rust on top of sleeve but luckily, it was sitting at TDC when it was parked w/o plug in it and got some moisture in there so fortunately, the rest of the sleeve escaped any rust damage
6) suspension is all there and working ok (far as I can tell)
7) forks are straight
8) seat is good
9) I HAVE $221 in this so far....$150 for the pile and $71 in gas
10) I wanted a Tecate and now I have one to build
11) no chain damage on cases
12) it`s a cheap tecate
13) see above
14) my wife wasn`t mad this time....probably because she said "happy birthday" and told me to go get my present...I turn 40 on Friday
so here`s some pics along with the other projects I have apart in the garage that need to get finished BEFORE I do the Kaw...If I don`t get them first, I`ll never get them done because I have a tecate:lol: .....and who wants to work on a 200X when you have a Tecate waiting in the wings
I called the guy up and discussed it and he told me it was missing some things like the rear wheels, hubs, shifter, kicker, throttle.....and it had the rad on the forks so I didn`t think it was an 86 after all.....which it wasnt, of course....no mind I just wanted a tecate and couldn`t pretend to think it would be an 86 (might be wrong but the rads were on the frame on an 86?)
He was 300 miles from me but the price was right (insane) and the pics he sent were pretty decent looking (taken in the dark with a flash).
So I told him I would be there sunday to look at it and probably buy it (hell, it`s $150)....Was gonna borrow a truck (mine blown up) from work and go get it....ended up the work trucks were being used and all I had to transport was my `06 Chevy Impala. So I`m thinking "I`ll bet if I take it apart at his house, I can fit it all in the trunk and backseat.....which I did just that without any trouble, really.
So I snatch it as fast as I can and head back to KY to tear into it and check it all out. As you can imagine, things look better in pics than in person so there is a little more work than I had thought but still nothing bad. So here`s the dealio:
the BAD:
1) kicker lever missing
2) kicker shaft splines tore up
3) JB weld on lower Rad. outlet spigot
4) handlebars toast
5) missing throttle and shifter
6) wrong looking fenders front and rear (front is a vented T3 and rear looks like `86 set and is also cobbled on trike frame
7) piston was seized (not any more)
8) pegs are fubar
9) silencer is missing and headpipe has dents in lower front
10) rear hubs and wheels missing
11) cracked intake boot
12) reeds are curled up and not closing properly
13) a few nuts and bolts are bastardized
14) missing stator and flywheel and cover
14) rubber hoses are rotted
15) wiring is hacked
Now for the good:
1)all complete brake systems front and rear present
2) frame looks good as does swinger
3) suspension feels ok and all bearings feel good
4) pulled topend and the head has NO scratches or dings neither does piston
5) cylinder looks sweet...piston was seized a little from some rust on top of sleeve but luckily, it was sitting at TDC when it was parked w/o plug in it and got some moisture in there so fortunately, the rest of the sleeve escaped any rust damage
6) suspension is all there and working ok (far as I can tell)
7) forks are straight
8) seat is good
9) I HAVE $221 in this so far....$150 for the pile and $71 in gas
10) I wanted a Tecate and now I have one to build
11) no chain damage on cases
12) it`s a cheap tecate
13) see above
14) my wife wasn`t mad this time....probably because she said "happy birthday" and told me to go get my present...I turn 40 on Friday
so here`s some pics along with the other projects I have apart in the garage that need to get finished BEFORE I do the Kaw...If I don`t get them first, I`ll never get them done because I have a tecate:lol: .....and who wants to work on a 200X when you have a Tecate waiting in the wings