2004#1 Re-Re-Store Project

SupraSabre said:
Still plenty to do. But I can only do so much in a day! :rolleyes:
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True.
If you wanted to do more I hear @Igofar had some cans of wonder he recently used to pull an all nighter replacing coolant on another forum members ST...
Although I fear he may be decanting some magical elixar from the Jar of Shame contents.
 
Obo said:
True.
If you wanted to do more I hear @Igofar had some cans of wonder he recently used to pull an all nighter replacing coolant on another forum members ST...
Although I fear he may be decanting some magical elixar from the Jar of Shame contents.
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LOL

I'm afraid I do not have the stamina that Larry has. I'm good for a few hours at a time, although I have been know to do an All Day-er here and there. ;)
 
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Boy, it's been awhile since I was able to get back to this bike with the move and all. And of course, the lower tank rusted again and the fuel pump is a rusty mess, so I've decided to just replace that lower tank. I have one someplace, I'll try to find it, if not, I sent one with my son that took the '05, which they didn't use. At this point, time is on my side, so I'm not is a super hurry.

So, it will have to sit until I can get that taken care of.
 
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SupraSabre said:
Boy, it's been awhile since I was able to get back to this bike with the move and all. And of course, the lower tank rusted again and the fuel pump is a rusty mess, so I've decided to just replace that lower tank. I have one someplace, I'll try to find it, if not, I sent one with my son that took the '05, which they didn't use. At this point, time is on my side, so I'm not is a super hurry.

So, it will have to sit until I can get that taken care of.
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You should take one of the old rusted ones, clean it and kreem (or equivalent) it.
 
I had seen some "miracle" rust remover advertised, so I bought a couple of "really" small bottles of it and decided to see if it would clean up the fuel pump assembly, minus the pump, strainer and filter.

Here is the results:

Before:

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After:

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Not perfect, but not bad either. Instructions said to spray on/wipe off, but I had to use a small wire brush on it.

I might use it in this bike, but I need to buy some more parts.
 
Back in May, I picked up a good used lower tank that wasn't rusted.

I started yesterday and finished installing it today. I need to go get some fresh gas so I can get this bike started.

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And the next thing I need to figure out, what color this bike is going to be! :dr13: ,:bk13: or :bl13:?
 
SupraSabre said:
More progress!

I got the thermostat replaced and the housing all connected up!

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And the throttlebody put back in after replacing all the coolant hose and vacuum hoses.

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Still plenty to do. But I can only do so much in a day! :rolleyes:
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What are the black clamps/bands on the hose lines? I've just got the regular metal radiator hose clamps you tighten with a flathead.
 
Obo said:
Why pick only one? And yes this was a thing...
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I don't need multiple, multiple colored bikes! ;)

Obo said:
As for the miracle rust remover used 2 posts above what brand did you use?
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Navel Jelly, but do to not getting the bike back on the road then, the lower tank rusted up again, worse than the first time.

shadowknows977 said:
What are the black clamps/bands on the hose lines? I've just got the regular metal radiator hose clamps you tighten with a flathead.
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Those are Gates thermal clamps. They work well for the larger hoses. I couldn't get the smaller clamps to seal up the small hoses.
 
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Yesterday, I got some fresh gas in it, installed the fuel pump shot a little starter fluid in it and it started and ran right off! I let it run a bit and then changed the oil and coolant and decided what color it is going to be, by installing the rear cowl and rack. I need to search for some parts, but it is coming together!
 
Will this be the forum's longest-running ST1300 rebuild?
I know all about "life gets in the way." Took me a month to reinstall my replacement rear brake caliper...
 
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Yeah, considering I started back in March 2018!

Three other ST1300s and a move, yeah, you could say LIFE got in the way! o_O
 
After two years of starting, I finally finished up the brakes on the 2004! I can't believe it! I started back before our move in February 2020, I had planned to change out the front calipers and SMC. I actually had the new (used, but in really good condition) calipers mounted, but hadn't removed the old ones. Then due to the move, I had to take off the new ones and just make the bike moveable.

A few months ago, I swapped out the calipers and SMC, and started bleeding them, but got distracted with other things. I finished them up yesterday. The bike is still on the lift, so I couldn't test them around the block, that will come later.

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Still lot to do, but I'm SLOWLY getting there! :)
 
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