1985 Elite 150 Full Restoration - In Progress
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:09 am
Picked up a 1985 CH150 on Craigslist for my summer project. Here is a bunch of photos and captions I plan to update until the finish:
On arrival:
Fire damage on the front right
No seat or rear panels
Front wheel is really messed up (pictures later)
Paint is just flakes
Muffler cover is rusted
Engine and transmission runs smooth though
Light rust overall, almost no frame rust what so ever
New battery
Taking the front off:
I learned how messed up the front wheel really is
Down to the frame:
Taking it down to nothing
If anyone likes good tools, here are my Hazet 802s, NWS pliers,Stahlwille wrenches, and Snap-On ratchets...I'll upload pictures of the full sets if interested
Upgraded springs comparison:
Almost naked:
The stable:
All of that was leading up to the past 2 days. I got stuck on this bad boy:
It worked this way until the top...then it was completely jammed up...badly...
Apparently a 45mm socket is very hard to come by to remove this nut. Luckily Harbor Freight carries a kit for $47 (after a 20% off coupon) which has 20 metric sockets, a breaker bar, a ratchet, and two extenders. I paid more for my used 1/4" Snap-On ratchet ALONE than I did on this huge kit....It is very scary....but combined with my Craftsman C3 impact wrench it got the job done very nicely...
Just for size comparison:
No more nut:
No more fork:
Just to be helpful...The top nut for the steering bars is 32mm and the bottom is 45mm. My stem lock nut was basically hand tight until the top. At that point some PB blaster, some time, and a pair of vice grips got the job done.
Album with more pictures and stuff:
http://imgur.com/a/DwMA0#5
Many more updates to follow...
On arrival:
Fire damage on the front right
No seat or rear panels
Front wheel is really messed up (pictures later)
Paint is just flakes
Muffler cover is rusted
Engine and transmission runs smooth though
Light rust overall, almost no frame rust what so ever
New battery
Taking the front off:
I learned how messed up the front wheel really is
Down to the frame:
Taking it down to nothing
If anyone likes good tools, here are my Hazet 802s, NWS pliers,Stahlwille wrenches, and Snap-On ratchets...I'll upload pictures of the full sets if interested
Upgraded springs comparison:
Almost naked:
The stable:
All of that was leading up to the past 2 days. I got stuck on this bad boy:
It worked this way until the top...then it was completely jammed up...badly...
Apparently a 45mm socket is very hard to come by to remove this nut. Luckily Harbor Freight carries a kit for $47 (after a 20% off coupon) which has 20 metric sockets, a breaker bar, a ratchet, and two extenders. I paid more for my used 1/4" Snap-On ratchet ALONE than I did on this huge kit....It is very scary....but combined with my Craftsman C3 impact wrench it got the job done very nicely...
Just for size comparison:
No more nut:
No more fork:
Just to be helpful...The top nut for the steering bars is 32mm and the bottom is 45mm. My stem lock nut was basically hand tight until the top. At that point some PB blaster, some time, and a pair of vice grips got the job done.
Album with more pictures and stuff:
http://imgur.com/a/DwMA0#5
Many more updates to follow...
