Parts arent too much of an issue. You can get parts used or new. Engine parts are on ebay without much issue. I was even able to get new valves from the UK at a decent price, better than ebay. Its just shopping around really. Gasket kits no problem. New pistons and rings no problem. I think so far the build is around 7k Canadian for me. Including the bike and a front end I didnt use

@@Pest889 Well, happy trails when you get it going, and thanks for the info. I'll keep looking for mine. Fun fact- 79 XS 1100 was the fastest production bike that year.

@@tarwashsomeonestolemyhandle There is still work to do on it. I wanted to take it for a ride before it got cold. I need to move the seat further back. wiring not finished and forward controls but MAN it flies hard. I think better than my Harley. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYTHnmijlM1pZ6c

Thanks man. It was an amazing bike.

Ok thanks for that. Too bad tho cause it sounds great low

I'm not too worried about that. It doesn't need to be perfect. It's a great bike. It's over 40 years old. It shouldn't be perfect 😊 plus if a guy goes too long it can go through the clear coat and I would be starting over

Had to sell the car before it was finished but up till then was fine

Don't need to be in a club to wear a vest while riding, dipshit.

@@thefrustratedguitarist4737 says every cutoff & vest wearing poser.

@@thefrustratedguitarist4737 you just have to be a poser

What's a patch holder?

Vancouver Island

I was born and raised on the other coast and I live in Edmonton

I sold it so I'm not sure. I did have to change a rocker that broke but other than that it went like a dream.

Boy if the person who bought it from you wants to sell it I would like to know about it that's a perfect bike for my size I'm 6'3 and boy did you do a beautiful job I'm 9 years late but wow.

I dont know but it would seem to be impurities that float to the top. After I skim it off the liquid lead is very clean and pure looking. I know that anything that isnt lead floats to the top

flux the slussy stuff back into the lead . that is the aninamy that makes the lead hard . i found that out the hard way .

Yes that is ALWAYS the common answer from everyone who has never had one or known anyone personally who has had one. Very reliable advice

@ron Kay On his personal car he would probably use the newest version of the Edelbrocks due to the better port design on them. On my own car I am getting a set of Bulldogs worked on, they need work to get them to where they need to be before I can use them. I need a larger head to feed 534 cubes properly. In my opinion the best head would be the latest design Edelbrock - 2nd choice Pro Comps - 3rd would be first generation Edelbrocks.

north of wandering river Alberta. Around 7pm

One more thing My heads were supposed to be 60 CC chambers when CC'd they had just under 70cc.

They were too small in diameter and was choking the engine. Took a while to figure out what was happening. Its hard to find right side drive pipes

procomp is chinese junk.. copys.. use their shit at your own risk

Love the bike it has been great! Wasn't as hard to ride as I thought at all. No prob. Have fun on your ride!

@@Pest889 Ya I like that drop seat on it and that front end is beefy I been building bike for about 10 years and that's a very nice build

Manuel morales u can probably put them on any bike. It just fits in the neck of the frame

Rapadura no problems yet but haven't taken it out further than around the Bock a few times. speedmaster aluminum heads but I used all Edelbrock valves and such

so far so good.

I suspect this Canadian does not understand the problems cannot be seen by eye. So, how did they work out?

we havnt finished building the car yet, so we havnt run the engine much. We did the break in running the engine on a stand. It ran great. I would get different valves and springs. I have heard the valves can break that come from china. I saw on youtube that all aftermarket heads need a valve job before installing, but I didn't know that. It might be spring before we can take the car for a ride I will update if we have any problems

Pest889 cool thanks yea I planned on getting them bare and putting my own valve train in them but yea keep me posted

I actually bought a set of those heads from the guy on ebay cut to 64cc and he also cut an Edelbrock RPM intake to match them. I had a local shop check them out, they actually measured around 66cc and the valves are sealed up nice. Springs that came with them are on the light side as mentioned. I still haven't run them yet.

thanks

hey wow thanks. I would like to but not sure how. I've posted to Facebook magazine pages

ltr that is live to ride magazine is the easyist or maybe you have heard of exile bikes in california they would get in a mag or billy lane i heard is good maybe he could introduce you to brian lahr from stugis conventipon fame he writes articles and would know how to get coverage for you

+nandoGdog havnt finished building the firebird its going in yet it will be a while

thanks its been a great ride!

+Pest889 .....Guess you've had it now for a while. Do you find the Ultima to be reliable and balanced? I'm looking at one now but don't know much about that engine.

I didn't ride it much this year cause the sprocket pulled out of my back rim and I havnt had time to fix it. I have had a lot of trouble with having a big enough battery. The compression is really high

Pest889 does yours have the decompression buttons

seriously from a guy playing with scooters Loser

Thanks! its a 300 tire :0))

Pest889 hell yeah ill try to post pics of my build and a video soon its my first build at 26 looks wicked jus waitin on paint

got my bike done check out my vid