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36557
Hello all, I'm needing to know if I can use a 81 CX100's crank, rods, and bearings in my Eldovert project. Will be using an Eldo engine case with Convert front...
flatlandcz
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May 1, 2009
7:20 am
36558
... If it is a late Eldo case, it can be modified to use the CX front crank bearing, but will not as delivered. The Eldo case will have to be opened up so the...
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
11:09 am
36559
By all means build your Eldovert, but here is a data point, mine will be up on eBay within the month. Not cheap, but available and ready to ride....
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
11:17 am
36560
Jen Welcome to the group! Gorgeous bike! I too am a new loop frame rider. This list is a great resource. Also, check out Greg Bender's website at...
Sean Ryder
spryder9900
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May 1, 2009
11:59 am
36561
It's true; I COULD be a girl myself. But if I am, I'm doing a bloody poor job of it from all indications. That's in person of course. But I could register...
guzzerino
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May 1, 2009
12:29 pm
36562
Hi All, Can someone explain to me the reasons or advantages of an eldovert? When I bought my eldo 17 years ago, I had little mechanical experience ....
joelurruty
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May 1, 2009
12:39 pm
36563
Joe Kenny is who I got them from last year. Super looking part, the rt. side must have wiggled itself of during a ride - I guess I'm lucky I didn't loose the...
getonyourbikesandride
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May 1, 2009
12:56 pm
36564
I find myself tightening down those knobs at every stop, they do loosen up. One day I was following someone on an Ambo, and his sidecover flew off into my...
Cam
conklin3512
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May 1, 2009
1:17 pm
36565
An "Eldovert" generally uses more than just the Convert engine, swapping in the trans., rear drive and support systems as well.   In your case, the...
Charles Mullendore
amboman4
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May 1, 2009
1:29 pm
36566
I'm pretty sure I don't have stock type knobs on my covers. They are extended so that they are easier to get on and off. Covering the remaining threaded...
hahnda2
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May 1, 2009
1:31 pm
36567
very true Kevin i never lost one tho ive been on a 850 that did spin one off-(no rubber)- i always kept a thick rubber washer under the sidecover tang and i...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
1:48 pm
36568
Nice bike! I wonder if I could set one of those up to run on VHB30's... -Mike (69 ambo, 77 vert)...
Michael S. Jones
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May 1, 2009
1:58 pm
36569
... Probably could. And you could probably convert the headlight to acetylene, and rig up a hand oil pump and get rid of that complicated automatic one down...
guzzerino
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May 1, 2009
2:08 pm
36570
top notch ideas here here- ive long felt technology was headed awry- does boggle the brains seeing all the little model specific parts on those new models...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
2:39 pm
36571
It takes a lot more than a convert engine to make a eldovert. it takes an automatic transmission....
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
2:42 pm
36572
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.guzzitech.com/shrapnel/crank.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.guzzitech.com/Shrapnel.html&usg=__0aIxjOAVvl6EFBfOD9ETP...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
2:49 pm
36573
...to the Arizona MGNOC rally in a few minutes. Riding the Ambassador and really looking forward to a nice weekend. If you're comin', Cya there! Regards, Greg...
Greg Bender
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May 1, 2009
2:51 pm
36574
Like the old "Heredity or Environment" debate ... there seems to a few names that are highly over-represented associated with these pictures. I suspect they...
guzzerino
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May 1, 2009
3:08 pm
36575
... Greg - Have a good time! We'll really miss seeing you at the WV and VA rallies ... until you get back "home" someday! Lannis...
guzzerino
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May 1, 2009
3:11 pm
36576
like the red paint on a tach is just there cuz they ran out of black...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
3:21 pm
36577
i once saw a brass plate on a diesel tugboat engine that read, "he who is found guilty and apprehended of operating this engine at 1175 RPM will be plank...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
3:26 pm
36578
what are the in and out valva clearances for a vert? anyone know why the diff from say an eldo? ... what are the in and out  valva clearances for a vert?...
kevin m
pudd750
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May 1, 2009
3:35 pm
36579
the valve clearances for the in and out on a vert are the same. It's in the guzziology book which i do not have in front of me. But I think (this is from...
joelurruty
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May 1, 2009
3:40 pm
36580
... Well, if Roper or Sexton or Milich saw that, they'd take it as a challenge to lighten the flywheel, bore the cases for bigger cylinders and pistons, put in...
guzzerino
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May 1, 2009
4:04 pm
36581
IIRC, the factory spec. is .009" for both, vs. .006" in. and .010" ex. for Ambo/Eldo. Charlie http://www.LoopframeGuzzi.com/ ...
Charles Mullendore
amboman4
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May 1, 2009
4:04 pm
36582
Yes, round fin (and some square fin) tontis are .009" in and ex. the roper numbers are .005" in, .007" ex in summer, and .004" in and .006" ex in winter. On my...
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
4:33 pm
36583
My Swiss gnomes are keeping up the tradition of retaining much needed cottage industries! From: Loopframe_Guzzi@yahoogroups.com...
Giller, Bruce C.
alfa_gtv2k
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May 1, 2009
5:45 pm
36584
Haven't got too the oil pump yet, what would be the good choice? Also what mods would I need for the CX100 front bearing to work? I can do most common...
Edward F. Jecha
flatlandcz
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May 1, 2009
6:13 pm
36585
http://www.guzzitech.com/Case_dockray.html oil pump depends on your case, and filter desires. also on what you want to use either gears or timing chain. you...
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
6:51 pm
36586
plus http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/loopframe_engine.htm#oil_filter_addition...
mtiberio
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May 1, 2009
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