Attempting my first build 72 K5

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

I got mine from Wes at Classic Heartbeat. Sounds like you had the neck cut off and swapped at the base as opposed to unbolting and removing the entire base. Might be the way to go.

I'll ask him tomorrow if he cut it off at the base to confirm and I'm sure he did because the bolts wouldn't have looked new.

[tjsblazer]

Originally Posted by 72K5CSTDarkOlive

I'll ask him tomorrow if he cut it off at the base to confirm and I'm sure he did because the bolts wouldn't have looked new.

Thanks, I'd appreciate knowing.

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Made some more progress last weekend.
Installed the gas tank.. jeez that thing was PIA just figuring out what parts I needed and costly, too

[Dirt's72]

Looking good! I'll send mine out to you when you're done. Can you weld?

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Originally Posted by Dirt's72

Looking good! I'll send mine out to you when you're done. Can you weld?

Thanks! I'm a one man shop.. so It might take a while. I just started welding and here's my first go at it ( don't laugh to hard)

The Passenger side inner fender was rotted pretty bad at the front.. It's literally impossible to find a used replacement in good shape. I bought a driver side and cut the front lip out to replace the front lip on my original one. The caveat is you just cant simply do a straight line cut and swap it because the outer edges and holes are not the same. You have to cut those off, too. Then weld them on the opposite side of replacement piece. You also have to plu he center hole and then drill a new hole about 1/2" to the right in order for it to line up. I don't know if any of this make sense to you, but I can tell you it's very time consuming.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by 72K5CSTDarkOlive

Thanks! I'm a one man shop.. so It might take a while. I just started welding and here's my first go at it ( don't laugh to hard)

The Passenger side inner fender was rotted pretty bad at the front.. It's literally impossible to find a used replacement in good shape. I bought a driver side and cut the front lip out to replace the front lip on my original one. The caveat is you just cant simply do a straight line cut and swap it because the outer edges and holes are not the same. You have to cut those off, too. Then weld them on the opposite side of replacement piece. You also have to plu he center hole and then drill a new hole about 1/2" to the right in order for it to line up. I don't know if any of this make sense to you, but I can tell you it's very time consuming.

Once you grind it down, no one will know. Great work on your build, glad you got past the fuel tank fiasco

Nice KTM

[sockalaminski]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Once you grind it down, no one will know.

Jaros44sr is right. It'll be fine once it's ground clean. Use a hard disc to knock off the high points and a sanding disc to smooth it out.

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Am I missing something here?? The bottom of Transmission Tail shaft has two threaded holes.