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883-1200 Conversion pictorial
Hey guys, i thought it would be good for anyone wanting to do a 1200 conversion on their Sportster to get an idea of what they are getting into before they do the work. I will show some pics and brief write up of the conversion process itself here. This bike is an 03 XL883. It was bone stock except for A/C and punched baffles. It ran o.k. but was not winning any races.
The build will include the following: 883-1200 kit with wiseco pistons with Scott from Hillside cycle doing the boring/honing Stock 883 heads with a large valve conversion via Scott as well Andrews N8 cam set Cycle shack slip on mufflers Cometic gasket set New jetting for now until it gets tuned in the spring. Here are some pics... Bike all strapped up ready to get torn apart. Battery removed....Always remember that part.... Tank, carb, coil and ignition switch are gone..Just makin room to work.. Motor mount and VOES system gone.... Same shot other side... Intake manifold gone....Man they are tight in sportsters! Say goodbye to rocker box covers and spacers..... Rocker arms and lower box removed as well as pushrods. Next time you guys take the p-rods off look at the amount of oil in there.
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Another shot...
Off with your heads! Another view Interesting that HD used and egg shape head gasket ??? That exhaust valve is cute isn't it... The money shot. 883 piston in a stock TC88 jug. That is it for now. The cams will be installed Friday or saturday and the rest of the top end shortly....Stay tuned....
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I've got a SE Evo XL 1200 piston kit, P/N 16140-87, I'll let go cheap, if anyone's interested....
New, in the box.
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I knew it wouldn't take you long to find this...it's almost like free advertising...bump.
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Very nice documentation and photos TXChop.
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Thanks TX, I love this stuff.
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This is gonna be fun to watch...thanks.
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Just an update. Got the new Andrews N8 cams in the other day. Well, if they run as mean as they look my customer will probably $hit his pants. Here a couple pics of the cam install. Not to hard to do when everything is apart. Simple to line up dots and follow the procedure.
Stock cams that come out with the cam cover. Previous to this i removed the module and the bolt that holds #2 cam in. Here is a pic of them lined up form the factory. Kind of a bad pic but a comparison of the old cam(top)and the new N8 cam(bottom) Cam chest area empty. No bearing here, just bushings on both sides of the cam. New cams in for a test run on the cover. You are supposed to install the cams in the cover and spin and feel for any tight or loose spots. These were butter smooth...Thank God. They are not timed here, just a test run. New cams in and after lining up all the timing marks...Pop the cover back on. Just be careful with the gasket as there is only 1 dowel to hold the gasket. All buttoned up. the heads and cyls will be back from Scott at Hillside Cycle this week and will finish the install. Thanks Scott...!!! Stay tuned more pics to follow.
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Thanks for the pictures TX very informative!
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Thanks TX! Very valuable info for our little neck of the woods. Keep it coming with this build and anything else you feel like sharing.
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Will do....Thanks for the comments guys. I plan on doing some pictorials as they come up for me. Got some other things planned and jobs coming in. Just trying to add some techie stuff for here for guys interested.
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These are great pics. Thanks for sharing the build.
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Well, got the bike back together. Been busy with other things, so the pics will follow soon. Let me tell you guy/gals with sportys, if you want a hot street build this is the one. I finished up the motor last Wednesday and put the first 50 shakedown miles on during the last 2 days. Man, this thing is a runner for sure. Me and Scott think there will be a lot more left to it when it gets the timing and jetting further tuned in. The motor went together as easy as any other one I have built. All clearances were checked and everything was great. Cams had no interferance at all. Rings were practically pregapped as i only had to shave a hair off of them. The Machine work with the heads and cyls were second to none.
Scott from Hillside Cycle was a pleasure to deal with. I HIGHLY recommend him for any performance needs. He is a super nice guy that knows his stuff and actually does the work in house ....Hes going to be doing a 103 for me as well as my motor when i get some bucks together.. Thanks Scott. Here is a really bad camera phone video clip. You can hear the idle and light revs. Its sounds like i revved to redline, but thats my camera phone for you...... Pics to follow...
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