John Deere 317 project!

[Iplayfarmer]

Thanks!! I really have nothing else to do afterschool, so any freetime i have goes into this. Also, the two front holes the seat springs mount to, are cracked. I wont bother with them, for what im going to do with it when ts done. Hahaha Hopefully, I'll be running the sander on those from 3-5 tomorrow night, or all this week. Yay!! :/

How are you with a welder? A few shots with a wire feed on the underside of the cracked seat holes may prevent them from getting any worse.

 

[Brockwaykid]

Well, i havent really tried welding yet...... I'll ask my dad what i should do about them, I'm not overly concerned with the cracks.....

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Well, i havent really tried welding yet...... I'll ask my dad what i should do about them, I'm not overly concerned with the cracks.....

Admittedly the cracks in the seat pan are not the biggest concern. However, they won't get any easier to fix than right now. Cracks do tend to get bigger. You may consider simply drilling a small hole at the end of the crack just to keep them from getting any bigger. A few seconds with a hand drill now may save you a lot of time later.

 

[Brockwaykid]

Okay, thanks!! I got them sanded down some more today, and took the left shroud off the motor, that was pretty difficult all because of 1 bolt.... Even did a bit of decal removing with the dremel!

 

[Brockwaykid]

Got more of the fenders sanded today, and my dad might just order the coil tomorrow, and i dont think im going to be able to do anything else with it due to some issues between him and I

 

[Brockwaykid]

Good news!! Got the fuel line hooked to the tank, and got a coil coming either tomorrow or saturday!!!

 

[Iplayfarmer]

That coil seems to be very elusive. I've had to wince every time you run into another obstacle with getting the coil.

Good luck.

 

[Brockwaykid]

Well, I finally got it today!!!!!!! So excited, headed up tomorrow and hookin it up!!! Got more of the fenders to metal today, and started painting the shrouds. The pic of the fenders isnt very good.I used Rusty Metal Primer and rustoleum black

 

[crbr]

Most excellent...

Nice project for you.

 

[Brockwaykid]

Thanks! I'm gonna ride my bike up in a few mins, to start getting the coil hooked up, and maybe do some more sanding.