Restoring An 955i S3 With Planned Mods

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  1. FBF

    FBF New Member

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    So just recently bought a 2000 955i with 35k in Roulette green .
    The bike had not been used since 2014!
    Love the bike already , last triple I rode was a new 1999 1st generation Tiger many years ago .
    With the S3 I want to refurb and also upgrade so starting out it’s had a full fluid change , rear brake strip & clean , new battery , new hub bearings going in next weekend , valve clearances and then it’ll be ready for mot .
    I’m looking for lots of info and both forums I’ve joined don’t have what I’m looking for exactly .
    Over time I’ll be getting the frame , SSSA and all the little brackets powder coated , New bolts , radiator refurbed , and will refurb the Carbon hi level can back to glossiness , and the bike will end up black at some point , possibly with a black tinted laquer over the roulette green which would look really trick.
    I also want to put the later rear wheel, subframe and tail piece / side panels from an ‘07 S3 and I might go with an underseat exhaust if I can find a good mix of looks without reducing power, and eventually usd forks with radial calipers and wheel from a later model

    what I’m looking for is info to convert it to 147bhp like the Daytona models . so far I know cams and bores are different ...
    cams are easy enough , but what else is needed for that conversion ? Is the engine management system needed also , fuel rail & injectors ? Cam & crank pickups ? Coils ?

    Would be great to find some advice but nothing came up here on the search function .

    Thanks in advance ...

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  2. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Hi FBF
     
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  3. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi mate and welcome
    Good luck with your project :)
     
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  4. MadMrB

    MadMrB Elite Member

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    Hi and welcome in :) Great to see another bike being brought back to life :cool:
     
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  5. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
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  6. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome....
     
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  7. Doc Strange

    Doc Strange Senior Member

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    Hiya.

    There's lots of technical advice available on the FB Triumph Daytona T595 / 9551 club page lots of S3 to and from Dayt modifications going on.

    DS
     
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  8. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    Hi and welcome
     
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  9. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum FBF.

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  10. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello and welcome to the forum :)
     
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  11. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi FBF and welcome to the forum :cool: nice ride, looks like it is in capable hands
     
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  12. Thripster

    Thripster Elite Member

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    Welcome FBF
     
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  13. feckless

    feckless Noble Member

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    as far as i am aware the 147 motor is quite different to the one you have, the bottom end looks changed , it may be easier to do an engine swap. it has been done. google is your friend. good luck sounds like a nice project
     
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  14. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Love it :heart:, you are bringing that beauty back to life & turning it into a real Wolf in Sheeps clothing :eek:, good luck with the project, oh and welcome to the forum! :cool:
     
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