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Post by rebuilder on Feb 25, 2009 13:44:05 GMT -6
I finally got the blast cabinet built, and started on blasting the frame. I know the cabinet is ugly as hell, but it works heh. I first thought about buying one, but to buy one the frame would fit in would bankrupt me. Here is another shot of the frame. I knew there was a lot of rust, but upon removing some of the paint a lot more was revealed. Tested the top of the triple tree to see how it would stand to blasting under lower pressure, and thought I wonder how it would look polished. I only quickly hit it with some compound just to see if it would clean up decent.
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Post by Boomer on Feb 25, 2009 14:15:55 GMT -6
Comming along nicely!
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Post by rebuilder on Feb 25, 2009 14:42:43 GMT -6
I just got off the phone with a guy in Hamilton that has a gs850 parts bike, going to go look tomorrow.
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Post by spruce on Feb 26, 2009 12:16:58 GMT -6
looks good...
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Post by rebuilder on Mar 1, 2009 23:49:22 GMT -6
I've decided I'm just going to paint the triple tree, too many nooks and crannies to try to shine up. I took a phone pic once I decided to call it a night, and my wife wont let me keep the good camera out there while I'm spraying go figure . I know that one color is a bit loud but I wanted a contrasting color from the rest of the bike, which will be a cobalt metallic blue. The amount of rust that had formed under the old coating was incredible, so I started stripping a bit, treating the rust, priming and then spraying a coat of black. Once I get the whole frame finished it will get another 2 coats of final color to even it all out.
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Post by rebuilder on Mar 2, 2009 13:47:09 GMT -6
In an effort to create more storage spaces on the old bike I have been working on a mod to create more space under the seat. From the measurements I took before removing everything I should still have just enough room to install the stock airbox. Once I get the new battery box made should give me a noticeable increase in space. And a shot from the rear of the mod.
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Post by Bonehead on Mar 3, 2009 1:51:08 GMT -6
I wish my seat just flipped up for access to fuses and battery.
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Post by netminder24 on Mar 3, 2009 9:50:17 GMT -6
GO REBUILDER GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Boomer on Mar 9, 2009 10:32:12 GMT -6
How you doing on the restor project?
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Post by rebuilder on Mar 9, 2009 23:23:41 GMT -6
How you doing on the restor project? I took a few days off to let my eye heal up from the metal being able to bypass my safety glasses, then sold the trailers in Starkville so been a bit too busy to work on this a whole lot. I've kept a heater on the frame and swing arm to make sure the paint cures up good before I start putting banging it around too much reinstalling parts.
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Post by spruce on Mar 28, 2009 21:26:50 GMT -6
so do we have any further up dates?
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Post by rebuilder on Mar 28, 2009 23:17:07 GMT -6
I honestly haven't had time to work on it lately. I've got some land I am trying to get ready to sell in Starkville and have been spending most if not all of my free time over there. Hopefully in the next week or two I will have that time freed up some to spend on the Zuk.
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Post by spruce on Mar 29, 2009 18:03:32 GMT -6
i understand complealty...
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Post by rebuilder on May 31, 2009 18:35:30 GMT -6
Alan messed up and offered to let me ride his Road Star one too many times. He has offered fairly often to let me ride it to see if I might like it, and couldn't bring myself to do it. Then there was today over here at the house... He tossed me the keys and it had been too long since I've ridden so I snatched up my helmet and away I went.Needless to say, other than after a few stop and starts I figured out it has floorboards and not pegs, it was a blast. It was just enough to get me motivated to start again, I got several parts painted with about 4 more pieces left to finish before I start tearing down the motor. Top of the triple tree Inner rear fender, this isn't going to be visible but I just wanted to see how the color turned out.
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Post by netminder24 on May 31, 2009 20:32:45 GMT -6
Now we're getting somewhere. MORE PROGRESS!!!
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