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GK, now you cookin' with gas, looking super sweet, I bet you are stoked that it is all coming together now, you sure do get your head down and make progress. Awesome, keep it up. :clap:
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Yeah that's nice!
Glad you're going to let her cure properly though... I let my frame hang where I painted it for almost a week after the two coats of POR 15 Blackcote and it's been great since.
Glad you're going to let her cure properly though... I let my frame hang where I painted it for almost a week after the two coats of POR 15 Blackcote and it's been great since.
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Redneck
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Pretty Pictures... uh huh... Redneck likes. Wants to lick yummy frame... :lol: Silliness aside, it looks great GK. Trust me unless you are crazy fast engine man by the time you get the engine ready to go and all the other little things the Frame will be well cured.
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Thanks...
not rebuilding the motor at this time, last time it ran it was fine, a bit of a problem with idle, but hopefully I can cure that at this time, since the carbs have been fully rebuilt. Doing engine work is not what I know very well, but thanks for the offer on the pistons, perhaps another time.
Color scheme will be a pearl white on the tins, black frame as you can see, polished engine covers, swing arm, etc, grab handles were left raw metal and a coat of varathane, and the engine will be Black as it was when I got the bike, and some of the fins cleaned up so show them off a bit and add contrast, chain tensioner was polished a bit as well, Yosh pipe will be black, but I might wrap it in black cloth, have a few dings and not sure if I will be able to get them out
Yes it's great to be putting things back together, that is for sure....
I thought I was going to do this a bit slower, but as usual, once I get going on something it's full steam ahead, unfortunately this has also meant my older son was not able to assist as much, his work schedule is really crappy, usually 4 in the after noon until 4 in the morning, but he does what he can when he can, that's the life of a sous-chef...
couldn't let mine hang in the garage, too much traffic, dog's way of going in and out of the house for his daily walks, plus it's not really warm for curing, good enough for working only, so the whole thing right now is in the basement, with the rest of the parts, curing and keeping warm.
no licking the bike,,,,well not yet anyways....maybe I should try that, it might get rid of the over spray....LOL
Engine work might get done this week, if I can get time in the shop, but who knows, it's not up to me, so I can only go when it's convenient for others.....ohhhh well
I still have plenty to do, brakes have to be pulled apart and cleaned, then primed and painted and assembled, well actually that is about it....LOL,,,I have done just about every thing else, even the tins are sanded down, and can go for painting, but for that I will have to wait, gotta get the funds together, a few Sunday shifts and cash will be in hand, who says part time jobs suck.....hehehehehe
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not much done today, repainted the metal portion of the rear fender, painted the risers for the handle bars, clear coated the cover for the starter motor I did not want it black so I took off the paint and left it natural metal.
I pulled off the triple tree, have to remove the bearings and get new ones, there is a dead spot, and I am not liking that, hope I can find the bearings local.....
packed up the calipers, and the steering stem, dropping it off at the shop and gonna get my dad to get the pistons out, and remove the lower bearing, and discuss with him on when we can get the engine in to button it up as well, now that I am watching paint dry.....LOL
sorry no pics tonight, too lazy, and really nothing of importance, but I will take some before I start full assembly
I pulled off the triple tree, have to remove the bearings and get new ones, there is a dead spot, and I am not liking that, hope I can find the bearings local.....
packed up the calipers, and the steering stem, dropping it off at the shop and gonna get my dad to get the pistons out, and remove the lower bearing, and discuss with him on when we can get the engine in to button it up as well, now that I am watching paint dry.....LOL
sorry no pics tonight, too lazy, and really nothing of importance, but I will take some before I start full assembly
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paint drying....
paint drying....
WOW this is so much fun....
Talk about watching paint dry..........
I have everything curing for the moment, on the other hand it's nice to have a bit of time off.....
Still no time at the shop for the engine
I think I have cleaned and polished everything I can, I did remove the steering bearings, ordered new ones, pick them up tomorrow, and will at least put those back on
I was thinking of re taping my electrical, any tape will do, or should there be something specific, just going over the existing tape, as the old stuff is good, I just want to freshen it up, would hockey tape be OK ? or a better electrical tape ? not the cheap dollar store stuff
Ohhh ya the caliper pistons are out, so I can paint those probably tomorrow,,,,nuts,,,then it's watching more paint dry......
ohhh the insanity...............:lol:
paint drying....
WOW this is so much fun....
Talk about watching paint dry..........
I have everything curing for the moment, on the other hand it's nice to have a bit of time off.....
Still no time at the shop for the engine
I think I have cleaned and polished everything I can, I did remove the steering bearings, ordered new ones, pick them up tomorrow, and will at least put those back on
I was thinking of re taping my electrical, any tape will do, or should there be something specific, just going over the existing tape, as the old stuff is good, I just want to freshen it up, would hockey tape be OK ? or a better electrical tape ? not the cheap dollar store stuff
Ohhh ya the caliper pistons are out, so I can paint those probably tomorrow,,,,nuts,,,then it's watching more paint dry......
ohhh the insanity...............:lol:
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Dang GK. You are getting it done man! Sheesh, do any of you guys work! I'm painting two little things today and you got a whole bike painted already!
Seriously though, I envy. It's looking sooooo nice.
Seriously though, I envy. It's looking sooooo nice.
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I work, 6 days a week, but I get home just after 4 p.m. (except Sundays) and go and hit the bike for a couple of hours sometimes a bit more. But I do try to do at least something every day, for me that is the key.
If I didn't have the buggered holes in the engine, that would have been painted already and probably in the frame by now....but patience is the key...
Sci85 even those to little things are one step closer to your finish line as well...
If I didn't have the buggered holes in the engine, that would have been painted already and probably in the frame by now....but patience is the key...
Sci85 even those to little things are one step closer to your finish line as well...
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Wow that's looking sweet! Frustrating waiting for the paint to cure but it's well worth it, and yes, take a day or two off, sometimes it's nice to do that and then you can get back into it full steam ahead again.
Bummer about the shop time but you'll be ready to assemble the frame in no time and you won't even notice
Bummer about the shop time but you'll be ready to assemble the frame in no time and you won't even notice
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calipers
calipers
OK, so I have taken apart the calipers, removed the rubbers, and pistons, cleaned everything out, pistons look good, rubbers look good, actually it all looks good, so before I reassemble and prepare for usage, I need to paint this buggers....
Any thoughts on how to mask off the areas I don't want paint on. specifically where the pistons go......?
attaching a few pics of what I am working with here, just in case someone sees something I don't, yes I know the grooves where the seals go are not clean yet 100% but I will get to them before I paint
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calipers
OK, so I have taken apart the calipers, removed the rubbers, and pistons, cleaned everything out, pistons look good, rubbers look good, actually it all looks good, so before I reassemble and prepare for usage, I need to paint this buggers....
Any thoughts on how to mask off the areas I don't want paint on. specifically where the pistons go......?
attaching a few pics of what I am working with here, just in case someone sees something I don't, yes I know the grooves where the seals go are not clean yet 100% but I will get to them before I paint
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Hey GK, making good progress again as usual I see. AS far as masking goes, I just did the little calipers on that CR80 project a bit back and I just place tape over the piston hole and cut the excess off with a razor blade for a perfect fit. Those areas where its too difficult to mask, I use a cotton swab and lay down a small coat of Vaseline. The vaseline will,keep,the paint from sticking and Works great in things like small grooves and such where it's difficult to get tape on. But I will say its rare that I can't get something taped with a nice razor blade and patience. If using the Vaseline, make sure you wipe it off before you do any forced curing. Good luck!
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Thanks Sci.....great ideas, and ones I have used in the past already on other parts, not vaseline but just plain ole grease, spray and wipe up latter.....
I was actually thinking, of putting the pistons in as they are in the pics, and roll up a thin strand of plasticine and put in the grove around the piston, the piston can always be cleaned up if there is any over spray, plus it will actually allow me to get paint inside the hole there of the piston as well, cover up some of that rust...
what you all say to that idea ????
the holes where screws go are easy to do, some cotton balls, or old bolts to protect those
I was actually thinking, of putting the pistons in as they are in the pics, and roll up a thin strand of plasticine and put in the grove around the piston, the piston can always be cleaned up if there is any over spray, plus it will actually allow me to get paint inside the hole there of the piston as well, cover up some of that rust...
what you all say to that idea ????
the holes where screws go are easy to do, some cotton balls, or old bolts to protect those
Do that or just wad up a bunch of tape and stick in the hole. Then tape over that since you'll have a seal sitting in there as well.
Just my thought. Looking really good though.
Just my thought. Looking really good though.
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cowboyup3371, that is another alternative, and just a note, there are no seals left on the calipers, everything has been removed....
I went out for lunch today, and picked up some more SS Bolts and such, just to add a bit more bling, even though it will probably not be seen, but that's OK, going to convert most of the old bolts to SS Allen head bolts, at least ones that don't take any type of stress and such, and unfortunately had to change from metric to SAE on two of the bolts, they had nothing in metric, but the SAE will be just fine
Pictures up latter.......
here are a few pics
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I went out for lunch today, and picked up some more SS Bolts and such, just to add a bit more bling, even though it will probably not be seen, but that's OK, going to convert most of the old bolts to SS Allen head bolts, at least ones that don't take any type of stress and such, and unfortunately had to change from metric to SAE on two of the bolts, they had nothing in metric, but the SAE will be just fine
Pictures up latter.......
here are a few pics
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Assembly is going along
Assembly is going along
Well, I was in the mood to do some work tonight, and start putting things back together, so I did.....this was about 4 hours worth...
not all is tightened up to specifications as of yet, well not everything, just in case I have to remove something, but it is coming along
My progress..
Assembly is going along
Well, I was in the mood to do some work tonight, and start putting things back together, so I did.....this was about 4 hours worth...
not all is tightened up to specifications as of yet, well not everything, just in case I have to remove something, but it is coming along
My progress..
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Awesome! Gonna have a roller real soon
Can you feel it? I can...
Can you feel it? I can...
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Gonna start making vroooom vroooom noises soon......
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Good Times
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Looks good GK. I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!
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Gonna start making vroooom vroooom noises soon......
Hahahahaha yes! That's where the light starts shining and you can see cool fun times in your not too distant future
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