What's going on in your garage? Part II

[drhach]

The engine, ready to go back in to the frame

 

[drhach]

The engine in the frame. Forks rebuilt. Tank on just for looks. I still need to paint it. Also put the old handlebars on for ease of movement. Its got drag bars on it now. Much nicer looking. Still need to rebuld brakes front and rear, install wiring, go through carbs. A lot of work left but its looking better.

 

[MissFabulous]

Wow! What color is that on the frame? Am I seeing things or is it slightly metallic? Looks great!

 

[Tarbash 27]

The engine in the frame. Forks rebuilt. Tank on just for looks. I still need to paint it. Also put the old handlebars on for ease of movement. Its got drag bars on it now. Much nicer looking. Still need to rebuld brakes front and rear, install wiring, go through carbs. A lot of work left but its looking better.

Is there a reason you put the fork legs on backwards?

 

[drhach]

As far as the frame color goes, it is called candy granny smith. It does have a little metallic in it. I took the frame to the powdercoater with every intentiion of having it done in balck. I saw this color and it called to me. What do you mean by putting the fork legs on backwards? I'm not sure I understand.

 

[drhach]

Is there a reason you put the fork legs on backwards?

I could be more embarassed but I'm not sure how. I just realized what I did. Oops. Damn

 

[Tarbash 27]

yeah, calipers go on the backside

 

[rosco15]

I heard backward fork legs make you go faster.

 

[drhach]

I heard backward fork legs make you go faster.

Actually when you do that, they become your rear brakes. Its very complicated math. I'm sure you wouldn't understand.

 

[RacingJake]

Nope, your GS is trying to tell you it wants to be a GT....you know a cross dresser 8O

 

[bwringer]

I shot those with acrylic enamel in the garage. The color is code 81 flame red. So it was just the cost of materials and the wife yelling at me for getting paint fumes in the house.

So it's paint, not powder coat. Looks great!

I'm planning to paint my cases black so my "new" 1981 engine can masquerade as an '83 and my 1983 GS850G will finally look like it's supposed to.

So this may be a basic, dumb question, and possibly a topic for another thread, but what kind of surface prep did you do to get the cases ready to paint? Did you need to use a primer?

 

[rosco15]

I stripped and then bead blasted the cases to get all the old paint and crap off. Then I primed them with a self etching primer. Then shot it with the paint.

I got all my new o-rings and seals today from Bike Bandit. I'm ready to start assembling the motor. I just need some time. My days off were today and tomorrow. I worked 11 hours today and have to go back in tomorrow for another 3 or 4 hours. Right now I just feel like dinner and some relaxation. I guess the garage will remain cold.

 

[koolaid_kid]

1) Finishing engine mods on the Trans Am
2) Installing an oil cooler on the GS
3) Finishing the GPz so I can take it to the Gap next year

 

[tconroy]

1) Finishing engine mods on the Trans Am
2) Installing an oil cooler on the GS
3) Finishing the GPz so I can take it to the Gap next year

What year T A do you have? I had a 77 back in the day.A real chick magnet!

 

[lecroy]

The paint does look nice. She's just sitting under the blanket keeping the dust off until the last parts come in.

Getting closer. I found an oil pan and a oil filter cover for it. This was the latest find. Same grind but in the old style box.

 

[Tom MLC]

What's going on in my garage? Not much...just hangin' around.

 

[lecroy]

It's like a warehouse of parts!!! Whats the ground shots look like?

That center pipe looks like an old Yoshimura I have. I lost the baffle for mine and it needs to be plated. It has thicker walls than my VHR pipes. Better quality but changing the oil was a pain..

 

[Tom MLC]

It's like a warehouse of parts!!! Whats the ground shots look like?

That center pipe looks like an old Yoshimura I have. I lost the baffle for mine and it needs to be plated. It has thicker walls than my VHR pipes. Better quality but changing the oil was a pain..

I keep getting headaches when I walk thru the garage!

That center pipe is a Kerker I scored off ebay. There's another header up there. Don't know the brand, but it's a cheapo. Really thin walls. The rest of the collection are stock pipes for a GS1000 (3 sets) and a GS1100 (2 sets).

The only thing missing is the V&H on my 1000C

 

[lecroy]

That center pipe is a Kerker I scored off ebay.

Wow, It looks like a knock off.

 

[BadBillyB]

Wow, It looks like a knock off.

I was thinking the same thing. The one on the far right looks like a Kerker, the one in the middle looks more like a Yoshi pipe.....BadBillyB