Bike in a bedroom

[lemonshindig]

[lemonshindig]

I admit that using the base shop for sandblasting and painting is kind of cheating on the "bedroom restoration." But all disassembly, reassembly, and electrical repairs will indeed be done in the bedroom.

[nvr2old]

Painting a frame takes a lot of patience. There's so much area to do when you consider all the nooks and crannies, and round surfaces in general. Easy to miss spots and to keep the coats consistent w/o dry spots.

As a Spokane native, I applaud your GU shirt, too.

[roeme]

Impressive. I'm so rooting for you guys.

[Tripledij]

I admit that using the base shop for sandblasting and painting is kind of cheating on the "bedroom restoration." But all disassembly, reassembly, and electrical repairs will indeed be done in the bedroom.

10 minutes into your first ride you will not care about where the restoration took place. You will be to busy enjoying the ride. Looks great so for, keep up the good work.

[lemonshindig]

I was blasting the tank today to prep it for paint. I uncovered several rust holes- all of them on the same side.

I will attempt to repair it. Unfortunately, I may not be able to get a good tank seal kit like the POR-15 kit due to shipping restrictions.

[lemonshindig]

Update 5/6/18

Working on electrical. I decided to go with Deutsch DT connectors. I bought the genuine $250 tool, and didn't tell my wife.

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[lemonshindig]

Electrical 2

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Electrical 3

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Electrical 4

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[lemonshindig]

Fuel Tank and Fender

The fuel tank had rust holes along the lower seams on both sides. I sandblasted the whole tank clean and spread JB weld over the holes. I then feathered the JB weld with a sanding block. Then I did normal filler on top of that, as well as dent pulling and filler where necessary. I coated them with several coats of epoxy primer, wet sanded with 500 grit, then topcoated with a single stage urethane. I royally screwed up the topcoat. Orange peel for days. But I sprayed 4 or 5 coats, hoping that I can color sand it out. If not, I will have to redo the topcoat.

I also used the POR15 fuel tank sealer kit inside the tank.

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[lemonshindig]

New fork inners and seals. Ordered these from Fast from the Past. I think they were made by Torazzi Forks. I need to polish the lowers.

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[nvr2old]

Fuel Tank and Fender

The fuel tank had rust holes along the lower seams on both sides. I sandblasted the whole tank clean and spread JB weld over the holes. I then feathered the JB weld with a sanding block. Then I did normal filler on top of that, as well as dent pulling and filler where necessary. I coated them with several coats of epoxy primer, wet sanded with 500 grit, then topcoated with a single stage urethane. I royally screwed up the topcoat. Orange peel for days. But I sprayed 4 or 5 coats, hoping that I can color sand it out. If not, I will have to redo the topcoat.

I also used the POR15 fuel tank sealer kit inside the tank.

You might luck out with the combo of JB Weld and the Por-15. Gas has a sneaky way of finding even the tiniest of pinholes, though. Hard to tell in the pic if it's a metallic paint or not, but if it is and it's single stage, sanding it will disrupt the metallic I'm afraid. You may have to sand it with some 600, then spray another couple of coats of the blue and then in the same session top coat it with some 2K clear to protect it before polishing. Glad to see an update on your project.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Update 5/6/18

Working on electrical. I decided to go with Deutsch DT connectors. I bought the genuine $250 tool, and didn't tell my wife.

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Lots of work. I hope it turns out well.
A $250 tool to make electrical connections? What does it look like? You keeping the stock regulator and rectifier set up?

[Sam 78 GS750]

Glad to see you're still at it. Looking like some decent progress.