1981 Kawasaki KZ750 Resurrection

[Nessism]

Made everything black today. Any color you want as long as it's black.

Using Nason urethane and Por-15 Chassis Coat (for the semi-gloss parts). The Nason is awesome. Sprays out really nice and no tenancy to sag. The Chassis Coat sprays like $hit and is a real pain. Got'er done though. Will get a photo up soon...

[salty_monk]

Looking good Ed...

I spent a weekend mostly removing Stucco (from an internal wall!)

Let me know when you want a hand to lift the engine back in the frame...

[Nessism]

P1010415 by nessism, on Flickr

P1010418 by nessism, on Flickr

[rustybronco]

Very nice Ed! Looks like one heck of a lot of work for one afternoon.
That's going to be one nice looking beastie after you're done with it.

Any problem with surface rust on the recently blasted parts after leaving them sit for those two short weeks?

[Nessism]

Any problem with surface rust on the recently blasted parts after leaving them sit for those two short weeks?

Hi Dale,

No extra rust formed, but found a few spots I missed the first time. Had to fire up the blast cabinet again for some clean up work before painting.

And speaking of rust...have some engine guards and the brake pedal that was quite rusty, so instead of blasting them (and being there for an hour), dumped them in a tub of metal prep (phosphoric acid). Few hours later and they are clean as a whistle. Gonna scrub them down with scotchbrite, but they are almost ready to paint.

[jwhelan65]

Dang Ed that looks like professional powder coating work. Cool stuff!

[nvr2old]

Agreed. Nicely done. Man alive, that's a lot of parts to paint.

[Nessism]

Got my chain today and it's not as advertised. Starting to think ebay sucks after all. Chain was supposed to be a D.i.D 530VX but they sent me a 50VA, which is just a elcheapo O-ring jobby. Better than the original I'm sure, but not what I bid on. Awaiting a response from the seller.

[tkent02]

Got my chain today and it's not as advertised. Starting to think ebay sucks after all. Chain was supposed to be a D.i.D 530VX but they sent me a 50VA, which is just a elcheapo O-ring jobby. Better than the original I'm sure, but not what I bid on. Awaiting a response from the seller.

Who did you buy it from?

[Nessism]

Who did you buy it from?

Seller was Iron Pony Motorsport. Price was good, too good. http://www.ebay.com/itm/191053651332...84.m1497.l2649

[rustybronco]

I've bought a few things from Iron pony in the past. No issues with them at all here. I think they will make things right with you.

[koolaid_kid]

Yeah, I would be suspicious at that price. Especially when he calls it a VX (an x-ring chain) then says it is an o-ring chain.
Hope he makes good on it.

[salty_monk]

I have a rear master from a GSXR you could try to adapt if that's useful...

[almarconi]

Got my chain today and it's not as advertised. Starting to think ebay sucks after all. Chain was supposed to be a D.i.D 530VX but they sent me a 50VA, which is just a elcheapo O-ring jobby. Better than the original I'm sure, but not what I bid on. Awaiting a response from the seller.

Check out amazon warehouse deals. Sometimes you can find really good prices on items, like the 530XSOZ1 I purchased.

[Nessism]

Check out amazon warehouse deals. Sometimes you can find really good prices on items, like the 530XSOZ1 I purchased.

Checked them out. Thanks for the tip. Prices are better than Z1.

Wound up pulling the trigger on a D.I.D 530VM X-ring chain for $65 shipped. Third time's a charm right? http://www.ebay.com/itm/251427228383...84.m1497.l2649