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Title: Paint
Post by: Bodd on March 15, 2015, 10:12:48 PM: The paint is finally done for my 400 F1 Café Racer project ;D

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Title: Re: Paint
Post by: hairygit on March 15, 2015, 10:59:23 PM: Very nice paintwork, did you do it yourself, or who did do it?:))
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Post by: Bodd on March 15, 2015, 11:17:27 PM: The only part of a restoration I don't do myself is the tins, I get them done by a fellow member of the Aircooled RD Club who did my RD250 to factory spec. I made this webpage (http://www.skylinesoftware.co.uk/pj.html) to show him what I wanted and sent the tank and seat to him, total cost was £240 including getting rid of the dents, he applied the candy red a couple of coats at a time then sent me pictures, it got darker each time and I chose when to stop, eventually I told him to stop at 8 coats as it was a pretty close to what I wanted. His website is here (http://www.medpaint.co.uk/#!/).
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Post by: Trigger on March 16, 2015, 08:18:29 AM: Nice Job.Candy is called peal professionally. Just watch out mate, Julie will be matching a nail varnish to that colour ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Green1 on March 16, 2015, 02:47:21 PM: Looks great Bodd can't wait to see it complete 8)

Mick
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Post by: JamesH on March 16, 2015, 04:36:55 PM: Yep looks excellent that. Nice job mate...
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Post by: mike the bike on March 16, 2015, 10:25:38 PM: I've just been looking at your 20 pages of photos, thanks, enjoyed it. It's always the case with prototypes that you'll take a few wrong turns but it's all worth it in the end.
Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Bodd on March 16, 2015, 10:32:25 PM: Quote from: mike the bike on March 16, 2015, 10:25:38 PM
I've just been looking at your 20 pages of photos, thanks, enjoyed it. It's always the case with prototypes that you'll take a few wrong turns but it's all worth it in the end.

I hear you Mike, 3 different exhausts, 2 different seats, 2 different tanks. 2 different sets of indicators and a lot of chopping and changing before I was satisfied, lots of spares to sell though :D

After polishing.
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Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Bodd on April 20, 2015, 04:21:17 PM: Almost there apart from 1 major problem, I can't believe I missed it but the fuel tap fouls the top of the left carb, I'm now on the hunt for a shorter one or it may be a case of moving it's location and sealing up the original hole.

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Post by: Bodd on April 20, 2015, 06:05:43 PM: [attachimg=1]
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Post by: tom400f on April 20, 2015, 07:07:16 PM: I needed these: 8)

Looks great. Another top build of yours
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Post by: Nurse Julie on April 20, 2015, 07:38:38 PM: Quote from: Trigger on March 16, 2015, 08:18:29 AM
Nice Job.Candy is called peal professionally. Just watch out mate, Julie will be matching a nail varnish to that colour ;D ;D ;D

Your bike looks fantastic and the colour is stunning. I've never had a nail varnish with quite that depth of colour but I am on the look out for one now ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Green1 on April 20, 2015, 07:43:26 PM: Looks great I need one of those blurry plates ;D

Mick
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Post by: mike the bike on April 20, 2015, 08:00:38 PM: Great that, thanks for sharing it with us.
How about leaving the fuel tap on and connect an in line tap. I know there's not much room but it's just a thought.
Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Bodd on April 20, 2015, 10:39:03 PM: I found a 34mm centres universal fuel tap that will fit thanks Mike, it is 25mm/1 inch shorter than the original and will clear the carb.

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