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Renovation Time
Spitfire:
Now that's a really neat main stand repair, I have the same problem on my F2 frame that has to be fixed, nice one.
Cheers
Den
z1100r:
Yes, it didn't come out bad. Awkward making the missing bit though. It must of been broken before I bought the bike years ago, I certainly didn't break it and consequently I had no piece to weld back in.
The original is a double thickness pressing so I made basically a 'P' clip out of 14 swg. The side you can see is welded mid hole and the back leg is welded 10mm further back towards frame. ie.. the welds are offset for a bit more strength.
I dont like that black next to the blue..!!!! I hope the gold and white make it look better. I Will paint on the wide gold stripe but will use a white lining tape for the white. If when finished I dont like it blue then I can just get some Garnet brown and mask up the two black panels and away I go...its the black bit thats time consuming, the main body of the tank and side panels are a doddle to blow in any colour really.
The garage is bare now, most of my parts have been sneaked into the house, under the bed, in my wardrobe..blah blah. Its quite good actually because only the shit is left in the garage and I can work through the pile part by part.
I'll be back on the polisher tonight with the clock rings, the CX500 switchgear, and the rear brake back plate. Forgot to order a chain and sprocket set...well I cant really cos mines got weird gearing. I think 18-34. Definately 18 front and a stock 500-4 rear. Its because it has a 550 gearbox and the 600 motor.
All good fun though eh.. :) and when this tanks finished I'll start enjoying it again. ;D
Spitfire:
Is that a water slide decal or a vinyl sticky one ?
Cheers
Den
z1100r:
Neither its black gloss spray. I outlined it freehand with 3mm lining tape - actually visible in the pic. Then I simply masked up and used the same make
Spitfire:
That is a nice job of masking, be interested to see the next stage.
Cheers
Den
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