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Renovation Time
Yoshi823:
I have a feeling that much of the noise is getting the cam chain tension correct. This is normally down to the correct positioning of the crankshaft before actuating the tensioner. Once this was done & the tappet clearances set, it was down to getting the carbs set up properly. On K3 carbs #2 was fixed, #1 was then set to #2, then #3 & #4 were set to the others. But with 500 & 550F carbs they all had adjusters so they went out of sync more regularly.
(As a bit of advice, it's pointless trying to sync the carbs until the engine has been completely serviced ie. oil, filter, air filter, tappet clearances, spark plugs cleaned & checked for correct gaps, points cleaned & gapped etc. Once all of this si done, then try & sync the carbs. If this proves difficult, I would suspect the 'O' rings between the inlet manifolds & the cylinder head. These can be tested by squirting some WD40 around this area...if the engine speed picks up there's likely to be an air leak pulling in too much air.)
z1100r:
The big strip down tonight then...Bike will be comming completely to pieces tonight and everything black is going to the powder coaters to be shot blasted this week.
What do you guys reckon to Powdercoating....remember its not a fastidious resto...its just a smarting up....I'll have it all back by Friday if I get the whole lot powdered. Thats frame, swinger, brake rod, and various engine mounts and other brackets. I can get on with the forks then..... I need some springs anyone recommend fork springs.
Think I'd rather just let them powder it for now...I have heard of restorers doing this anyway and then blowing a coat of paint on top of the powder for a real shine.
New rims and spokes not arrived yet, so cant do wheels.
I will have spent about a grand on it.....but surely after 30years it deserves that..!!! I'm going to use the bike again but its winters are over, it doesn't deserve anymore salty wet..
Spitfire:
This is my frame just back from being powder coated, the finish is good but not perfect, however it is as tough as old boots, I had to remove some coating for the earth points and it was very hard.
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z1100r:
A step ahead of me eh..!! Who did the Powder and how good was you're frame...pitting etc. Mines gonna be bad, I'm not expecting miracles, but I am expecting where its smooth now for it to be smooth in those places when it comes back.
I just rang up a Powder coaters near me this morning and they quoted me
Spitfire:
The powder coating was done by Elite Engineering in Liverpool, the frame (CB750F1) needed some weld repairs, here's the before shot.
This is the bike being stripped down, I did start to rub down and undercoat the rust spots but in the end it turned out to be one huge rust spot.
The total cost was an eye watering
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