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Offline jerry h

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Re: -Project Suzzie-
« Reply #150 on: March 19, 2016, 09:53:17 PM »
Hi TT,

Looking good!  Can't wait to see what happens next..............
The bike sure has some nice lines.  Really beautiful transformation.
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« Reply #151 on: March 20, 2016, 07:46:20 AM »
Thank you Jerry. It won't "quite" look like this but you get the idea. I believe the black motor and such was the following year.



Getting ready to send the rotor off to True Disk this week.



And waiting on parts.
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« Reply #152 on: March 20, 2016, 09:05:06 AM »
Did you get the tank worked on yet & did you get a paint match?
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« Reply #153 on: March 20, 2016, 10:28:30 AM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on March 20, 2016, 09:05:06 AM
Did you get the tank worked on yet & did you get a paint match?

So far I just weighed the options on the fuel tank. I'm concentrating getting the rear half done then the front. When the Summer heat hits I'll take everything in for repair/paint so it will be June or so unless another option arises.

As far as color I like the Silver with the black motor however I'm getting the exhaust ceramic coated in flat black if not to far rusted to do so. The motor is in silver/aluminum color so I have decided to paint the bike black. (Mick Jagger)

As in a previous post I had fuel tank decals done in metallic silver. Should be here next week. No other decals will be used. This model had very few to begin with.

Subject to change.  ;)
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« Reply #154 on: March 21, 2016, 02:44:17 PM »
Started on the front cleaning up calipers, brake line and the rotor went out today. Most parts should be ready by end of this week for assembly of the rear.



About the best I can do. Tires arrives tomorrow.





And this is being straightened out.  ::)





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Re: -Project Suzzie-
« Reply #155 on: March 21, 2016, 08:54:29 PM »
You're making that cycle look Nice tt  8)
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« Reply #156 on: March 23, 2016, 02:33:02 PM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on March 21, 2016, 08:54:29 PM
You're making that cycle look Nice tt  8)

Walk out in the Shop and throw money at it. Somethings gotta give.  ;D
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« Reply #157 on: March 23, 2016, 02:45:35 PM »
John, nice work on the buffing. It is messy work and a real pita on parts with small recesses and tight radiuses. Sanding through to 800 or 1000 really brings up the luster faster with less time on the buffer. Honda didn't use really good aluminum in early motors and it was in part due to resources post war and their lack of the natural resources in Japan. They really started improving metal quality in the 80s and Suzuki I believe was blessed to have used better metal from the getgo on their motors.
The Honda cars went through the same metal issues on early cars sheet metal. They were using a lot of recycled metal in their refineries making the metals that were used in the body panels of cars.  It wasn't refined enough to get the oxides out of the metal and they didn't use good antic-corrosion treatments.
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« Reply #158 on: March 26, 2016, 03:21:56 PM »
But progress. Picked up the powder coating work (80 mile round trip) and installed the new bearings with a vary large vice. Railroad grade.  ;D





Did a little mockup.



Rotor back from TrueDisk.



And mocked up on wheel with New Avon tire. It will be quite a while before any of this is mounted.



Rear wheel mockup. Sprocket being returned to fleabay seller. List one thing, send another doesn't fly with me. I'll eat the return ship to prove a point.



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« Reply #159 on: March 26, 2016, 04:51:03 PM »
TrueDisk does nice looking work.  How much do they thin the rotors?
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« Reply #160 on: March 26, 2016, 05:09:57 PM »
No more than needed I would think. Always give Tom a call.

What I did was mic'ed the rotor in several places. If memory serves me correctly it varied between 4.90 to 5.00 +/-. As long as it's not below minimum good to go. Mine was 4.5 minimum.

Before.



After. $45.00 plus ship both ways.



Also did my CBX rotors years ago.

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Re: -Project Suzzie-
« Reply #161 on: March 26, 2016, 06:56:12 PM »
I like the laser cut rotor,nice job they did  8)
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« Reply #162 on: March 28, 2016, 01:29:29 PM »
Today I removed the stator cover for some final sanding. I got it down with 1500 and liked how it looked. The brushed effect. Followed up with Deep Purple polish.

You can see the difference between the covers. Sprocket cover was done with a buffing wheel.





Next I sanded the sprocket cover with 1500 then polish. Much better.



Need to figure out how to remove the emblem. Two OEM emblems showed up on flea bay last week. Jumped right on that!
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« Reply #163 on: March 28, 2016, 01:44:55 PM »
If there aren't visible fasteners on the inside of that cover for the the emblem, they are likely just glued on.  Very thin stamped aluminum that are glued on with super awesome Japanese vintage glue.   Try taking a heat gun to it and seeing if that helps out any.   Kinda like that little plate that is on the idiot light cluster on CB750s 550s etc.
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« Reply #164 on: March 28, 2016, 02:46:51 PM »
Looks great tt. Wish I could afford you to polish my bikes!  Will work for Margaritas??
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« Reply #165 on: March 28, 2016, 04:06:48 PM »
That round black emblem is definitely Glued-on.  ::)
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« Reply #166 on: March 28, 2016, 04:29:06 PM »
Yes, yes it is. I have OEM replacements that have a 3m adhesive on the back.

The clutch side will be easy as there is a hole in the cover. Not so on the stator side.

I'll start with heat gun first.
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« Reply #167 on: March 28, 2016, 04:35:26 PM »
All I did Steve is just sanding. Heavy marks with 600 then gradually moved higher. If the aluminum was smooth I just used 1500. Soak paper in soapy water and a spray bottle of the same.

Follow with Purple polish using cloth applicator and clean toweling.

Believe me this is not my forte but it looks pretty good for a polishing novice.
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« Reply #168 on: March 28, 2016, 04:38:40 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on March 28, 2016, 02:46:51 PM
Looks great tt. Wish I could afford you to polish my bikes!  Will work for Margaritas??

I have just about done everything for margaritas. Or was it when I was drunk on margaritas.

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« Reply #169 on: March 28, 2016, 05:02:37 PM »
Quote from: toytuff on March 28, 2016, 04:38:40 PM
Quote from: Stev-o on March 28, 2016, 02:46:51 PM
Looks great tt. Wish I could afford you to polish my bikes!  Will work for Margaritas??

I have just about done everything for margaritas. Or was it when I was drunk on margaritas.

 ::)

I bet it was the latter!
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« Reply #170 on: March 28, 2016, 05:26:07 PM »
Quote from: toytuff on March 28, 2016, 04:38:40 PM
I have just about done everything for margaritas. Or was it when I was drunk on margaritas.
Is there a difference?
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« Reply #171 on: March 28, 2016, 05:37:33 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on March 28, 2016, 05:26:07 PM
Quote from: toytuff on March 28, 2016, 04:38:40 PM
I have just about done everything for margaritas. Or was it when I was drunk on margaritas.
Is there a difference?

Slight difference - I've gotten beautiful girls drunk on margaritas so I could bed them and I've gotten myself drunk when they weren't so beautiful!

*when I was single, of course
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« Reply #172 on: March 28, 2016, 05:51:52 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on March 28, 2016, 05:37:33 PM
Quote from: calj737 on March 28, 2016, 05:26:07 PM
Quote from: toytuff on March 28, 2016, 04:38:40 PM
I have just about done everything for margaritas. Or was it when I was drunk on margaritas.
Is there a difference?

 I've gotten myself drunk when they weren't so beautiful!


Thats a bit like riding a scooter, fun while your doing it but, you wouldn't like your mates to find out... :P
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« Reply #173 on: March 29, 2016, 08:27:25 AM »
We call that Coyote Ugly. You chew your own arm off in the AM so as not to wake her  :o
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« Reply #174 on: March 29, 2016, 12:55:15 PM »
I'm sure glad I have a short memory disorder.

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