Topic: Palepainter's 750f project.. Al Fine'

[Stev-o]

Can the oil lines be attached with out any issues, after the motor is in the frame?

Yes. 

[palepainter]

Thanks Stev-o


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[palepainter]

Looking good.  I like the wrinkle paint on the covers.

Thanks Bud.  Let's just see how bad I can mangle everything putting in the frame. 


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[Stev-o]

Looking good.  I like the wrinkle paint on the covers.

Let's just see hi bad I can mangle everything putting in the frame.

Are you using the "lay the frame on its side method"?  I used it recently and did not get a scratch.

[budman]

Thanks Bud.  Let's just see hi bad I can mangle everything putting in the frame. 

I had to bust out the touch up brush.  But as they say...at 100 mph, going down the highway at midnight in the pouring rain, you'll never see it.

[palepainter]

Looking good.  I like the wrinkle paint on the covers.

Let's just see hi bad I can mangle everything putting in the frame.

Are you using the "lay the fra me on its side method"?  I used it recently and did not get a scratch.

Yes.  I tore everything back down except the trees.  I shaved down the flanges on the mount castings. Have buddy and my daughters boyfriend helping me tomorrow.  Going to wrap a few spots with packing foam.


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[Stev-o]

Looking good.  I like the wrinkle paint on the covers.

Let's just see hi bad I can mangle everything putting in the frame.

Are you using the "lay the fra me on its side method"?  I used it recently and did not get a scratch.

Yes.  I tore everything back down except the trees.  I shaved down the flanges on the mount castings. Have buddy and my daughters boyfriend helping me tomorrow.  Going to wrap a few spots with packing foam.

Use a lot of painters tape too.

[754]

It might be easier  with #3 exhaust studs pulled.... But put the frame over motor may not be an issue.
 Wont hurt to put some fuel line or hose over the studs.
Be loking good when you stand it up with motor in there.

[palepainter]

It might be easier  with #3 exhaust studs pulled.... But put the frame over motor may not be an issue.
 Wont hurt to put some fuel line or hose over the studs.
Be loking good when you stand it up with motor in there.

Good call...some rubber baby buggy bumpers.

[RAFster122s]

The Arm & Hammer doesn't do much when compared to blasting soda bicarbonate I'm told.  Nice thing about the Soda is it can be washed away...neighbors might not like seeing it...especially if you are doing it on a windy day.
Moron of a neighbor I had in Ohio was spraying his house with Latex and the overspray gave a light coating on my '66 Volvo parked in my driveway (about 16-18 feet between our houses). I was PISSED and told him about. He offered to wax it and I told him he wasn't to touch my car ever. He retorted about the fact I had the motor out of it at the time and it hadn't moved in a couple months during rebuild. Like that made it OK. What jerk he was. They would have friends over and fill the street in front of everyone's house leaving no on street parking for anyone who lived there. Those of us with a one car driveway had to put 2nd vehicle on street. Really irritating to have to park over a block away when you got home after being out for the evening with the family or returning on the weekend and no where to park your car. Blocking the sidewalk at end of the driveway would get you a ticket from the local PD.
Glad when I left Ohio.

SOrry for the sidetrack.

You have some gorgeous metalflake...laid down nice and the gloss in the shop and sparkle in the shop is great and it is really going to pop on sunny days!  Micro flake and how was it applied?  Base, flake, candy and clear? Or is flake mixed with color coats with some clear after base?  Interested in knowing...
Saw a car with Corvette yellow with silver microflake in clear before about 4 coats or more of clear on top of that... blinding glowing yellow paint in bright sun and the flake reflected the yellow instead of appearing silver. Gorgeous. Flake was laid down with microflake in several coats of clear to build the effect and depth of flake.

[palepainter]

True.  The blasting soda was very effective compared to the stuff I sampled with the Arm and Hammer.  What a mess.    

The paint went like this.  Body work, primer...sand...primer...sand. Final sand with 500gt.  Then sealer, wet on wet.  Sprayed the black first.  Masked off the areas to remain black.  But started with masking off the 1 inch wide stripe that pretty much encapsulates the dark charcoal mini flake mix.  After that stripe was masked off, I then went in and taped off the large field of dark charcoal M/F mix.  Then I sprayed a ground coat of grey over everything.  Sanded with 800 wet to take dirt nibs out.  Mixed up a batch of silver with heavy alum flake and added about 3oz of silver miniflake.  Reduced 2:1 and sprayed two coats till covered over areas needed.  Let flash off for 15 minutes.  Then mixed up a batch of large as bass boat silver flake and mini flake to add a bit more depth.  Mixed it with PPG DBC 500 and reduced 1;1 with medium reducer.  Then proceeded to spray over the silver two wet coats and then a light dusting backed off the surface to get the flake to stand up a bit.  Let dry over night.  Next day, unmasked the larger area protecting the charcoal M/F mix, leaving the black stripe in place.  Then I masked off the silver and protected it and sprayed in the charcoal.  Then I removed all of the tape on the sheetmetal.  Then masked the red stripe that exists in the middle of the larger black stripe.  Airbrushed it in with HOK roman red striping urethane.  Then it all went back into booth and was cleared 3 wet coats of high solids urethane to help lock down the topography that flake gives you after it's binder recedes.   I let the first round of clear dry a week, then sanded with 500 and recleared with 3 more wet coats.

Tonight the motor is in...Time to get busy drinking beer and losing tools.

[innovativems]

Looks great with the motor in the frame!  You're in the home stretch now!


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[palepainter]

Thanks Shawn.  It feels good to be this far.  The electrical has me feeling like i did  when I started the lacing.  A bit unsure and hesitant. 



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[budman]

You'll figure it out.  It's not that hard to wire one of these bikes.  Just take your time and test as you go along.

[palepainter]

I am debating if I should start from scratch or start with harness.   

Tonight I went around bike  figuring what hardware went where and went through all my reference photos.  Unfortunately, I didn't take one of reAr master and pedal assembly.

I pick up wheels tomorrow. 




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[innovativems]

Cooking along now!


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[calj737]

From scratch or from the harness is best determined by the electrics you're going to run, and locations for all the items. If you're close to stock position and components, using a good condition harness is much easier. If you're running a stripped down, everything in new location, type of setup, a from scratch would be my choice.

[Handlebar]

Nice looking build. If you need any pictures of the master rear mount let me know. Some times i the parts finder at Peacock Ltd helpful.

[palepainter]

Wheels and tires unite.

 


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[754]

 I think your shock covers could use some black..but either with masked off diamond running up and down, or dots...  Jmo..

[palepainter]

I think your shock covers could use some black..but either with masked off diamond running up and down, or dots...  Jmo..

I am not going to put any more effort into the shocks until I decide if I like how they ride or not.  But I agree.  Original plans were to powder coat springs and cover black

[palepainter]

Rear wheel installed only to find out that the O ring chain I have had no master link.  . So now I need to remove the entire rear and swing arm assembly on order to install chain.




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[palepainter]

I think I will just cut the chain and install a master link.  I really do not see any benefit for my running a chain with out a way to take it off when needed, with out dis assembling the entire rear.....

[palepainter]

This eve, I mounted front wheel and started on the brake plumbing.  I pressed out metal center of the speedo drive and used that as the spacer on that side of the wheel instead of spending the 30 some for the billet spacer.  That's ok.  Call me cheap. 




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[budman]

No speedo?  What are you doing for a tail light?