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

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

This is my winter racers.   Vintage ovals.  51 one had not been taken on the circuit, so I ran it.   

I didn't know JD made snowmobiles.

[palepainter]

This is my winter racers.   Vintage ovals.  51 one had not been taken on the circuit, so I ran it.   

I didn't know JD made snowmobiles.

Oh ya.  They were quite popular in the 70s.  A variety of models with different performance levels.  They excelled in the cross country events.  Mine was extensively modified for flat ice track.

[754]

We had one here..for hillclimb....
Blown Kawi dragbike motor, hilborn injection..  Crazy. Kid that built it...
It is called X Rated or Rated X...its on Youtube

Gotta be a huge rush topping  a hillclimb at 90 or 100mph, and getting 50 feet of air...

[palepainter]

Today I assembled the front fork tubes with all new goodies.   




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[palepainter]

Installed the All Balls racing bearing conversion.  Cleaned all necessary contact areas for ground.   Polished all hardware.  Replaced what needed to be.  Threw the trees together. 




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[budman]

Installed the All Balls racing bearing conversion.  Cleaned all necessary contact areas for ground.   Polished all hardware.  Replaced what needed to be.  Threw the trees together. 




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Looking good.  I drilled a hole in the bottom of my headlight housing and ran a small bolt through it to use as a grounding lug for all the forward circuits and then ran a wire to the frame under the tank.

[palepainter]

Great idea Bud.     I threw a few more items on.   


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[budman]

Thickness planer.  Thickness sander.  Dust collector.  Looks like my shop.

[palepainter]

Thickness planer.  Thickness sander.  Dust collector.  Looks like my shop.

You know...You can never have enough tools.   

[budman]

Not many people own a thickness sander.

[bill440cars]

      Nice!!!!!  You have got some Serious Skills there. 

[palepainter]

      Nice!!!!!  You have got some Serious Skills there.

Thank you Bill.  Always learning. 

[palepainter]

Moving forward until I am finished with motor.

 


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[palepainter]

Nah...Most of this stuff is going to come off.  Sheetmetal, front end, side covers will be coming off when putting motor in.  I am about as far as I am going to go until motor is ready.  I want to lay motor on it's side and drop frame over.  The tubes are just in the trees just to balance out the weight.  Not in permanently.  I will do the wiring after motor is in.

Edit.  But if the blasting media and VHT stuff doesn't show up soon...I will be wiring.   

[palepainter]

Holy moly.    50 lbs of soda bicarbonate to blast down the motor.  I looked like Al Pacino in Scarface when I was done.   No photos.  Too incriminating. 


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[Stev-o]

Holy moly.    50 lbs of soda bicarbonate to blast down the motor.  I looked like Al Pacino in Scarface when I was done.   No photos.  Too incriminating. 

Funny!

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Holy moly.    50 lbs of soda bicarbonate to blast down the motor.  I looked like Al Pacino in Scarface when I was done.   No photos.  Too incriminating. 


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[palepainter]

Holy moly.    50 lbs of soda bicarbonate to blast down the motor.  I looked like Al Pacino in Scarface when I was done.   No photos.  Too incriminating. 


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Yes....Exactly. 

[palepainter]

Watching wrinkle paint dry.     I also finished up side covers and stainless mesh inserts.
 


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[palepainter]

 Took the rocker box.  Blasted then painted it.  I will file down the embossing after it is all cured nicely.  This wrinkly stuff will take several days.
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[Godffery]

That motor is look'n Real Good!

[754]

Are you blocksanding the fins ?

[palepainter]

Are you blocksanding the fins ?

I will when the paint is cured.  I scraped off the excess with a blade to make the job a bit easier when the time comes.  I will also block sand the ribs and SOHC 750 markings on valve cover.

[riverfever]

The side covers turned out great!

Pale is the seat just fastened to the frame rails? Did you just drill and tap the frame? Also...how will you secure the upholstery and padding to the base?

[palepainter]

The side covers turned out great!

Pale is the seat just fastened to the frame rails? Did you just drill and tap the frame? Also...how will you secure the upholstery and padding to the base?

Yes Sir,  The tail section is bolted to the frame.  I welded two flanged nuts to the top of frame just behind the rear of tank.  That is how the front of tail mounts.  The rear bolts pass through the rear cross member of the frame where the existing mounts for batter and tool box mount toward rear of bike.  I am debating on a couple different approaches on the seat.  I am considering making a fiberglass pan that will lock into place over the bolts that hold the tail section into place. I have also considered simply using Velcro to secure seat to tail section.  That will be about the last thing I get into, I believe.   I am certainly open to ideas though.