Blake's cb350 Cafe (Update: APRIL 10th Jetted,exhaust, all hard work done! PICS)
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blake57
"Against All Odds".
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
I got the exhaust gaskets ordered...have had them ordered for a week now... hopefully i get them soon... idk how im going to get a header though... i wanna make it outta my pipes i got but i need the template. And WOW this manual... is such a big help..haha finally starting to get into it... and i see why you guys told me to get it... haha.
Rocan said:
I got the exhaust gaskets ordered...have had them ordered for a week now... hopefully i get them soon... idk how im going to get a header though... i wanna make it outta my pipes i got but i need the template. And WOW this manual... is such a big help..haha finally starting to get into it... and i see why you guys told me to get it... haha.
blake57
"Against All Odds".
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
yeah rich! like a bible.. but less jesus. a lot less.
Anyways my battery came in today! Im goin to hang with a small group of friends soo ill throw the battery on the charger for a little while after i put the electrolytes in it.
Also got some polishing work started...ready for the long haul .... steel wool, 400grit paper, 600wet, and 1500, with soap and water.
and of course a mask! aluminum oxide sucks!
yeah rich! like a bible.. but less jesus. a lot less.
Anyways my battery came in today! Im goin to hang with a small group of friends soo ill throw the battery on the charger for a little while after i put the electrolytes in it.
Also got some polishing work started...ready for the long haul .... steel wool, 400grit paper, 600wet, and 1500, with soap and water.
and of course a mask! aluminum oxide sucks!
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
you look like a punk ass.
haha... yeah, aluminum blows (after buffing without a mask i always blow black snot/spit. terrible stuff, but i never put a mask on as its a PITA)
youve got a LOT of practice to do with the buffing. go back to 400... one direction, wet, with a touch of soap. ONE DIRECTION. then go to 600, wet, in the PERPENDICULAR direction. then from 600 up to 1000, again crossing direction. at this point i usually hit it with the buffing wheel (emory rouge with a sisal wheel) but if your just hand polishing i would go 1500 grit, opposite direction, then 2000, switching direction again. always wet sand, and keep your sandpaper clean. you should not see ANY of the rougher grit scratches by the time your reaching for the next level up.
this is the finish you should have after 600 or so.
see the uniformity of the scratches?
if you ever get a buffer... expect to spend HOURS in this position...
heres a pic of the first piece i ever buffed (took about 20 hours or so). Notice the fine scratches in the side cover?
and where i am now (about 20 hours for both fork legs! you get faster as time goes on, and WAY better; these parts looked like SHIT when i started)
you look like a punk ass.
haha... yeah, aluminum blows (after buffing without a mask i always blow black snot/spit. terrible stuff, but i never put a mask on as its a PITA)
youve got a LOT of practice to do with the buffing. go back to 400... one direction, wet, with a touch of soap. ONE DIRECTION. then go to 600, wet, in the PERPENDICULAR direction. then from 600 up to 1000, again crossing direction. at this point i usually hit it with the buffing wheel (emory rouge with a sisal wheel) but if your just hand polishing i would go 1500 grit, opposite direction, then 2000, switching direction again. always wet sand, and keep your sandpaper clean. you should not see ANY of the rougher grit scratches by the time your reaching for the next level up.
this is the finish you should have after 600 or so.
see the uniformity of the scratches?
if you ever get a buffer... expect to spend HOURS in this position...
heres a pic of the first piece i ever buffed (took about 20 hours or so). Notice the fine scratches in the side cover?
and where i am now (about 20 hours for both fork legs! you get faster as time goes on, and WAY better; these parts looked like SHIT when i started)
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
agreed.
you can, at some point, use power tools to do the sanding etc, but i REALLY do not recommend it until you are well seasoned with polishing (im just getting into it, and have over 100 hours of polishing under my belt (estimated)).
Big Rich said:
agreed.
you can, at some point, use power tools to do the sanding etc, but i REALLY do not recommend it until you are well seasoned with polishing (im just getting into it, and have over 100 hours of polishing under my belt (estimated)).
blake57
"Against All Odds".
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
those look great Rocan, but as soon as i get my exhaust on and my carbs tuned, and my pod filters on... my bikes gonna be ridable then ill make the seat in about a weeks worth of time......so umm GET ON YOURS or im gonna win,
those look great Rocan, but as soon as i get my exhaust on and my carbs tuned, and my pod filters on... my bikes gonna be ridable then ill make the seat in about a weeks worth of time......so umm GET ON YOURS or im gonna win,
blake57
"Against All Odds".
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
Okay guys heres todays update:
No parts in yet...still waiting so doing some more polishing on my cases tonight..
got some 1000 grit wetdry paper and some more sand paper that i needed.
Got some more florists foam so gonna work on that.
Pics later...
-Thanks for tuning in!
blake.
Okay guys heres todays update:
No parts in yet...still waiting so doing some more polishing on my cases tonight..
got some 1000 grit wetdry paper and some more sand paper that i needed.
Got some more florists foam so gonna work on that.
Pics later...
-Thanks for tuning in!
blake.Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
if you put on a "cafe seat" and just hammer in the tank or something stupid and call it "done" or a "cafe" i dont care if youve "won" as youll get zero respect from me (or most people on the site!) for doing that.
if i wanted that, i could be done next week. hell, theres more time into my forks alone then your entire bike!
now get back to work, and that bike better be PERFECT by the time you call it "done"
if you put on a "cafe seat" and just hammer in the tank or something stupid and call it "done" or a "cafe" i dont care if youve "won" as youll get zero respect from me (or most people on the site!) for doing that.
if i wanted that, i could be done next week. hell, theres more time into my forks alone then your entire bike!
now get back to work, and that bike better be PERFECT by the time you call it "done"
blake57
"Against All Odds".
Re: Blake's 1971 CB350 Cafe Racer w/ Lots of pics!
i'm going to tape up my mold before i glass... so i can reuse it if something goes wrong. Masking tape or painters tape probably painters tape.
Just got done sanding up to 1000, need to take pics tommarow to show you guys.. but it looks great!!
Thanks for all the tips Rocan, and everyone else.
It really helped...
So i need to find headers for both sides, ive given up using my headers cuz the headers for the original bike are double walled steel...
or so i hear...
So ill buy a cheapo pair for 50 bucks and exhaust wrap them.
problem solved.
Rocan said:
i'm going to tape up my mold before i glass... so i can reuse it if something goes wrong. Masking tape or painters tape probably painters tape.
Just got done sanding up to 1000, need to take pics tommarow to show you guys.. but it looks great!!
Thanks for all the tips Rocan, and everyone else.
It really helped...
So i need to find headers for both sides, ive given up using my headers cuz the headers for the original bike are double walled steel...
or so i hear...
So ill buy a cheapo pair for 50 bucks and exhaust wrap them.
problem solved.
