Powder coat or polish CB450 Build!
- Thread starter Zonda
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G'day to the brotherhood of the ton ;D
Did some more on the tank today, i haven't oxy welded form some time and appart from some distortion and one burn it came out ok
The petcock bung was the easiest and came out pretty good. In the photo you can see where the overflow line will go, down to the catch tank, also you can see the carb brace across the front of the down tube, i've noticed that not a lot of builders do this and wonder how long befor the carbs fall off ;D ;D i used 6mm threaded SS rod as i need to clamp the elect cable clamp on the down tube and it looks sorta ok, not really the factory finish i was after, might change it later to a better design :
Rod from OZ 8)
Did some more on the tank today, i haven't oxy welded form some time and appart from some distortion and one burn it came out ok
The petcock bung was the easiest and came out pretty good. In the photo you can see where the overflow line will go, down to the catch tank, also you can see the carb brace across the front of the down tube, i've noticed that not a lot of builders do this and wonder how long befor the carbs fall off ;D ;D i used 6mm threaded SS rod as i need to clamp the elect cable clamp on the down tube and it looks sorta ok, not really the factory finish i was after, might change it later to a better design :
Rod from OZ 8)
Wow it's quite on this site : must be all out hunting rabbits ;D or just cruising the by roads, Got my new K&n today and have got'a say lov'm they worked out cheeper that the Chinese crap we get here, I had a little stouch with my local parts bloke who thinks I'm ripping the locals off by buying from overseas, but he wanted $65 Aus for the breather filter i paid $14.95 US + postage, the K&N's filters $35 US and from Aus $98.00 each So i can't see why i should not shop around for the best deal 8) man i'm not made of $$$$ and every bit helps. So in all from the US $107 including fuel line, if i had brought them here $261 Yep my dosh went to the US ;D
I love new bits, grey fuel lines, new clips, filters, etc....... ;D
Rod from OZ 8)
must be all out hunting rabbits ;D or just cruising the by roads, Got my new K&n today and have got'a say lov'm they worked out cheeper that the Chinese crap we get here, I had a little stouch with my local parts bloke who thinks I'm ripping the locals off by buying from overseas, but he wanted $65 Aus for the breather filter i paid $14.95 US + postage, the K&N's filters $35 US and from Aus $98.00 each So i can't see why i should not shop around for the best deal 8) man i'm not made of $$$$ and every bit helps. So in all from the US $107 including fuel line, if i had brought them here $261 Yep my dosh went to the US ;DI love new bits, grey fuel lines, new clips, filters, etc....... ;D
Rod from OZ 8)
JRK5892 said:
Hadn't thought about brass
i'll give the idea some thought, I'll have to remove the breather and clips, and the brass is sort of gold in colour mmmmmAnyway thanks for the support, the K&N's are great and with a lifetime warranty, got'a be happy with that although my wife reckons they look like two angry nipples ;D ;D
Rod from OZ 8)
JRK5892 said:
Yeah sound good to me ;D but for now i'll keep going and just get it finished and on the road, fuel line etc are easy to change later, I just want to ride the scoot "yesterday" and i've got heaps to do so going back over something is like going backwards, it should have a factory like finish (except for the pods) and be easy to register :
:Rod from OZ 8)
goodfornothing
Spicey!
Deviant1 said:
I agree! Next build I do, the rims are going to be PINK!
Looking hot Zondaman
If you don't mind me asking - did you sandblast the fender?
If you don't mind me asking - did you sandblast the fender?
spider-man said:Looking hot Zondaman
If you don't mind me asking - did you sandblast the fender?
Hey thanks for the encouragement "Ton Brothers" ;D ;D got'a keep going, I've seen to many projects languish in the corner never to be finished and i have one that's doing just that :-[ so this scoot IS going to be finished ;D the good thing is like Joe i've got a wife that loves the bike and wants to see it finished as much as i do
.Spyderman the rear guard was scrubbed clean (hot soapy water) to within an inch of its life then cleaned again with nitric acid (10%) then the rear part was polished and masked off and then the rest was wiped down with solvent/thinner and then powder coated.
Rod from OZ 8)
Aaaahhh started on the rear wheel today, as i had everything need to fit it up only to find that i somehow mixed up the hub for a 450K0 or CB77 hub (i have a few in my stash), yep different enough don't know how ??? but i had to remove the tire strip the spokes,bearings etc and start again, correct hub sitting on the bench ready for a rebuild on the weekend (once powder coated).
Rod from OZ 8)
started on the rear wheel today, as i had everything need to fit it up only to find that i somehow mixed up the hub for a 450K0 or CB77 hub (i have a few in my stash), yep different enough don't know how ??? but i had to remove the tire strip the spokes,bearings etc and start again, correct hub sitting on the bench ready for a rebuild on the weekend (once powder coated).Rod from OZ 8)
