1974 Honda CB360 Garage Find Cafe Build
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loganrm
Coast to Coast
First off..a huge thanks to Wolfie for taking the time to help me create a wiring diagram. So far this thing is perfect and I could NOT have done it had he not taken time out of his day to work on something for a guy he randomly found on DTT. We even talked on the phone to make sure everything was going to make sense to me.
Huge milestone for me last night! I finally made the last connection to the all new wiring harness last night and.....
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I was literally jumping around the basement like a 5 year old full of sugar, red bull and chocolate. I actually got this wiring harness built and working on the very first try. I can not believe it but i gotta stay calm, this is just the lights and indicators. I didn't have any oil in the unit so I couldn't try the starter. I will pick some up this afternoon and see if she will crank. I'm going to tidy up all my wiring mess now and hopefully try to get "Uncle Deadly" to come to life this weekend.
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As for the rattle can painting...I am painting a body for a friend after he saw my tank. I used the same process and it turned out fantastic.
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Huge milestone for me last night! I finally made the last connection to the all new wiring harness last night and.....
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I was literally jumping around the basement like a 5 year old full of sugar, red bull and chocolate. I actually got this wiring harness built and working on the very first try. I can not believe it but i gotta stay calm, this is just the lights and indicators. I didn't have any oil in the unit so I couldn't try the starter. I will pick some up this afternoon and see if she will crank. I'm going to tidy up all my wiring mess now and hopefully try to get "Uncle Deadly" to come to life this weekend.
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As for the rattle can painting...I am painting a body for a friend after he saw my tank. I used the same process and it turned out fantastic.
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AlphaDogChoppers
Science is true whether you believe in it or not.
Congratulation on your success so far. Good work.
Some people will poo poo rattle can paint jobs. They usually look pretty shitty, not because they are rattle can, but because the painting technique was poor. Good painting technique works, whether you are using a $500 HVLP gun, or a $4 rattle can. <G>
Some people will poo poo rattle can paint jobs. They usually look pretty shitty, not because they are rattle can, but because the painting technique was poor. Good painting technique works, whether you are using a $500 HVLP gun, or a $4 rattle can. <G>
loganrm
Coast to Coast
AlphaDogChoppers said:
Your right Alpha. I don't want to say anything bad about anyone but its a pretty safe assumption to say that 99% of people who grab a rattle can are in a hurry to begin with and probably don't care that much about quality.
Thanks a lot by the way. Means a lot to hear positive words from someone who actually knows what they are doing!
BlueCB360
Been Around the Block
I use a rattle can for most of my flat black parts. One problem with spray paint is temp. I run my spray can under hot water, shake it up, and run it under hot water again. This heats up not only the paint, but more importantly the gas propellant. This results in a finer spray pattern, and more force behind it to disperse the paint evenly. Plus if you live in the snow belt like me, it can help out when outside temps are too low for painting.
loganrm
Coast to Coast
Been a bit busy with things other than bike building, which is completely stupid but apparently this fellow wants me to put in 40-50 hours a week before he will handy over a check. Kinda weird and shady if you ask me but its how I keep the wolf off the door.
Got the bars and light all lined out as well as all of my wiring tidied up. If you don't have to use only two colors of wire because your poor, then don't. It will be a lot less confusing, especially if you have to go back later.
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Apparently I need to dust my project off!
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Got the bars and light all lined out as well as all of my wiring tidied up. If you don't have to use only two colors of wire because your poor, then don't. It will be a lot less confusing, especially if you have to go back later.
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Apparently I need to dust my project off!
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loganrm
Coast to Coast
I'm ALMOST there guys! Last thing to do is find a tail light i like, run fuel lines and clean the tank out. I should be able to try and fire up Uncle Deadly this weekend! NOthing like some 90 degree weather to usher in a moto revival. FInally got all the wiring tucked in for bed yesterday and it all seemed to fit in there pretty nicely. There are a few things I would probably change but for the time being it will be just fine. Here is a shot of the wiring and a sneak peek.
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loganrm
Coast to Coast
Well...I may or may not have just stuck my freshly painted gas tank into the dryer...wrapped, taped in blankets, and then packed in blankets. I turned off the heat and away she goes...Trying to get that surface rust out of there before I mount it tomorrow and try to fire her up for the first time! I filled the tank with 2,500 BB's and it has been in there for 30 minutes so far. Things are really stable and I hope that the BB's are enough to take off the surface rust that has formed over the last five months.
loganrm
Coast to Coast
Well...that worked wonderfully! The first blanket layer had an orange dust on it before I unwrapped it so I knew that it worked but as i peeled that back and opened the ank up I found out that it REALLY work. Tank is clean as a whistle, ready for a gas flush and then some fresh premium!
loganrm
Coast to Coast
Brendami said:
I initially paid $1200.00 for the bike (which I know now was too much) and have put about 5 months and probably another $1000.00 in it. I intentionally didn't keep track of how much I spent on it because my goal was to finish this thing and not worry about the cost. I already had a lot of my materials and a whole shop full of tools so that helped a lot but I would guess around $1000.00.
If I were doing this all again I would have bought a bike in worse shape for about half the money and proceeded from there. They are out there all day long for 400-600 in project condition. You can spend as little or as much on these bikes as you want. The biggest money suck I ran into was powder coating and painting. I ended up soda blasting the frame and then painting everything myself, saving about $500.00. My paint job on this bike ended up costing me less than $50.00. Just keep your wits about you and you can save a lot of money if you do it all yourself and get creative.
broncoboy79
Been Around the Block
How bad was your tank rusted on inside? Mines just got a surface rust in it. Nothing too bad. That dryer trick looks like it works, never heard of that one before.
loganrm
Coast to Coast
broncoboy79 said:
I just had some surface rust so I used the smooth BB's and it really did the trick. I'd leave it in there for about an hour. FLUFF ONLY! If you have some more severe rusting you can use something more abrasive like bolts, screws, washers. Here is another guy who did this as well.
http://youtu.be/i7I1O0K7EF8
broncoboy79
Been Around the Block
Alright thanks for the tip. Gonna try it as soon as I find a spare tank to buy so I can still ride while I spray paint mine.
