DEET MB5 - Fully Legal
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HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - 5 Minute Paint Job
Thanks guys, I'm happy with the concept...just have to execute it now though
Should be fun. Ordered a gold Honda decal yesterday so I'm going to wait until that arrives so I can try and match up the gold.
Thanks guys, I'm happy with the concept...just have to execute it now though
Should be fun. Ordered a gold Honda decal yesterday so I'm going to wait until that arrives so I can try and match up the gold.
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - 5 Minute Paint Job
Yup, we'll called it The Two-Stroke Townies ;D
Ease said:
Yup, we'll called it The Two-Stroke Townies ;D
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Stand.
Spent the past two days prepping the engine for paint. This engine was rotten, I'm sure its a few pounds lighter now. Due to its history as a dirt bike there was dried mud and dirt in every crevice. Its has taken me hours and hours to get it clean. When I first got the bike I clean off the larger grime, but this past two days has been very tedious. Finished it this morning and just have to tape off the ports to have it ready for paint.
I don't have any way of hanging the engine up to paint so I made a very rough engine stand from some scrap wood. Hoping it'll work alright. Should have it made it earlier as it sure made the final cleaning much easier.
Hope to get the engine painted either tonight or tomorrow.
Spent the past two days prepping the engine for paint. This engine was rotten, I'm sure its a few pounds lighter now. Due to its history as a dirt bike there was dried mud and dirt in every crevice. Its has taken me hours and hours to get it clean. When I first got the bike I clean off the larger grime, but this past two days has been very tedious. Finished it this morning and just have to tape off the ports to have it ready for paint.
I don't have any way of hanging the engine up to paint so I made a very rough engine stand from some scrap wood. Hoping it'll work alright. Should have it made it earlier as it sure made the final cleaning much easier.
Hope to get the engine painted either tonight or tomorrow.
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adriannarnold
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Stand
Nice work. Sweet little stand. How did you get it all cleaned up?
Nice work. Sweet little stand. How did you get it all cleaned up?
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Stand
Used a few different things: Simple Green, engine cleaner, brake cleaner, Q-tips, chopsticks, paper towels, rags and a lot of elbow grease.
No way man...its patented ;D I'm going with a semi-gloss black.
jonnyTHUNDERmaker said:
Used a few different things: Simple Green, engine cleaner, brake cleaner, Q-tips, chopsticks, paper towels, rags and a lot of elbow grease.
doublej said:
No way man...its patented ;D I'm going with a semi-gloss black.
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Paint
Finished painting the engine tonight. Stand worked great, made it very easy to reach every angle.
Taped and prepped. Notice the custom tach plug holder I added to the stand
All painted.
Finished painting the engine tonight. Stand worked great, made it very easy to reach every angle.
Taped and prepped. Notice the custom tach plug holder I added to the stand
All painted.
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HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Paint
Dupli-color Engine Enamel - http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
I've used it before on a couple of engines and found it really good. Sprays nice too.
Dupli-color Engine Enamel - http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
I've used it before on a couple of engines and found it really good. Sprays nice too.
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Paint
Engine is looking great Deacon. That Dupli-color is some good stuff.
Engine is looking great Deacon. That Dupli-color is some good stuff.
adriannarnold
Coast to Coast
Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Stand
Hahaha nice...
p.s. That motor looks fantastic. Great job with the clean and paint. I'm also curious about the letters. Gold maybe?
Hahaha nice...
p.s. That motor looks fantastic. Great job with the clean and paint. I'm also curious about the letters. Gold maybe?
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Paint
I'm going to be leaving the letters as is for now. I'll see how it looks once I get the tank and tail painted to see if it needs it.
I'm going to be leaving the letters as is for now. I'll see how it looks once I get the tank and tail painted to see if it needs it.
HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine Paint
I want to bolt on the reed valve, intake manifold and oil pump before installing the engine, so I cleaned them up tonight so I'm hoping I can get them all on tomorrow. I painted the intake manifold and polished the edge of the reed valve so I can have the small silver accent between the intake and engine.
I want to bolt on the reed valve, intake manifold and oil pump before installing the engine, so I cleaned them up tonight so I'm hoping I can get them all on tomorrow. I painted the intake manifold and polished the edge of the reed valve so I can have the small silver accent between the intake and engine.
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HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Small Steps
Seems like I'm just crawling through this build lately. Don't get much time. By the time the kids get to bed I only get 30-60 to spend in the garage. Good thing I'm not in a rush ;D
Got the oil pump, reed valve and carb manifold bolted on tonight. You can see in this pic the polished edge of the valve. I wanted a small sliver of accent to break up the blackness a bit.
Next up is the carb. The carb that came on the bike was pretty dirty on the outside but internally it wasn't too bad. The killer was the cracked mounting bolt hole. Luckily I was able to get a nice carb body from fellow MB5 owner Ari (thanks again ). I'll use a combination of parts from both carbs to build one good one.
Old carb:
New carb (spotless inside):
Seems like I'm just crawling through this build lately. Don't get much time. By the time the kids get to bed I only get 30-60 to spend in the garage. Good thing I'm not in a rush ;D
Got the oil pump, reed valve and carb manifold bolted on tonight. You can see in this pic the polished edge of the valve. I wanted a small sliver of accent to break up the blackness a bit.
Next up is the carb. The carb that came on the bike was pretty dirty on the outside but internally it wasn't too bad. The killer was the cracked mounting bolt hole. Luckily I was able to get a nice carb body from fellow MB5 owner Ari (thanks again
). I'll use a combination of parts from both carbs to build one good one.Old carb:
New carb (spotless inside):
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HerrDeacon
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Re: DEET MB5 - Engine In
Engine in!
Engine in!
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