Never tried to make a stencil before, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Bought some of the address label thingies that you print on using MS Publisher. Turned out OK for my first try I think, but they don't come off quite as easy as masking tape as I found out. There will be a gray or black border around the letters too. I only did the one side so I could see how it looks before committing to the VERY tedious task of hand cutting all those "a"s
I also soda blasted the carb... no "before" pictures, but I assure you all, it was NASTY! My carb kit also came in, so that will be the first engine component up on the block. Snapped this picture, and realized how clean it must REALLY be, to look WHITE with the flash!
The carb was trashed when I got the bike, but I think it can be saved. Upon further inspection today (taking the needle out of the slide) I found a PO's extraordinary homemade part... Yes, it's made from the bottom of a soup can!
Sand blasted my forks, I think they're going to be gray, I REALLY don't want to try and sand them smooth! Felt like a good day to dig into some forks, so I started digging into my TY80 forks as well.
I usually put a new chain/sprockets on all of my rebuilds, but the stock sprocket looked damn near new, so I started cleaning it up a bit and think it will work just fine. I was also amazed at how light this sucker is!
Finally disassembled my gauges and painted the housings, polished the trim and cleaned the glass. All I have to do now is paint the inside trim ring and they'll be ready for assembly.
Now if the powdercoater would just call me so I can pick up my other parts!!!!