milwaukeephil
Active Member
Hey everyone, my name is Phil and I'm from Milwaukee, WI. I've been lurking a little (and met a few cool people via PM), and I figured I'd post a couple pics of a restore I've been doing this summer. It's a '72 CL350.
Everything's been ground down to the bare metal, all rust removed, powdercoated, and put back together. The only new parts I've bought is new shocks and mufflers. Everything else has been nursed back to health with a wire wheel, sandblaster, and buffing wheel. All the nuts and bolts are now stainless. I got rid of the side covers and lined the battery box with stainless so you don't see the battery.
Still to be done are the tank, which is fully painted and clearcoated -- waiting for the clear to dry before high grit sandpapering and then the magic rubbing compound. My father-in-law is an upholsterer and is working on a bump seat for me. I'll post some more pics as I finish the bike off...
Here are a couple before and after photos...
The top of the battery box, before and after. This bike was just covered in rust -- every piece.
And a side view of the back end before and after:
And one more view of the back end. Sorry, don't have pics of the front here...
Okay, go ahead and get your hazing over with...
-phil
Everything's been ground down to the bare metal, all rust removed, powdercoated, and put back together. The only new parts I've bought is new shocks and mufflers. Everything else has been nursed back to health with a wire wheel, sandblaster, and buffing wheel. All the nuts and bolts are now stainless. I got rid of the side covers and lined the battery box with stainless so you don't see the battery.
Still to be done are the tank, which is fully painted and clearcoated -- waiting for the clear to dry before high grit sandpapering and then the magic rubbing compound. My father-in-law is an upholsterer and is working on a bump seat for me. I'll post some more pics as I finish the bike off...
Here are a couple before and after photos...
The top of the battery box, before and after. This bike was just covered in rust -- every piece.
And a side view of the back end before and after:
And one more view of the back end. Sorry, don't have pics of the front here...
Okay, go ahead and get your hazing over with...
-phil