1970 CB350 Spring Thaw Hellride

[irk miller]

A longtime friend since freshman year in high school hooked me up with a 1970 CB350. He’s already done a bunch of work on it, but now it’s in my hands, so I’ll make some changes. I’ve already pulled the seat and tank. I’m really suffering with the decision whether or not to make any changes to the rear of the freshly painted frame. Regardless, here we are at day one:

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[canyoncarver]

You are a multitasking beast.

 

[Maritime]

When do you sleep? I like the frame colour on that so try not to mess it up LOL.

 

[irk miller]

Haha. I like it too. I started with vapor blasting parts...

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[Maritime]

You and your fancy vapor blasting. Looks great!

 

[Rider52]

Leave the frame as is. It would be a shame to mess up the paint. I really like that color!

 

[Out]

I see a VW in the background!!

 

[irk miller]

I see a VW in the background!!

A small block chevy powered Volksrod

 

[irk miller]

Here is my initial idea, to run a seat foam I cast and an SL350 tank...

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[whynot]

nice.

What do you charge for vapor blasting?

 

[irk miller]

nice.

What do you charge for vapor blasting?

Depends on the work, but typically $45/hr is how it breaks down.

 

[Out]

Nice bike and bug IRK. We have a 72 rat rod bug, a 68 cal look and a 70 shorty bay window bus. Thought I had a bus pic but cant find it right now. Air cooled forever!

 

[irk miller]

Nice bike and bug IRK. We have a 72 rat rod bug, a 68 cal look and a 70 shorty bay window bus. Thought I had a bus pic but cant find it right now. Air cooled forever!

I miss the Bugs. I drag raced a ‘65 in high school (the ‘80s) with a 2275 Bernie Bergmann engine. At that time, we also had a stock ‘61, and a ‘66 wide eye Baja Bug. My sis just got a Karmann Ghia for Xmas from my bro-in-law. I’ll have another soon. My neighbor on the next block has a ‘67 Baja with an 1835 and Pro Street transmission that’s been sitting for a good 10 years. He’s been trying to get me to buy it, but he wants too much. It’s like a stare contest to see who flinches first.

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[irk miller]

Anyone that knows me knows I have to cut something. I notched the top frame and bunged the downtube to fit chunks of CB550 subframe. We will gusset the corner, which will fill the gap around the side cover. This arrangement allows me an extra inch of rear travel or a drop of the same, depending on shock length.

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[Rider52]

Here is my initial idea, to run a seat foam I cast and an SL350 tank...

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I have to admit the SL tank looks better. Love the seat!

 

[irk miller]

Now I need to make a seat hoop. That gap under the seat will be filled.


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[Maritime]

Ok. Just get the paint color and respray when done. Looks better though so sacrafice of some paint is ok

 

[Out]

I miss the Bugs. I drag raced a ‘65 in high school (the ‘80s) with a 2275 Bernie Bergmann engine. At that time, we also had a stock ‘61, and a ‘66 wide eye Baja Bug. My sis just got a Karmann Ghia for Xmas from my bro-in-law. I’ll have another soon. My neighbor on the next block has a ‘67 Baja with an 1835 and Pro Street transmission that’s been sitting for a good 10 years. He’s been trying to get me to buy it, but he wants too much. It’s like a stare contest to see who flinches first.

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Bye all means, flinch! I have been wanting to turbo my rat bug for years now. I have a GT2560S, A To4b, one off a John Deere excavator, and a few others lying about playing the same game. Watching me from the shelf every time I am in the shop, just staring me down with their cold eyes...
Nice Ghia!

 

[trek97]

Here we go again...

 

[irk miller]

Finished the rear hoop with a little uptick for fender clearance and mounting.

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