Uber Moto Noob jumps in the deep end.....

[beachcomber]

What Red is that ????

Looks just right for my 60's CR "Vindicator" .....................

Nice work. BTW any chance of a pic of you swingarm - the lower shock mount in particular.

Ta

 

[CrashDown]

The Color is Ferrari "Rosso Chiaro" or Cherry Red

I'll post pics of the swing arm today after I sand Blast it.

 

[CrashDown]

MOAR PAINT!

Just the Battery Box and Swing Arm


Battery Box stripped down to metal

Swing arm

Etch Primed (some call it "Wash Primed")

Sealed

3 coats of Glasurit 22-Line Single Stage later. I like using Single Stage for frames and structural peices cuz it tends to be waaaay more resilient then base, clear applications.

Gotta order stuff for the GL, and get the brass swing arm bushings for this bikes swing arm this weekend. Also gonna try to reblast the frame in the back yard tomorrow.

-Matt

 

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Got a few more parts for the bike plasted ready for paint.

 

[beachcomber]

CD,
many thanx for the s/a close ups.

We're just finalising the RAM offset shox for Hondas [ : ] - and we had a query re: the bottom bush. Are they readilly available ?
also thanx for the headsup on the Red .................

 

[CrashDown]

CD,
many thanx for the s/a close ups.

We're just finalising the RAM offset shox for Hondas [ : ] - and we had a query re: the bottom bush. Are they readilly available ?
also thanx for the headsup on the Red .................

Are the bushings readily available? I have no clue. Mine are still good so i'm not even going to attempt changing them.

On a project related note.... this weekend, weather permitting, reblasting the frame in preparation for paint. Woot Woot!!

 

[beachcomber]

Are the bushings readily available? I have no clue. Mine are still good so i'm not even going to attempt changing them.

On a project related note.... this weekend, weather permitting, reblasting the frame in preparation for paint. Woot Woot!!

I think you just answered the question we asked ourselves !!

We wondered if we should supply new lower frame bushings with the shocker kit - but feedback suggests they are indestructible !

I think I have found the FO Red I wanted - thanx

 

[CrashDown]

Volt reg. bracket, brake stay, and a side frame bracket are painted

Blasted awaying etch prime and sealer

2 coats of etch primer applied

Sealed

White basecoat applied

Cleared and ready to go home

-Matt

 

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Battery box, completed.... lol Not much of a update, but you can see the color scheme now. Main parts are red, bold on brackets and stuff are white, bolts are all yellow zinc plated. And any pinstriping will be silver. I'll be blasting the frame this weekend! Then the fun starts.

 

[CrashDown]

Got some stuff done on the frame, not painted yet though.

Cl350 parts on the left

Blasted all the heavy rust off the frame at the house. ready for additional welding and filler work

Rewelded that back tube seam and started with the filler work

Area where I removed the side stand

Smoothing out the welds

gettin close to paint

MOAR BODYWORK

More to come

-Matt

 

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Scored a "new" 68' CL350 tank from the local Cycle Salvage for $100. It's suprisingly clean inside for how old it is, and only 1 small dent. I'll Color Match the Ble and add it to my collection of Honda Colors I'm building. Then it get's blasted, the inside sealed with POR15 and then bodywork... Woot Woot Woot.

These are the Only emblems going back on the tank... Love the look of them. Some minor pitting, but they should polish up nice. All the white paint is shiny andf intact

Inside.... i rinsed it out with CLR before I washed the dust and dirt off it and it took alot of the minor surface rust off. POR15 should do the rest.

-Matt

 

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Decided to try out the "Apple Cider Vinegar" method of rust removal from the inside of the tank.

basically plug up all the holes and top the tank off with ACV. people say 40 minutes is enough. Below is the result from just 20 minutes of soaking.

About half the rust had dissolved or disloged from the metal. next soak will be for 4 hours.

Chemical Stripped, cleaned and blasted the outside of the tank

Nipple for the Petcock, and the fuel feed lines from the left to right side of the tank were toast. Here's how I'm gonna resolve that issue.

Did a leakdown test, no leakes in the welds

Now time for filling some holes and deleting the HONDA badge location. Gonna leave the Honda Wings badge though.

And then Filled her back up with ACV and set the timer for 4hrs. This was the end result.

Then reblasted the outside

And gave the tank the once over with 80grit on the DA sander, and cleaned it off with acetone, laquer thinner, then Metal prep. ready for Primer!

2 coats of acid etch primer and 3 coats of High Build Spies Hecker 5155 primer, she's ready for initial sanded and bodywork.

More to come!

 

[CrashDown]

Progress on the tank, its get's it's first color today!

Finishing up bodywork

Prime Time

Prepped, ready for sealer and base/clear

Tomorrow I'll be sanding the whole thing again with 600 grit wet sandpaper and getting it ready for masking and red basecoat. Wont be able to spray red tomorrow, but it'll be two tone this time on thursday.

-Matt

 

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More progress, TANK IS FINISHED!

White prepped for masking

masking started

After red basecoat, unmasked and cleared

Tank prepping for pinstripes and company logos

Logo

Pinstripe and clear applied

Hey if the frame is in the booth, that must mean it's ready for paint.... MILESTONE REACHED

Sexy!

More to come!

 

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More progress...

Battery box in..

Right side foot control bracket... need a left side....

How she looked at the end of the day

 

[downtown809]

As a novice body man please inform me the reason you welded the tank before you eliminated the Honda badges as I want to do this on my CB550?

 

[Virago1113]

More progress...

Battery box in..

Right side foot control bracket... need a left side....

How she looked at the end of the day

That is über sweet!

Love the 914. Always wanted one...

Definetly following this build. I like the red. Red goes faster...

 

[CrashDown]

As a novice body man please inform me the reason you welded the tank before you eliminated the Honda badges as I want to do this on my CB550?

Hey man, sorry fot he late reply, i havent been able to get online much.

The reason for welding, especiall the small gaps where the badge is located is to seal up that void before to put down any type of filler. Unless you can be absolutely sure the filler is going to get into every nook and cranny behind that enblem mount, the metal in that void is going to start corroding, and will ruin your paint job over time. i do this on all my customs bikes who want emblem deletes. Just weld up the voids, grind smooth and apply filler. Shoot me a PM if you have any more questions!

 

[CrashDown]

Havent posted in a while, sorry bout that, personal life is really in the dumps right now.

Got brass swingarm bushings installed

Tank/seat mount blasted, sealed and painted

Got my missing left rearset/shifter bracked from ebay painted

Blasted the swingarm pivot rod and all the hardware. need new grease fittings as the original ones were FUBAR'd. Swing arm installed

Also placed a hardware order through Winzer, and a ton of nice, shiny Yellow Zinc bolts, washers, and nuts showed up for the bike

And was able to score a 69' 350 motor for $170. Needs some work. One of the cylinders and a pretty deep scratch in it. I may just get a clean cylinder/piston set off ebay. Considering cracking the case to make sure nothing else is bad. The guys said it ran when it came out of the bike it was in, but who knows how good it was running, yadda yadda yadda. The cam box has a crack in it too, so looks like a replacement one of those is going to be needed.

And finally, the centerstand is installed!

And upper motormounts are painted and installed.

Gonna grab a trip set, maybe even a complete front end if the price is right this weekend. We'll see how that goes.

-Matt

 

[CrashDown]

Question for the 350 gods.

Cleaned up the cam/rocker box today and there is a huge cunk missing where the chain hole is, and some small cracks. Is this something that I could have welded, or would you guys recomend replacing the part?

Big chunk

Cracks