Had my resto in the "restoration" one but doesn't fit there

[jsmith1107]

Ok, started my custom job in the "restoration" section but I am not doing that exactly, it will be a snippet of something someone has done here, another snippet from another one and so on and so on.

Today I hit the boneyard and look at all the goodies I uncovered. Jackpot and a lot cheaper than I would have paid on EBAY. Got a 750 swingarm, 750 chainguard, two new front brake discs (not sure which one to use yet), kickstand, and a fender I am going to use for the back with two tabs attached to the frame to hold it.

 

[weekendrider]

imho, you have one rotor and lamp base. The holes are too big.
Good score on the TX swingarm though.

 

[jsmith1107]

oh well, at least I have one that works. Plus I have other things that will go to my build so I am happy.

 

[Scrambled]

Just call it a "resto-mod" ... a sort of stock looking bike with lots of goodies added .

 

[jsmith1107]

Ok, about 4 hours of soda blasting. I have did soda blasting years ago and wasn't impressed but after reading a lot of people doing it on this site, I thought "what the heck, let's try it again". Damn glad I did---holy crap this stuff turned out really good. It turned out to be a white driveway but it was an easy cleanup. Any suggestions on cleaning the engine after? I used soapy water, rinsed it off, sprayed it off with water, and then used air from the compressor. How do I make sure the engine is ok inside? Put new oil in it and drain it?

Second bonus of the day, I think I have my 13 year old son interested. He took apart the carbs, cleaned them with carb cleaner, air, and then stuck them back together. Same with the petcocks.

Thanks everyone for posting your success stories and pics!!

 

[jsmith1107]

Dropped off a ton of parts to the powdercoater---it is amazing what you can get done for the cost. For my Honda CL77 it cost me $1200 for paint on tank, fenders, and side covers. For this Yamaha, I am getting a ton of stuff done for $500. I bet it would have been about $2K with paint.

 

[jsmith1107]

Ok, was able to get more work done last night. Painted the bottom of the engine with three coats of VHT flat black. Painted the hubs with etching primer and then will paint gloss black to match the rims. Painted the headers with VHT high heat primer. Left them in the sun today while I am at work and then most likely will run a heat gun over the engine to make sure it is cured.

 

[jsmith1107]

The guy who is doing my powder just sent me a few pics of his progress---looking good thus far.

 

[jsmith1107]

ok, stepped out of my comfort and "restoration" zone with this one. Decided to go with black, and yes I know that some people think this is crazy, but I kind of like it. Sanded, cleaned it with wax and grease remover, taped it all up, and then sprayed three coats of VHT case engine paint. Also, did the headers but had to sand a ton of chrome first and then I primed and painted. Also did the hubs to match the powder I am getting on the rims from my PC guy. Yes, I could have powdered the hubs but didn't. Wanted to be lazy and not take them all apart. Easier to tape and spray.

Anyway, here it all is. Just waiting for covers from PC guy and I am set with the engine.

OH and yeah, my yellow grass behind the one picture is from soda blasting---stuff almost killed my grass.

 

[jd750ace]

Lay some nitrogen and plenty of water to the grass, and give it some air. Gotta get that sodium diluted and calmed down.
I assume you were talking about not taking the hubs down?
I think your Black and Blue treatment is going to look pretty nice all together.

 

[jsmith1107]

Thanks for the advice on the grass. As far as the colors, thanks again---and yeah, didn't want to take apart the hubs.

 

[jsmith1107]

another look at things when they are sitting together.

 

[5twins]

Powder is good but can present a few problems. If your swingarm bushings are not yet installed, scrape the powder off the end of the swingarm where they are going to seat or they may not go in far enough. When you lace the wheels, watch for any spokes that bow. If there are some, you'll need the dig the powder out of the hub holes where the spoke heads seat so they can go in deeper. The inners are usually not a problem but the outers can be.

 

[jsmith1107]

I guess if that comes up I will deal with it then, not much choice at this point. LOL. I guess the cost versus paint was a big deal for me and worth it.

 

[jsmith1107]

Rims laced up and new tires put on---I really like the look of these!!!

 

[jsmith1107]

More done this weekend. Have the back fender mocked up as well. It is amazing how everything has tightened up with new bushings, etc.

Look ok?

 

[jd750ace]

It's looking sexy. You going to go with some kind of brace in front?

 

[jsmith1107]

I haven't researched that all that much. I have seen where others have. I suppose that front fender won't be as sturdy as a brace huh? How do they mount?

 

[jd750ace]

They use the same attach points as the fender in general. There are some that are a beam that clamp to the top of the lower fork legs.

 

[jsmith1107]

Thanks for the pointer---I will check them out.