blackapache
blind leading the blind
At the risk of getting flamed by the purists... thought Id share my afternoons work.
I wanna run a really clean looking bike and had seen guys on the forum mentioning about JB welding the yamaha logo etc and also that it could be ground down. I decided to have a stab at it today. came out great! i still gotta finish the higher grades of sanding/wet rubbing but i think it'll come up nice. I was going to black out much of the engine but i really spent so much time building it and everything else that i didn't want to compromise to save time and labour I'm gonna polish the engine (some of it) and silver coat the case halves depending on how they come up soda blasted.
anyways to get this look all i did was hit it with a small grinder to start to take out the dome there's plenty of wall thickness there so as long as your careful it can be done. the logo seems to be deepest at the start and finish so i had to dig a little deeper there.
after that i hit it with the bastard file to flatten out the dome a little more and flatten out any highs from the grinder. i got it fairly flat, there was still a minor low spot at the start of the Y but it will be hardly noticeable once its finished
i moved on to the sanding grades then 80,120,180,240,400, then 400 wet and dry which is what your looking at now, ill 800 and 1200 then buff it out.
also got my clutch pack from ippytattoo so got that sorted and replaced the cush springs too.
making some good progress this week. Its been a long build but should be worth it when its done. had a stroke of good luck too whilst trolling the forum noticed a thread on the little push rod dowel under the star wheel/gear selector and how its seated to allow oil... also noticed i had buttoned mine up wrong the same as airwolfe did in his build so was able to use iamcarbons trick and glued a bolt to it to retrieve it! saved me hours and major hassles later. love the forum!
so far Ive had the head sleeved to 707cc with JE racing pistons, new rods. I redid the valves, rephased crank from Hughs Hand Built, PMA from HHB, pamco pete ignition,i set up a Hydraulic clutch from a pitbike setup, 8 pack clutch from ippytattoo, new tranny bearings, all new hardware and bolts, mikuni VM34's, aluminium velocity stacks, custom ceramic coated intake manifold, got a billet aluminium top triple clamp fabbed up, brembo front brake upgrade (single disc) its all going into a hardtail frame with a 21 inch front and 18 inch rear. its kick only no battery just a sparx capacitor. I've done most everything myself other than the rephase and sleeving. built the engine from the bottom up and cleaned and serviced every part, and replaced what was worn out. its been fun, big thanks to hugh, ippytattoo and all the forum gurus who have saved me some hassles along the way, couldnt have done it without you all, will post more as we get closer, should have a rolling chassis finished in the next few weeks and the engine buttoned up shortly too so can start putting it all together.
ill try and stop being so slack and start posting some more picks once i cut the neck gussets and start welding the new frame bits in place.
I wanna run a really clean looking bike and had seen guys on the forum mentioning about JB welding the yamaha logo etc and also that it could be ground down. I decided to have a stab at it today. came out great! i still gotta finish the higher grades of sanding/wet rubbing but i think it'll come up nice. I was going to black out much of the engine but i really spent so much time building it and everything else that i didn't want to compromise to save time and labour I'm gonna polish the engine (some of it) and silver coat the case halves depending on how they come up soda blasted.
anyways to get this look all i did was hit it with a small grinder to start to take out the dome there's plenty of wall thickness there so as long as your careful it can be done. the logo seems to be deepest at the start and finish so i had to dig a little deeper there.
after that i hit it with the bastard file to flatten out the dome a little more and flatten out any highs from the grinder. i got it fairly flat, there was still a minor low spot at the start of the Y but it will be hardly noticeable once its finished
i moved on to the sanding grades then 80,120,180,240,400, then 400 wet and dry which is what your looking at now, ill 800 and 1200 then buff it out.
also got my clutch pack from ippytattoo so got that sorted and replaced the cush springs too.
making some good progress this week. Its been a long build but should be worth it when its done. had a stroke of good luck too whilst trolling the forum noticed a thread on the little push rod dowel under the star wheel/gear selector and how its seated to allow oil... also noticed i had buttoned mine up wrong the same as airwolfe did in his build so was able to use iamcarbons trick and glued a bolt to it to retrieve it! saved me hours and major hassles later. love the forum!
so far Ive had the head sleeved to 707cc with JE racing pistons, new rods. I redid the valves, rephased crank from Hughs Hand Built, PMA from HHB, pamco pete ignition,i set up a Hydraulic clutch from a pitbike setup, 8 pack clutch from ippytattoo, new tranny bearings, all new hardware and bolts, mikuni VM34's, aluminium velocity stacks, custom ceramic coated intake manifold, got a billet aluminium top triple clamp fabbed up, brembo front brake upgrade (single disc) its all going into a hardtail frame with a 21 inch front and 18 inch rear. its kick only no battery just a sparx capacitor. I've done most everything myself other than the rephase and sleeving. built the engine from the bottom up and cleaned and serviced every part, and replaced what was worn out. its been fun, big thanks to hugh, ippytattoo and all the forum gurus who have saved me some hassles along the way, couldnt have done it without you all, will post more as we get closer, should have a rolling chassis finished in the next few weeks and the engine buttoned up shortly too so can start putting it all together.
ill try and stop being so slack and start posting some more picks once i cut the neck gussets and start welding the new frame bits in place.
to all my harley riding buddies after i smoke em' off the line..
