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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 12:45 #336294

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Well I have busy stripping my engine. I used glass bead. It worked well but if I had to do it again I would use baking soda. I have spent all week cleaning and I'm still a little worried. But with that said I am witing to get some parts to finish assembling the bottom end. I have however finised painting my clutch cover, oil pan and I smoothed and painted my valve cover. looks pretty good.

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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 13:47 #336303

mark1122 Offline User Keep twisting it Posts: 5359 Thank you received: 109	VERY NICE!! 76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end. 01 CBR600F4i Track bike. Cobourg, Ont. Can. ~ ~ ~_@ ~ ~ _- \, ~ (k) / (z)
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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 13:56 #336306

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	Thanks I used Duplicolor high heat gloss black. I hope it holds up. It seems like it is thick. So hopefully its strong. 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 18:24 #336360

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i think the key is to make sure that it is perfectly clean fist, then try to apply the paint as thin as possible. the thicker it is the easier it chips.
I sandblasted my parts,then washed them with thinner. after painting i found the chipped easy. so i blasted them and started over. as it turned out , the cheap thinner i used to clean them left a film, witch deterred the paints adhesion. the second go round i cleaned the parts with acetone. it worked well.
i used the Dupicolor satin black eng paint.

76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 18:27 #336361

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	Oh so you used the same paint just different color.Is it holding up well? I used ppg grease and wax remover on all the pieces. I seem to have pretty good adhesion. 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 28 Nov 2009 19:07 #336381

mark1122 Offline User Keep twisting it Posts: 5359 Thank you received: 109	Yes it's holding up just fine. the beauty of this is u can just spray a dab of touch up if u need too. 76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end. 01 CBR600F4i Track bike. Cobourg, Ont. Can. ~ ~ ~_@ ~ ~ _- \, ~ (k) / (z)
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750 cafe racer 30 Nov 2009 20:11 #336772

Bad Kaw Offline User Flying Squirell Posts: 1750 Thank you received: 13	mark1122 wrote: VERY NICE!! Yep! 78 Kawasaki Z1R 81 Kawasaki KZ1000J (mods) 82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J) 82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750 ELR-ed 70 Kawasaki KV75 83 Honda CB1100F (few mods) 79 Suzuki GS1000 (rolling frame / project / junk) 84 Suzuki GS1150ES (modified project) 83 Yamaha XJ900R (project / junk)
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750 cafe racer 01 Dec 2009 17:15 #336916

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Thanks I have it torn down again I'm gonna finish the frame this week then that will be done. Still need to get the subframe welded up. Just trying to get cheap stuff out of the way so i can save some money for the motor bits. It's coming along pretty quickly. I am having trouble staying busy I just have all these loose ends that kinda overlap each other so it's tough trying to just get things finished.
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750 cafe racer 09 Dec 2009 17:49 #338299

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well I reblasted my upper cases and tried to paint them tonight but the weather was messing with the paint I'll try again this weekend. So I moved on to mounting my rearsets. I have them half mounted I just drilled a hole then welded a nut over the top. the bottom will have a threaded plate made and welded to the frame. but heres some pics of it.

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750 cafe racer 09 Dec 2009 19:18 #338307

Gomer Offline User I crap worms that look like spaghetti Posts: 10 Thank you received: 0	The metal you used for the structure under the seat; square tube? What specifically? Ù…Ø§Ø°Ø§ ØªØ¹Ù†ÙŠ Ù„Ø§ Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø°Ø§Ø±Ù‰ØŸ (What do you mean 'no virgins'?)
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750 cafe racer 09 Dec 2009 19:23 #338312

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	Its an aluminum cr 250 subframe 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 09 Dec 2009 19:27 #338313

Gomer Offline User I crap worms that look like spaghetti Posts: 10 Thank you received: 0	Holding the seat up? Ù…Ø§Ø°Ø§ ØªØ¹Ù†ÙŠ Ù„Ø§ Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø°Ø§Ø±Ù‰ØŸ (What do you mean 'no virgins'?)
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750 cafe racer 09 Dec 2009 19:44 #338319

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	yep it is plenty strong I will relocate the battery to under the seat itself. It is bolted to the back of the frame. 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 15 Dec 2009 17:53 #339184

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	well I finished mounting the rearsets and made a tab for the brake res. What do you guys think about the heel guard? I am considering ditching them or making new smaller ones with speed holes drilled into them. 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 04 Jan 2010 20:14 #341846

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	Well I did a mck up of my motor and started on my front fender let me know what you think 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 10 Jan 2010 17:37 #342493

TerryK Offline User Posts: 605 Thank you received: 2	Looking good! That aluminum removable subframe is a great idea. nice work! 1977 KZ1000 GSXR swingarm and rear brake WM6 rear Akront rim Wiseco 1075c pistons 33 smoothbores stage 3 Web Cams Head porting Dyna S ignition Lockhart oil cooler Wiseco header 1980 Z1R drag bike 1200cc 38 Flatslides, . 500' cams 7" slick Dyan 4000 SP ignition etc Ontario, Canada
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750 cafe racer 10 Jan 2010 18:18 #342501

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Yeah you kinda lit that fuse Terry. You asked if I was gonna make the subframe removable. I thought about it and figured I could just make tabs and weld them on. It was easier than bending and notching and welding tubing. It only weighs 6 ounces or less. Its coming along I'm gonna be building the engine this week.
Peace Travis

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750 cafe racer 10 Jan 2010 18:22 #342504

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thompsonmx100 wrote:

Yeah you kinda lit that fuse Terry. You asked if I was gonna make the subframe removable. I thought about it and figured I could just make tabs and weld them on. It was easier than bending and notching and welding tubing. It only weighs 6 ounces or less. Its coming along I'm gonna be building the engine this week.
Peace Travis

lol, no wonder I liked it, I thought of it!

1977 KZ1000
GSXR swingarm and rear brake
WM6 rear Akront rim
Wiseco 1075c pistons
33 smoothbores
stage 3 Web Cams
Head porting
Dyna S ignition
Lockhart oil cooler
Wiseco header

1980 Z1R drag bike
1200cc
38 Flatslides, .
500' cams
7" slick
Dyan 4000 SP ignition
etc

Ontario, Canada

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750 cafe racer 10 Jan 2010 21:09 #342532

thompsonmx100 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 425 Thank you received: 0	LOL:) I guess so. Good thing I like it too.Thanks for the inspiration. 2006 gs 500 streetfighter 1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck 1985 gpz750 Kz 650
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750 cafe racer 17 Feb 2010 21:59 #348906

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well its been a while since I've updated this thread. so here it goes did some more wok on the fender done some work on the controls and did some work on the subframe so heres some pics.

oh yeah and I made some velocity stacks out of the rubber boots from inside the airbox. I cut the lip off and then coated them in some of that plasti dip stuff.