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The Start And the finish
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:28 am
Author: mikey
Well heres the start of this winters project.
Mainly cosmetic as the motor apart from a leaking head gasket is very sound
and im a firm beleiver in "if it aint broke dont fix it"
Want to get rid of the rear mudguard and fit Z1000 tail piece i have spare,
spoke wheels, new paint job and lots of chrome and polishing ( i know someone who does it and he aint to bad).
And change the seat and exhaust.
On the subject of the paint job a lot of you aint gonna like it.
Anyway hope to start stripping it tomorrow morning.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:45 am
Author: Steve S
Way to go Mikey, watching with interest,good luck
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:02 am
Author: pertonpc
Good luck with this one Mikey
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:03 am
Author: pertonpc
650 appreciation society watching with interest.
You got me guessing on the paint scheme??
Not gonna be chromed tank is it??
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:32 am
Author: mikey
Chromed tank? now theres a thought hadnt thought of that
maybe the sides like an old brit tank
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:13 pm
Author: coldsummer
This will be interesting Mikey. I think mounting the rear tailpiece is going to throw up some challenges with regards to getting the lines right as the subframe is very different to the earlier LTDs as are the side-panels.
Looking forward to seeing it progress.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:19 pm
Author: mikey
Already spoke to jak about this simon and he said hell come and measure it all up and cut and weld where nessescary and you know how clever he is with that kind of thing.
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:14 pm
Author: Garry.L
Mikey....
Don't forget the Stripper!....
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:27 pm
Author: mikey
Wonderd when someone was going to spot that, and no gary its not what you think it is.
got about 3 of them dotted round me workshop and garage its for the chrome stripping tank, believe me you dont wanna leave anything in there over night
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:14 am
Author: jimmock
Strippers?????
I thought we were restoring a bike????
Mikey I liked the LTD range when it was out and I do still like them.
My big cousin had a LTD 1000 new. He still lives in the same village as our Iain Marshall.
I was only about 14 but it done it for me BIG style.
Jimmock.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:16 am
Author: mikey
Well started stripping it this morning at 2 am (couldnt sleep) and if iw wasnt for a stubborn bottom engine mounting bilt would have finished.
Bit the Z1000 tail piece seems to sit ok just need a couple brackets
wellded on for it to bolt to and have to have a seat made to suit.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:15 am
Author: GUYZED
Bloody hell Mikey
you don't mess about...good luck with the project.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:24 pm
Author: mikey
Cheers guy when i get a mo ill post a pic of the horrific bodge i found on the
top rear engine mount but for now got to try and get that stubborn front bottom engine mount bolt out.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:18 pm
Author: garyd
Chromed tank? now theres a thought hadnt thought of that
maybe the sides like an old brit tank
Google the z1000g. That had chrome on the side of the tank.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:50 pm
Author: mikey
Finally got the stubborn front bottom engine mounting bolt out today.
But this is the bodge on the top rear mounting bolt, the piece of casting in my hand is what was cracked off the casing, what the previous owner done
was place it back on, drill a hole at an angle through the crank case
then bend that bit of metal over it and put a nut and bolt through it to clamp it all together had to cut through the mounting bolt to get it out as the bolt was bent
