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Like I said earlier, to get some decent chain clearance I was going to have to notch the inside of the frame rails or give them a twatting with a big hammer. I chose the former, mainly because I didn't want to get too giddy with the hammer and end up breaking things. Again.
I'd wrapped masking tape around the frame rails when it was built up and with a chain in place, so I could see where I needed clearance. With it all stripped down, I cut a piece of 40mm square box section steel, and split in lengthways to get two pieces of C section.
I clamped a piece on the inside of the frame, parallel with the bracing added in a previous life, and marked it up for cutting.
I'd wrapped masking tape around the frame rails when it was built up and with a chain in place, so I could see where I needed clearance. With it all stripped down, I cut a piece of 40mm square box section steel, and split in lengthways to get two pieces of C section.
I clamped a piece on the inside of the frame, parallel with the bracing added in a previous life, and marked it up for cutting.
Z650/1100 turbo, GPz750 rolling resto, Z650 restomod
And then I took the frame to Dave Dunlop at FastByMe turbo systems, so that he could do some welding which would be of far, far better quality and structural integrity than I will ever be able to manage...
And the end result...
And he also blue-glued the shock extension pieces in place as well
Now I need to clean the frame up and get some paint over it.
And the end result...
And he also blue-glued the shock extension pieces in place as well
Now I need to clean the frame up and get some paint over it.
Z650/1100 turbo, GPz750 rolling resto, Z650 restomod
I'd painted the original cast Mr Turbo plenum a few years ago (ahem), and it was looking rather scruffy, so with the engine now all black, I decided that the plenum could go back to the original finish, so started cleaning it up
With the added side effect that the Mr Turbo logo would be highlighted
With the added side effect that the Mr Turbo logo would be highlighted
Z650/1100 turbo, GPz750 rolling resto, Z650 restomod
Updates may get a little sporadic over the next few weeks as I'm having to pack stuff for a house move, but things will still get done as I need the bike to be in one lump for the move...
In the meantime, I popped over to see Keith at Nasty Paint in Birmingham to pick up my finished bodywork. Here's a sneaky peak...
In the meantime, I popped over to see Keith at Nasty Paint in Birmingham to pick up my finished bodywork. Here's a sneaky peak...
Z650/1100 turbo, GPz750 rolling resto, Z650 restomod
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