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Freshening up... 08 May 2008 15:32 #212102

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	cafekz750 wrote: Wow, great work. Thanks! How much time did you spend porting/polishing the intakes/head? About a week. How many miles on the motor when you pulled it? No idea, but A LOT. I cleaned up my valves, too: 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 09 May 2008 02:26 #212251

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	I started sandblasting this evening... I'm concentrating on the nooks & crannies mostly, and the smaller items like the battery box. I'll need a couple more bags of slag to get the whole frame, looks like... 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 12 May 2008 12:19 #213083

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	I started laying out the framework for the seat: Continued with the sandblasting: Hours and hours of sanding with 180 grit emery cloth on the frame, swingarm, and center stand and it's about ready for primer: I shot a little sample of the paint that I'll be using on the frame: 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 12 May 2008 13:49 #213088

bill_wilcox100 Offline User Posts: 1115 Thank you received: 5	Good stuff! So, what is the colour called and what kind of paint? Best of success! 1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock) Upgrades: - Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2) - Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1) - Coil Repowering Mod - Progressive Springs Front & Rear - Saddlemen Seat Cover - New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges. Montreal, Canada
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Freshening up... 12 May 2008 13:56 #213090

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	Rustoleum Industrial Enamel, bright red. 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 12 May 2008 22:39 #213233

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 14 May 2008 19:54 #213697

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	Head taped up prior to sandblasting: After blasting (and washing and washing and washing): Chopstick whittled down to make a valve guide reamer: Painting in progress: 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 14 May 2008 20:05 #213699

Beatpoet Offline User Posts: 261 Thank you received: 0	That's some mighty straight shootin' there Tex !
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Freshening up... 15 May 2008 01:21 #213736

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	Beatpoet wrote: That's some mighty straight shootin' there Tex ! Yee... haw? More paint... breathe deep, everybody! Whewwww! 1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 16 May 2008 03:17 #213956

guitargeek Topic Author Offline User Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self absorbed. Posts: 1183 Thank you received: 50	1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered) 1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch" 1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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Freshening up... 16 May 2008 05:42 #213972

grl06 Offline User Posts: 31 Thank you received: 0	man, I love to be doing what your doing right now. Thats so cool. But I guess trying to get a degree at FSU isn't to bad either. The pictures and the progress is so well done, it was a good 20 mins of entertainment for me, which reminds me, I gotta get back to accounting, woohoo
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Freshening up... 16 May 2008 08:05 #213989

531blackbanshee Offline Vendor Posts: 7447 Thank you received: 797	keep up z good work. skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3, 1976 kz 900 x 3 i make what i can,and save the rest! billybiltit.blogspot.com/ www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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