Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 12:21
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Thanks guys. i'll see what i can find for hose.B)
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 12:37
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quick google search turned this up.
www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/715B--5.html?id=FDFY5bmp
now go and start a master cylinder res.replacement with clear hose and quit threadjacking testa's thread before he starts handing out b!t(h slaps and booty drops :angry: .

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 12:38
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irishwill wrote:
mark1122 wrote:
Ben, wouldnt the brake fluid eat the clear hose? i would be interested in this idea.

I think you would be ok as long as the tubing was fuel line ...or something resistant to brake fluiid/oil....

I have a pic around here somewhere....



I'd like to see a pic, if you can find it... I have a 76 LTD, and would love to "hide/get rid of" that rear master cylinder!

Another vote for "one" thread (I have a hundred views myself)
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 16:31
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531blackbanshee wrote:
quick google search turned this up.
www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/715B--5.html?id=FDFY5bmp
now go and start a master cylinder res.replacement with clear hose and quit threadjacking testa's thread before he starts handing out b!t(h slaps and booty drops :angry: .

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It's mutiny in me thread again. If this continues, I'll have ye all keelhauled! :laugh:

Leon knows how I keep the pimp hand strong. I'm feeling under the weather today, so I'll go easy on you guys. This is the most activity that my thread has had in a month. Clear tubes? Who would have thunk it?

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 16:34
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Another vote for "one" thread (I have a hundred views myself)[/quote]

The people have spoken, and so it shall be. One thread is the law of the land. Great and wonderous the one thread shall be. (It might have 2000 replies before I get done.)
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 19:46
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if you look hard you can see what Im talking about with the tube on the rear master cylinder

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

27 May 2010 19:50
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heres a better pic....with just a piece of plastic tubing....cloudy....but you get the idea....


and my appologies for the thread jacking...I'll keep my random thoughts to myself from here on ...;-)

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

28 May 2010 08:58
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I noticed something else in that picture. It says baby face on the brake lever. Goo-goo gaa-gaa. Fast baby! I wish that I was a photochop expert, b/c I would fix your picture with a big ole radiator hose or a 18" section of a green garden hose. Redneck mods for extra brake fluid capacity. BTW I got the top clamp yesterday. Sadly, it won't work as the spacing is all wrong. It is beautifully machined however. I'll will PM you later to discuss.
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

28 May 2010 19:36
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Hey...that's a bunch of progress :)

I also vote for keeping this as one thread...however you decide to do that is cool

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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

28 May 2010 20:52 - 28 May 2010 23:44
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Despite my sickly state, I did muster the energy to get some more work in on the battery box. Adam, these pictures should answer your questions about battery isolation. I can tell you that it is a tight squeeze pulling out the top cover with the Dyna 2000 box in place. Coughing, sneezing, grinding, welding, and spitting out snot rockets all the way. Evidence:



Yes, the ignition box is actually screwed down in this picture. I think that I may space it up just a little to allow some airflow under.



These rubber isolators are salvaged from the original battery box.







The plastic piece under the battery is taken from the liner on the original battery box. What you see in this picture is the bottom and one of the sides of the liner. I cut away the other three sides, and quickly flattened this out with the help of a heat gun. I'm thinking that a new rubber piece that fits better may be the ticket here, but this was free and it works.



One of the remaining plastic pieces will sit atop the battery to protect it from the Dyna screws.
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

28 May 2010 21:45
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Lookin good my man. That is a boat load of progress, and you say you're feeling under the weather? Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel yet? I'm still in the dark, but soon you'll be basking in the light B)
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Re: Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

28 May 2010 22:48
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I'm seeing lights but I'm not sure if it isn't a hallucination. Can you say bronchitis? Actually, I think that I am close. Once I get done with the fabrication, it should go quickly. I have to think my way through the fab, but I have built enough motors, done enough body work, and stuck together enough vehicles that I should be able to blow through the re-finish and re-assembly stages. I do still have a few decisions to make on paint colors, and general finishes, but I have a fairly good idea what I want to do.
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