Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build

Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 06 Dec 2014 20:04 #655544

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	More pics of the red and clear coat coming up soon... Stay tuned to this channel! Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street.
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 07 Dec 2014 22:41 #655618

Primer Offline User Posts: 52 Thank you received: 4	Good to see that you are back on it! Looks like you will be on the road pretty soon?
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 07 Dec 2014 22:46 #655619

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	yes I hope so. Been way too long! Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street.
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 08 Dec 2014 09:24 #655643

531blackbanshee Offline Vendor Posts: 7447 Thank you received: 797	woohoo nelsons back at it!!!!!!!!!! leon 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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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 08 Dec 2014 14:26 #655661

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	Thanks Leon. Keeps me motivated Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street.
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 08 Dec 2014 18:14 #655668

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	shot the red Attachment DSCN0072.jpg not found Attachment DSCN0073.jpg not found Attachment DSCN0074.jpg not found and some Omni clear. ooh ahhh Attachment DSCN0076.jpg not found Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street. Attachments:
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 08 Dec 2014 18:16 #655669

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you can see where some silver pulled off with the "K" and left primer exposed... agh! I touched up with a brush and cleared it. Not sure if I wanna keep it like this tho. I did better work years ago... grumble grumble. I may have to sand it down and redo some parts to make me happy. I haven't decided yet.

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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 09 Dec 2014 05:45 #655686

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looks good to my blind ass :laugh:

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buit i know it sucks to put time into something only to find out it didn't come out as planned.
always gives me a lil bit of a gutted feeling.

i think it's kickass that you did it yourself

imho,
if you aren't happy with part of it the quicker you bust it back the quicker you can get it back to where you want it to be.

you got this ,the work you just did proves that you can do some quality work.
it shows.

leon

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1976 kz 900 x 3
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 19 Dec 2014 21:45 #656485

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	Here's a better look at what was bugging me. Messed up "K" and pointy part of stripe has marks on silver and edges of stripe are uneven. Attachment P1070517.jpg not found Attachment P1070518.jpg not found Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street. Attachments:
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 19 Dec 2014 21:49 #656486

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	I decided to scuff all the parts with 600 and do some fixin! Attachment P1070521.jpg not found new stickers Attachment P1070525.jpg not found masked the stripes and did some sponging Attachment P1070526.jpg not found Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street. Attachments:
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 19 Dec 2014 21:51 #656487

Nelson Topic Author Offline User Posts: 665 Thank you received: 16	I added more sponging with silver but this time tinted darker with One Shot black paint Attachment P1070529.jpg not found Attachment P1070562.jpg not found Restoring and customizing a KZ1000. Click here to read about it. Plated KTM, DR650, KZ1000, Former MC mechanic (eons ago). 40 yrs. of dirt and street. Attachments:
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Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build 19 Dec 2014 21:56 #656488

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That's where I'm at now. The next challenge will be to do some white pinstripes on the edges of the silver stripes. I'm practicing pinstriping and it ain't gonna be easy!! After that comes clearcoat again. I think it's gonna be way cooler than the first attempt, so I'm happy with the progress.

I was able to cover and cleanup all the problem areas with this latest work.

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