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friggin super cool...lotta work...dont tell me it was real tough stripping and blasting...cause i got a 73 on a back burner...nice job.....tell her to get that laundry basket away from our bike!!!!

thanks. it wasn't really that hard, but it WAS a lot more time consuming than I expected. However the priming part of it went quicker than I thought. I was concerned that getting all those different angles and shapes covered was going to be really a pain, but it wasn't so bad. That's good since I still have to do it again with paint!

and clear!...

Nelson wrote:

what's wrong with this picture?

...hmmmm...your kitchen crap is getting in the way of your motorcycle build??? You could probably move some of that stuff out to the garage ... oh and put the cat stuff outside, it's okay, the cat will understand.

Done! basecoat and clear

another

grrrr. kzrider's automatic image compression is blurring my pics a bit. It looks nice - really I swear!

I think it clears up nicely when you click on the photo. Looks great!
-KR

oh yeah, I forgot about that

OK I did something on it... Organized the shop and took off the oil pan for no particular reason... I guess because it was an easy way to feel like I did something useful I also blasted it.

inside

what do you all think I should check before taking engine apart? I already did compression test and it's a good running motor. I'm gonna put clay in plug hole to check valve to piston clearance. Anything else?

At this point I think the engine will stay pretty stock, but I might shave the cylinder block a bit to raise compression. Then degree the stock cams, freshen up the head, rings, etc. Basically get the most I can from a relatively stock motor.