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Wiers wrote: Oké, I need some advice from you experts about 2 things (for the moment ).
1. I like the engine to stay as it is and only change some gaskets, rebuild the carbs, change oil and oil filter.
-is there anything else I should take care of?
(according to the PO, the engine was running in good order when he sopped it 2 years ago)

2. I like to paint the engine and have seen various methods on the forum.
(VHT, Duplicolor, etc)
this is what I have planned

degrease, clean, blast, brush and paint it with VHT.
-will VHT be good enough or do I need to use some sort of primer?
thanks
Eric

Sorry Eric I missed this post. I love VHT paint. Costs a bit but worth it. I have paired a heap of engines and the best process I have found if you aren't pulling it to bits is to clean and wire brush the motor within an inch of its life. Then VHT etch primer it. The etch primer stops the edges etc breaking away one painted. Etch primer sticks like shit to a blanket on the cleaned and keyed (wire brush) engine then the VHT engine paint has a base to adhere to. I use VHT Satin black Caliper paint as its the best finish. Hate gloss engines. Be careful with petrol until you have run the engine cos the paint isn't fuel proof until heated. Phew!

DannyKZ wrote: I applaud your use of booth-less sand-blasting! No other way to get an engine THAT clean!

Thanks Danny,
It worked out oke.
I tryed it with soda blast for the second time but it bloks contstantly so I gave up and just cleaned it a couple of times with aceton (?)
Looked good enough for me.
Eric

Larriken,
Paint is already on without primer.
Hope it does not come off fore a while becouse I was not planning to take the engine apart.
If it does come off or if the engine is not oke I will do a proper job next year.
Eric

Last update for now.
Painted the cylinders and some parts silver/grey.
Don't know of it stays on for long because my wife would not let me put the entire engine in the oven







Need some polishing to do and have to order some gaskets.
Can't wait to start putting stuff together instead of taking things apart.
But first a few days at the office and than next week taking my other toy for a road trip trough Europe.
Eric

lookin good!
prop mirrors up around it out in the sun and let it solar bake!

enjoy your eurotrip,
leon

Eric,

The Netherlands is easily my favorite place outside of my U.S. birthplace. Been there twice and I am in love with the bike mad folks there. Hell, my helmet is a Van Den Bosch replica Arai if that tells you anything...

Love this build. Keep it up. We're all enjoying your hard work.

531blackbanshee wrote: lookin good!
prop mirrors up around it out in the sun and let it solar bake!

enjoy your eurotrip,
leon

Will do Leon.
The europ trip I mean
Planning about 2500km with some nice passes in Austria, a piece of Monaco including the tunnel and on the way back checking out the "Route Napoleon".
Maybe when the bike is finished i can do it again
Hope to take some nice pictures and post them here.

Eric

Shabba wrote: Eric,

The Netherlands is easily my favorite place outside of my U.S. birthplace. Been there twice and I am in love with the bike mad folks there. Hell, my helmet is a Van Den Bosch replica Arai if that tells you anything...

Love this build. Keep it up. We're all enjoying your hard work.

Thanks Colin,
When i started riding bikes ages ago there was enough space on the road with no speed bumps.
Whe had a speed limit of 100kph butt nobody cared.
Now the roads here are crowded and speed traps are everywhere.
I have not been driving a bike since 12 years so I Probably will have some adapting to do

If you mean you have a painting of Jeroen Bosch on your helmet that would be a real peace of art
Eric

Still alive ,
Just been busy with lots of things except the bike.
First a great road trip through Europe, 3300km trough Germany, Austria, Italy and France.
Fantastic ride by car and hopefully one day on the Kawa
Bought a book called "Great Driving Roads" and basically planned my trip with these parts in it.
German autobahn, Austrian Alps, Venice, Garda Lake, Monaco and then north via "Route Napolen"

Then the basic time consuming things like work and getting the garden prepared for winter.
So now when it is 4 degrees celsius and Raining Cats and Dogs like the Brits say, it is time to get back to really important stuff:
Getting the Z1000 ready




Did some polishing.



Birthday present from my wife (took some explaining what a "Moriwaki" is)










Got my frame welded by a friend of mine.


Grinded off the brackets so they can be placed more backward because of the length of my Ohlins.

Bought a bunch of bolts fromZ1 enterprise not knowing I had to figure out myself where they should fit.


Remodeled the bracket so now my hydraulic clutch fits on it.





Made a new battery case, probably a bit overkill on metal but at least it won't come off
(have to by a new battery because this one died)








Major step for me, engine is closed with new gaskets O rings and bolts.

Thanks for the update

Looking GOOD !!!!

Dave

Looks great.Moving forward.Well done. Two questions,what brand of paint did you use on the engine and where did your wife get the points cover??