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Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

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17 Jan 2011 18:01 - 17 Jan 2011 18:02 #423125 by kz1k
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f it, whats a chrome one cost? cant be that much. itll look super too since its brand spankin new.

your old one just wasnt meant to be. its like it jumped off a cliff because it knew it was not worthy of such a nice paint job...:P
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17 Jan 2011 18:13 #423133 by testarossa
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Looks like Jeff's got one for $43. www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=26
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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17 Jan 2011 18:16 #423138 by Marneman
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OK I'm happy :) Nice job man. Well wait...gotta see it on the bike now :cheer:
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82 KZ1000 LTD "Terri Lee"


You know what, I don't have a one to some other number of douche-bag scale. So.. Six!

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17 Jan 2011 18:16 #423139 by 650ed
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testarossa wrote:

My second attempt at clear coating turned out a lot better. I didn't get any runs that I can see. It's too early to even touch anything yet, but I'm much happier with the finsh this time. One little boo boo with the gas cap. It seems that I'm jinxed with that thing. Last time I got some blue overspray dust in the clear. This time I dropped the damned thing in the floor. Wouldn't you know it, the thing lands paint down on the dusty floor. :angry: :angry:

I wouldn't have even painted it, except that the chrome was so pitted. So I thought I would paint it white since it's in the middle of the stripe. At this rate, I might just get a new chrome one. :angry:

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Looks great!! Reminds me of this:
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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17 Jan 2011 18:58 #423150 by testarossa
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650ed wrote:

Looks great!! Reminds me of this:

800


That is my favorite car of all times, and the exact inspiration for my paint job.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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17 Jan 2011 20:07 #423167 by 531blackbanshee
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man josh that turned out nice!
i bet you are pretty stoked.the chrome cap will look better than the white i think.i know you were trying to re-use it and it would have looked fine.
good job man,
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18 Jan 2011 03:32 #423207 by mark1122
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WOW!!!
She looks awesome bud. B) :woohoo:
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18 Jan 2011 05:21 #423225 by T_Dub
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testarossa wrote:

650ed wrote:

Looks great!! Reminds me of this:

800


That is my favorite car of all times, and the exact inspiration for my paint job.


Josh, if thats your favorite car of all time, I gotta go take pictures of the one I built with my bro in law to show you. I only have pics of her before paint currently. She's a B&B kit with a 347 stroker built down in colorado at some speed shop which makes 425hp/427lb-ft. Coil over shocks all around, four bar in the back with a ford 9". She'll be on the road in the summer, and I fear for my life.
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18 Jan 2011 05:39 #423227 by testarossa
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Please do! Please Please!

I will build one of those kits some day. I'll never have the necessary scratch to own a real Cobra, but I will sell off what I have to in order to have a repli-cobra in the future.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
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2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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18 Jan 2011 05:46 #423228 by benhurmx
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Very nice Job Testa ! If it was me, i'll go with a new chrome cap.

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18 Jan 2011 15:57 #423345 by testarossa
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Yeah, it's fate, I'm in for a new cap. Mine was pretty crusty underneath anyway.

So who wants to see shiny motorcycles in the sun? Well, I just found two shiny motorcycles in my garage:
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2007 Harley Sportster 1200
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18 Jan 2011 15:58 #423346 by testarossa
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