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08 Dec 2014 18:19 #655671 by CafeCruz
1985 GPz750 Cafe Build was created by CafeCruz
So I picked this baby up and got straight to work...

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08 Dec 2014 18:21 #655672 by CafeCruz
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Breaking it down

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08 Dec 2014 18:23 #655673 by CafeCruz
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I degreased the engine and threw on some new paint before I found the broken shifter bearing

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08 Dec 2014 18:25 #655674 by CafeCruz
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i ordered a bunch of LED's, resistors and diodes to fab up my TRON style lights. I post details as the parts come. ;)
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08 Dec 2014 18:29 #655675 by CafeCruz
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Over the weekend I de-tabbed the frame and lopped off the tail. My son's going to fab up the tail hoop in his shop class tomorrow! Free is good

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08 Dec 2014 18:31 #655676 by CafeCruz
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So today, I stripped the tank, ground off the remaining paint/rust/bondo with the wire attachment and fired up the electrolysis bath...

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12 Dec 2014 16:48 #655923 by CafeCruz
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After two days in the de-rusting, I am still seeing way too much rust in the tank. I may have to get a new one...
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12 Dec 2014 16:52 - 12 Dec 2014 16:55 #655924 by CafeCruz
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Did some work on the frame. Hit it with the wire brush on the grinder and then took the rest of the paint off with aircraft stripper. After a wash down with phosphoric acid she was ready for some self etching primer to stop surface rust. As I am not power coating, I will be using a tiny bit of bondo to smooth out an gouges in the frame from the de-tabbing...

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12 Dec 2014 16:57 - 12 Dec 2014 16:58 #655925 by CafeCruz
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Hoop time... Filled a steel tube with sand and wrapped it around a dolly wheel to get the shape. Thanks to my Har80* Fr8 welder, this was pretty straight forward. My first attempt at welding and I had a blast!


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12 Dec 2014 17:00 #655927 by CafeCruz
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Picked up a rearset and pegs from craigs... Ninja 250 stuff will work great after I fab up some new parts to mount them


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13 Dec 2014 15:32 #655979 by CafeCruz
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Welded in the plates today. With the seat pan sitting on 1" spacer i will be able to mount all the electrics under here. Im going to fab a A123 lithium battery pack -- flat to accomodate in the space...

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14 Dec 2014 03:35 #656001 by fastdave
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Wow, it looks like your doing a nice job.
What kind of primer and paint did you use on the engine?
Also what kind of paint are you going to use on the frame?
What brand? Is it rattle can ?
I will be watching this build it is similar to mine.
:)
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