Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Got a little more progress to the battery box this evening.

Here you can see where I added a mounting plate for the fuse box.



I stole this standoff from the original battery box to mount the panel with the rectifier, and the four electrical connectors.



Here you can see a top view with the fuse box in place.



Finally a picture with that panel in almost the original spot.

Also while the Misses and I were riding around on Memorial Day, I convinced her to let me stop in at Cycle Gear. I think that I finally got some front turn indicator lamps that will work. I also scored a front brake lever to replace that broken, terrible faux carbon fibre thing that came on the GSXR. You'll just have to wait to see the pictures of all the new farkles.

Keep it movin Josh, it's comming along nicely. Whats your schedule looking like now that you're on the downhill side of the build?

I was thinking of doing the same thing as you, make a new box but steal a few of the mounting bits from the old box to speed things up. No sense in reinventing EVERY wheel, just a few of the more fun ones :laugh:

Well I hope to put the wraps on the battery box tomorrow. Then I get to re-visit my gauge mounting plan, since Ben's clamp didn't work. Next is headlight mount, and turn signal mounts. After that, I have to figure out some method of removable passenger footpegs. I wish that I just had some clamp on things. Do they make such a thing? I'm not super excited about fabricating anything here. After all that stuff, I start to strip down and refinish. I'll be soo glad to see shiny bits instead of greasy, rusty, and dirty.

Ordered a new HVLP gun which should be here by Friday. I'm gonna have to be creative with a temporary paint booth.

What gun did you order? I highly recommend a brand name gun- I have used all sorts, and the chinese guns work...at first...then they start fouling up. It's just more work to keep a chinese gun spraying well. I have chinese guns for spraying primer, they're great for that, but for finish coats I'd recommend name brand. Doesn't have to be a $400 gun either mind you. I think I got my current Devilbiss for about $180 a few years back.....they're probably cheaper now. Of course, this is all symantics since you already ordered the sprayer, but for the future

This is the gun that I ordered. cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DeVILBISS-FINISH...5fAutomotiveQ5fTools

It is good advice, and it mirrors what I have read at www.autobody101.com . I figure that I'll stick with a namebrand. Auto paint is too expensive to waste by spraying with an inferior gun.

okay just a quick bit of info here.i saw a paint booth that a guy had made by using an old ez-up and some plastic sheets
and duct tape.he taped a box fan in one side(blowing out of course) and a filter in the other side.he used quality paint and it turned out nice.i am sure uyou can do as well or better.
next note,z1r's have a clamp on rear passenger peg on the right side.it also serves to mount the header.i have two z1r's so i borrowed one from my 78 to use on my 80.because my wife was sitting sideways because the pegs are two different heights.anyways maybe it will give you some ideas.
be back in a moment with pics .

leon

here is a shot where you can see the mount.


leon

and here you can see that i used them on both sides.(even though the holes go through them at an odd angle that is for the right side )
momma is sittin square and that is the only thing i was concerned with :kiss: .



leon

testarossa wrote:

This is the gun that I ordered. cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DeVILBISS-FINISH...5fAutomotiveQ5fTools

It is good advice, and it mirrors what I have read at www.autobody101.com . I figure that I'll stick with a namebrand. Auto paint is too expensive to waste by spraying with an inferior gun.

Brother ain't that the truth! :whistle:

just a reminder on the guage mounts, u may recall seeing this in my build.
u can cut the mounts off of the stock kz tree and weld them on the new tree. this is a bit of a time saver.

531blackbanshee wrote:

okay just a quick bit of info here.i saw a paint booth that a guy had made by using an old ez-up and some plastic sheets
and duct tape.he taped a box fan in one side(blowing out of course) and a filter in the other side.he used quality paint and it turned out nice.i am sure uyou can do as well or better.
next note,z1r's have a clamp on rear passenger peg on the right side.it also serves to mount the header.i have two z1r's so i borrowed one from my 78 to use on my 80.because my wife was sitting sideways because the pegs are two different heights.anyways maybe it will give you some ideas.
be back in a moment with pics .

leon

That sounds pretty similar to what my paint booth will be. Redneck as hell. Thanks for the pics of the clamp on footpegs. That is one less thing that I have to worry about right now.