82 kz1000 ground up build

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20 Nov 2023 11:26 #891880 by jowek70
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Dropped off gas tank for derusting; modified rad fan to clear engine mount; ordered exhaust flanges/gaskets and lower radiator mount; ordered powder for calipers.  After the holidays i'm gonna get with the welder and have the radiator mounts finished, rear toe brake done and the titanium header welded up.

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28 Nov 2023 02:06 #892152 by 577nitro
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Wow, that engine is small, imagine putting that in something like a 1981 GPZ550...!!!!

 
I have even bought a ZX600R 1986 NinjaR engine and all the running gear and cooling hardware.  It bolts right up into a KZ/GPZ 550 frame.  
Just need to find a late model mono shock 550 cheap that I can use as the donor/engineering mule.   

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14 Dec 2023 06:30 #892722 by jowek70
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Engine comes out tomorrow; frame, triples, wheels, swingarm, etc going to powder coat; bodywork to paint next thursday; forks to shop for service; engine to shop for a health check.  Hoping to have everything back by Feb 1 to start reconstruction and get exhaust sorted out.  Halfway there!  Next up, order seat, headlight and mounts, final electrical components and chain line.
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27 Jan 2024 13:16 #894496 by jowek70
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Paints done 

 
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    04 Feb 2024 09:38 #894822 by jowek70
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    Forks are done.  Waiting on powder coat and engine from shop.  Little behind my original schedule but optimistic to have it completed by May.  
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    29 Feb 2024 07:43 #895741 by jowek70
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    Getting tires mounted on freshly powdered wheels this weekend.  Got the brake calipers put back together.  Waiting on stem bearings to get the front end put together and swingarm pivot bolt for the rear end. Should have a roller next week.

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    29 Feb 2024 07:48 #895742 by Wookie58
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    Sounds like you are moving along nicely now 
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    01 Mar 2024 04:59 - 01 Mar 2024 05:01 #895780 by jowek70
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    Wheels are done. need to press in the bearings and get the tires and rotors mounted.
    Hyper bronze.

     
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    03 Mar 2024 18:00 #895913 by jowek70
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    Teaser pic
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    04 Mar 2024 04:37 #895925 by jowek70
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    in case anybody is wondering, this is the color scheme i'm matching:
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    04 Mar 2024 04:57 #895928 by Wookie58
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    Is the GTR also in your stable ?
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    04 Mar 2024 06:32 #895937 by jowek70
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    Is the GTR also in your stable ?


    haha i wish! just a pic i found on the internet and i've always loved the millenium jade with bronze wheels.
     
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