HOLY KAW!

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VERY nice but some serious Jack!

jeff at z1 enterprises has the same thing only a far better price. when i get my tax return back i'll be ordering some 1973 body work.

WOW! A 30 day auction! He must figure the economy will get better. Is that yen? :ohmy: By those numbers my brother left me a treasure. South Seas here I come...get an island ready!!:woohoo: :whistle:

It may seem expensive, but if you knew what it took to produce something like this you wouldn't squabble much. Although I'm sure a few would.

squablle......squablle.....squablle ,squablle

see what I mean ?

Actually I DO KNOW what it takes as I just did that to my LTD B3

I uses a base coat/clear coat system from Dupont Chroma systems.

paint was $125.00

misc finishing materials $30.00

decals and graphics $200.00 ( if I could hand pinstripe this would not be this much)

and about 15 hrs of sanding and prep work. (if I really knew what the hell I was doing this could be about 2/3rd of this)

I am not a professional Auto body painter but I have been doing industrial painting for 20 years. so mine is probably not quite as good but still at that price I would be making about 67 bucks an hr.

I guess you have to count the actual tank and covers too.

still seams a bit steep.

i think i saw that auction ,only i saw purple body work and i said..."good luck"...thats a lot of cake to paint 3 pcs of plastic and a tank...
that dude is working on a BIG margin...

keith1 wrote:

i think i saw that auction ,only i saw purple body work and i said..."good luck"...thats a lot of cake to paint 3 pcs of plastic and a tank...
that dude is working on a BIG margin...

Can't speak for the quality but I do know that there is no one regularly putting out restoration paints for 1977/78 KZ1000A's including www.Paintworkz.com ... or for that matter, the KZ1000B line so if this fellow can develop a following, he'll sell kits.

Well I guess thats why they make rattle cans. Long live the rattle can nation !

hey aria60 i was just kidding with the squabble ,squabble...i wanna repaint my 76 which although worn is still green and gold with the pinstripping...and have figuered i would wanna fleabay an extra body set any color and prep it,so i can know exact pinstripe locations and have my faded stock set to match as i go...colors...location of details...etc....paint $ prep$ decals$ spare body$...it makes the predone sets seem like a better option if i can get my hands on enough cheese to splurge....makes me even lean towards finding a pro and going gloss black on mine....hmmmm pinstripe stock with gloss black..oh here we go again$$$$arai60 wrote:

It may seem expensive, but if you knew what it took to produce something like this you wouldn't squabble much. Although I'm sure a few would.

i know of a painter in omaha who is VERY GOOD at doing origional paintwork on z1s and kzs and hes not that expensive,he did the red on my machinists 78 .it looks origional even runs a skinny back tire,the 1385 motor with 36 flatslides is what gets me!:laugh: