Resto 79

karl sparks · Post by **karl sparks** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:30 pm

Hi all,,Been awile been kind of under the weather.

But things are looking up . got motivated enough to get all the body pieces painted this past weekend. :)

Will do the stripes and accents in a Viper red. then pin stripe it in Blk.
While waiting to be finished. one of the cooler lines has started to weep. Is there a prefered vendor for replacement lines. Figure if one starting to leak , rest wont be far behind..

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:54 am

Nice work Karl....

As for the oil cooler lines you can rebuild them yourself with braided hose from "Summit' & ferrules & crimp tool from Mcmaster Carr. That is if the alloy factory connectors are OK. Before crimping ensure the orientation of the fittings is correct & cut them a few inches longer as braided hose has a wider radius & is unforgiving for positioning...
Makes for a nice custom mod...

karl sparks · Post by **karl sparks** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:47 am

Been busy past couple of days,I forgot how time consuming painting was. Hands arnt as steady as they use to be...

Got a couple of boo boos to fix.

Been 20 yrs. sense I did it last. Little rough getting started but it comes back quickly.

Fix a couple of boo boos and then detail.

dont know if it will be done in time for Terry's ride , But it will be close.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:05 am

It will be done in time, I just know it. Can't wait to see it against these backgrounds,

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:12 am

I envy you guys with painting skills. I had a problem with painting with numbers....

Mike Barone #123 · Post by **Mike Barone #123** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:50 am

alimey4u2 wrote:I envy you guys with painting skills. I had a problem with painting with numbers....

Larry......add my name to what you said above.

Greatttttttttttttttttttttttt job Karl. Cant wait to see pix of all wonderful paint work on your X

karl sparks · Post by **karl sparks** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:06 pm

Im worse than a kid at X-mas.

Had to see it together and show it off a little.

Here it is all most done , Paint work any way. Couple of decals here and there some stripes on the fairing.(Tomorows tasks), Repaint the wheels, make new mounts for the front turn signals.They will fit up on the side of the fairing. if you look close . You can see the holes in the fairing.
Using later 1986 units more Aero looking

. Never liked the 79's. looked like they belonged on a school Bus.

Repaired the boo boos(reshot the tank)Figuring out this new VOC paint is tricky

cant wait putting things on, some of it not even dry yet...

It is bright in the sun

And a face to go with the bike

Even have my 2009 world rally shirt on :)

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:39 am

Karl, looks like you almost have her looking like you want...Congrats..

karl sparks · Post by **karl sparks** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:14 pm

been slacking off a bit,Got the fairing stripe put on and Wheels repainted. Right after building new btm end for my Twincharer Avanti.So many things to do so little time...

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:06 am

karl sparks wrote:been slacking off a bit,Got the fairing stripe put on and Wheels repainted. Right after building new btm end for my Twincharer Avanti.So many things to do so little time...

Thought my eyes were deceiving me for a moment there, I was looking for 6 cylinders and.....

Don't forget to show us more pics of the Avanti when you've finished it Karl...Plus of course the CBX..

karl sparks · Post by **karl sparks** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:30 am

Look ,I do smile.

Replacement oil line got here today. New working 82 horns on the way. Added new cam covers.

new cam covers

mounted oil pressure guage and clock. pin striped tank added double overhead cam decal below logo .will clear coat it in morning

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:58 am

Now there's a smile

No wonder you're happy

Say Karl, does your bike sit a bit low in the rear or is it just that the fairing makes it look that way in the pics?