31. NOW THATS DIFF ERENT

Repainted rear end right hand side

With a burst of energy today I finally delt to the diffy.This was a job I'd been putting off cause of the messy state of it.

Degreased it then hit it with paint stripper,then white primer then gloss  red followed by a generous coating of clear.

Once more to the polishing wheel for the inspection plug &  then fitted a couple of nice shiny bolts.

Diffy B4

Paint stripping diffy

Finished diffy

30. SEAT V2.0

After having the frame powder coated the original blue seatcover no longer matched so it was onto Aliexpress & I found a fake snakeskin that matches the frame really well.
It was relativley thick & stretchy so was a doddle to fit. Now both the frame & seatcover,in certain lights both turn from a dark blue to a little bit of a purplish tinge.

Snakeskin seatcover

29. SHOCK TREATMENT

ZX10 shock revamp

The monoshock,off a Kawasaki ZX10,was looking rather used so after dismemberment it was out with the paint stripper & wire brush,maskage, and on with a nice coat or 3 of VHTs black wrinkle from a spraybomb. Whipped out the heat gun to speed things up.

ZX10 shock b4

ZX10 shock during

28.REAR WHEEL BEARINGS

Checked the back wheel bearings & lo they were well past it so I found my home made 4 prong socket & whipped the locking collar off .Then out with the map gas torch to warm up the hub & then 'drift' ( a euphemism -for smack the hell out of-) the bearings/ spacer out.
A quick visit to the local bearing shop on the way home from work netted me a pair of 6302-2RS's.
Once more with the torch & job done.

Rear wheel bearings

27. REAR WHEEL FACELIFT

Spent some time bringing the tatty old 18" rear comstar back to life.
Used paintstripper to remove years of paint & grime then gave it  a good going over with wet & dry sandpaper before taking ages to mask it all off B4 spraying with matt black primer then a nice satin black.
Punched out the old knackered 6302 bearings & had a new Shinko 120/90 x 18 fitted.

Rear wheel B4

Painting rear wheel

Finished rear wheel

26.POWDERCOATING DONE

Picked up all the frame bits from the powdercoaters today.
After they sandblasted it got a 1st coat of silver followed by a see thru 'intense blue' topcoat.
It now looks very similar to blue anodising on alloy
Very pleased with the results although the bank balance took a direct hit.
This has now set the tone of the rest of the build.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!!

Intense blue powdercoated

25. IVE BEEN FRAMED!!

Final frame & swingarm mig welding all done.
We are now getting dangerously close to visiting the powder coaters,best I make the right decision for colour as its permanent.
For me,choosing the color scheme is always the difficult part, so time for yet more deep thought.

Welding done

Welding done 2