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    A Little Tinkerin', A Little Drinkerin'

    I wouldn't say it's a rebuild as such, more of a spit and polish.
    Around June, I think, I got hold of a sweet old GSX750E.


    Everything on it is bog stock, except for the 4 into 1 and O'Brien can.
    I haven't been able to do much due to a slowly mending broken collar bone. But now I have enough movement and strength to start.

    I've had a bit of a tinker and done some scrubbing.
    The bodywork, which was fine except for the hazing and crackly tank, now looks like this.


    That is coat #1. I'm pretty pleased with myself as I have never wielded a spray gun before. Only cans.

    The new Progressive Suspension 1204 shocks are on their way from a mate in Vegas. The eBay bloke wouldn't post outside the US.


    $19.99 USD. Yes, I gots me a bargain there. They are, allegedly, just old stock.

    The frame is covered in dust and rubbish but most of it wiped off with a kero soaked rag. the small patches of surface rust I have attacked with a whire wheel and Killrust black. This is a before shot, obviously.


    The exhaust is off to a mates tomorrow to be sandblasted, then VHT'd and wrapped in black wrap.
    I have ordered new mirrors, tank protectors (belly and knee pads) off eBay.
    Tomorrow, I will ring the brake line man and get a set of Goodridge sent to me.
    The sizal wheels and compound await.

    I have pulled the forks, they are off to a trusted mechanic to be checked and serviced.

    All I need to source now is a rear indicator lens, the pinstripe kit and tyres.

    The bin in my shed has a quite a few cans squashed into it.

    #2
    Oh, and for all you blokes with your roomy sheds and bike jigs?
    I'm just a little envious.

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      #3
      Lookin' good Leigh! Nice find on those shocks for sure, need to something about mine down the track.

      What colour blue is that by the way? Trying to find a nice deep blue for mine once I get to that point...
      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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        #4
        It's Killrust, Pete.
        The colour is called "Ocean".

        If you want deeper again. there is a Colourbond colour called "Deep Ocean"
        Similar tint but a lot darker shade.

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          #5
          Looks like a fun project Leigh. Body work is looking GOOD! And that frame is DIRTY! Was that bike doing taxi service in the city before you got it?

          Keep those photos coming.
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

          Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

          Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

          Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

          KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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            #6
            Taxi? I don't know about that?
            From all the dust and dirt, I would have imagine it was used in a coal mine.
            Still, what do you expect after 29 and a bit years?

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              #7
              Polish? Bah! I hate polish.
              I've been a truck driver for the last 18 odd years.
              I know about polishing crap.

              2 hours in the shed tonight with a couple of cans.

              The sizal wheels couldn't get into the real corners of the rim.

              Out with the wet & dry, old nappies and the Autosol.

              I really hate polishing.

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                #8
                I feel your pain... a lot of chrome is going away with my rebuild... I only want just enough shiny bits to be, well, shiny...
                1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                  #9
                  Top work there Leigh! Sounds like she's coming togther well. Wish I was well enough to tackle all that stuff on my bike - needs a bit of TLC too.

                  Jelous about your score with the shocks! Well done! Been looking for a bargain like that for mine as well - must have missed those

                  Looking forward to more pics mate

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                    #10
                    You're a wise man, Pete.
                    The only shiny things will be the edges of the rims.
                    Maybe some bits of the engine..

                    Cheers, Ricko, I'm getting there inch by inch mate.

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                      #11
                      Great minds think alike hey Leigh! Or is it all fools think the same? Hmmm...

                      I'm going shiny case covers on the engine, shiny rim edges (all my spokes are painted already), shiny footpeg brackets, and that'll be about it depending on what I do for an exhaust.

                      I may end up shining up the carb bowls yet... undecided on that one.
                      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                        #12
                        Yup, shiny covers and I might polish the rear peg brackets around the edges.
                        I was thinking of doing the barrels in black and leaving the case and the head in silver.
                        I saw one on here like it.. Looked pretty swish.

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                          #13
                          My cases and valve cover are going POR 15 Black Velvet (in fact they are now), but I'm going to send my barrels and head off to a guy in Jimboomba to be "wet blasted".

                          Apparently once it's done, you no longer need to worry about road grime or anything, it'll all just wash off with soapy water...

                          He's quoted me $130 - 140 for mine and I'll get it done real soon I hope because I'm almost ready to put the motor back together after I BBQ the lower crank case etc.
                          1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                          1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                          450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                          Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                            #14
                            Sounds all right..
                            There will be photos of course?

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                              #15
                              There's already some photos, but more to come, especially things like the wet blasting.

                              Current ones are towards the end of my rebuild thread here (can it be nearly 6 years since I started? wow!!):

                              Are you doing a restoration project of some kind on a GS? Let everyone see what you are doing by posting the details here.


                              And here's a rather lengthy thread about my confusion of what to do with the engine and how it lead to part POR 15 Black Velvet and part wet blasting:



                              Looks like it may rain this weekend, but if not I'm hoping my motor will go in the BBQ again...
                              1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                              1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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                              450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                              Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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