Jennifer's Makeover

+1 on the cylinder O-rings, I know it's not obvious but those skinny O-rings are responsible for keeping the oil from creeping up between the steel liners and the surrounding aluminum causing leaks.

Cheers

Many thanks Larry, thanks to your knowledgeable advice and tips.
Yes I remember the lifting pin striping and how dejected I was, having to sand it all back down, thought I would never be able to lay paint, but your work is an inspiration.

[nvr2old]

Think back to the days you were having problems with the stripes and how disappointing all that was, now look at your parts again. They look really nice, Flyboy. You should feel very proud of yourself. Sticking to the task and getting it finished should feel really good. Nicely done.

Got quite a bit done today, thanks to the break in the rain and the warm temps, meant I could get some paint down......yaaaaaay.

Finished prepping the gasket surfaces to drop the cylinders back on, GS series are notorious for base gasket leaks, so any short cut here will turn around to bite you in the bum.
Note to self; Don't be a chop and forget the cylinder O-Rings or the teardrop shaped O-Rings or timing tunnel O-Ring.





As I said, finally got some colour onto the tail piece and fairing





And did a final wet sand with 1500 grit, 2000 grit and polish on the side covers, they came out ok I guess, considering, so I am calling them done.











That's all for now.
Will see how muh work I can get done on he motor tomorrow and Wednesday.

Thanks Crank.
Not much to update today, weather has been miserable and raining the last two days, so i never managed to get any paint down, like I had hoped, due to the high humidity and cold temps.
So I have kept myself occupied with menial, mind numbing tasks that need to be done, you know the ones.
Got the fairing sanded and readt for primer, stripped and did more prep work on the tail piece, should be ready for paint now.
Also spent some time measuring piston ring end gaps and free end gaps, also measuring ring to groove clearences, just to make 100% sure I don't get a nasty surprise with a ring binding up on me after start up.
I am happy to report, all is well and withing factory spec.
Also spent some time cleaning gasket surfaces so I can drop the jugs and the head back on as soon as I have hung the pistons back on the con rods.
God, I hate cleaning gasket surfaces.
Lets hope the weather clears while we still have a day or two before it is back to the salt mine....while it's still open.

Pretty much read through this entire thread, nice job so far and can't wait to see the final result!

[rustybronco]

Item #1 in the above drawing gets a nod from me.

[bccap]

I still like your first image as it makes the fairing look like it was designed as part of the whole bikes paint scheme. Maybe a bit of a curve to the orange to match the the curve on the tank. However both look good, the second a bit more abstract.....

[tatu]

See now, Orange. red ,black, matching the tail, gold pin to match.

I do to, Dale suggested replacing the two black pin stripes with the two colours, I like that as well, have opened up the stripes to an inch wide and done away with the second colour, to let the black dominate.

[bccap]

Very nice. I like it.......

Garth, i agree with you, less is more, and I don't want to stray too far from stock,
I think the second pic of the red Cooly bike lends itself well to the two tone scheme, the two white accents can be done in the two colours so as to keep the flow.
Nicely spotted, thanks.

[bccap]

I like the paint scheme you've chosen, but prefer a little more simplicity in the fairing. I don't have the photoshop skills to match your paint scheme but the below pics using one color { in your case I'd use the two on your tank } are more the style I like....