shadetree 5,869 Posted December 23, 2019 spent today cleaning the fuel tank up, got the new sending unit installed in the tank after drilling the hole for it. installed tank. got the front brake hubs cleaned up, new brake shoes installed in the clean backing plates, bolted those on the front. cleaned and painted the front shocks, installed those. installed front brake hubs, called it a day for right now, i'm tired..lol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted December 24, 2019 todays plan: start with cleaning the front brake lines up/out, get them installed, get the front brakes working and adjusted, front hubs painted, few odds and ends installed, then its on to working with the plastics !. i'll try to post some progress pics for all you pic pervs ! :-). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,611 Posted December 24, 2019 What’s your method to clean out brake lines? Dang things are pricey and the older bikes’ lines seem to be clogged as often as not 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted December 24, 2019 1 hour ago, jeepwm69 said: What’s your method to clean out brake lines? Dang things are pricey and the older bikes’ lines seem to be clogged as often as not I have never had any stopped all the way up ?, most times I run my parts washer through them, then followed by compressed air. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted December 24, 2019 front brake work is done !, did have to make a trip to my buds place, and pick up another master cylinder, the one that was on it would not build up any pressure. got the front brakes all adjusted, bled, and all painted. then got the front bash plate, and skid plates painted and installed. here's some pics of how it turned out. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoolBreeze 62 Posted December 25, 2019 The aluminum looks really clean and bright, are painting it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted December 25, 2019 6 hours ago, KoolBreeze said: The aluminum looks really clean and bright, are painting it? yes, painting it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrxPipUK 169 Posted January 13, 2020 Any progress on this sweet little project shade? Need some pics hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 10:49 AM, TrxPipUK said: Any progress on this sweet little project shade? Need some pics hahaha not really, been taking care of RL stuff lately. Iast thing I did was tear the rear fender apart down to bare fender, and that is where I left off. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 16, 2020 Glad to see you back !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcsman 1,382 Posted January 16, 2020 Hey shade good to see ya.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 11, 2020 well, i finally got caught back up on RL issues, and now its time to get back on this build !. stick around, i'll be posting progress pics here soon !. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcsman 1,382 Posted February 11, 2020 good to hear, keep us up to date.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 16, 2020 update: finally got off my butt, and got back on the fender tear down, here's some progress pic's of what i got done today. rear fender all tore down, front fender all tore down. as you can see in the front fender area that is all messed up ?, i will repair it, make it new ( or close to new anyway ) so not to show this bad area. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 17, 2020 update: some front fender patch work, this is NOT done !, its only the gluing and supporting part of my repair. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 18, 2020 almost ready for some paint !. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 20, 2020 just picked up some spray paint from wally world, here is what I got :-). 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 20, 2020 I like the color of the cap , looking forward to seeing it on plastic ...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 20, 2020 That is the same paint I buy , it sprays , covers and holds very well for me ----- prep work is the key to painting --- I like Liquid Sand Paper on a green scuff pad , then wipe it with liquid wax and grease remover , then the paint ------- if there are some bad spots on the plastic I will DA it with some sand paper first 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: I like the color of the cap , looking forward to seeing it on plastic ...... me too !..lol. weather is bad here right now, as you already know down there !..lol. soon as the weather gets right ?, I will start painting plastics. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 22, 2020 update: first coat of paint on front and rear fender, best I could do, I think they look great so far. the damaged area of front fender looks 1000 times better than what it did look like, ya'll tell me ?. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 22, 2020 That paint job came out real nice , can't wait to see it all together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Fishfiles said: That paint job came out real nice , can't wait to see it all together ty bro !. it will have to do, seeing how new fenders are not around ?, it will be ok from my standards..lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,869 Posted February 22, 2020 well crap, my day just sucked !..lol. I was gonna get my fenders off my '89, swap my newer red fenders on it, then swap the splash guards over onto the blue '88 ?, that..didn't...happen !.lol. first off, my '89 fuel pump went to pouring gas out of the body of it !, thank goodness I had bought a new oem fuel pump for it awhile back !!!. got that changed out, then was looking at the splash guards, and the ones on my '89 are different than the ones on the newer red fenders ?..nope..wont work !. they made them different between '88 and '89 it seems !. the '89 rear splash guards has foot wells on them !!!!. the '88 does not ?, hmmm. trashed that plan all to crap !. and to top all this off ?, my '' some what new battery '' from honda, that has been on a jr charger all this time, some how..lost its charge ??..holly crap bat man !. I was going to use my '03 trx450fm with the winch to winch my '89 out of its resting spot ?, but that did not happen !...lol. sooo, I had to rob the new battery out of the trx300fw, and put it in my trx450fm. now I've got to buy another battery !..sigh. only thing that came out right today ?, is I got the headlight part off the red fenders I brought home, will send them back to my bud. did I loose ya'll on all this ??..lol. bad day to say the least. said screw it, i'm going in, done for the day, had to walk away before I tore something else up !!!..lol. oh..i did get my '89 cranked up after sitting all these months..lol..that poor girl just wont die !!..lol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
