Side-hilling son of a gun
Got the holeshot
Saturday I started my 1986 250r restoration. I would have more blasted parts if the water valve had not blown out of the bottom of the moisture trap. Cheap china harbour freight tools.
Frame was sandblasted, epoxy primed and painted all done Saturday. I polished one fork tube on Sunday (no pics yet). I will update this thread as I progress.
Last edited by Mr. Clean; 09-15-2009 at 12:15 PM.
Roostin' Away
Arm chair racerRoostin Away
Looking good, iam doing the same with my 85 350x. keep us updated
At The Back Of The Pack
Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
thats what mine looked like about 4 months and 2000 dollars ago.
i did that 2 times in the last 8 years on my same 86 250r.
i used NAPA MSU paint this go around,through a Snap-on gun.
best bike ever made in my book.
Got The Holeshot
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
lookin' good...keep us posted
Got The Holeshot
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
Good to see another 250R getting a new lease of life , everyday more and more are getting restored.Keep the pics rolling in.
Aussie
Keeping 3 Wheelers Alive Downunder !
Side-hilling son of a gun
Got the holeshot
Here are some pics of polishing aluminum fork sliders. The first couple show the rough aluminum casting. The next couple shots show the sliders after they were DA sanded with 220, then wet sanded with 600. In the pics you can see the pits or holes left over that need to be sanded further to get the mirror finish (by the mounting bracket and caliper mounting holes). These will require more elbow grease as I do not have a dremel. Last couple pics show what I did on Sunday on the right side slider. This was DA 220, 600 wet, 1000 wet then buffed on a bench grinder with a rouge and then a polish. However I am not done yet with it. If you look by the square plate that helps hold the front axle you will see where the finish is still rough. Lots of work but as someone told me "it is all about the details".
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sweet MIKE!! IM going to be starting on my 83 painting it up nice!! and polishing parts on it!! so this is going to be you nice rider??
Side-hilling son of a gun
Got the holeshot
This will end up the dreaded trailer queen. I wont ride other than to verify mechanically sound. It will sell after build if I can get the right price, as I have more frames and want to build a 500r. It is going to suck not to ride this one, but how much more fun to ride a 500.Originally Posted by sykolincoln
Last edited by Mr. Clean; 02-13-2007 at 10:31 AM.
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Arm chair racerNew to the board
Looks really nice so far! Can I ask what shade of red you used on the frame? and how does it match up to the factory plastic?
Will be nice when done, keep the pics coming.
Side-hilling son of a gun
Got the holeshot
It is Dodge 2005 red. There are 2 reds for dodge in 2005 one flame red and this one. This was using a brand called Matrix. It is nice to use as the mix is 1:1. As far as paint matching plastics, all my oem plastics are still in wrappers and I have yet to remove them. It matches very well to my 85 plastics which are in great shape.
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Arm chair racerNew to the board
Sweet man. I'm getting a local shop to sand and powdercoat my frame as soon as i have extra money. I love the forks dude, i'm gonna try that too. I'll let y'all know how it turns out
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Arm chair racerNew to the board
The frame came out awsome.Nice work.
Side-hilling son of a gun
Got the holeshot
Polishing is just time consuming and the details are a pain without the right tools. I spent another 3.5 hours last night trying to finish the right side slider. I need to order some of those attachments for the hard to reach areas.
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Arm chair racerNew to the board
Yea i know what you mean. i spent 3-4 hours last night on just one and i never even got to polishing yet, that was just to even it all up and get the pits and scratches out. maby another 2 hours and i'll have it polished. Let you know how it turns out.
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Arm chair racerNew to the board
Yea i know what you mean. i spent 3-4 hours last night on just one and i never even got to polishing yet, that was just to even it all up and get the pits and scratches out. maby another 2 hours and i'll have it polished. Let you know how it turns out.
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