Project "Cheapskate"
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Nebraska
Paint your switch housings and lever perches to match then put the chrome switches in...we did this on a buddies RKC a few years back and it got more compliments. His was that "sandy goldish" color that they did in 03.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: NE
Wow, I'm not so sure that was a great idea.... About an hour to take those housings apart. I would have done it for chrome housings anyway but what a pain in the rear!!
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: NE
Saturdays projects started with the wheels which looked pretty bad when I started.
Spent about an hour on each wheel with a nasty wire wheel spray, brush, and water. They look pretty good now.
Except for being early 07 profile wheels, which now I have found out have chrome flaking issues, they're going to have to do for a while.
Spent about an hour on each wheel with a nasty wire wheel spray, brush, and water. They look pretty good now.
Except for being early 07 profile wheels, which now I have found out have chrome flaking issues, they're going to have to do for a while.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: NE
Next up up I polished the brake rotors, which took about an hour a piece. Started out with 240, 320, 800, 1000, 1500, then some polish on a ball. Ended up shredding my da sander pad, and tearing up the polishing ball, but they turned out nice. I'll post pictures when I can figure out how to get the shine to show up.
Also tried a technique I read about on this site to try and remove the wheel bearings, I welded a washer to the inner race and then used a 10" piece of pipe to drive out the bearings.
The bolt was used to attach the ground clamp while I mig welded the washer in place, then removed
Results? Not so good, I tried twice and both times the welds broke taking part of the inner bearing race with them.
I'm going to pickup an expanding anchor bolt and try it later this week. If that fails I'll either use an Indy to have them pulled for me, or or purchase the Posse wheel bearing remover. Just trying to be a cheapskate.....
Also tried a technique I read about on this site to try and remove the wheel bearings, I welded a washer to the inner race and then used a 10" piece of pipe to drive out the bearings.
The bolt was used to attach the ground clamp while I mig welded the washer in place, then removed
Results? Not so good, I tried twice and both times the welds broke taking part of the inner bearing race with them.
I'm going to pickup an expanding anchor bolt and try it later this week. If that fails I'll either use an Indy to have them pulled for me, or or purchase the Posse wheel bearing remover. Just trying to be a cheapskate.....
Last edited by Batman7349; Jan 29, 2012 at 11:14 AM.
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Cruiser
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From: NE
And third and last for the weekend I took the controls and switch housings apart, including the master cylinder. I repaired the road rash on the master cylinder cover and one of the switch covers. When I get back in town I'll get them painted in Synergy to match the tin work.
Also stripped down the inner and outer fairings, there's some road rash on them also. I'm waiting for a can of ABS cement to arrive and I'll try a technique I read about using the cement like body filler to repair the fairings, as well as using a soldering iron and the ABS cement to repair a bag lid.
Also stripped down the inner and outer fairings, there's some road rash on them also. I'm waiting for a can of ABS cement to arrive and I'll try a technique I read about using the cement like body filler to repair the fairings, as well as using a soldering iron and the ABS cement to repair a bag lid.
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From: Chesterfield, VA
I take it, that's not your garage at home? If it is, I'm jealous.
