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#46 PostAuthor: mikey » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:27 pm

Jim, the tail piece does sit nicely on the ltd frame and there is a fairly wide bridge on the back of the frame to bolt it to but im not botherung now but ut all back as it was, but to be honest i just dont have any time for it at the moment.
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#47 PostAuthor: mikey » Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:58 pm

Actually found bit if time today to polish something of my own
this little lot will go for a swim in the chrome tank next week Bling Bling!!!!
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#48 PostAuthor: marve114 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:55 pm

Looking good mikey !
Not really a fan of the ltd but what your doing looks very good i must say , definatly going to be Blinding when your finished with it :D

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#49 PostAuthor: mikey » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:02 pm

Cant say im a real fan of em but i got it for a bit of work and worth saving from the scrapper.
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#50 PostAuthor: Al » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:55 pm

Some great work going on here Mikey and with a perspective that you dont normally see. It's fascinating to watch the processes involved in cleaning and stripping let alone the finished plating side of things. I especially like it because its not me getting dirty as usual.
Keep up the good work and keep the process stuff in there too if you can it adds another dimension.

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#51 PostAuthor: mikey » Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:35 pm

Ok Al when i polish the mudguards for plating i will photo the whole polishing process should be end of next week if i get the chance work extremely busy at the moment.
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#52 PostAuthor: RALPHARAMA » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:02 am

It's a bloody pest this working for a living - gets in the way of serious bike restoration :lol:
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#53 PostAuthor: mikey » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:34 pm

Got me paint work back from jak today, jak as in z900 cafe racer and super charged Z fame.
but the pics dont do it justice its fantastic
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Also had some fittings done in drab olive green.
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#54 PostAuthor: sanderz » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:18 pm

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Like that - a lot :drool

Keep it going :up
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#55 PostAuthor: Pigford » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:26 pm

Thats paintwork is STUNNING :twisted:
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#56 PostAuthor: pertonpc » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:36 pm

Hiya Mikey
650 coming on a treat there mister, great to see another one saved from rotting away. Keep up the good work - getting gerter and lusher by the week :!:
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#57 PostAuthor: mikey » Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:54 pm

Thanks lads it realy is better in the flesh.

But mark its not a Z650 its me ltd1000 sold me Z650 last year
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#58 PostAuthor: pertonpc » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:15 pm

oops sorry Mikey!!
still looks the part matey.
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#59 PostAuthor: Steve S » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:15 pm

Very nice Mikey, have you de badged it? getting the paintwork back is definately one of the highlights of a resto,though i do remember getting quite excited over the Chrome work :wink: Keep up the good work,loving the olive work too.
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#60 PostAuthor: mikey » Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:33 pm

The tank was like that when i got it and jak took it back to the bare steel
and there were no screw holes for the badges.
I had them stuck on with double sided vehicle badge tape before.
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