z1100st A1 (re - birth) lots of pics?

freddyz1r · #166 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:29 am

Richard Q wrote:Blimey Freddie, that's a bit of work you have there. Keep up the good work (and piccies)

Richard

dreading when I've got to start putting it back together in a few weeks time :shock:

freddyz1r · #167 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:02 am

You may recall from a previous post that my tank had some corrosion around the headstock area. In my infinite wisdom I decided to 'clean' off the surface rust and check all the seams while I was at it :roll:

ok so I was a bit enthusiastic with the wire wheel and managed to create a pin hole :oops:

(Should just leave alone :twisted:

)
All parts to be painted were supposed to go down on the following monday (2 days = weekend), no chance of that :evil:

. Mansged to call thd painter and postpone for 1 week,
(He kindly swapped my slot with someone elses :shock:

).
Mate of mine in the car trade said he could get it sorted for me :hot

now becoming a long story shortened, my mate took my tank

dropped it off with his welder

who then boggered off on hols for a week :evil:

missed my new painting slot :cry:

welder returns :up

welds the hole up

returns tank to mate /me

not had time to grind the welds down( been chasing hole, and you could trip over the height of the weld)

I (the 'heavy handed one') grind down the weld

. Missed my slot totally now (2weeks)
:oops:

thought I'd re clean the inside :roll:

the pin hole is still there :dead

got up 'yell.com' looked for a proper welder /brazer :roll:

took it down, payed Â£20 and it was all sorted

thank f**k, now I've got to wait for painter to come off hols

freddyz1r · #168 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:08 am

Tank before I started on it :oops:

freddyz1r · #169 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:20 am

Tank after first welding.
and after my hasty grinding

freddyz1r · #170 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:54 pm

Steve Cooke wrote:Is it the bush that's missing? if so what are the dimensions as I have an odd one here from an A4 you can have but not sure if the size is the same.

hi steve, the length is 32mm, fat end 22mm and tapered down to 20mm.

cheerz freddy

Steve Cooke · #171 PostAuthor: **Steve Cooke** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:50 pm

Yes all the dimensions are the same, if you need it pm your address to me and I'll post it as soon as I get a chance. One of my bikes came in box's years ago and one of those was missing so I turned two new ones on the lathe and kept the odd one, knew it might come in handy sometime.

freddyz1r · #172 PostAuthor: **freddyz1r** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:40 pm

Thanks very much steve, pm sent.
cheerz freddy

zedward · #173 PostAuthor: **zedward** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:43 pm

F**king hell freddy, you've hammered into that :shock:

Glad to see you're taking it steady :lol:

Keep going kid you'll get there before you know it :up

Went to see wak for some bits for me mori :roll:

he said u were ripping into one of the z1rs :??

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