A long winter gives a good FJ modding time :-)

[keand3]

Nothing like a good teas...  

Just rip that engine out and start tearing her down  

More porn of engine parts are soon coming your way. Started paiting the engin today, hopefully it will turn out better then it was 

[jscgdunn]

Boy you must have a long winter to start tearing down in June?

Jeff

[keand3]

Boy you must have a long winter to start tearing down in June?

Jeff

O'boy do we ever!  
There is actually no summers here. Only winter, one white and one green winter  

This engine rebuild was originally schdueled this autumn (march/April), but got delayed from my mechanic. Something about a some cheap racing engine that had priority.  

[jscgdunn]

Hope you get to ride it soon....you have put in a ton of work!

[keand3]

I hope so too Jeff. The work will hopfully last a long time 

I'm guessing it would be at least another 2 weeks before I can ride it. Hopefully we have a overview of what parts we need to order, then it's only to wait their arrival en mounting her back together.

Cheers
Ken

[keand3]

Have been busy today painting some parts. As you will see of the photos I am not to keen on a glossy engine.
The only glossy I would like is the exhaust, or mufflers.

I was stupid enough not to take good before pictures but those parts were down right dirty and filed with all sorts of junk and debris. I'll tell you, the powerwash worked hard to get all the dirt of.

All parts have 3 layers of paint, except for the exhaust (muffler and collector), here I used the same paint as a primer and will add some more glossy stuff on it. The muffler ought too shine... at least some  
I probably should have used another primer for the muffler, but will have to do. It will be changed after the season for one of Randy's systems

Parts are ready to get clean.



This picture doesn't show any of the pre-painted areas on this parts, but I throw it in here just to satisfy Monkey and his appetite for FJ porn.



Here's 2 before picture of muffler and collectorbox. All the debris was a pain in the ars too to get of. Took a lot of sanding to get some areas smooth and good for paint.



This part is the only one I got around to curing the paint in the furnace. Damn that smells!! But turned out nice.



The picture got a bit dark, but you can see the paint is good. All that is left is to cure it in the furnace, and polish it up.



Not so much to say about it...



This is the muffler primed and ready for a more glossy paint. The muffler originally was black with a stainless steel plate strapped around it. I sanded it down some to get the paint so sit more firmer.
It's too big to cure in the furnace, so I would give the bike a good spin when ready to get the paint cured. Any suggestions on the matter of obtain a nice glossy finish is appreciated.  



This is tomorrows project:


Cheers
Ken

[craigo]

Oh Yeah, nice restore job!!! 

CraigO

[fj11.5]

Looking good mate, but how hot does your furnace get, there is a rubber type gasket in the main clutch cover center piece ,

[FJmonkey]

Oh Yea!!! Keep it coming....

[keand3]

More fun to come later today guys. I tought that i might have filmed the process too and posted on the web, but thats  kinda late now i guess

Looking good mate, but how hot does your furnace get, there is a rubber type gasket in the main clutch cover center piece ,

It kinda sounds like i have a big ass furnace, might be bad choice of words from my part. Its a regular oven you have in you kitchen. Heats up to 250 or 300 c.
The paint i used is cured when baked in the oven for 1 hour at 200 degrees. 

[keand3]

Oh Yea!!! Keep it coming....

Okey, here's a bunch more photos for ya! Just remember to clean up that drool  

I tried to be a bit more orginized this time around when it comes to taking photos.... I hope.
Took pictures before and after they have meen cured in the oven. Don't know if it shows on the pictures, but I know you want to see it anyway  

All the following pictures are shoots before they went in the oven...










All of the followinfg photos are after curing in oven:



















Tomorrow I'll bee posting them exhaust photos i guess.. Depends if i manage to get them ready.

Cheers
Ken

[fj11.5]

Looking gooood mate, , are your headers stainless, if you were bored enough you could polish them,   

[keand3]

Looking gooood mate, , are your headers stainless, if you were bored enough you could polish them,   

Thanks, but no thanks
Don't have time for it this time around im afraid.

Here is some more parts ready for the oven.


I was putting on my third coat of clear this morning, and was a bit tired and my focus a bit of...
F#%€$ ars whoppin tow truck.... Got sloppy and did get too much on as the pictures shows...
Now i have to wait until it drys snd then sand it down and put evan more layers on... D'hoo..


Cheers
Ken

[fj11.5]

All good, none of mine are polished, just black,

[keand3]

All good, none of mine are polished, just black,

All the cool guys goes for black