I crowbaring in another update tonight because I'm a little delinquent in getting them posted and the progress pics are piling up.
*IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER*: this post does not actually contain gazillions of pics. :wink:
Last Monday I dropped a pile of chrome and aluminum parts off at the powder coater to be coated in satin black. I'll definitely update when those are ready. I am hoping to get them before Thanksgiving but we'll see. The whole bike has been broken back down to the frame so I can finish up the final paint. So on to the progress!
Tank sides getting the desert tan interior color down.
Complete paint on the tank body. The desert tan interior was sprayed first. It was then carefully masked and the basalt gray exterior color was laid down. The whole thing was then sprayed with a UV protective matte clear. In the back ground are the metal end caps from the Brooks grips which are now satin black.
Primer on the forks and swing arms.
Final gray and matte clear on the bars.
Overview of the painted parts pile.
The forks are done although the springs are still out at the powder coater. I added a few light gray details on the front fork. That will reflect the two-tone gray on the tank.
The brooks grips with the newly painted black ends.
A few more new goodies, and part of the blacking out of the chrome, new black headset and the new Greenfield kickstand. Also visible are the shifter/cable and the aircraft headlamp switch and wiring harness.
The finished two-tone matte basalt gray paint on the tank. Assembly took the better part of two hours because I had to clean paint out of all 42 holes with a hand tap. If I can toot my own horn for a moment-- I have to say the paint turned out spectacular on this. It is really smooth and the matte finish looks quite nice. :mrgreen:
The tank sides have full gaskets. The interior compartments fit neatly inside. The magnetic latch works great the door closes with a sharp snap!
The compartments slide out easily.
The tool storage compartment has a special cradle that neatly fits a mini air pump.
I am working on a vintage logo that will be made into decals to be applied to the tank sides. Stay tuned for that.
Thanks for looking!