plastic surgery for the viva

recracer · 04-06-2012, 12:45 PM

FastDoc · 04-06-2012, 12:47 PM

Git 'er done! :P

The old nip and tuck.

Priced right too. :wink:

recracer · 04-06-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Git 'er done! :P

The old nip and tuck.

Priced right too. :wink:

Cheap enough . 16 and change for the taillight everything else, fabracated from things i had around the house

Weldangrind · 04-06-2012, 02:40 PM

That looks a lot like the light I installed on my TW. Yours looks great!

recracer · 04-06-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

That looks a lot like the light I installed on my TW. Yours looks great!

thanks weld it is this one from Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/190610082329...84.m1439.l2648

Weldangrind · 04-06-2012, 04:50 PM

Yep, very similar to mine, except that I don't have the smoked cover. The screws that held it together were far too thin for my liking, so I carefully drilled the pastic out and used stainless socket head cap screws that are 4 or 5mm in diameter, along with nyloc nuts.

SpudRider · 04-06-2012, 10:09 PM

You did a nice job, Ron.

What is the white material you used to fill the space vacated by the old tail light?

Spud

recracer · 04-07-2012, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

You did a nice job, Ron.

What is the white material you used to fill the space vacated by the old tail light?

Spud

Spud the fill panel and the tail light mount are all made from 4x4 vinyl post sleeves i had left over from my deck . sparingly warm with indirect propane torch and bends to whatever you need it to do . I used a bench vise to get straight bends . i used jb weld to retain a panel on the bottom of the fender ,so the top panel would sit flush and have somthing to glue it to .

zingshoen · 04-07-2012, 12:12 AM

great job! paint next?

Weldangrind · 04-07-2012, 11:53 AM

Ron, what is your shop floor coated with?

recracer · 04-07-2012, 12:37 PM

weld it is home center (Lowe's ) 2 part epoxy http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...FD2FED&first=0

recracer · 04-07-2012, 12:50 PM

Before i got it dirty Home garage

Weldangrind · 04-08-2012, 02:16 AM

Wow! Are you happy with that floor? It looks great!

recracer · 04-08-2012, 02:09 PM

I like the floor allot . Was a huge pain in floor prep , the floor was painted and epoxy should be down directly on the concrete . Had to grind the paint off with a diamond cup on a hand grinder . I did have some hot tire lift ,in a spot that was troweled to slick when it was poured . If i ever re-coat it , i will leave out the traction grit . The grit makes it harder to sweep out things like grass clippings

FastDoc · 04-08-2012, 05:38 PM

Good to know. The floor in my new house is brand new and shouldn't require much prep. I used a 2 part epoxy in one of my California homes and liked it. The only downsides were air bubbles in places from the concrete outgassing (?) and motorcycle kickstands would quicky scrape through it.

I want a nice garage. It will be fully insulated, heated, sheetrocked, pained white, and I plan to light it up like an operating room. A nice light grey floor will be a nice touch.

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Git 'er done! :P The old nip and tuck. Priced right too. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That looks a lot like the light I installed on my TW. Yours looks great! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Yep, very similar to mine, except that I don't have the smoked cover. The screws that held it together were far too thin for my liking, so I carefully drilled the pastic out and used stainless socket head cap screws that are 4 or 5mm in diameter, along with nyloc nuts. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	You did a nice job, Ron. What is the white material you used to fill the space vacated by the old tail light? Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	great job! paint next? __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Ron, what is your shop floor coated with? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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recracer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charles Town W.V. Posts: 849	weld it is home center (Lowe's ) 2 part epoxy http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...FD2FED&first=0
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recracer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charles Town W.V. Posts: 849	Before i got it dirty Home garage
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Wow! Are you happy with that floor? It looks great! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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recracer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charles Town W.V. Posts: 849	I like the floor allot . Was a huge pain in floor prep , the floor was painted and epoxy should be down directly on the concrete . Had to grind the paint off with a diamond cup on a hand grinder . I did have some hot tire lift ,in a spot that was troweled to slick when it was poured . If i ever re-coat it , i will leave out the traction grit . The grit makes it harder to sweep out things like grass clippings
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04-08-2012, 05:38 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Good to know. The floor in my new house is brand new and shouldn't require much prep. I used a 2 part epoxy in one of my California homes and liked it. The only downsides were air bubbles in places from the concrete outgassing (?) and motorcycle kickstands would quicky scrape through it. I want a nice garage. It will be fully insulated, heated, sheetrocked, pained white, and I plan to light it up like an operating room. A nice light grey floor will be a nice touch. __________________ Happy to serve.
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