the start of a very long project

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

hi guys, just a message to let u all know i am now starting a full rebuild of my zxr400 h reg L model, its all in bits at the minute and im just prepping the fairings for paint, not sure if im gunna stick with origional colours or choose something diffrent, might just stick with origional for ease, got new braided lines to go on, down pipes need sortin out coz they are blown summat rotten, also, i first thought cam was knockin, but its turned out that the cylinder head is held in by bolts and some of these bolts are threaded, so im gunna dig the tap and die set out and get it sorted to hopefully get rid of that bloody rattle, rest of engine is bloody excellent and will be sweet when running, im gunna keep posting pics of what i have donw so far, here a few of them, ill try my hardest to keep this up to date, if anyone has any suggestions then just let me no. cheers
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[riichy]

cool cant wait to see it all done and clean........


ps mine also has a rattle at about 1700rpm below it its fine and above its fine
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[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

cheers mate, mine started as small rattle but sum idiot has been messin before me and stripped bolts, easy fix tho, tap and die my heart out lol, u got any suggestions as for accessories and stuff, i wanna glam it up but not to much, also i have single seat conversion of a h model if u no anyone that wants it, its in good knick, i only want a tenner for it, aswell is it possible to fit a double can system on this bike???
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[riichy]

*dose the unit fit L or not ???????? could be interested
*yes you can put a double pipe on i have seen one on www.bikepics.com, looks cool as well...

*tart bits like rim-tape and basically look at zxr400ers bike thats just about got every tart bit on it...




pm me with anything you want to talk about i dont know a lot but i might know something that could help you out......
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[Jrod]

H model cowl won't fit the L model.

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

like zxr400er sed, it wont as its more rounded,
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[craigs23]

Is it recomended to spray during winter months?

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

here is the nest stage of build, left and right hand fairings all painted up, i decided to stick with origional colours as i quite liked them anyway, and as for sprayin in winter months, i was in a garage in the right temperature, so no probs there, i think its came out all right considerig what i had to work with, there was uge smash in one side, u may ask why i didnt just buy new, well its a restoration and i wanted to keep as many stock parts as i cud (plus im feckin skint)
heres a few pics, - primin and painting stages, next step, sleaning break discs up i think, or maybe polishing the frame
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[riichy]

ooooo nice and new........looking good













riichy
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[Jrod]

You sprayed over the stickers?

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[Gazdaman]

Make sure you take pictures all the way through. I'm glad I took pictures of every stage of my TZR rebuild.

How about getting the frame powder coated? Search for a thread about a guy rebuilding his NC30. But then breaks his leg. He got the frame powder coated, added new rear maxton shock, RVF forks. Looks beautiful as far as he got.

Respray job doesn't look half bad!

Gaz

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

[divuk83]

Start over on the panels with stickers on as they will always show through. Heat the stickers up with a hair dryer and peel them off, works a treat.

Dave

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

[Gazdaman]

Are you going to put stickers back on again afterwards?

I think most spray jobs look poor because of the lack of stickers.

Whereas proper stickers can really make an aftermarket (but amateur) spray job.

Take Sammyboy's new RVF for instance, beautiful bike, beautiful paint job, but it's all one tone, and no stickers. I think it'd benefit from a couple of big Honda stickers.

Gaz

[Andrewc2oo5zx...]

im getting proper stickers for it and maybe even some bikechatforum ones
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