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The Project Bike -- 1984 Kawasaki ZN1100 LTD
My current ride - 2007 Victory Vegas
My former ride -- 2002 Victory V92C
Another shot of my old Vic V92C
My old Kawasaki Vulcan 1500
Stripped-down project bike
Stripping the paint off the tank, in progress
Rust inside fuel tank
Rebuilt fuel petcock/tap
Replacement Parts for the 84 Kawasaki ZN1100 LTD
Materials for cleaning out the rusty tank
Swirling muriatic acid solution in the tank
Flash rust on underside of tank
Pieces of tank liner removed along with the rust
Tank -- Before (inset) and after removing paint and decals
My sandblasting rig
The Barrel Blaster Sandblasting Cabinet
Mollie the shop dog
Love at first sight
Mollie at 10 weeks
Evercoat Rage body filler for tank repairs
Tank with primer and filler
Painted tank, ready for buffing
Materials used to get small particles out of tank
Rolled cotton in filler hole
Rolled cotton in sending unit hole
Small particles inside tank captured in rolled cotton
Sending unit
Sending unit assembled in tank
Fuel tap
Fuel tap assembled in tank
Filler cap
Filler cap assembed in tank
Finished tank
Original side covers on project bike
Side covers prepared for using Plastic Bonder
J-B Weld Plastic Bonder
Fiberglass cloth and plastic bonder on back of cracked side cover
Painted side covers
Finished side cover
Shims for adjusting valve clearances
MotionPro valve shim tool
A broken cam cap set me back a few days
New valve cover gasket
Making sure the mating surface is clean
Cleaned up carbs
Cleaned up carbs
Cleaned up carbs
Project bike on crane = a real back saver!
Clutch cover (left) after a good sandblasting
The ZN exhaust, looking rough and in need of an overhaul
chopped-up exhaust
When in doubt, organize the garage
Tail pipe expander
Dent on header pipe #4
Small dent on header pipe #1
My first attempt at welding
My first attempt at welding
Bolt tack-welded into exhaust pipe to close up hole
Small hole repaired on tail pipe
Almost 50 years after I chopped my first bicycle, I'm building my first bobber from a 1984 ZN Kawasaki LTD, in my garage, using basic tools. Follow along.
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