ran429's Makeover to his 1978 GL1000

ran429 · #1

Did quite a bit of clean up on the old bike today. That rust is a pain to get rid of.

Before : Right : http://community.webshots.com/photo/266 ... 5434MLusHc

Before left : http://community.webshots.com/photo/266 ... 6325rcryCL

After Left & right :

http://community.webshots.com/photo/266 ... 9406VTZXjz

http://community.webshots.com/photo/266 ... 0021aqjAaA

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Put the new plugs in it today as well, Now to seafoam the tank & fuel system.

Found a Hole in the radiator so I will be repairing this soon too. along with the overflow hose to the resevoir bottle .http://community.webshots.com/photo/265 ... 0654wLsEeP

Shined up the Aluminum on the motor and chrome quite a bit today too. Man there is a lot of parts to one of these bikes. Glad most of mine are good. Side covers are broken so replacing them as soon as I can find a couple good ones (affordably) Otherwise I will be doing some fiberglass work.

I couldnt stand the rusted parts I was seeing so tearing it apart was all I could do.

It was fun ! Didnt have anything else to do.

Randy.

Zryder · #2

Your a busy man Randy , keep up the great work , Looking good . I'm following your bike story . Its great to see one of those GLs come to life .

Zryder crosso

Try · #3

ran429 wrote:Did quite a bit of clean up on the old bike today. That rust is a pain to get rid of.

Do you use "Rust eater" Randy?

quakeholio · #4

Looks better. Glad to see that it's going well for you.

Thought i would help people see what a good toy you have

ran429 · #5

Try wrote:
ran429 wrote:Did quite a bit of clean up on the old bike today. That rust is a pain to get rid of.
Do you use "Rust eater" Randy?

No, I used a dremmel and a drill with wire wheels and then more sanding.
took it to bare metal without trashing it

I will take it to my brother in laws work for sand blasting next time around.

ran429 · #6

I added a couple photos to the wingmans gallery too, Plus I added this Movie. Just to show that my $180 was well spent.

http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/randy

Movie of motor running, http://www.sinsenkrysset.no/video/randy_goldwing1.mov

ran429 · #7

But the bike was running on all that old gas that was still in the tank. Its been drained and new fuel added since then. Looked and sounded like a TwoStroke for awhile.

Try · #8

ran429 wrote:
Try wrote:
Do you use "Rust eater" Randy?
No, I used a dremmel and a drill with wire wheels and then more sanding.
took it to bare metal without trashing it

I will take it to my brother in laws work for sand blasting next time around.

Great, I think sand blasting is the best way to get rid of rust and old paint.

Try · #9

ran429 wrote: Just to show that my $180 was well spent.

You bought it for $180?

demonxjr · #10

nice job

.....now all you need to do is take the fairing off

ran429 · #11

Fairing will be a gonner soon. I want a Sporty Cafe style if I keep one on there. But it HAS TO BE SMALL.
I dont have a headlight bucket so I need to keep this on for awhile longer.

Seafoming the fuel system right now, Should I let it run for quite awhile or let it sit?

ran429 · #12

ran429 wrote:I added a couple photos to the wingmans gallery too, Plus I added this Movie. Just to show that my $180 was well spent.

http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/randy

Movie of motor running, http://www.ngwclub.com/albums/randy/100_0645_001.mov

Sorry guy's. I have to delete the movie. I will post it on the web somewhere else if you didnt see it. Wasnt that good of a movie anyways. the whole plot really sucked. But the main actor was awsome.

Try · #13

ran429 wrote: Sorry guy's. I have to delete the movie. I will post it on the web somewhere else if you didnt see it. Wasnt that good of a movie anyways. the whole plot really sucked. But the main actor was awsome.

You can download ran429 movie clip here

ran429 · #14

Try wrote:
ran429 wrote: Just to show that my $180 was well spent.

You bought it for $180?

No, Actually $150, But he also had a manual for it that he paid $30 for so I got that too. Price for the book was a little steep, But I would have spent more in gas going to get one.

Try · #15

ran429 wrote:Fairing will be a gonner soon. I want a Sporty Cafe style if I keep one on there. But it HAS TO BE SMALL

Cool, I like the Cafe style...

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ran429's Makeover to his 1978 GL1000

ran429's Makeover to his 1978 GL1000

Re: Rust, I hate it ! Repaired some today

Re: Rust, I hate it ! Repaired some today

Re: Rust, I hate it ! Repaired some today