The NEXT Project. GL1000LTD

[Liam]

Front wheel got installed.

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[Liam]

Inside of the headlight bucket was a bit rusty, so it got wire brushed and hit with a coat of zinc based paint.

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[Liam]

Handlebars got refitted, along with the instruments.

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[Liam]

Did a bit of tidying up on the taping of the loom.

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[Liam]

Front end partly reassembled.

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[Liam]

I have found these selection boxes to be great, have been most helpful to me more than once.
A set of bolts from a stripped down LTD bought from a bike breaker on ebay.

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[Liam]

Here is the view from the wheelhouse:

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[Liam]

Starting to look like a bike again after a few years.

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[Liam]

These bits need to be polished.

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[Liam]

I made a bit of a start on one of the rocker covers.
Just getting rid of the white fuzz first.

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[Liam]

The engine for this bike is currently split to replace parts inside.
I have all that I need to put the engine back together, but first I want to paint the parts with engine enamel and put them into an oven to cure.
I am trying to find a paint that is a close match to the LTD paint colour.
The only paint I have tried so far is a product from Simoniz.
I cleaned down a few bits and painted them.

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[Liam]

This front cover I cleaned off and fitted an old oil filter cover and an old water pump cover to mask up the gasket faces.

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[Liam]

I got the water pipes and thermostat housing cleaned off and painted too.

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[Liam]

The back cover and the clutch cover seemed to have reasonable paintwork.
They were quite dirty.

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[Liam]

After cleaning down I found that they were indeed in quite good shape, albeit the paint was a bit discoloured in areas.
I am not going to paint these in the interests of trying to keep things as authentic as possible.

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