Endeavor with my '70 Rupp
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I hooked the light up to a 12v cord (because the majority of bike lights are 12v so I took a guess) and it just made a ticking sound.. :shrug:
but anyway my taillight is on it's way and I got my headlight mostly mounted.. needs a little adjustment here and there to get it to fit nicer.
I also wet sanded my frame and swingarm with some 400 grit and sprayed them both down with my basecoat. I'm really lovin' this color too, from far away it looks like gun metal, then up close it's like a sparkly silver.. I'm thinking about doing both the tree and fork struts in hammertone black to match the bars and covers.. In my head it looks kinda cool so we'll see. :shrug:
remaining things to buy
Paint: engine primer, chevy orange, gloss black engine enamel (for my wheels and header), hammertone black, a bunch of automotive clearcoat.
Parts: Chrome front springs, rear shocks, tires, and if I'm not out of time by then a seat cover and a power source for my lights.
still got a lot of work to do. :hammer:
but anyway my taillight is on it's way and I got my headlight mostly mounted.. needs a little adjustment here and there to get it to fit nicer.
I also wet sanded my frame and swingarm with some 400 grit and sprayed them both down with my basecoat. I'm really lovin' this color too, from far away it looks like gun metal, then up close it's like a sparkly silver.. I'm thinking about doing both the tree and fork struts in hammertone black to match the bars and covers.. In my head it looks kinda cool so we'll see. :shrug:
remaining things to buy
Paint: engine primer, chevy orange, gloss black engine enamel (for my wheels and header), hammertone black, a bunch of automotive clearcoat.
Parts: Chrome front springs, rear shocks, tires, and if I'm not out of time by then a seat cover and a power source for my lights.
still got a lot of work to do. :hammer:
well, bondo'd my tank again, waiting a whole 24hrs for it to dry before sanding it and hopefully this time it'll stick. brought my wheels to class and spent about an hour working those old tires off, managed to pop one tube and found out the other was patched already, so I'll probably just have both replaced. so now I gotta clean up my rims and wait for my new tires to get here, hand the wheels over to a motorcycle shop and have them mount the tires for me, then paint the wheels afterward. also my front brake from Fat Boy got here so now I don't have to worry about stopping as much, I figure both brakes should stop me in time.
one more thing, I was thinking about the light wiring today. it's pretty simple actually. ground both lights to the negative side of the battery (or ground to the frame first), positive of the headlight and low beam of the taillight both wired to a toggle switch which goes to the positive end of the battery, and the high beam of my taillight wired to the braking switch and directly to the positive end of the battery bypassing the toggle switch....
I also gotta figure out how I'm gonna fabricate a brake activation switch. :doah:
no pictures today, sorry guys. :laugh:
one more thing, I was thinking about the light wiring today. it's pretty simple actually. ground both lights to the negative side of the battery (or ground to the frame first), positive of the headlight and low beam of the taillight both wired to a toggle switch which goes to the positive end of the battery, and the high beam of my taillight wired to the braking switch and directly to the positive end of the battery bypassing the toggle switch....
I also gotta figure out how I'm gonna fabricate a brake activation switch. :doah:
no pictures today, sorry guys. :laugh:
You busy. Sounds like a plan,I guess. Not too hot at wiring.
That light I sent you was hooked up to a light coil clone. I don't know if the voltage output makes a difference. You trying to run it off a seperate battery and not to a lighted coiled engine?
If so, that may be why the light just tics,tics,tics. Not enough juice.:shrug:
That light I sent you was hooked up to a light coil clone. I don't know if the voltage output makes a difference. You trying to run it off a seperate battery and not to a lighted coiled engine?
If so, that may be why the light just tics,tics,tics. Not enough juice.:shrug:
maybe, it looked like all those 'extra' wires were just tapped into one of the main wires on the bulb, I assumed it was so the engine could regulate the voltage somehow, but thats just strictly looking at it and making a guess. hell when I took apart my first small engine I was calling the head a carburetor... :shrug: so there's a possibility I'm waaaaaaaaay off.
I just don't wanna add too much voltage and blow the bulb you know? but I'll do a little more homework on the issue. I know my taillight is 12v for sure so if the headlight does require more power I may have to look into a small transformer of some sort so I can still use a 12v battery. we did a little bit of this kinda stuff in automotive last year but I'm no expert in electronics that's for sure. I guess there's no better time to get in the hang of things. :thumbsup:
I just don't wanna add too much voltage and blow the bulb you know? but I'll do a little more homework on the issue. I know my taillight is 12v for sure so if the headlight does require more power I may have to look into a small transformer of some sort so I can still use a 12v battery. we did a little bit of this kinda stuff in automotive last year but I'm no expert in electronics that's for sure. I guess there's no better time to get in the hang of things. :thumbsup:
updates... new tires came in, they look nice besides the purple tread wear mark Out of closet
I finally got around to wet sanding my tank, I was feeling a little demotivated because my bondo job absolutely SUCKED and you could see every little imperfection in it. After wet sanding it seemed to smooth up a bit but maybe I'm just being optimistic. Honestly though, this really isn't a show bike, or a trailer queen. The plan from the get go was to ride the hell out of it. all the dents and other imperfections are battle scars and learning moments for the future, if someone wants to hate on the bike because of an absolutely terrible bondo job then so be it, doesn't really matter what they think anyway.
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on a less philosophical note....
today I also sand blasted my rims only to find out the surface on them is absolutely done for.. nothing but surface rust all around. so I'll sand that down by hand a bit before I send the wheels to the motorcycle shop for some tubes and tire mounting... then I'll prime and paint them.... and cross my fingers I don't pop the new tubes for a reasonable amount of time. :facepalm:
my front brakes also came in, thanks again to Fat Boy for those... I really think I'll need them this time around.
so that leaves, more paint of all sorts and some shocks before I can start putting the puzzle back together again... then I'll worry about the lighting and seat cover eventually... oh and for you machinist guys I may require your assistance creating a smaller sprocket for the rear, I'm not climbing hills anytime soon and that 72t is killing my possible top end power....
...now time to get a glass of soda and fart around on youtube for the remainder of the evening.. those miniature v8's are better than porn. :innocent:
I finally got around to wet sanding my tank, I was feeling a little demotivated because my bondo job absolutely SUCKED and you could see every little imperfection in it. After wet sanding it seemed to smooth up a bit but maybe I'm just being optimistic. Honestly though, this really isn't a show bike, or a trailer queen. The plan from the get go was to ride the hell out of it. all the dents and other imperfections are battle scars and learning moments for the future, if someone wants to hate on the bike because of an absolutely terrible bondo job then so be it, doesn't really matter what they think anyway.
ut:on a less philosophical note....
today I also sand blasted my rims only to find out the surface on them is absolutely done for.. nothing but surface rust all around. so I'll sand that down by hand a bit before I send the wheels to the motorcycle shop for some tubes and tire mounting... then I'll prime and paint them.... and cross my fingers I don't pop the new tubes for a reasonable amount of time. :facepalm:
my front brakes also came in, thanks again to Fat Boy for those... I really think I'll need them this time around.
so that leaves, more paint of all sorts and some shocks before I can start putting the puzzle back together again... then I'll worry about the lighting and seat cover eventually... oh and for you machinist guys I may require your assistance creating a smaller sprocket for the rear, I'm not climbing hills anytime soon and that 72t is killing my possible top end power....
...now time to get a glass of soda and fart around on youtube for the remainder of the evening.. those miniature v8's are better than porn. :innocent:
:thumbsup: That's the best way to look at it Mr.Ghetto, it's your bike so as long as you enjoy who cares, and most people will respect it. Aslo building a bike to ride is much funner then building a strictly show bike because you don't ride em, and learning takes time. I've messed up on my bikes, and still am and I have redone a couple to fix my mistakes after my skills got better and I had more cash. Great work, I really have enjoyed this build, keep up the good work. :thumbsup:
Hi, just wanted to offer a little help with your tank. I dont think you are mixing your bondo cprrectly? It should be ready to sand in a few minutes, not 24 hours. Also you shouldnt be wet sanding bondo. get a good mask n-95 the minimum, start with 36grit it is rough and will cut fast, use it to get it close. Then sand with 80 or 100 grit to get the deep scratches out and continue to straighten and smooth it out. Use a rubber sanding block whenever you can. when it real close sand it with 180, and then you can prime it. Wish you good luck with the bike, it looks great so far. I restored a 1970 roadster for my wife a few years ago, it gets lots comment everywhere we go with it.
Oh and great job with the engine, cant wait to see a video of it tearing down the street!
Oh and great job with the engine, cant wait to see a video of it tearing down the street!
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Thanks for the info, Im not sure but I think my hardener went "bad". When me and my Grampa did the clutch cover a few months back the hardener came out like paste. Doing the tank it was very water like. Even after letting it sit to harden a full day the finished result had an extremely tacky texture. I was sanding with 80 grit to get it down and finishing up with 250 and 400. I was only wet sanding the primer not the pure bondo. It looked good before I panted it. Maybe I'll sand off the paint and add a new coat of Bondo to try and get it filled in more. Either way it's gonna have to happpen or it'll bother me, might as well do it now. I just gotta stop being lazy :laugh:.
