Today we went to Cruisers Smash Repairs and sanded back the body filler on the guards and tank. The four of us worked on one of the guards while Lenny did the tank and other guard. Our exhaust and mufflers are now chromed and ready for the bike when its finished.
21/6/2011
Today we went to Cruisers Smash Repairs and Lenny has finished sandblasting the tank. Jeff helped grind off the welds on the guard in preparation for the body filler. This substance is a mixture of body filler and hardener which mixes together to form a paste. We then spread the paste over the guards to fill in any small dents. After the guards were all smooth we had to use a heat gun to dry out the filler. Lenny applied the body filler to the tank. All of these items will be ready to sand next week.
14/6/2011
Today we took all the sandblasted parts of the bike into Cruisers Smash Repairs. The painter (Lenny) whom looked at the parts and told us (Jeff, Jacob) and i (beau) to take off the braces on the guards. Once we had done that he asked if he could fix the guard that was cracked. When he finished doing that Jacob and I helped him reshape the guards because they were dented. Then we left the tank and guards with Lenny and he said that he was going to sandblast the tank. The rest of the bike we brought back to school for us to scotch bright which we did last week.
7/6/2011
Today we put the spark plug and cord in the engine. Then we put the kick start on as well to see if we would get any spark from the spark plug. So we were pressing down on the kick start but nothing was happing, until Jeff wiggled the cord a little bit. Then Brodie noticed a spark against the mettle of the engine and we were starting to get excited. So we kept pushing on the kick start and every time we pushed on it the spark was getting bigger and bigger.
30/5/2011
Today we have ordered all the paint which cost up to $140.00. We also checked up on the mufflers and the new ones have been started. We think that they will be ready in a few weeks as it is a time consuming job. We collected the bike parts from the Northway Sandblasting.
20/5/2011
Today we went out to source parts for the bike. We have managed to find a bolt for the kick start and also a replacement spark plug. We have decided on the type of paint for the tank and have priced all the paint that we need to complete the bike. Next week the clips for the seat should be ready and then the seat will be recovered. We plan to drop the bike frame, rims, guards and other components to be sand blasted at Northway Sandblasting.
20/5/2011
Today we went out to source parts for the bike. We have managed to find a bolt for the kick start and also a replacement spark plug. We have decided on the type of paint for the tank and have priced all the paint that we need to complete the bike. Next week the clips for the seat should be ready and then the seat will be recovered.
