dhempy wrote:
maxlessca wrote:
But now that you will be driving it, I don't know if you will ever want to finish it.
Yep. A real live di-lemma, indeedy.
Well, here's my answer to that dilemma:
Attachment:
stripped.jpg
This pretty much eliminates any (realistic) temptation to drive it instead of working on it! I drove it for three or four days, racking up a mighty 50 miles and maybe a dozen rides for friends and family, and haven't stopped smiling yet. I confirmed (again) that my street tires are crap and the brakes are crap's crap. I've got some Hawk HPS pads coming in, getting the rotors turned (they were plenty thick, but three were at the service limit of 0.004" runout, one was 0.010") and will eventually get ballsy enough to actually order some tires. (chicken!)
I'd say it took about 6-7 casual hours to strip off the windshield, hood, nose, scuttle, dash, cooling, rotors, front suspension, 3 MC's, front wiring, engine, tranny, and seats. Probably could have done it in 4 hours if that was a goal. I can't remove my pedal assembly, as I welded the brake light switch bracket too close. Oops. Oh, well.
I have yet to strip anything behind the seats: fuel cell, rear corners, rear wiring, differential, driveshaft, parking brake. Then I'll inspect the frame, make a few minor tweaks (still gotta add the missing R tube under the hood!) and paint the frame. Oh, yeah...and finish the cage. Probably add body panels and paint those, then reassemble. And more lights. Lots more lights. And fenders. Oh...don't forget the cigar lighter outlet... (I better stop there before I get depressed again)
I'm not sure if I'll strip out the wiring in the dash or not for painting. Little paint is needed there, so I may just wrap it all up and work around it...we'll see.
-dave
_________________
...nowadays people are so intellectually lazy and lethargic that they can't build ANYTHING with their hands. They'll spend hours watching whiny people marooned on an island, but won't spend a second adding anything to the world. -weconway
Visit my
[Locost 7 build log]