Shortly after the good news came a call from Tim saying that a part is missing from the engine [insert expletive]. I may have located one though so it shouldn't be a big issue... UPDATE: I bought one of these from one of the chaps who replied to a post on the Z1 Owners Club. He pointed out to me that the photo's in the main gallery show that I had one originally. I can guess where it went missing !
= One happy chap who is going to spend the weekend fitting an engine!! I finally successfully mounted the Z1000 badges on the side panels. The badges were originally held in place with crimped washers on the inside of the panel. Removing the badges breaks the washers leaving the locator pin intact (if you are careful). I thought I could get away with using some hot melt glue as a replacement for the crimped washer. This proved however not to be strong enough so I have resorted to good old double sided sticky tape on the back of the badge. You cant see the tape and more importantly they look great!
I wanted to start getting a few more things together in prep for the return of the engine but it turned out to be a bit too cold in the garage so I only lasted a few hours. Never the less I polished a few of the engine mounts and assembled the front forks to make sure I had worked out which parts whet where as the workshop manual is slightly different to the parts book. I also took a few bits off the frame (indicators, seat..) so that I don't damage anything when the frame is dropped over the engine for fixing.
Small delay in getting the engine back from Tim due to some stubborn bolts that needed to be removed using a spark erosion process. I found this video on youtube.
So, while showing off the paintwork over xmas I notices a lot a raised pin pricks on the tank. Happy that I hadn't mistreated it I took it to ACE who thinks it may be residue from the rust removal dip that is attacking the lacquer. He is going to flatten back (remove the lacquer) and re-lacquer and polish the tank. All very odd but I am confident ACE will resolve the issue.
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August 2016
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