I picked this up last Tuesday. Stripped it on wednesday and sent to sand blast,

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Date on camera is not correct!! Trying to finish this in about a week.

Paint!!
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Rollin!! Need to fix the small dent in the tank and coat the inside before I paint it. I'm waiting on the new piston and head kit for the engine before paint. Seat pan is perfect, even has all the rubbers!! I'm putting z50 foam and cover on it. Should be done soone.
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Looking good!!! is that paint? or powder coat? keep up the good work

another 70 is saved!.... keep those progress pics coming.

Totaly dig the phat body on that 1974 body Cool

How'd you know I'm fat??j/k

It's paint, I had a single stage acrylic enamel mixed in PPG paint at the local tasco. I had them color match it to an original red piece of the bike before I sandblasted it. They also matched and mixed the silver for me. We shot it at my bodies body shop. It really shines nice and deep up close.

I'm gearing up to start on a 73 restoration and I'm curious what the z50 foam and cover look like. Have you seen or done this before? Thanks

I haven't done it, but there was a guy on ebay selling a 73 k1 seat pan that he put a z50 foam and the heat seamed cover on (also from a z50 according to his ad) and it looked perfect. It has the kick up in the rear like the k1. DRATV.com sells both the foam and the cover. But, the cover is cheaper on ebay. Here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-74-Hon...=item45f10df9a8

NICE JOB / That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

they are the say seat foam and cover that is what i have on mine.

Off to a really good start...

Keep us posted...

coming along, restored the seat with new paint, foam, and then.............the cheapest reproduction seat cover I've ever seen!! The sticker says it all. The seams split just trying to install it. My fingernails scratched into it while pulling it tight. I'm sending it back.
(ebay)
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Also rebuilt the original carb!!
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Just waiting on the engine back now, was going with the stock piston because jug was within specs but the rings were frozen onto it. It still went up and down but the rings wouldn't spin they were frozed onto the piston, broke the piston taking them off. Ordered an oversize one and going to do a small bore to make everything perfect!! Just bought 2 more 70's so I need to finish this one before taking on too much. I already have the new decal kit from peewee (looks awsome).

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Thats looking Sweet! Nice work.

update:

finished rebuilding engine and installed it.

Just waiting on the tank, I sent it back to the paint shop to be resprayed, should be back on Monday and I'll get to finally ride this thing.
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Looks Good.

Be sure to get a set of decals from Peewee....

Sweat restoration the link is dead but what seat cover did you use, i got one without heat stamp but am UN happy with it going to change it out i went the z50 route also.

it was from hondaclassic31. It took about 3 weeks for shipping since it comes from overseas. Very Very Very nice though. Well worth the wait compared to the tawain one I got first that was made out of the cheapest materials they could find.

Thanks 40! ya a sticker set would finish it off... be sure and tell me yer from Glamis ... Glamis folks have some pull

I've already got from you peewee!! Just waiting on the tank back and I'll slap em on.

pretty much done!! Thanks Dratv and Peewee!!

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That is so nice!

Very nice!!!