Another m900 Rebuild gets started

Darkness · 02-06-2017, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Albie

Are you going to powdercoat and paint. Is this to just protect it just wondered whether you should just prime or is he doing it a grey undercoat powder
Did they supply you paint ok

The frame is blast cleaned and primed.
I got 0.5l of colour coat and satin lacquer from Kent Car Panel to get the right colour.

Mine is:

That was matched with the original paint exposed where the TA tag was removed. Do you have the colour constituents of yours Albie? It would be interesting to know what difference there is [If any]?

Albie · 02-06-2017, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkness

The frame is blast cleaned and primed.
I got 0.5l of colour coat and satin lacquer from Kent Car Panel to get the right colour.

Mine is:

That was matched with the original paint exposed where the TA tag was removed. Do you have the colour constituents of yours Albie? It would be interesting to know what difference there is [If any]?

Nope tbh. I thought at one point was looking at Aprilia colours or maybe a Porsche. I saw hundreds mate hundreds trying for an hour at least

Darkness · 26-06-2017, 08:19 PM

Should be getting the frame back later this week: let's hope it's a good match........

In preparation I've started bolting some sub-assemblies back together

Having watched Albie's rebuild progressing, I'm now not so sure about some of the fasteners and plates: what had seemed like patina now looks shabby, so I think I may now be getting some yellow passivated zinc plating done too?

Darkness · 01-07-2017, 06:34 PM

I got the engine onto a stand this afternoon so I can work on it without breaking my back.
An old 80's Habitat trolley table retrieved from the loft provided the tubes.

I don't know who has the copyright for these, but it works well.

Oil is out now, and belt covers off. Time to start cleaning it up for some fresh paint.

I am finding a plethora of elephants on the bits, and date stamps.

The block casting is October '92 but the belt covers are Feb '93. There has been some work done on it though as the front [Horizontal] cylinder head is a '94 casting?

What do youse guys recommend for keeping ****e out of the engine whilst painting and the cam, rocker and generator clutch covers are removed? News paper and masking tape?

26-06-2017, 08:19 PM	#3
Darkness . Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stockbridge Bike: M900 Posts: 1,984	Should be getting the frame back later this week: let's hope it's a good match........ In preparation I've started bolting some sub-assemblies back together Having watched Albie's rebuild progressing, I'm now not so sure about some of the fasteners and plates: what had seemed like patina now looks shabby, so I think I may now be getting some yellow passivated zinc plating done too? __________________ Original and Best since 1993 Last edited by Darkness; 13-07-2017 at 05:27 AM..

01-07-2017, 06:34 PM	#4
Darkness . Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stockbridge Bike: M900 Posts: 1,984	I got the engine onto a stand this afternoon so I can work on it without breaking my back. An old 80's Habitat trolley table retrieved from the loft provided the tubes. I don't know who has the copyright for these, but it works well. Oil is out now, and belt covers off. Time to start cleaning it up for some fresh paint. I am finding a plethora of elephants on the bits, and date stamps. The block casting is October '92 but the belt covers are Feb '93. There has been some work done on it though as the front [Horizontal] cylinder head is a '94 casting? What do youse guys recommend for keeping **e out of the engine whilst painting and the cam, rocker and generator clutch covers are removed? News paper and masking tape? __________________ Original and Best** since 1993 Last edited by Darkness; 13-07-2017 at 05:28 AM..