let the restoration begin

[tri-z987]

well its going to take me some time & money to get both Z's how i want them. for the black & yellow i want to do an old skool flattracker, im thinking on going red & yellow (red frame, hubs & maybe a few other things) cut the rear finders, lower it, dg exhaust with ypvs motor, 200x front rim, front number plate, top mount tank. thats about wher im at so far on what id like todo.
& for the red & black z im goin to make it a "dunner" black frame & swinger (pretty much everything black) & or polished, mabe a +2 swinger with dune cut rear finders, velvet seat cover, might use the UFO radiator shrouds, baja lights, i have a miled head for it port my new jug that i need if its not already ported, lighten the fly wheel & im not sure what im goin to do for an exhaust just yet. i have a few other things in mind for both.

this is where im at with the resto right now, im goin to do the yellow 1st. i pulled the motor & put it in the red one so i can still ride. so far it needs swinger bearings. what do you guys think? thanks

Befour..
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stripin it down
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[Kerick]

Looks like a cool project...keep us posted with updates....After seeing a few threads on GKingpolishing he looks like he does amazing work with polish

[harryredtrike]

have two sweet trikes when your done

[drkilldrmz]

in that first picture, your sissy bar looks alot like my wallmart chair!;)

[tri-z987]

thanks guys, i cant wait to get them done.
to day i finshed stripin it down, its missing some nuts & bolts here & there. frames pretty dirty. im going to get some aircraft paint remover here in the next few days & lay some primer down.
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[MonroeMike]

Good project.

Never seen a shed with carpeting.

[tri-z987]

Good project.

Never seen a shed with carpeting.

thanks

yeah thought id be the 1st lol

[tri-z987]

got some more done today...pulled the swinger all apart, axle ect. when i pulled the wheels off look what i found...there both this way..
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[Dirtcrasher]

Nice Z's!!

I had carpet in my shop too, it's actually great. You can kneel down and not get strippers knees :D

[MonroeMike]

Were those rims bolted on through those jacked up holes?

[tri-z987]

Nice Z's!!

I had carpet in my shop too, it's actually great. You can kneel down and not get strippers knees :D

thanks

yeah it is pretty sweet

[charger]

nice cant wait to see pics of them when theyre done

[tri-z987]

Were those rims bolted on through those jacked up holes?

yuup, i thought it was nice of the previous owner to do that for me. kinda happy i have extra wheels.

[tri-z987]

got all the paint stripped off the frame & got it primered, also started to strip the swinger..
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[MonroeMike]

Looks good.

I didn't realize your shed was your workshop, quite organized.

[MagicJames]

Nice project. I'd like to ride a Tri-z sometime. I hear they're quite larger of a machine and would accommodate me better.

[tri-z987]

Looks good.

I didn't realize your shed was your workshop, quite organized.

thanks

yup its my little crappy shop, but it works & no where near organized lol

[tri-z987]

Nice project. I'd like to ride a Tri-z sometime. I hear they're quite larger of a machine and would accommodate me better.

thanks

i my self cant really tell a big size differences, but its one of the 3wheelers i feel more comfortable on.

[i58829]

Looks like a nice start to a build. Are you just going over it to make it a reliable rider, or planning to modify and change it around a lot? Either way, it's always fun once you get it all ready to go and start to assemble it, the spare bolt collections on ebay are priceless in a rebuild like that if you're already missing a few odds and ends...

[tri-z987]

Looks like a nice start to a build. Are you just going over it to make it a reliable rider, or planning to modify and change it around a lot? Either way, it's always fun once you get it all ready to go and start to assemble it, the spare bolt collections on ebay are priceless in a rebuild like that if you're already missing a few odds and ends...

thanks
im just going over it to make sure nothings wrong with it but it wont look stock, its going to be an 80's racer lol...i dont think im going to go with that bolt kit right now. i found most the bolts from a z i owned years a go & just going to buy a few others off the bay.

[tri-z987]

did some work on the swinger last night, stripped & primered also started to paint it white (going for the west coast look) so dose any one where i could get some west coast decals??
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_6e57c6c40f10469681a32e9eb50903a6.jpg

[tri-z987]

got the frame painted, i think it well look good with the black plastic. still have to spray some clear. im not sure if i should paint the swinger the same color or black.
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[MudBug]

nice color! what color plastics are you using?

[Coaltrain]

Lookin great. Keep at it.

[tri-z987]

nice color! what color plastics are you using?

thanks, i was rebuilding the yellow one, but i changed my mind & im doin black plastic. im thinking about parting one out.

[tri-z987]

Lookin great. Keep at it.

thanks man :D

[MonroeMike]

Looking good.

[tri-z987]

got a little work done on it, added the clear & started to put on a few little parts. still have lots more work todo. put the plastics on to get some what of an idea hows shes gonna look.
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thinking about running the ufo shrouds.
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[tri-z987]

got the headlight guard stripped & painted, but i dropped it & f-ed it up:cussing: also need the head light housing (mines been melted) was thinking about just painting the yellow one black but i know it well end up looking like crap in the long run.
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[tri-z987]

more work done to it today!!!
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sorry for the crapy phone pics.

[Mr_RPM]

lol now that everyone has me looking at the shed and not the trike, are those maxxis 4-snow tires down there? how do u like them? and nice rebel flag =)

[Dirtcrasher]

Looking nice!! I've dropped fresh PC'd stuff and I could have gone through the roof!! It is what it is, if a paint with a hardner was used (WHICH I RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!!) then it's a beyatch to fit. What are ya gonna do.....

Is what it is, still coming out great so far!

DC

[MonroeMike]

Looks good, nice progress.

[tri-z987]

thanks guys!
pretty much finshed the front end, i like the look of no frok boots.
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[tri-z987]

shes a roller!!! i must say, she looks pretty good..
dont mind the ugly rims lol
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[code200k]

nice work so far man.dang those rear fenders are sagging