lil x resto

[DIGGER DOG]

gettin ready to prime and paint if the frikkin weather co operates,made block offs for motor ready to sand blast it ,cant get swingers off either parts frames so no swing arm skid ,once I finally finish the sand blasting
(motor,swing arm,motor skid,exhaust,hubs)will start priming ,painting frame,foot pegs,hubs,motor+mounts.color scheme as of now red frame,black motor,black handle bars,black swinger??,red hubs,black pegs,black skid plate ,white tank might paint tank red ???this whole resto is gonna cost roughly $284.95 thats just for fenders etc..etc.. not paint I may have spent 20.00 for paint it really needs to stop raining so i can get this stuff done sand blasted frame ,pegs,gear shifter,brake pedal part of the motor skid last week end and cant to jack this week end because of rain.pics coming after painting is done if it ever quits raining

[excelblder]

good luck...............with the weather

[J.D.]

Show us pics when it's done!

[DIGGER DOG]

im hoping to get this done before summer,its not raining to day so i think ill do a little blasting but its too cold now to do any painting,i need to get a storage shed so i could use it for a paint booth as i cant paint in my shop the fumes go up into the house (shop is in basement) although i might try to prime the frame today.but its 50 degrees F.so i have 2 variables against me #1 $$$$$$ #2 weather.Im going to shoot for having every thing painted and on the frame ready for plastics by april hopfully.

[DIGGER DOG]

Imagine that :D got the frame primed ready to sand and paint,blasted motor,swing arm,front hub,motor skid plate.
painted swing arm,front hub and half the skid plate also painted handle bars.
tomorrow night i think ill sand the motor and the foot pegs and kicker all of these ive already sand blasted ,almost time to order parts (rebuild for rear master cyl.and kicker and side case gaskets.as soon as i get the frame ,motor and the rest of the small parts painted ill take pics

[BLAZERONE22]

Its a bunch of work, I cheated and had a shop blast and paint my frame for me. 50 bucks and I supply the paint. Post some pics of the parts when you finish I need some ideas on my auto x project. Here's a pic of the 200x I just finished and put the first scratch into this weekend.

[DIGGER DOG]

That little x of yours blazer is beutiful,im embarrased to post pics of mine as it will not turn out as sweet as yours ,im working with a budget of roughly $300.00 including paint,blast media,fenders,rear mst cyl rebuild,headlight.yes it is alot of work and next time i think ill have the frame etc.etc. blasted primed and painted or powdered on the next resto .350x.oh yea the front fender on your lil x is a 85-86 250r correct i want to use that on my lilx.these are the pics so far i have other parts painted but want to wait till i get motor on frame to show them ,again this is embarrasing and my shop is messy

[DIGGER DOG]

oh yea that motor sittin there is not finished I put head pipe and breather tube on and blocked the openings so no sand would get in (hopfully)it still needs a little more blasting ,the frame needs sanding then paint and the skid plate needs coat on opposite side, kicker and pegs need to be sanded and painted.

[BLAZERONE22]

Your shops messy! you should see mine!. I just parted out 3 bikes. Looks good,Making progress. yeah the front fender is a 85-86. I bought a black front for my auto 200x project. I took the day off so I could stay home and paint parts. I'm trying something different. I found some rattle can paint that gives that hammered look. maybe a couple coats of that and clear coat. I just shot my front hub and shock res. looks okay. I'm trying that car undercoatong on the bottom of the skidplates. Its suppose to be paintable. we'll see. keep up the good work.

[DIGGER DOG]

ya know i thought about using that rattle can bed liner stuff on the skid and swing arm but oh well maybe next time i know the first time i ride it the paint is gonna get chipped by rocks lots of gravel around here at least the finished pics will look cool

[whiteman350x]

Glad to see you are making headway on the lil x Digger. Keep it up.

[DIGGER DOG]

just dropped 90.00 at the bike shop for gaskets,mstr cyl rebuild kit,grips
man the master cyl parts are expensive 58.00 anyways i finished blasting and sanding the motor time to paint it hopfully this weekend i can paint the frame ,motor,and misc. parts and start puttin it back together

[atc200m]

Blazer one22 that is one nice looking 200x. Great job on it.

[BLAZERONE22]

Hey are you sure your mastercylinder needs rebuilt. I ended up using a vacuuum pump to bleed mine. Sucked the air right out. I thought I was going to have to do a rebuild, it just took forever to bleed. the pump helped a bunch.

[DIGGER DOG]

yea i definately have to do a rebuild the cyl.i got is off aparts bike it was all oxidised and rusted the piston in it was trashed ,the circlip holding it all together was so rusted it was like welded to master cyl. the rod is definately trashed before i took it apart it was siezed and wouldent move rusted up pretty bad ,bad enough that im replacing it with a new one .
this week end i plan on painting motor ,frame ,kicker ,both brake calipers,foot pegs ,rear hubs.then its time to put it back together.

[BLAZERONE22]

My sandblaster was taking his sweet time getting to me, And I figured it was going to take him forever to paint it so I let him blast it and took my frame to the powdercoater. Hope it comes out nice. I was thinking on the way home about having him do the rear axle. I wonder if the heat would hurt it. If you need any mastercylinder parts let me know. I have a couple bodys out in the shop taken apart needing kits. Have fun painting!

[DIGGER DOG]

actually i have 2 extra bodies but they have been frankensteined they have frikkin wood screws in them ,i just ordered the rebuild for the good cyl.58.00. the humidity isint really right for painting to day but im gonna do it anyways and hope it doesent orange peel or opaque.as far as heat hurting the axle i dunno i have an extended axle for my lil x and i think im just going to clean it up i might paint it ??

[DIGGER DOG]

:D its gettin there ,got the frame sanded and painted,foot pegs painted,
kicker painted,exhaust painted,motor painted.ive gotta pull the masking tape off when the paint cures itll look a whole lot better then .the pics really dont do any justice it all looks better in person .

[DIGGER DOG]

for some reason these didnt gat added