What are you doing today? Thread

[Dirtcrasher]

Next time come down, we'll put it on the rotary table and dial off the holes and groove them per spec on the mill....

[3 Wheel Drive]

Went to Paul Allens WW2 museum/ hanger to see his toys with my kids today. Pretty cool collection, we even got to see Fat Man & Little Boy!:wicked:

[knappyfeet]

Awesome place.........V2 rockets and everything!

Paul Allen is a balla. His yacht the Octopus is a straight party toy. At over 400 ft it's hard not to call it a ship

[El Camexican]

I had no such fun this weekend as my yacht is in the shop getting the stripper poles re chromed.

Turns out the gas tank on my Suzuki was not as clean as I had originally thought and I needed to remove the rust from it. Started that Project Saturday afternoon and finished up a couple hours ago. Didn't take any pictures.

Started by washing it out with soap and water while rattling around a bunch of nuts and washers inside it. Then gave it a quick rinse with muriatic acid, neutralized with baking soda and water and filled it with vinegar to let it sit overnight.

I bought every liter of white vinegar at the local H-E-B (they had 14) and then emptied the 7-Eleven and two OXXO stores as well as what was in my kitchen in order to get that tank full. It holds over 6 gallons!

Then this afternoon I drained the vinegar, neutralized it with baking soda and water, then rinse that out multiple times with pure water and then put a liter of 70% alcohol in to rinse it and then dried it our with rags and put a liter of diesel in it with a couple ounces of 2 stroke oil and sloshed it around.

I'm not sure what to expect for final result. Granted, all the big chunks are gone, but in between all these processes it seems to have developed a fairly dark orange hue from flash rusting. I'm thinking it would be a good idea to toss a magnet inside the rant to pick up any thing that comes loose in the future, but I wonder if that might cause a problem where it's contacting the tank after a while?

[3 Wheel Drive]

You should have bought a Kreem tank liner. Their system works good and it's not expensive.

I did 3 mini bike tanks with 1 kit, it should be more than enough for a big tank like that too. Here's a few vids I made doing my ct70 tank:

https://youtu.be/Xa1A1fuPslU

https://youtu.be/trmxTMMdi4c

[tripledog]

[QUOTE=El Camexican;1459815]
Then this afternoon I drained the vinegar, neutralized it with baking soda and water, then rinse that out multiple times with pure water and then put a liter of 70% alcohol in to rinse it [/QUOTE

9 out of 10 gynecologists surveyed approve of that method.

[El Camexican]

You should have bought a Kreem tank liner. Their system works good and it's not expensive.

I did 3 mini bike tanks with 1 kit, it should be more than enough for a big tank like that too. Here's a few vids I made doing my ct70 tank:

https://youtu.be/Xa1A1fuPslU

https://youtu.be/trmxTMMdi4c

I have a Kreem kit sitting here. I didn't think it was so bad that I needed to seal it and have read that it's not a "forever" fix. I was really hoping this was going to leave me with a silver tank as that's what I had when I drained the vinegar.

I was looking for distilled water to do my rinses but couldn't find any. That may have helped a lot.

[knappyfeet]

I have a Kreem kit sitting here. I didn't think it was so bad that I needed to seal it and have read that it's not a "forever" fix. I was really hoping this was going to leave me with a silver tank as that's what I had when I drained the vinegar.

I was looking for distilled water to do my rinses but couldn't find any. That may have helped a lot.

My process for cleaning a nasty tank was really simple. I used gas and cleaned it out the best I could...then rinsed...then let a degreaser sit for awhile....then rinse.......then I used rustoleum rust remover.......then rinsed and let dry. I really wasent concerned with the flash rusting but more with potential leaks cause it was really bad. Once I established there was no leaks a quick acid wash/rinse then forced air dry them immediately lined.....then lined again (since I had so much left over).

I used Hirsch liner and no leaks yet or peeling, etc......even with premix. The first pic shows some bare metal but before I started all you could see was rust.......no metal.

[El Camexican]

I'm laughing at Mexican humour

DACA + MAGA = CACA

[El Camexican]

Nailed it! Typical political buckpassing. Maybe this time around Congress will figure out something that works to get cheap labor up there, but not crash your social systems.

Personally I hope they send them all back here. We could use some American mentality as it comes to the workforce. I swear everyone with half of freaking brain moved to the USA. You can keep the vato/pendejo types.

[knappyfeet]

Picked up this 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 today for $1000. It was a local ebay auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/282638682547

It needs a little work but I purchased it from a very nice and helpful guy who took good care of it.......... I feel fortunate.

[Ranvier]

[QUOTE=knappyfeet;1460055]Picked up this 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 today for $1000. It was a local ebay auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/282638682547

It needs a little work but I purchased it from a very nice and helpful guy who took good care of it.......... I feel fortunate.



That looks really clean. I loved the fzr400 and fzr600, handled great. Never rode the liter bike?

[knappyfeet]

Never rode the liter bike?

I've never owned an FZR400 but the 600.......IMO is probably the best 600 of its era. My old 1992 600 was just a delight to ride. It was ultra reliable, problem free and in production for some time....even long after its prime!

I've never ridden the FZR1000 so it will be a treat to me.

I've never ridden a 400 as well....how were they?

[El Camexican]

I rode a 400 for about 30 minutes back in the day. It was fun in a mini bike kind of a way as far as handling, but was gutless power wise. I remember having a leather jacket and full face helmet on and feeling very over dressed.

That liter bike should get your heart rate up if you can get it out to a canyon, but I'd take a good look at that rubber first.

Maybe now the Booze Fighters will let you join?

[knappyfeet]

I'll need to get a new bagger before I can pretend to be a pirate!

With my back problem I won't be able to ride aggressively..........but to just go up and down the mountain would be nice......for old times sake