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Someone asked for a thread to watch the rebuild, so here it is,
W eve been lucky as it was almost complete, that's all the little bits & pieces, chain, some new after market pieces, some decals even though not quite right, a second engine that seems to be almost new inside, the radiator is the only disappointment as its sat for years & years with water in it & its coroded a bit & having trouble stopping the leaks.
We didnt go after this model or any specific model it was just a random buy on ebay & we now realise we got lucky.
I bought a largish sand blast cabinet & away we went. Full strip down, then an internal engine check then the rebuild.
I'm lucky, dads the other half involved, retired mechanic & loves it, so I supply all the cleaned up parts & he rebuilds them. I'm the ametuer painter but getting there
Anyway the pics should paint the picture.
And thanks to all the blokes here on KSRC for the tips & links & help along the way.

Part 2

So anything happening in part two then mate?
Am gonna look through my boxes for those parts your after and will let you know!

Nice work Will, Takes a lot of time & dollars to get some bikes back to original & immaculate condition, The cost is what made me decide on building a streetfighter
What parts are you looking for?

Thanks for the offer of parts, JimZXR might have some of what I need then what he doesn't I'll post a list & see if anyone has them.
The rebuild cost so far is about $1600, thats $1000 for the bike & $600 for parts & paint.
The labour can't be counted or it'll be a 20 000 dollar bike.
So for about $2k I won't feel bad using it & if I wear it out we'll just do it again.
Weve just started on a 97 GSXR 750, another ebay purchase, paid a bit more & got a bit less but Suzuki parts are easier to buy from the US, so it all starts again but seems to be smoother & quicker this time & should end up with another gem.

Another day closer thanks to JimZXR, upper rear cowlings.
The green on the tank is the new, off a code down at the paint shop, the only Kawasaki green listed & it's pretty damn close.

Do you have the paint code for the green? I am going to redo my wheels later on at some stage

I get it from a small local paint shop here in Newcastle, I'll ask old mate there what there mix is & get it to you.

The pic did not show up for me before? Looking nice
Does it run OK?
Hopefully they will have a number for the paint code?

Thanks

Looks amazing great job! Can't wait to see it finished

It's turned out pretty nice, it's far from concourse though, that'd be going too far, she'll be mechanically sound, reliable & fresh, nearly all the original parts have been cleaned up & reused, the bores still showing the hone marks & the valves were still within tolerence but we adjusted 4 of them to make it just sweet.
I asked the paint shop about the colour & he said that all the shops should have the same instructions to make it up. It's just Kawasaki Green, he only had one listed & said they'll all have it. I'm using 2 pak & it's a solid colour, so no clear necessary. The other colours, blue & white are bases & require a clear coat over. The green on the tank got a clear coat with the white & blue, just gave it a light sand.
I've never used 2 pak before, only acrylic lacquer & the 2k is the way to go, so easy & glossy, just make sure you cover yourself up, I did a bit in shorts & thongs initially & it was nasty, all sticky & irritable, now its a full suit & breather & gloves but I cant give up the thongs.
Sorry about the missing pic before, that was me rushing trying to do too many things at once.

wow im glad some one did that to that . i bought it off a guy who let rats live in it .. brakes were seized i fixed them cleaned it as best i could recovered the seats . got it started then dont know what happen it wouldnt start then i took it to a shop in blacktown who told me the motor was stuffed needed a new one (missus wasnt happy) so i sold it to a member her he put a motor in it then sold it .. so happy to see it looking so good im jelly ... i just bought a zx7r . im single now so it wont mapper if i need to spend money to get her on the road again !!

The engine is perfect, just put a set of Factory pro jets & needles in her & also replaced the Pilot jets with 40#'s & oh so nice.
Paid a grand for her on ebay from a guy in Canberra.
Now it's warmed up I just have the fairings to paint & she'll be good enough for me.
She was worth all the work, everything was there to make it complete.
I'll post the finished pics as soon as she's done.

Sounds like all is going well Mitchell.

Back at the start of another build myself so hopefully be in the same position by Christams.

i paid 600 for it spend 400 then the missus told me to sell it and i sold it for 750 .. my loss your gain thats for sure .. i loved the note of the hindle pipes .. looks great i hope you enjoy it . i know i would lol.

my zx7 just got delivered like 15 mins ago .. started it up .. take it to a shop on sat need a full service and tuning . 96 zx7 with 27k ks on .. paid 1800 .. bargain i think