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11-18-2008, 08:13 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My Mood:  | I won't be bored this winter ;)
Picked up the deal of the century tonight. I think... haven't really gone through EVERYTHING yet. Paid $325 for everything, filled up my f-150 box and some of the cab   QA50 frame and wheels are mint, just surface rust, no cracks/welds, motor is pooched though, looks like it was used as a boat anchor. 2 Z50 hardtail frames are a little rough, both have a few "farmer welds" that I'll have to clean up. 19?? XR100 engine complete 2 Z50 engines complete (said to run, but low compression) 1 CT70 bottom end 1 ST70 bottom end And boxes and boxes of other treasures; heads, cylinders, clutches, clutch covers, shocks, electrical, misc. nuts and bolts (very handy to have), wheels (not pictured) Last edited by VillainMotorsports; 11-23-2008 at 08:24 PM. |
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11-18-2008, 08:17 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NH 03051
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
wow! congrats on the good find!
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11-18-2008, 08:19 PM
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| Sporting the Merkin  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: boston area
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My Mood:  | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Good score...Get to work !  |
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11-18-2008, 08:21 PM
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| "Eating Ramen"  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Cool. Looks like a few build threads coming out of this!
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11-18-2008, 09:11 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CHICO CA Ukiah CA MENDO 707
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
nice! thats a good score ther
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11-18-2008, 09:20 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My Mood: | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Thanks guys, he also had a complete 1986 Z50(running) for sale too for $350 and a pocket bike with a 110cc china motor in it for $150 and a bunch of harley stuff. He's some older biker dude who's going through a divorce, selling all his stuff and moving to Mexico. If I can scrounge up some more money I'm going back!
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11-18-2008, 09:26 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ham Lake, MN
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
interested in selling one of the z50 bottom ends?
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11-19-2008, 09:35 AM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
A fellow Canuck! Yes, if anyone needs a hobby it's gotta be the folks in Winterpeg! First year for the XR80 was 1979, untouched to I believe 1986, probably later. Great find, good luck when your wife / gf finds out. I'm on the hunt for a CT70 head... Last edited by LoudFastUgly; 11-19-2008 at 09:37 AM. |
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11-19-2008, 07:53 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My Mood: | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Can't tell her about this purchase, she already thinks I have too many bikes. 6 bikes, 1 quad and now this stuff, pfft! That's barely a collection at all  |
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11-19-2008, 07:56 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Hah! I have to squirrel in parts like prisoners in a war camp for my one and only Z.
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11-19-2008, 08:36 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CHICO CA Ukiah CA MENDO 707
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;) Quote:
how long before you start selling stuff off? haha | |
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11-19-2008, 08:40 PM
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| PM Newbie  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
Jealous! Thats a nice score right there!
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11-19-2008, 08:45 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: E-Burg, MD (eldersburg)21784
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11-23-2008, 09:45 AM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My Mood: | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;) Quote:
 ) haha.Second, I have boxes and boxes of other parts/bikes in the storage shed, she won't even notice  | |
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11-23-2008, 08:58 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My Mood: | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
While everyone else in Canada was watching some football game this evening, I did some work on the Z's and my powder coating oven(not pictured). One of the hardtail frames had some severe damage on the chainside, I'm guessing a sprocket bolt came loose and started wearing through the frame.  A little time with the MIG and a grinder and she's good as new.  Then I sand blasted a set of upper forks, 2 sets of hubs, 2 brakes panels, top triple clamp and one set of rims that I shot with a rattle can and bolted on some polished hubs from an earlier job. One frame is ALMOST done.  I have another set of powder coated rims but these polished hubs had a ding in the rear and a few fine scratches that couldn't be polished out so they're not perfect, that's why they're bolted to the rattle canned rims. I ran the other hubs and the triple clamp through the vibratory tumbler with ceramic stones to smooth 'em out a bit after blasting, they should polish out very nicely Once my PC oven is finished it'll be plenty big enough to do the frames and forks all at once I just finished framing up the door tonight, just need my sheet metal for the outside and insulation and I'll be up and running in maybe 2 weeks.
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11-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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| *El rey de los puntos*  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Troy, MO
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
You're building your own powdercoating oven? Does she realize, however your shop smells, the level of dedication and drive a person would have to have to do that? That's motivated. Tell her to cut you some slack already, you're a renaissance minibike tinkerer. I'm still in the rattlecan stage myself. My own powdercoating rig? I almost can't even imagine such a thing. What are your plans for the QA motor? I ask because I know someone who's got a couple of non-running QAs and keeps an eye out for parts sources wherever possible... |
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11-23-2008, 10:38 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington (southwest)
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My Mood: | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;) Quote:
Works really well. Set the old oven at about 450 for about 10 minutes and you have powder coating! Of course the size is limited by the oven size, but it is large enough to put a full size automobile rim in, so you can do a lot of mini parts in the thing! | |
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11-23-2008, 11:25 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: PERRIS, CA SO CAL
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| Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
wow!!
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11-23-2008, 11:46 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Clarita, Ca
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My Mood:  | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;)
thats a Fkin cool idea... ... all i need now is a used oven!... ...and a Garadge for the oven... ...and some bike parts to powdercoat.... ...and ill have hookers,... and blackjack .... .... .. ... aww screw the whole thing! |
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11-23-2008, 11:54 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St.Joe MO
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My Mood:  | Re: I won't be bored this winter ;) Quote:
 Pretty cool getting all those parts and i think those rattle can wheels look Fing sweet.
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