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coza778

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IT175 J rebuild
« on: July 22, 2011, 01:27:29 pm »
progress is a little slow on this build but every step taken is a step forward  ;)

i bought this bike in reasonable good condition so the rebuild has been quite easy so far (no rusty or frozen bolts) there were a couple of broken lugs on the frame and also a hair-line crack just below the down tube
(mid welder fixed that)

thought i would share a few pics
before resto




stripped down


linkage bit



frame preparation


crack being repaired


more pics to follow
cheers corey


coza778

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 01:33:39 pm »
frame painted





this is how far i am into the rebuild now, i'm just spinning up a couple of teflon rollers for the swing arm







http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu333/coza77/?action=view&current=Picture078.jpg



cheers corey

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 01:39:03 pm »



You have an attentive group of admirers there Corey ;D.

And for good reason. Nice work. 8)

How was the frame prepared? Wire wheel and elbow grease?

coza778

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2011, 01:47:52 pm »
thank you Graeme  :D

frame prep was with paint stripper...about three separate coats then the almighty drill and wire wheel  :P
it's a bit of hard work but I had plenty of time to burn  :D

i also coated the frame with rust kill prior to priming  ;)

cheers corey

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2011, 03:12:02 pm »
Good to see you didn't paint on washing day!!  ;D

Nice work, keep the updates coming.
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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2011, 08:07:22 pm »
Me thinks Doc has some competition :)

coza778

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2011, 08:28:43 pm »
G'day evo550

the pipe i had on the bike had a few hard hits....so I plugged both ends.. one end with an air valve and pumped about 30psi into it....then with the oxy popped out the dents...i will post pics in the day light...but I also mocked the 175 with an IT 200 DG pipe...damn close fit  ;)





not sure which pipe to go with (depends on the fit) cause i don't intend chopping the 200 pipe

cheers corey

coza778

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 08:35:45 pm »
here's the wiring loom i prepared earlier...damn i hate wiring but it was all there and three hours later

hopefully when its installed it works  :P

this was the mess I started with



and what I ended up with  ;)


just need the ignition and speedo bracket....if anyone reads this and has one please PM me
thank you


cheers corey

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2011, 10:48:41 am »
I love seeing these - I admire anyone who does a resto involving wiring  :o
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coza778

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Re: IT175 J rebuild
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2011, 02:26:25 am »
I love seeing these - I admire anyone who does a resto involving wiring  :o


 ;D  ;D  ;D

my moto is...... we can do it... (and if we cant)  forums are great help  ;D  ;D  ;D

cheers corey