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Seifer
19-01-2009, 09:13 PM
Alrighty guys, its been a while since I was on here, not sure if anyone noticed I was gone lol.
Anyway since I was here last I let my 7/11 turn to shit and following an accident I had in December 06' I've ridden it maybe once, twice at best.
Then I started to pull her apart to fix an oil leak and lost interest mid way through. Rego has since lapsed and she's been more useful as a shelf than a form of transport.
Anyway my plan is to fix her up and restore her to her former glory (and then some) with some new found motivation.
Heres how it looks now and as you can see I have some work ahead of me if im to have it ready by the fools run.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/54165238198029.JPG

Si i'm assuming full membership is the same as always so be expecting my cheque soon.

Ben I'll be in contact with you soon with some ideas.

I'll keep a diary of my progress and would love to get some feedback along the way.

Cheers boys and girls.

rod185651
19-01-2009, 09:29 PM
Welcome back mate, good luck with the rebuild.

sharky
19-01-2009, 09:43 PM
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/54165247512892.jpg

;)

Large
19-01-2009, 09:50 PM
Yay Spongebob!

Benz
20-01-2009, 01:37 AM
At least it's all in one place........sort of
Welcome back.

fimpBIKES
20-01-2009, 04:37 AM
thats one sorry looking 711 :(

looking forward to seeing it come back to life!

CBRRRT
20-01-2009, 05:15 AM
Shockin [:0]

Seifer
20-01-2009, 08:26 AM
Yeah I know slap on the wrist, especially for those pink shoes thanks Sharky.
I'll be starting the clean up tonight and hopefully be able to show you a slightly more complete picture of my bike.
As I obviously haven't stored it properly I imagine I'm going to have issues with stuck clutch plates, hard tyres etc etc.
I'll give everything a good polish and then a coating in PPC Glisten Coat. What's people opinions on polished forks?
Need to get a new cooler, I'm going to ceramic coat my headers and track down a new exhaust.
Then she'll be off for a tune and then blue slipped.

OLD SKOOL BANDIT
20-01-2009, 08:48 AM
Crying shame you let the old girl lose her sparkle. You have a few hours to put in there buddy. Polished forks .........? I have them on mine but still not sure. Will know better after paint.

zx12argh
20-01-2009, 12:12 PM
Welcome back mate- you've got a head start on me mate - your bike is mostly in one piece. Fools run here we come hey?

Seifer
20-01-2009, 05:53 PM
Ok well I pulled her out and attached her plastics and tank etc so heres a rough idea of how she looks.
Out of interest, what are peoples thoughts on the tail height? I was thinking about lowering it slightly merely because I was getting over crushed nuts.
Anyway, time to get crackin, how long left to the fools?

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/541655271131633.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/541655271143459.jpg

jakam04
20-01-2009, 07:03 PM
Hey.. Ive seen a tail somewhere like that. I ended up putting that gas cylinder (rear shock thingo) inside the ducktail and made a strategic hole so I could adjust the settings if required. Saves having that on bottom of seat and tidies the whole look up. Id also say drop the seat by about 3-5cm so the tip of the tail is closer in line with top lines of tank.

Jarrod

Iceman
20-01-2009, 07:18 PM
I rekon drop the tail a bit and use the sponge-bob bag as a front fairing.

Seifer
20-01-2009, 07:35 PM
You know what Ice, I reckon you're right...

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/75059790149484.JPG

OLD SKOOL BANDIT
20-01-2009, 11:12 PM
I like a bit of tyre cleavage but not my nuts ! Seems to be a rule of thumb that tip of tail to line through with top of tank, (unless you're building "Germanic"}. Or am I talking crap again ?

CBRRRT
21-01-2009, 05:56 AM
Lower the seat, then build out the tank to fill the gap mate. 04-06 R1 5VY swing arm, and a kick arse little stubby Moror GP zorst. Wipe a rag over it, and, its done.

Seifer
21-01-2009, 01:32 PM
I've just bought one of those cheapy ebay oil cooler with line included kits. Can someone please tell me what fittings I need to connect the line to the sump. Is it just a standard -10 > 7/8 right angled HEL job or is there something cheaper I can get away with, ie stainless etc.
I've also bought a bit of the Glisten stuff so I'll let you guys know how it stands up on the frame over time. Has anyone had any experience with it yet?

And a third question to Exben, mate you made the mount for my subframe. Ive tested where the holes will need to go to lower it and its far enough away from the current hole. If I were to get you to drill out the new holes would you need me to bring in the bare frame or could you drill into it how it is now?

Seifer
21-01-2009, 01:48 PM
Oh anotherthing that's been brought to my attention...

The oil sight on my clutch cover has a leak, what's your recommendations for resealing it?

BANDITROD
21-01-2009, 08:32 PM
the oil leak can be fixed by getting a new rubber seal that goe's around the glass itself mate not expensive at all just go to your nearest suzi dealer

Seifer
05-02-2009, 05:48 PM
Ok so it's been a few weeks now, the bike has been dismantled and I'm in the process of putting the engine back together after replacing a few oil seals.
I've also been to see Ben and with a bit of commentary from Large had my tail end lowered.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/148419128123749.jpg


This leaves me with a f'ing huge gap between the seat and tank so I think I will build the seat out rather than the tank to make things a bit eaier on myself.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/148419128168216.jpg


Now one thing I need a bit of advice on is what to do with the small gap between the frame,seat and tank. The old tail piece will fit it perfectly its just a matter of what shape to go with. I've made some carboard cut outs of both options. The second option will be harder due to the fact it will need to be plastic welded to the tail piece. Any thoughts?


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/148419128104299.jpg


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/148419128118769.jpg

How do u like my use of a bed sheet. Pretty professional hey.

Cruisecontrol
05-02-2009, 06:18 PM
Move the whole tail piece forward half an inch?

Seifer
05-02-2009, 06:32 PM
The gap between the seat and the tank isn't the problem, its the gap on the side that is.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/14841934529450.JPG

Cruisecontrol
05-02-2009, 07:06 PM
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/35734051267832.jpg

opindown
05-02-2009, 07:13 PM
berry berry nice, so this is what mine is kinda gonna look like

Large
05-02-2009, 07:26 PM
quote:Originally posted by Seifer

You know what Ice, I reckon you're right...

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/75059790149484.JPG



How did I miss this post?

WINRAR!!!:D

Large
05-02-2009, 07:28 PM
quote:Originally posted by Seifer

The gap between the seat and the tank isn't the problem, its the gap on the side that is.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/14841934529450.JPG



Can you "hide" a NOS bottle in there?[8D]

CBRRRT
05-02-2009, 07:46 PM
I made infills and glass compounded them to the tank mate, like you would fit a body kit to a car. Just make sure you take the tank down to the bear metal and score it with a rough file so the glass gets a key. Check out my thread mate, its all on there. Looking good so far matey, crack on!

Seifer
05-02-2009, 07:49 PM
I'm sure I could stuff a few spongebob figurines in there...

Seifer
05-02-2009, 08:00 PM
quote:Originally posted by CBRRRT

I made infills and glass compounded them to the tank mate, like you would fit a body kit to a car. Just make sure you take the tank down to the bear metal and score it with a rough file so the glass gets a key. Check out my thread mate, its all on there. Looking good so far matey, crack on!


Yeah cheers mate, I have been following your thread for a while. I think I will go a similar route to yourself but instead I will mould the infills out of fibreglass so I know it won't come free with vibrations.
So next question in that case is where in Sydney can I get a few small chunks of HD foam. Large you were playing with some recently, where did you pick it up from?

CBRRRT
05-02-2009, 09:49 PM
I've been a bit worried about that too, so I overlaid my infills with fiberglass tissue and resin then backed them off with fibers, so kinda used the plastic panels as a form. Its all a learning curve mate init.

porky gsxr
05-02-2009, 09:50 PM
quote:Originally posted by Seifer

Ok well I pulled her out and attached her plastics and tank etc so heres a rough idea of how she looks.
Out of interest, what are peoples thoughts on the tail height? I was thinking about lowering it slightly merely because I was getting over crushed nuts.
Anyway, time to get crackin, how long left to the fools?

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/541655271131633.jpg



get youre nuts removed and raise the seat again it looked the berrys!!! high arses rule, keep the front wheel in the air:D and it levels everything out just right

Seifer
17-03-2009, 01:45 PM
OK, shit shit, 2 and a touch weeks to go.
I'll be painting this weekend but I still have rego, exhaust and running issues to contend with.
How long does your average exhasut shop take to fit up a custom mid pipe? More than a week?
Anyone have any recommendations for an exhaust joint in Sydney anywhere that could be up to the task?
I'll post up some pics tonight. Oh happy days.

Seifer
25-03-2009, 09:56 AM
Heya so hears some pics and updates. Pretty much a week left to get the bike ready.
Only thing remaining is paint and rego, should be simple enough...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672157093.JPG

Anyway I've been tackling the gap between the subframe and tank. I picked up some florist foam (savanah not oasis type) off ebay, only a few backs and started shaping it to size based on a carboard cutout i made earlier.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672238502.JPG

Tsis foam is pretty cool as you can just rub it back with your fingers and get a nice shape from it.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/15056067295437.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672136067.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672207580.JPG



Anyway after shaping it and getting enough grey foam shit over everything. I proceeded to make a mould as per Ozkats intstructions. I used clingwrap and foam glue to cover the pieces which didn't turn out too great as it left wrinkles in the mould which I had to sand back out.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672132782.JPG


Ive since made up the pieces and will be glassing them to the tank tonight, pics to follow...

Seifer
25-03-2009, 09:59 AM
Next thing on the agenda was the cooler. The one I bought was one of the cheapies of ebay. I found my old curved one had so many bends in the fins that it was barely cooling my bike down at all...
So with the new cooler at hand I made up some mounts out of angled ali. I'm sick to death of polishing so they got a lick of satin black which suits the silver/black theme of the bike anyway...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672141948.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672169722.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672171115.JPG

Seifer
25-03-2009, 10:05 AM
One thing I had an issue with previously on this bike was fitting all the electrics under the tail, aswell as the canister for the rear shock. What I found was that there was a nice bit of room directly abover the rear shock in a cavity made by the subframe but didnt really have a bottom or a front to make it both useful and pretty.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672116626.JPG


THis space is perfect for giving me a little extra room in the tail and will allow me to bring the battery forward just a touch to even out the weighting a bit.
So off to bunnings for some ali tread plate and after making a carboard template proceeeded to slice up the plate with my jigsaw.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672125334.JPG

THe plate itself now bolts straight into the subframe so it doesn't move around.
I just need to find a way to waterproof it a tiny bit to protect the battery for when the rains are out.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672120985.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672149518.JPG

I think it looks pretty good and suits the DIY - cheap as fuck approach I've been taking to the bike.

Seifer
25-03-2009, 10:09 AM
next thing was to fill the gap between the seat and the tank. I originally wanted to build out the tank and mould that into the side panels I have made up however I'm running out of time so I decided to extend out the seat. Since I had originally shortened it i had plenty of vinyl tucked under the seat. So i chopped up the old GSXR seat and make a frankenstien with my handy plastic welder which doubles as a soldering iron by day. A few slithers of extra seat comes in handy to fill the gaps. It may not be pretty but its not oging to be seen and its pretty bloody stong so happy days. Just need to visit clark rubber to fill the gap and make it look all smooth like.
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/150560672124800.JPG

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/15056067291589.JPG

Seifer
25-03-2009, 10:11 AM
Anyway these maybe cheap and nasty tactics but I'm running short of time so shit happens. I'll be posting up more photos over the weekend after I've laid down my paint. I'll be having a crack at some basic airbrushing so it will hopefully turn out ok.
THe bike has come alot further since the pic above, and is nowhere near as rustic but fingers crossed and all things going to plan you will be able to see it first hand at AFR. Otherwise you'll be viewing my mini clubman first hand lol.

Seifer
05-09-2009, 11:46 PM
I know its been 6 months but after a few issues at home ive been able to refocus on the bike. over the last week ive attached the infills to the tank and laid a coat of primer over it. Paint goes on tomorrow. Im aiming for a dark bluish grey with some black ghost flames over it.
My front fender shattered last week when it collected with my oil cooler. I had moved the cooler forward slightly to allow the fittings to sit in place properly, too far obviously. So given my colour scheme i dont thing a carbon fibre fender will look out of place. Booya.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252236771.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252245329.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252158355.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252212401.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1252177124.jpg

CBRRRT
06-09-2009, 02:28 PM
That looks superb mate, you gotta be pleased with that Dude.

I'm gaggin to see how it looks on the bike mate, more photos please!

LKC73
06-09-2009, 06:50 PM
Nice build, but I would laugh my head off if bob made it as a head light unit!

Seifer
29-01-2010, 04:19 PM
Welll been a while but got a move on, new exhaust, new paint job on the tank, new remote starter, new keyless fuel cap, new tail because my mum threw my old ones underside out, hope u like the carbon fibre. Front guard will be carbon aswell.
Sorry about the pics, I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow. Mmmmm looking good. Few more things to do then I need to get her to run right. Almost there, almost there...

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264792020.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264824322.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264812043.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1264764034.jpg

rod185651
29-01-2010, 05:02 PM
That looks shit hot mate.. great effort to get it up to a high standard fighter again.

lurch
29-01-2010, 05:40 PM
Looking good. Love the CF tail

Seifer
29-01-2010, 06:05 PM
Oh BTW, no postin my photos on netrider without my permission :D

sen
29-01-2010, 06:06 PM
Looks awesome mate.. Love the tail, and the exhaust.

Gitzy
29-01-2010, 06:18 PM
Carbon Tail looks awesome.. tank and infills come up tops mate.. some wave rotors would bring that front end to life, the old solid discs look a little outdated imho..

Insert 2 cents here.. kaaching..

Watto
29-01-2010, 07:21 PM
that's come up well mate

Seifer
29-01-2010, 07:45 PM
quote:Originally posted by Gitzy

Carbon Tail looks awesome.. tank and infills come up tops mate.. some wave rotors would bring that front end to life, the old solid discs look a little outdated imho..

Insert 2 cents here.. kaaching..


I agree with you completely, but I dont have the dosh to try to find some dished awesome looking discs ie the right offset. Is there any simple way to get the flat discs on to the wheel or do I need a new wheel?

Gitzy
29-01-2010, 08:44 PM
Not 100% with what your asking.. neeed sleep..
but I fit a 96 1200 Bandit front wheel to 05 GSXR750 forks with radials..
rotor centres were 132 for gixer and 128 for bandit so i spaced my new bandit rotors out 2mm each side with these spacers and voila...

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/Gitzy84/Project%20Bandit/P24-06-09_1328.jpg

and come up with this

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/Gitzy84/Project%20Bandit/P29-07-09_1630.jpg

Seifer
29-01-2010, 08:51 PM
Well what I'm saying is my rotors have a 22mm offset I believe. Can you chuck in a 22mm spacer on either side to get a flat disc on or do I need a new front end setup.

Gitzy
29-01-2010, 08:55 PM
ahhh... i have seen chunky spacers used before.. i try and find for you.. but they seemed to work no worries..

either way you start saving Mate, i got my rotors from

http://s3performance.com.au/disc-rotor-front-floating-gsxr750-8895-gsxr1100-p-2677.html

Aussie made, superb quality and heres the kicker.. $139 each.. $291 delivered front set.. better value than $600 plus braking or galfer set..
i'm just avg joe not heavy on brakes and no trackdays so they do me fine..

Gitzy
29-01-2010, 08:58 PM
found it.. check out UNLIMITEDs blade, he spaced out rotors 19mm each side.. looks neat.. is this what you mean??

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14367&whichpage=4

Seifer
29-01-2010, 09:01 PM
Thats what i'm looking for, ta mate.

JackTar
29-01-2010, 09:08 PM
Looking the goods brother.

Fight_fan
30-01-2010, 07:19 AM
Thats come up a treat mate! I love the CF tail too!

BANDITROD
30-01-2010, 08:33 PM
thats looks fucking tops mate well done those infill bits on the tank work realy well with the rest of the bike