Well it has been a while now since I last posted. There has not been too much progress lately so I decided to wait until I had enough to talk about before I did an update.
For starters, The gas tank has had the crap bondoed out of it. There is still some touching up to do but Overall the tank is ready more or less ready to have the rust on the inside of the tank removed. It was surprising how much bondo and effort it took to get this tank back in shape. I now realize that "Just a few dents" translates into a hell of a lot of work.
Next we have the frame. Although nothing has yet been cut, stripped or repainted, I have managed to clean it which was a big task in itself. 
At the same time, I took a stab at cleaning the engine. The results were not as spectacular and it will need another cleaning. In order to clean the engine off using a pressure washer, I had to seal the exhaust ports somehow. My solution was to pack the ports with a rag, then sandwich a plastic bag between the cylinder block and the exhaust flange. I did something similar with the intake ports, simply packing and wrapping with a plastic bag. Its not a perfect solution but it works.
Next we have the frame. Although nothing has yet been cut, stripped or repainted, I have managed to clean it which was a big task in itself. At the same time, I took a stab at cleaning the engine. The results were not as spectacular and it will need another cleaning. In order to clean the engine off using a pressure washer, I had to seal the exhaust ports somehow. My solution was to pack the ports with a rag, then sandwich a plastic bag between the cylinder block and the exhaust flange. I did something similar with the intake ports, simply packing and wrapping with a plastic bag. Its not a perfect solution but it works. 
Engine befere cleaning:
and After: 
Finally, here is a picture of what the PO did to seal the tachometer cable port on the rocker cover. He probably thought he was being a genious, I think otherwise.
A replacement rocker cover has already be purchased and is awaiting cleaning and intstallation. In the next few days I will have pictures of the seat cowl I have been working on, and I must say I am quite proud of it. I will also try my hand at a bit of soda blasting. Don't worry if you've never heard about it before, I will cover it in the next post.
and After: Finally, here is a picture of what the PO did to seal the tachometer cable port on the rocker cover. He probably thought he was being a genious, I think otherwise. A replacement rocker cover has already be purchased and is awaiting cleaning and intstallation. In the next few days I will have pictures of the seat cowl I have been working on, and I must say I am quite proud of it. I will also try my hand at a bit of soda blasting. Don't worry if you've never heard about it before, I will cover it in the next post.Will it ever end?? Probably not.
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