TB removal and then some!!!

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

Hey Tom,

I can only hope that my project comes out as nice as yours. Great tips and tricks.

Thanks for asking about house hunting. I decided to cancel on the other home for various reasons. I won't bore you with details on this post, but coincidently I looked a vacant lot today and met with a builder last night. Looking to just build instead so I can at least have a garage for the ZR-1 and Harley and carport for the two daily drivers. Wish me luck......

I have a set of ported injector housings and plenum to start working on. I just have to find the time between house hunting, chores, and touring with the bike and Z. Best wishes and thanks for sharing.

Hello Craig,
I can only hope that my project comes out as nice as you think it will...lol
Tough morning for me as I went to paint the RS IH. Did not check the outside temp gauges as I should have before starting to paint. Although it is cool outside, the humidity is @100% right now, not a good time to paint anything. Sprayed the RS and it laid ok until the second coat, then it was downhill from there. Paint was too runny to stick properly. So I stripped it and tried again like a dummy before I realized to check the outside gauges.
Needless to say, off came the paint for the second time....lol Will leave like it is, going out to the 74, and not painting anything out there....heater box install today...

paint almost stripped after my morning disaster....lol


Yes, good luck for sure on the house build. Then you can customize your garage to your specs....will catch up with you in a PM....

Just posting what I go through, if it helps someone down the road, then that is a plus....

Have a good day, or night....
(depending on what the time of day it's there now)

[Roadster]

Couldn't leave before trying again....humidity dropped....and the paint went on....may need one more coat then clear and be done.....

big improvement.....lol

much more to my liking...

[gtcollins@maxnet.co.nz]

Hi Tom been enjoying reading about all your hard work lot's of ups and downs lot's of learning very interested to see how it all turns out I will have to assemble my throttle body as well
Regards Glen Collins

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[Roadster]

Originally Posted by gtcollins@maxnet.co.nz

Hi Tom been enjoying reading about all your hard work lot's of ups and downs lot's of learning very interested to see how it all turns out I will have to assemble my throttle body as well
Regards Glen Collins

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Thanks Glen....appreciated...
If all goes well, I'll put the plenum back on Friday. Still thinking about the TB and how to apply the moly lube evenly as mentioned before. Keep thinking about taping most of the bore area, except where the blades close. And taping most of the blade area seems like it may work...for a tight seal. This way the moly lube won't be sprayed allover the inside of the bores...
If it doesn't, I have plenty of Brake Clean to start over again....lol

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[HAWAIIZR-1]

Originally Posted by Roadster

Hello Craig,
I can only hope that my project comes out as nice as you think it will...lol
Tough morning for me as I went to paint the RS IH. Did not check the outside temp gauges as I should have before starting to paint. Although it is cool outside, the humidity is @100% right now, not a good time to paint anything. Sprayed the RS and it laid ok until the second coat, then it was downhill from there. Paint was too runny to stick properly. So I stripped it and tried again like a dummy before I realized to check the outside gauges.
Needless to say, off came the paint for the second time....lol Will leave like it is, going out to the 74, and not painting anything out there....heater box install today...

paint almost stripped after my morning disaster....lol


Yes, good luck for sure on the house build. Then you can customize your garage to your specs....will catch up with you in a PM....

Just posting what I go through, if it helps someone down the road, then that is a plus....

Have a good day, or night....
(depending on what the time of day it's there now)

Hey Tom,
Thanks for your thoughts and the reminder about humidity as I have to consider that when painting too. The lots here are smaller than a lot of folks homes in the US so we'll see. Are you going to the 2018 Gathering? I am going to try and you're one of those people that I just have to meet one day. Take care and best wishes.

[KFoster]

Did you have to remove the AC compressor and lines to get the valve cover off the driver's side?


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[Roadster]

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

Hey Tom,
Thanks for your thoughts and the reminder about humidity as I have to consider that when painting too. The lots here are smaller than a lot of folks homes in the US so we'll see. Are you going to the 2018 Gathering? I am going to try and you're one of those people that I just have to meet one day. Take care and best wishes.

Hi Craig,
It would a pleasure to meet you sometime in the future. I am not sure about the Gathering, but will make every effort to attend!!!
It sounds like you can take your time and look or build a house that suits your needs. Best of luck in your search...
Be safe and stay well!!!

Originally Posted by KFoster

Did you have to remove the AC compressor and lines to get the valve cover off the driver's side?

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K, I did not remove the cam covers. They will be staying the factory color for now. IIRC, you would need to move, not remove the AC compressor and also move the lines out of the way for cam cover removal. If I'm wrong with that thought, I'm sure someone will correct me and give you the right info...

[KFoster]

Thanks. Going to remove mine to paint. Intake should arrive at extrude hone today.


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[Roadster]

Originally Posted by KFoster

Thanks. Going to remove mine to paint. Intake should arrive at extrude hone today.


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Sounds good, keep us posted on your progress.....

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[Roadster]

Two plus full coats of clear....turned out halfway decent, very happy with the results. You can also notice that in one of the pics part of the cam cover towards the front is also painted. Reason on that was I did try to foam brush the IH and part of the cam cover as seen in previous posts, but that did not work out. So I sprayed those areas to see what the results might be. Not bad, not to my satisfaction either, so when the time comes the covers and that part obviously will be repainted.

second plus coat of clear...

taped removed, notice the front of the cam cover sprayed...

getting ready for reassembly, then on to the TB....