rebuilding a 55W in Buenos Aires

GeoffD · Post by **GeoffD** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:50 pm

Looking good.....

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:17 pm

Thanks Geoff

Now rear break,nothing worn all ok,only paint and new pads

Some spots looks like unpainted(its the flash

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:25 pm

Now first stage of the tank.As the new decal set(for 55W)is still in germany I will only go on the reshaping.I drove it to "maestro Chinazzi".He is over 70 and can reshape all those tanks and rims!They look like new after he finishes.......old school disapearing.

Now when the decals are here the inside will be treated too.Not much rust but.......

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:37 pm

Now engine and frame:
I removed everything from it during a week end job.Easy task.Less then two hours all striped!

The electrics are ok! Cleaning then!

And the rubber parts.......

And the cockpit parts......

And the plastics+ extras......

And the swing arm......and steering rod......all loose or in boxes!!!!!

Yeahhh that is from my daugther....her oil baby box recicled

Never again(hopefully) and thanks for the duty served!!!!!

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:53 pm

Now the frame striped at my garden.....

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:01 pm

The engine in Dakar Motos http://www.dakarmotos.com/ this place is for the RTW traveler in Buenos Aires......

So this week I will upload some more pics of the open engine.

Dirtybrit · Post by **Dirtybrit** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:18 pm

Danjet600 · Post by **Danjet600** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:10 pm

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:34 pm

So here are the new front and rear guards,flewn in by a german biker(AT)who is going and coming the last 5 years now.He was more than 4 years here.....

Now to the side covers they are in Torgau(also germany) + a big pile of OEM spares for the engine and frame.

55W1985 · Post by **55W1985** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:47 pm

Now to the little loosen parts,as my hobby is building things in scale this whole of rebuilding is nothing new in means of separated processes of building painting and putting together.
Here the process is easier due to the scale.My favorite scale was 1/35.This 1/1 is fantastic!!!!!

I sorted all the metal parts that needed to be regalvanized(zinc).Polished them with machine and hand.I even used my dremel for the head of some.Inside is an 9.(must be the hardness)
They turned out to look better than new!!!!!(I say so to reconfort myself)
Have a look.

Now for the fork bottles they where first sandblasted with very little pressure.Then polished by hand(sandpaper 150 cut in long stripes and moving like polishing a shoe)There are areas that where not done this way on the original 85 proces.There I left the same finishing.Then clearcoated with Rust Oleum.Very hard coat!Nice end result.I will not paint with aluminum any surface except the linkage of the shock.This is cast steel paint in metal.

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