CFMAW Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 My "Frankin-Guzzi" project is to be painted Tenni Green, but having no luck with the paint codes on the forum here. Plan 'B' is to hopefully find a piece of fairing from a wreck to acquire and get matched in PPG or (better) Imron via a local auto paint shop. Thanks in advance ................... Here's the rig:
CFMAW Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 Why yes ............... they are clecos. Used to fix airplanes, mostly sheet metal and electrical. Are those clecos holding the windshield on?
savagehenry Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Hi CFMAW, Although I personally find the color you're choosing revolting, I LOVE the form it's taking. S.H. ( ) P.S. Neros (and "my darker brothers" [READ: Scura]) RULE!!!... yeah, I said it...Dhhhamn, you do some nice work, man
CFMAW Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 AS per the begining post in this thread, I had no luck with the paint codes at auto paint suppliers - Lechler is not sold in N America & the BASF # is about 4 numbers longer than the usual BASF code. This is why I'm resorting to scrounging a piece of wrecked fairing. tenni paint link Search is your friend...
Skeeve Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 AS per the begining post in this thread, I had no luck with the paint codes at auto paint suppliers - Lechler is not sold in N America & the BASF # is about 4 numbers longer than the usual BASF code. This is why I'm resorting to scrounging a piece of wrecked fairing. Maybe it's time to order some paint from someplace outside the U.S. that carries Lechler? You state that Lechler isn't carried in N. Am.; I'm assuming you've already checked Canada & Mexico for suppliers then? I'm guessing that the U.K. would be the lowest-cost shipper to the U.S., and that shipping will actually eat more $$ (or pounds, euros, what have you) than the actual cost of product... Anyone in the EU (or anywhere else in the world for that matter!) repainting/repairing their Tenni who already has some of the correct product who can paint a patch of paper & post it to our friend here? Like he said, once he has the sample, he can get it scanned for matching by his local gunpowder salesm^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H er, DuPont rep...
CFMAW Posted July 3, 2008 Author Posted July 3, 2008 Aside from the cost if it was just a regular shipment, being paint it's considered dangerous goods so can't be shipped except by special rate $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Maybe it's time to order some paint from someplace outside the U.S. that carries Lechler? You state that Lechler isn't carried in N. Am.; I'm assuming you've already checked Canada & Mexico for suppliers then? I'm guessing that the U.K. would be the lowest-cost shipper to the U.S., and that shipping will actually eat more $$ (or pounds, euros, what have you) than the actual cost of product... Anyone in the EU (or anywhere else in the world for that matter!) repainting/repairing their Tenni who already has some of the correct product who can paint a patch of paper & post it to our friend here? Like he said, once he has the sample, he can get it scanned for matching by his local gunpowder salesm^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H er, DuPont rep...
Skeeve Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Aside from the cost if it was just a regular shipment, being paint it's considered dangerous goods so can't be shipped except by special rate $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Anyone moving to the U.S. who's loading a container shipment? Maybe all the U.S. Guzzisti should band together & become the U.S. Lechler distributors!
Guest frankdugo Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 cfmaw, what brand tach have you got there? electronic is it not? one of those itt's?
felix42o Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Looks like aviation-grade circuit breakers and hyd lines, as well... Nice job; looks great.
CFMAW Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 heh frankdugo, The gage is a combination tach / speedo from Moto Spezial in Germany. You can get the large scale as the tach or speedo and vice versa. They were on sale for 290 Euro. http://moto-spezial.de/homepage/index.html Browse their catalog, wonderful special parts. cfmaw, what brand tach have you got there? electronic is it not? one of those itt's? Thanks for the tip-'o-the-hat felix42o It's been (and continues to be) a schwack of work and I would rather not think how much $. But what the hell, right? So I could have bought a restored 1975 MV America for the same money, so what? Gotten a lot of bits and misc. pieces from Aircraft Spruce in Calif. They have all manner of fabrication stuff for home built airplanes that comes in handy for home built motorcycles too: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/ The hydraulic fittings and line comes from Russell and Earls. I order from JEGS: http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv..._10019_-1_10267 The black anodized fittings are a nice detail touch. took a long time to fine a "gang" relay block (for master power, starter, horn (139db Stebel), and spare: http://www.rallylights.com/hella/Relay_Block_Pictures.asp Will be using an elektronik-sachse.de ignition w/ dual plugs: http://www.elektronik-sachse.de/ZDG3/frset_zdg_en.htm Will be equipped with Valentine 1 radar detector and Blinder M25 laser jammer & helmet heads-up display. Plan was to use a 280 watt Saprisa alternator, but now figure I need to do a load tally and see if it's going to be able to keep up. May have to go to this rig: http://www.euromotoelectrics.com/EDLMG.html Then there's the JE pistons, Nikasil barrel plating, Mike Rich head work / porting, crank balancing, finding a V11 Sport clutch - flywheel, Yoyodyne floating ft. rotors, 40mm dellortos, dyno tweaking, Oberon turn signals, etc, etc, etc .................................. Like I said about the 75 MV ........................... Big-Ass fun building this thing though. Target completion is next spring. Curtis Harper ordered me up a Tenni fairing piece (in stock w/ MGNA) that was $60 & will be a way to match the color w/ Imron via local paint shop. Might be able to get a PPG code at the same time. Can post the code(s) after I get it done. CFMAW Looks like aviation-grade circuit breakers and hyd lines, as well... Nice job; looks great.
Skeeve Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Curtis Harper ordered me up a Tenni fairing piece (in stock w/ MGNA) that was $60 & will be a way to match the color w/ Imron via local paint shop. Might be able to get a PPG code at the same time. Can post the code(s) after I get it done. CFMAW Sweet! Please do! Let us now how the whole "color match" process goes; I'm wondering if getting that semi-matte finish is going to require special application tricks?
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