T500 M resto

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Do you know what 'medium' is used in vapor blasting?
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Do you know what 'medium' is used in vapor blasting?
Glass beads, water & an anti corrosion chemical

Check out this

http://www.tsrvapourblasting.co.uk/What ... sting.html
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Now I need to find a place like that near Houston.
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Rustygt550 wrote:
Do you know what 'medium' is used in vapor blasting?
Glass beads, water & an anti corrosion chemical

Check out this

http://www.tsrvapourblasting.co.uk/What ... sting.html
Nice - I understand also that some places use a slurry of baking soda and water pumped out of essentially a high pressure power washer. Either would be really messy :shock:
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Well another few weeks have past, & the piston kits arrived from PM. So i have put the cylinders & heads on
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I also renewed the black loom covering & replaced the conectors on the Points/Generator lead. The black loom covering is from HVC Cycle & is nice and glossy just like the Suzuki covering. I also had to replace the Blue neutral wire as it was broken in a number of places
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It's been a few months since my last posts. Here's what I've been up to.

Got the ignition coils fitted Rechomed down pipes & flange's
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Also got the oil lines & Pump fitted
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Here is the bike as it sits now
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& got the Tanks & panels painted
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Very nice indeed ! 8)
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Hi Rusty,

Nice work, it is looking good :D :D :D .

Cheers Zunspec
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WOW! Looks great. Where did you source the oil lines from?
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Scorch wrote:Now I need to find a place like that near Houston.
Good luck with that. I've been looking for quite some time and have been unable to find anything here in the states. I found one company in Wisconsin that manufactures the equipment but they won't even return my call inquiring about the equipment.
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Hi There can you tell me where you got the new oillines from and regulator valves thanks
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I got oil lines from ebay
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