twitchmonitor
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I picked up a CL160 with just under 9K miles on the odometer and more rust than you can shake a stick at. I'm rebuilding it and converting it into a vintage racer. There's a growing community of 160 racers in the Northwest. If you're interested you can find out more at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/F-160/.
I've been photographing the project so I thought I'd post my progress here. I'm also on a tight budget so anything I can do myself, I'm doing myself. And no frills. That being said I'm aiming to finish with a pretty nice bike. Here are some pics of how it looked when I got it (about 2 weeks ago) and a pic of what it might end up looking like.
The bike turned over and ran when I bought it, albeit with a sizable fuel leak from one of the carbs. The engine is in good shape inside. My biggest problem is corrosion. Nuts, bolts, rims, sprockets, etc. I've spent hours cleaning, blasting, sanding, grinding, wire wheeling, etc.
Edit: and my "workspace" is the few square feet I've cleared out in the corner of my building's shared laundry room.
I'm nearing the point when I'm ready to put it all back together, but by "nearing" I mean maybe a few weeks. Hopefully. :teeth
I've been photographing the project so I thought I'd post my progress here. I'm also on a tight budget so anything I can do myself, I'm doing myself. And no frills. That being said I'm aiming to finish with a pretty nice bike. Here are some pics of how it looked when I got it (about 2 weeks ago) and a pic of what it might end up looking like.
The bike turned over and ran when I bought it, albeit with a sizable fuel leak from one of the carbs. The engine is in good shape inside. My biggest problem is corrosion. Nuts, bolts, rims, sprockets, etc. I've spent hours cleaning, blasting, sanding, grinding, wire wheeling, etc.
Edit: and my "workspace" is the few square feet I've cleared out in the corner of my building's shared laundry room.
I'm nearing the point when I'm ready to put it all back together, but by "nearing" I mean maybe a few weeks. Hopefully. :teeth
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