[Resolved] FZS600 98-02 Fuel tank to replace vandalised tank.

[Doddsie]

Looking good, hope we get to see a few pics when its all back together. 

[helloindustries]

Looking good, hope we get to see a few pics when its all back together. 

Oh, goes without saying!
I also need to sort out my instrument mount as it's just back from fabrication, so: Bend/drill/weld/paint.
Should all be ready to rock by the weekend with luck, then i'll clean the rest of the bike and get some glamour-shots up on here as well as some before/after and a link to a progress album of photos from when i got it (as a cat-c write off) to what it will be at the weekend.

[ogri48]

Sounds good dene. Hope your pleased with the tank, in truth it all wanted another primer coat and another flatting before paint as you can still feel the odd ripple, along with more coats of lacquer and flatting for a perfect finish, but you can get that over time with polishing regular. It certainly looks better than it did,,wasn't sure about your choosing grey over silver, but you were right, looks much deeper and better

[bigbluebear]

Ogri48, you are a gem of a guy mate, not many would offer their time and materials to help out a fellow foccer like that....I doff my hat to you sir.

[ogri48]

I needed the practice dude..


Still do in truth but I'm getting there...

[helloindustries]

Sounds good dene. Hope your pleased with the tank, in truth it all wanted another primer coat and another flatting before paint as you can still feel the odd ripple, along with more coats of lacquer and flatting for a perfect finish, but you can get that over time with polishing regular. It certainly looks better than it did,,wasn't sure about your choosing grey over silver, but you were right, looks much deeper and better

I'm already pleased with the tank, provided it still holds fuel :P

I'll get a photo up here when it's all on tomorrow/Thursday minus the mudguard , i'll do another shot when that's done and on.

[helloindustries]

Here we go. Put it all back together today. Can't overstate how happy i am with the paint job Ogri did for me

• I need to do work on the front end to get it all right.
• Headlight needs centring properly
• Mount for instruments needs making
• Electrical problems need resolving (and are...odd).

[noggythenog]

Fair play a lick o paint & it looks a new bike.

[ogri48]

Excellent mate, glad your happy, looks good, by the time your finished it'll look a belter. I was double carefully with the panel beating so should be no nasty surprises ( ie leaks) over the next[size=78%] few years, and acid etched the tank before I filled and sprayed so hopefully should all stay good :-)[/size]