'71 400 Cross resto

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Finally catching up on reading about your endeavor. Your bike is going to be killer nice when you finish.

I find the dishwasher an excellent cleaning tool myself and the works great for curing paint and installing bearings.

If I ever built a shop I think I would have to incorporate and oven.

Keep posting your work can't wait to see the finished project.

Mike

The seat covers were originally glued on.

thanks guys, glued it will be.

The Tank is finished, Decals done and clear coated!

I have my frame, swingarm and various other silver parts back from the painters, took them two goes to get it right, 4 months waiting and a ridiculous bill to pay (yet to be decided upon....) but i have something to assemble!
pics to follow

Yeah! Progress at least.
Keep writing those checks

Can't wait to see the finished product!

So i'm sorting all my fasteners and trying to figure out what goes where.....

Can anyone tell me what the thread is on the brake actuation rod please? mine didn't have a wing nut it had a nyloc but i'm having trouble with the thread, is it 7mm? or imperial?
cheers

Think it is 6mm.

Here is where I got couple wing nuts with rounded tips.

http://www.pentonpartsusa.com/2b 11 KTM frame.htm

nope, tried a 6mm and 8mm, it's in between, there's paint on the threads which i've tried getting off with a copper brush, it's helped but i think i need a die to clean it up properly, not game to use the wrong pitch or size though.....

Yeah, must be different size because mine are all 6mm.
I'm curious to the size now!

Just went out to the garage and checked my 1970, 6mm nut threads right on. '71 should be the same according to the parts manual.
Steve

nice one, with both saying it's 6mm i'll go cut the thread with my die, it's obviously just a build up of paint then.

Thanks guys.

you dont have a wire wheel on a bench grinder?

i do, i used it on the end of the rod to clean up the thread to get a start and thought i'd be fine, i'm wary because it's long and thin with new paint and i'm a clumsy fucker!

Anyway, it would seem mine has a 1/4" UNC thread on it! dunno why, looks original but who knows? the wing nut spins on like a charm, so problem solved. i would have thought it was metric but hey, 44 years and anything could have been done to it!

The brake pull rods on the originals were clear zinc plated, not painted the frame color. Sorry for the late chime in, but yours should look just fine.

aww crap! the plater i've been using is a pain in the backside! his work varies from good to rubbish for no reason so i'm not sure i want to attempt changing it.

but if it's not right........

Just get you a metric 6mm stainless steel rod. Heat end and bend it for brake lever pedal and thread the other end.

$9 bux but sure you could get it there.

You kinda have to use a file to under size it a lil for length of thread area and chamfer the end to get the die started.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-stainless-steel-rods/=ziozfw

Here's some reassembly progress, slowly but surely......

Looks sharp! Nice work!