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Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 1:50 am
by ZRX61
Plan for the weekend is fit one set of rails to the GPz11...& maybe assemble the carbs depending on how hard the paint is.
Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 2:42 am
by ZRX61
Started carb assembly today, ended up raiding the spare set for the floats, a couple of the caps & some hardware.
Two new key blanks arrived & another fuel tap just so I could use the plastic filter doodad from it.
Tomorrow:
Decided to paint the mounting rails & some other bits with Steel-It instead of the gloss black epoxy. Going to use that stuff on the rear brake lever too.
Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:05 pm
by ZRX61
Emptied out the tumbler this morning to see if I missed any parts in there... it's like picking fly shit out of pepper. The media is 8mm stainless steel pins
Threw another load in there for 3 hours.
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Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:15 pm
by ZRX61
Progress...
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Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 8:21 pm
by Skub
Looking great man.
Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 8:39 pm
by ZRX61
Carb rails & brake lever got the Steel-It treatment this morning. Lever looking spiffy... other bits just got turned over & painted on the other side, so they still sitting in the Sun
Have to be a bit quick with this paint as it comes out of the rattle can like a frigging fire hose.
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Re: '83 GPz750-A1 malarkey.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 8:46 pm
by KungFooBob
Never heard of Steel-It, but that looks like a nice finish.