The first day of my new year began with the reassembly of Project 39's rear suspension and axle/brake components. This 1993 VFR750 suffered years of slow deterioration in Florida's salt air (right photo), and so every piece required attention.
I began with a thorough degreasing and cleaning, doing my best to polish out the bits of corrosion on the aluminum parts. particularly the swingarm, which I elected to leave in place. All the bearings checked out okay, so were cleaned and re-greased. With the axle and brake parts on the bench, I proceeded to de-rust and repaint the rotor and torque arm, followed by a complete rebuild (w/OEM parts) and painting of the caliper. For this project, I chose EBC V-Pad semi-sintered brake pads for the rear application. I generally use their HH sintered pad, but they can be too effective on a non-ABS rear brake, at least in my opinion. We'll see. In any case, the orange pads look kinda racy. Braided brake lines, in black, are waiting on the shelf, right next to a new RK/Superlite 520 chain & sprocket conversion kit with a 1-tooth larger front sprocket from Sprocket Center.
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I began with a thorough degreasing and cleaning, doing my best to polish out the bits of corrosion on the aluminum parts. particularly the swingarm, which I elected to leave in place. All the bearings checked out okay, so were cleaned and re-greased. With the axle and brake parts on the bench, I proceeded to de-rust and repaint the rotor and torque arm, followed by a complete rebuild (w/OEM parts) and painting of the caliper. For this project, I chose EBC V-Pad semi-sintered brake pads for the rear application. I generally use their HH sintered pad, but they can be too effective on a non-ABS rear brake, at least in my opinion. We'll see. In any case, the orange pads look kinda racy. Braided brake lines, in black, are waiting on the shelf, right next to a new RK/Superlite 520 chain & sprocket conversion kit with a 1-tooth larger front sprocket from Sprocket Center.
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(Right) Here's a shot of the DMr custom modified Honda CBR 929 shock absorber. This is a fully adjustable unit with a remote reservoir located at the top of the shock. The reservoir will prove to be an issue as I move on to the next step — installing the subframe and fender.
The pink arrow points to the heat shield which I showed in an earlier electrolysis post. It required repainting because it's visible through two openings on the right side of the frame.
It's always nice to begin the new year with some shiny parts coming together.
The pink arrow points to the heat shield which I showed in an earlier electrolysis post. It required repainting because it's visible through two openings on the right side of the frame.
It's always nice to begin the new year with some shiny parts coming together.
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