On a recent project I needed to salvage a set of 1986-87 infill panels, which fit between the fuel tank and side fairings. These parts have become very hard to find so I wanted to attempt to save this set.
While the right-side panel was simply cracked, the left-side had its lower half damaged beyond repair. Luckily, I had another left-side panel with a mismatched upper half from an F2 model. The obvious solution was to mate the good pieces into one usable left panel.
After carefully cutting both parts across the middle on an identical line, I plastic welded the halves together.
Here the two left-side panels are pictured after making my cuts. The black pieces were originally together, as were the bluish-colored ones. The parts on the right will be tossed and the left made into a useable piece.
While the right-side panel was simply cracked, the left-side had its lower half damaged beyond repair. Luckily, I had another left-side panel with a mismatched upper half from an F2 model. The obvious solution was to mate the good pieces into one usable left panel.
After carefully cutting both parts across the middle on an identical line, I plastic welded the halves together.
Here the two left-side panels are pictured after making my cuts. The black pieces were originally together, as were the bluish-colored ones. The parts on the right will be tossed and the left made into a useable piece.
Here, the left panel is joined and the right panel has its welding repairs made. The welding repairs have been ground smooth and the first coat of body filler is applied.
Here's a look at the welded back sides.
After much grinding, filling and sanding, the parts were cleaned up and finish painted. I use a trim paint from SEM called Trim Black after prepping with their XXX Adhesion Promoter (both available from Amazon). The parts are shown ready for paint.
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I didn't get a separate photo of the finished parts, but here they're fitted to the bike.
Job done!
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