Daytona Twin restoration

[channel27]

Gear shifter slide plates

Another micro update whilst I wait for better weather to refurb the slave side dashboard plastic.

The gear shifter slide plates on both sides were very damaged with cigarette burns. Luckily, I recently bought my wife a laser cutter to help with her Etsy designs. Obviously there was no ulterior motive whatsoever So I drew up a quick design and cut it out of some black styrene plastic sheet. I tried cutting 1mm acrylic too but it was far too brittle to bend around the gear stick.

I think it’s turned out pretty well


Old vs new


It looks great with the NOS shifter plastics

 

[david656]

Gear shifter slide plates

Another micro update whilst I wait for better weather to refurb the slave side dashboard plastic.

The gear shifter slide plates on both sides were very damaged with cigarette burns. Luckily, I recently bought my wife a laser cutter to help with her Etsy designs. Obviously there was no ulterior motive whatsoever So I drew up a quick design and cut it out of some black styrene plastic sheet. I tried cutting 1mm acrylic too but it was far too brittle to bend around the gear stick.

I think it’s turned out pretty well
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Old vs new
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It looks great with the NOS shifter plastics
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You know if you've got room left on that sheet you'll be selling a few of those to other people to tidy up their machines

 

[whitecomet]

Pedals

Rust and grime: -
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Stripped and ready for paint: -
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Bolts soaked in white vinegar to remove the rust. Unfortunately, this also removed the black oxide coating: -
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So... Bluing to make them black again. Not all of these were black originally, but I like the finish and it's a protective coating against rust: -
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Frames painted, metalwork polished and all rebuilt!
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EDIT: I've been asked for a bit more detail on how these were done so I thought I'd add it here: -

- The fixings (bolts, screws etc) were treated as above.
- The metal frame was sanded down to remove the old paint and treated with rust treatment: https://www.toolstation.com/rustins-rust-converter-250ml/p97400.
- Then it was primed with grey primer and given a good few light coats of satin black. (I guess they could have been shot blasted and powder coated but they're right down inside the machine so a painted finish was fine.) Paints are as follows: Hycote Grey Primer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYCOTE-XUK03015-Hycote-Primer-400ml/dp/B003MLIFN8, Hycote Satin Black - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hycote-Satin-Black-400ml-XUK0271/dp/B000LD6MVW
- The brightwork and pedals themselves were sanded with wet and dry sandpaper from 240 to 3000 grit. It takes ages but the result is worth it. I used a drill attachment for the lower grits and then hand sanded when it got to 1000 and above.
- The rubber damper on the brake pedal was replaced by a section of hose. It's thinner than the original rubber but I'll see how it holds up once I'm stepping on it in anger: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113923748340?var=414206252989

what type of grease did you use on the gear? Im rebuilding a set and just wanted to check.

 

[channel27]

I used this stuff: -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Comma-GR2500G-Multi-Purpose-Lithium-Grease/dp/B002E2QM6S

 

[channel27]

Well it's been a while...

Time to renovate another dashboard for the slave side. As always, the local youth had a field day scratching this one up but there are less cigarette burns: -






It had various cracks that needed addressing: -




Re-enforce the cracks with some acrylic: -




And then use a dremel to make a v-shaped groove in the cracks ready for filling. Sand it all whilst you're at it to give the paint a key: -

 

[channel27]

Then fill: -




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Prime: -



And paint: -



Don't forget the tweeter covers!

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Primed and painted: -



New decals are on order from Arcade Art Shop
Touch wood it won't take me a year and a half to stick them on

 

[channel27]

Thanks @muddymusic 👍

 

[Sbdesign]

Looking good
We are very similar with timescales!!