Member Contributer sa1713 Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Back in 2004 when I picked up my 98 with a little over 4k miles on her I fell hard for her beautiful lines and that cool looking SSSA. I have always owned Interceptors, my first being a 1984 VF500F, brand new from the dealer. My freshman year in college a bike mag ran an article about the 83 VF750F and I was hooked. A couple of years later I moved up to an '85 VF700. Then in 1990, I got ahold of a used 86 VFR700 and thought I'd scored! Later that year, some trick little number HONDA dreamed up appeared at a showroom near me, The rest, I guess, is history. Bit by bit I modified my 98 and this is what it looked like when I brought it home. I then made another mod: And another: Then some wheels: And then the underseat... All leading up to this. I've been working towards this for about 6 years. I don't have $20K laying around to find the real art, so I improvised. It came out better than I ever expected. All of the colors are OEM formulas, except for the Wistaria Blue, that was a direct color match at the shop. Even the gold is a match to the OEM decals. All told, I think I have over 100 hours in prep, stripe, paint, tape off, rinse and repeat. There are 6 coats of clear over the Pearl White, and 4 on all the rest. That decal company on Malta supplied the decals, and custom fab'd some for me as well. I'm having an OEM fuel line cut into two with a set of quick disconnect fittings installed. I'll need that soon as my EBD is finishing up his work on my spare motor. I can't wait for the weather to break so I can sneak out and around the town. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer adamf18 Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Frickin nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Looks very nice. If it were mine, I think I would have rotated the striping clockwise when viewed from the right side so that it followed the body lines more, but that's just me. Can't wait to see how your engine turns out!!! Dyno before and after the engine swap??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer sa1713 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Can't wait to see how your engine turns out!!! Dyno before and after the engine swap??? Yep, Dyno before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedhills Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 That looks amazing! nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wow, incredible! You SHOULD be proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Nice work! Seeing it done *almost* makes up for all the sanding, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 & are those Kawasaki signals you've built into the side panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Fricken fantastic! -- Cant wait to see how the engine work comes out.... (youve been teasing us for months.. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Disappointing. I thought this thread was about new boobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Disappointing. I thought this thread was about new boobs. Indeed, though it certainly looks a whole lot better than a concrete and fix-a-flat injection! http://www.tampabay....-womans/1202734 Only in Florida, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Beautifull!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Chuckster Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very nice job! Love the colors and undertail exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallican525 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Definately one of the finest pieces of art I've ever seen, and it can be RIDDEN!! Couldn't ask for much more eh. Fantastic job, many miles and smiles ahead of you I'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Looks fantastic! -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Oooh! I like it a lot! Sadly I'm way too lazy to paint mine, and too cheap to pay to have it done. I guess it's red for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Willy Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very well done! That wisteria blue is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 19, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted February 19, 2012 Great job !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4 Rosso Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Well done, she looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer sa1713 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted February 20, 2012 & are those Kawasaki signals you've built into the side panels? Yes, I believe I got the idea from the Connie. These are clear aftermarket housings. I had to mod the plug area to fit our connector. And yes, a bunch of sanding, prep and sand some more. What I did not expect (well, 5+ years of parts laying around...) is that the OEM plastic relaxed over time and the first fitment was a bear. Once I got it all together, things lined up just spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadiantonRob Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 @_@ Holy smokes she's a beaute! Well done, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 What's the update on the warmed over engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyrock Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 SaWeeeeeettttt !!!! Super nice job and progression! BR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer sa1713 Posted April 16, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2012 What's the update on the warmed over engine? Racing season is upon us which means the EBD is in full triage mode. I'll probably hear from him sometime during the summer. I'm in no hurry as I want to keep dialing in the PCV now that I have all functions working properly. Once I do that, I'll drop in the jumbo K&N moded filter and see what that does..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Shes looking werry nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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