Recent content by greenyone

Had to put this project aside for a few weeks. (some much needed bereavement due to a couple family losses.) Feeling a bit more motivated today though. The patched and coated tank were actually complete but sitting on the shelf. Popped down to the workshop/garage this morning and plumbed...

I tried JB tank weld on another motorcycle years ago. JB works, but the gas/ethanol eventually breaks down the epoxy. I let Evaporust sit in the tank for 24 hours. It seems to have eaten the rust away but there are a few pin holes. I'm hoping these wide nail heads brazed in place keep it...

Thanks, I did see that one and a couple other builds. Obviously mine will not look 100% movie accurate as I'm going to have to take some creative liberties based on the scooter platform I'm using.

Yeah, it only has 1000 miles on the clock. The plastics are pretty beat up and ugly, but they are going in the shizzle-can anyway. New carb and starter installed this evening. It seems to be running great now (albeit hooked up to a small gas tank from an old snowblower.) Cleaning the inside...

Post #3. I'm pretty sure gasoline is not supposed to be this color. A tank cleaning will need performed too. Anxiously trying to get this thing to run before starting fabrication of the speeder body.

Post #2. I started tearing into this thing. Pretty much all of the original plastic fairings have to be removed to do any kind of maintenance to this thing. The previous owner said it idled fine but bogged down when giving it gas. The tear down revealed years of neglect that I'm hoping a...

Post #1 for this thread. I picked up up this 1987 Honda Elite 150 for dirt. It has no title and will never see the road again so why not try and figure out a way to fabricate and place an imperial speeder bike body in it and have some fun! First order of business - get it running reliably and...

Thanks for the add. I've built a couple props already (R2 and a Flux Capacitor. Just starting to think about costuming though.