Kawasaki charity build.

[BornagianKawi]

Here we go-

[BornagianKawi]

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[gixxer6]

Looks great!  Are there more parts that you need?

[Interceptor398]

A picture of the parts.

[Interceptor398]

Anyone out there tried to up grade the 2 bushings and sleeve for the suspension shock to a good rubber one like the other end of the shock??  That to me seems like a better choice.

[BornagianKawi]

Hey them parts are looking great. The bushing idea sounds great, don"t know why it can"t be done.

[Interceptor398]

Thanks!!  I decided to try the rivet game putting it back together.  Note to self------  make sure to be sure the parts fit before you paint and try to rivet them back in place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sprocket]

Parts look awesome those rivets are a trick if you have the wrong tooling

[Interceptor398]

Parts look awesome those rivets are a trick if you have the wrong tooling

I made a couple little pieces to help but it but it is still a challenge.

[BornagianKawi]

We use to have tooling on the farm, to do sickle blades, for cutting hay. One tool was a rail road iron. Might not be good here.

[kawhead]

I never tried the solid rivets, cool that is what you are doing.....I have a few brackets if any turn out bad.....great work

[Interceptor398]

After thinking I would just put bolts in I changed my mind.  I found bulk rivets of the correct size so why not try to keep it original if I can.  It takes 4 hands to do it this way but I think it will turn out OK with a helper.  Before I finish the rivets I need to do a little welding to repair a worn spot where the front suspension spring did some damage to the rail.  I kind of stepped into a hornets nest with this one!!  LOL

[DougKauer]

I have all the NOS decals for the 1980 Invader, except the lower section ,the 340 and the words Kawasaki if you might need these. could use one extra section to make the lower section up.  Let me know if you guys could use these.   Doug

[kawhead]

I dig your helper and the work clothes 

[sprocket]

Clamp the parts they make a tool for air chisel that shapes the dome of the rivet the backer is a solid block I have some of those tools it's really not that bad