RT SWAB BAR IN F3

[SPYD3R]

Doc Riverside was nice enough to GIVE me his RT Sway Bar to install in my F3-S...
the RT bar is .060 larger in diameter, and is much stronger than the OEM F3 bar...
when i received it, it showed signs of use - as in the paint wasn't perfect...
so i stripped it, and powder-coated it, and installed it... i've hear to tell you back-yard mechanics, that installation is a piece of cake ONLY if you can get your ride no less than 24 inches off the floor... YIKES, that's high....
i installed it yesterday during a very rainy day, and didn't get to ride her until this morning when i went to get the Sunday paper... i noticed a difference, but until i can get into the twisties on Rt 178 here in SoCar, that's where i should feel the real results....
here's some pix of yesterdays event... all you F3 people need to be talking to your RT buddies to see if they have an extra Sway Bar they can spare...

Dan P
SPYDER F3-S

 

[loisk]

ditto

Thanks for your post, we're about to do the very same thing on Jeff's F3S. Hmm, looks good painted red! We were hoping we didn't have to raise the F3 as high as we did on my ST, but looks like we do? ugg.

 

[SPYD3R]

PAINTED?

Thanks for your post, we're about to do the very same thing on Jeff's F3S. Hmm, looks good painted red! We were hoping we didn't have to raise the F3 as high as we did on my ST, but looks like we do? ugg.

PAINTED.......????
oh, i'm so hurt.... :roflblack: that's POWDER COATING you see....
good luck with your upgrade.... that 24 inches is a scary thing....
Dan P
SPYD3R F3-S

 

[Chupaca]

Nicely done..!!

great job..:2thumbs: people get upset here when I use the oven to bake bike parts...:roflblack::roflblack: not really, after all I am the cook...:thumbup: hear it is a nice improvement in handling...will wait for your clinical report...opcorn:opcorn:

 

[loisk]

Sorry Dan P , grovelling apologies , how could I ?? To confuse painting with POWDERCOATING is just wrong on so many levels ... I feel absolutely shattered now. :yikes::banghead:pps::roflblack:

 

[SPYD3R]

MAIL

Sorry Dan P , grovelling apologies , how could I ?? To confuse painting with POWDERCOATING is just wrong on so many levels ... I feel absolutely shattered now. :yikes::banghead:pps::roflblack:

NO PROBLEM...... no apologies required.... :2thumbs:
i know we are far apart, but i'll powder coat yours for FREE if you send it my way....
Dan P
F3-S

 

[HIspyder]

Is that a standard convection oven? Please describe the process and if the product is available to the average Joe.

Looks great BTW!

 

[Crisis]

Keep the F3, can I have the garage please.

 

[SPYD3R]

NO

Keep the F3, can I have the garage please.

NO NO & NO....
THIS IS MY MENTAL REJUVENATION HIDE-OUT.... :banghead:
WITH A LOT OF 'BLOOD, SWEAT & MONEY' YOU CAN HAVE YOU OWN....

 

[SPYD3R]

hmmmmmmm

Is that a standard convection oven? Please describe the process and if the product is available to the average Joe.

Looks great BTW!

hmmmmm.....
i thought i replied.... i must be losing my head.... :lecturef_smilie:
process is rather simple: buy a Powder Coating Gun @ Harbor Freight, get the powder color of your choice... clean the part your want coated... clean it very good, down to as much bare metal as possible (this is why i grit blast my parts)... DO NOT TOUCH the bare metal with hands or anything with oil/grease on it... i use nitrile gloves... follow directions for the spray gun... wear a face mask, powder can be nasty... carefully place in per heated oven (not to ever again be used for food), at 350 deg. let bake for 15 - 20 minutes... shut down oven, let cool, and you are ready to rock-n-roll....
hope this helps... good luck...
Dan P
SPYD3R F3-S