{"id":59330,"date":"2015-11-25T22:02:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T13:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=59330"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:40","slug":"gs1000s-custom-fabrication-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20151125\/decoboco-cars\/gs1000s-d\/gs1000s-custom-fabrication-continues","title":{"rendered":"GS1000S Custom Fabrication Continues\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6182.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6182\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6182.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6182-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m not making anything particularly impressive, yet time keeps flying by. DUCATI NCR oil cooler.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC00438.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC00438.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00438\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00438.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00438-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00438-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHonda parts are always nice. Double spring and rubber tube included.<br \/>\nI need to research this carefully.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC00443.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC00443.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00443\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00443.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00443-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC00443-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe side stand spring hook is embedded and welded for peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6142.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6142\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6142.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6142-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe tip is heavily discolored from heat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6145.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6145.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6145\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6145.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6145-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6143.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6143\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6143.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6143-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6143-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nIt operates smoothly. The spring effect is amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6146.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6146\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6146.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6146-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6146-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m rebuilding the Watanabe coil bracket I made years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6155.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6155.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6155\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6155.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6155-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6151.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6151\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6151.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6151-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nAs always, SUS304-HL. I often don&#8217;t use the Watanabe bracket&#8217;s included parts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6162.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6162.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6162\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6162.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6162-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6159.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6159.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6159\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6159.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6159-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6159-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>If I can create good space around the coil, serviceability will improve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6156.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6156.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6156\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6156.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6156-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6157.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6157\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6157.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6157-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6157-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a pointless shape. It&#8217;s a spacer that pushes the right coil slightly inward. A collar would work, but I don&#8217;t like hidden collars, so I&#8217;m making this. The edges are properly 3R.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6163.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6163\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6163.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6163-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t like co-fastening additional parts. Don&#8217;t things fall off when you remove something, or get hard to hold? Mirrors aren&#8217;t removed often, but while I&#8217;m at it, let me swap the tank for an H2 unit and build a new bracket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6168.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6168.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6168\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6168.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6168-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6168-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6172.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6172\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6172.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6172-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6172-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nStill heavily discolored from heat. I&#8217;ll polish it later, so for now\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6173.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6173\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6173.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6173-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6173-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI debated whether to position the tank forward or back, but I went forward. It looks clean and good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSC_6179.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6179\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6179.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6179-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/DSC_6179-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is a tail pipe test piece. I couldn&#8217;t figure out the right amperage for tack welding, so various spots melted. Finally I confirmed 100 out of 100 hits. I&#8217;ve verified the pulse and Hz around the circumference, so I can make the tail pipe tomorrow. I&#8217;ll fabricate a left-exit pipe for when I get bored.<\/p>\n<p>Time flies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not making anything particularly impressive, yet time keeps flying by. 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