Yesterday, I went to the paint store to get ideas for frame color. Strippers were 25% off. I think I might have gone to the wrong store….

After playing with the store’s sun-flashlight (so you can check out the actual paint color not infected by the fluorescent lighting) I found some paint colors I like and took a couplea samples home.

This morning, I gathered my tools

and started to cut the extraneous tabs off the bike. I should have included my lovely safety glasses in with the tools picture.

I sent sparks a-flyin’ and made some rough cuts.

Whoa, let’s move the gas can out of harms way!

I finished cutting what tabs I could, but need a smaller cutting device to get some of the more tight-fitting tabs off. I also need to grind down the current rough cuts.

It’s easy enough to do… this afternoon I borrowed a friend’s Dremel… I just didn’t feel like doing anymore once the temperature rose over 100F outside today. I’ll finish tomorrow.

After I finished with my sparks for the day, I sprayed some test color on the frame. I’m not going to post any photos of that though because it’s gonna be a surprise. Shhhhh.

Well, got the wiring harness off today.

I’d like to put connectors on the rat’s nest of wires so I am not unplugging multiple wires every time I need to do something. Also, it would make some sense of it all and less intimidating.

more rats nest!

I pulled the cover off the seat because I’m going to have to drill through the fiberglass pan in order to mount the seat.

shouldn’t be too difficult.

One of my snaps pulled out, so I need to figure out a way to secure them. Maybe an epoxy?