Diplomat overhaul!!! almost done! pics!

[RIturbohonda]

Hey y'all. I got this heap of a junk with my dreams of potential last year. It's been a whole year, and this is how far i've gotten.

COMPLETELY brand new custom build trailer. All i used from the old trailer was the wishbone frame. I welded the wishbone part together for more strength than having it bolted together (cheesy).
New axle, leaf springs, spring perches, lights, light mounts, crossmembers, rollers, bunks, everything is new!!!

The boat... I flipped it upside down when i was doing the trailer, did some Glass work to the bottom chine (it was terrible, ran up on the beaches and such) and repainted it with polyurethane primer and gloss white.

Then flipped it back up when the trailer was done, painted the top after doing hours of bondo and fiberglass work. tinted the windshield with 15% tint, started doing some upholstry and carpet work. I still have to paint the trim pieces black and the "zig zag lightning" trims on the side and back deck black.

It's coming close to being done!

Here's some pictures along the way...










STILL NEEDS SOME MAG WHEELS!!!!!!!!!













Old tow rig: 99 blazer ZR2 4.3L


NEW tow rig: 97 Ram 1500 SLT 5.9L (with train horns!)




PS- i buy all my toys bone stock and build them up from scratch!

 

[fiftyp]

What is the GXSR in the back ground with the Shark skinz glass under tail layin around?

 

[RIturbohonda]

What is the GXSR in the back ground with the Shark skinz glass under tail layin around?

WOW! good eye!!! It is a suzuki, but it's an 04' bandit 1200. It's my street fighter project.


Before:




AFTER:






GSXr's are girly bikes covered in plastic. 1200bandit is all torque, it's a kick ass stunt bike and street fighter. STILL NEEDS PAINT though. It's going to be all gloss black. And i have to put the metalic lip on the new front wheel. The whole front is swapped from the Honda 954 that you see in the background.

 

[Turbot-bird]

what year diplomat is that?

 

[RIturbohonda]

i think it's an 86'. I'm not sure though, i dont have a title, only a bill of sale from a guy from Massachusets. I thought i remembered 86 on the coastguard plate, which was not legible at all. i made out max 150hp and 7 persons, and what i thought was 1986. It was weather faded horribly.

 

[Boston Predictor]

Nice bandit. Where did you get the tail piece? Streetfighters are really getting hot in the US. Have you been to this site?
http://www.angryguystreetfighters.com/index.htm

Im looking for a sv1000 to work on myself. Check out this SV that's been my insparation.



ps- Great job on the boat and trailer

 

[supergenius74]

ahhh to have money....

 

[MateFever]

Great work on the Diplomat....it looks killer. What are you planning on hanging off the back?

Interesting info on the Bandit, I never cared for GSXR's either but I'm not much of a sport bike follower. Buddy of mine almost bought one but decided to get a new vehicle instead. All your toys look sweet.

 

[daren34]

the hin number will tell year

last year for 150 horse was 1982 or 1983

boat looks great

daren

 

[Costa]

Turbo, Great looking boat & trailer!!!!
Keep up the good work.

 

[RIturbohonda]

I'm thinking of a 150hp on a jackplate with a rakker or chopper prop, whatever you call them... Still reading up on these forums trying to learn as much as i can for the ideal setup that will work for me.