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Still at it.

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Doing some rust repair on the Ural this weekend. Also gives me an excuse to try out the new airbrushes and have a cold one or two in the process.

What I want to fix.


So, I have this nifty little spot blaster that you attach to an air compressor that’s the catsass for rust spots. It does this with a quick pull of the trigger.

The rust was worse than it looked.

A little more prep with the Dremel version of a Roc-Loc.


Filler and a libation. It’s been a few years so this actually took a couple of attempts. The filler, not the libation.


In primer. This is where I stopped for the night. There were a couple of try’s here, too. I plan to finish after breakfast.

[Weldangrind]

You didn't want to weld the holes closed?

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

You didn't want to weld the holes closed?

It was 90F+ in the garage and I was wearing shorts. Also, I did notice my wire welder at the primer stage.

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First try with 1 Shot Medium Green. Even thinned 50%, this stuff is dense.

Lays really nice.


Createx Burnt Umber thinned 10%. Great stuff to work with, too.

I faded the brown over the green in the center of the fender to cut the brightness. The brown is a water based acrylic that I expect to fade.


I'm giving it a few days to cure then will hit it with some very fine polishing compound to soften the edges.

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I think it was time to change the front brake pads.


Readjusted the rears while I was at it. Up to almost 45,000km/28,000mi on the beast and still running strong.

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New Battery Day.
The battery on a Ural is an absolute pain in the butt to change. Besides removing the seat, the starter needs to have the upper bolt removed and the lower bolt loosened enough to let the starter drop a bit. Once you manage to remove the battery retainer straps and the cables, the battery needs to be raised, lowered, tilted, turned, raised again until it slips out. You’ll wonder how it happened.
Reassembly is not the reverse. First, remove the insulator pad the battery sits on, then slip the battery in by raising, lowering, tilting, turning, and raising again. It will suddenly slip into place. Again, you’ll wonder how it happened. Raise battery and slide insulator under the battery. Slide the battery toward the front and attach the rear half of the retainer strap you should have installed before putting in the battery. The insulator will have almost slipped out, slide it back under the battery. Attach the front half of the retainer and bolt the two halves together using the Ural M5 bolt, an 8mm open end and a pliers because the bolt is a Phillips head and there is no way in hell a Phillips screwdriver will fit in there. Bolt the starter back in place using an 8mm Allen key. The key will either be too long or too short and the ball ends are at the other house. Attach the battery cables while muttering “hoo dafuq designed this?” Also, “Do Russians have tiny little hands or do they force children to do this?”
“Hey, knucklehead, think those battery cables suck? Wait till you try to put that seat back on. How many times can you drop a bolt? More than you thought possible, that’s how many. Hahahaha! Ya sap.”

At least it cranks now and I’m back to a one kick start. And it was warm in the garage.

[Sport Rider]

MY C10 is easier.

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Originally Posted by Sport Rider

MY C10 is easier.

So’s my Honda.

[Weldangrind]

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...the battery needs to be raised, lowered, tilted, turned, raised again until it slips out. You’ll wonder how it happened.

You just described the removal of the valve cover on my CG-powered quad. You could bash it with a hammer and not get it to move, then it will literally fall out. Reassembly is an equal mystery.

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Originally Posted by cheesy

So’s my Honda.

oh sure...but that doesn't have a cool sidecar attached!

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Originally Posted by Sport Rider

oh sure...but that doesn't have a cool sidecar attached!

True, but 0-60 in four seconds.

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once I get the cafe done, we'll race em.

[wheelbender6]

Ostrich joins side car nation.

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I finally saw that commercial yesterday. On top of that, we also watched the crappy movie Mortdecai and there was a chase scene with a Ural in it. As I know how fast a Ural is, I laughed and thought of O J Simpsons’ chase.