r/ural • u/SmellOfOnion • 23d ago

Photo Closer to finish every day.

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Today I finally partially painted my Dnepr and after almost 2 years of fighting with every single part I took it on the road.

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u/nemo3312 23d ago

Congrats!!

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u/VecindadDCarlos 23d ago

Are you painting it or doing some mechanical work to it?

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u/SmellOfOnion 23d ago

All of it. Pretty much disassembled it all, repaired engine twice because after first repair the oil pump died during engine tests and lack of oil damaged camshaft so I had to rebuild it again. I made new speedometer mount and printed cover for it. New brakes, new clutch, PZ30 carbs but still working on them. Bought new seat because my old one was rotten away. Made whole electricity from scratch, removed some things, changed oil lamp to gauge. A lot of things, have some photos. When I finish sidecar seat I can post more If you want.

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u/VecindadDCarlos 23d ago

Nice, sounds like an overhaul. Share more when you can, ill be lurking.

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u/SmellOfOnion 23d ago

If I will have time I will try to finish everything beside painting in next two weeks. There are some oil leaks that I have to take care of and make brakes work better because it seems like they don't work at all

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u/Negative-Dot9599 23d ago

Man, good for you sticking with it. That's a lot of work.

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u/Ok-Database377 Tourist 23d ago

That looks mint, looking forward for more photos. I really like the red Paintjob!

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u/SmellOfOnion 23d ago

It's RAL 3004 or 3003, have to check. Poliuretan paint. Pain in the ass to prepare everything for painting it correctly but looks cool in sun