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Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 04:11 PM
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BradyBuck
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I bought this Mule off a friend for a pretty good deal. I don't have a lot of good before pics but it was in pretty bad shape.....Full of dirt, rust and faded. The good thing was it ran really well. It's s 2007 with 700 hours. I tore it down and gave it a good cleaning. I was able to get all the rust off the bed as well. I helped a friend of mine spray it with bed liner and had the seats recovered. I still need new tires, wheels, back fenders, e-brake boot and possibly bed line the front fenders and grill guard(not sure why I didn't do that with the other parts...got lazy) [img]http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums...5C859.jpg[/img] I think it came out pretty good.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
[Re: BradyBuck]
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07/20/16 04:14 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
[Re: BradyBuck]
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07/20/16 04:16 PM
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Looks great.....
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 04:19 PM
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Looks great.....
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
[Re: BradyBuck]
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07/20/16 04:38 PM
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That's nice work.
He is your friend defender your dog. Be worthy of such devotion
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
[Re: BradyBuck]
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07/20/16 04:40 PM
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Nicely done! I'll be following your build-a-long as I just picked up the same thing in a 2006 model.
On the seats...did you do them yourself or have someone else do them? I'm in dire need to get mine redone. Edit: sorry, I read a little closer...you had them done. What did that run you if you don't mind me asking.
Last edited by ZK-315; 07/20/16 04:45 PM.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 05:10 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 06:17 PM
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Nicely done! I'll be following your build-a-long as I just picked up the same thing in a 2006 model.
On the seats...did you do them yourself or have someone else do them? I'm in dire need to get mine redone. Edit: sorry, I read a little closer...you had them done. What did that run you if you don't mind me asking. I was going to do them myself but I found a guy that said he would do it for $250. I figured it would look better if I had a professional do it especially the seams.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 06:19 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 06:21 PM
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Nicely done! I'll be following your build-a-long as I just picked up the same thing in a 2006 model.
On the seats...did you do them yourself or have someone else do them? I'm in dire need to get mine redone. Edit: sorry, I read a little closer...you had them done. What did that run you if you don't mind me asking. I was going to do them myself but I found a guy that said he would do it for $250. I figured it would look better if I had a professional do it especially the seams. I did take them off and I took apart the front seat, removed all staples and painted the plywood.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 09:36 PM
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Did you use a Rustoleum type bed liner spray to cover the parts? I have seen that they sell one at Walmart..
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 11:07 PM
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Did you use a Rustoleum type bed liner spray to cover the parts? I have seen that they sell one at Walmart.. No, we used two different air spray guns. We used one for the primer/glue and another with a large hopper for the bed liner. The brand was "SpeedLiner" First coat was the primer/glue stuff (not sure what it was) The second coat was the liner and the third gave it the texture. My friend had done it a lot before and I just helped.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/20/16 11:47 PM
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Thank You Robert
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 12:19 AM
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Nicely done! I'll be following your build-a-long as I just picked up the same thing in a 2006 model.
On the seats...did you do them yourself or have someone else do them? I'm in dire need to get mine redone. Edit: sorry, I read a little closer...you had them done. What did that run you if you don't mind me asking. I was going to do them myself but I found a guy that said he would do it for $250. I figured it would look better if I had a professional do it especially the seams. That's not bad. I just didn't have a clue what it would run. Turned out great.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 12:22 PM
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Well played looks great!
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 12:46 PM
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 01:29 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 01:44 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 02:58 PM
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That's nice work.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/21/16 06:17 PM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/22/16 12:49 AM
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Nice work! Be sure to keep us posted!!
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/22/16 01:05 AM
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Nice!
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/22/16 01:43 AM
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/22/16 03:08 AM
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Nice!
Need to hit the wheels up Yes, wheels, tires, new boot for the e-brake and I may get the back fenders. I might also bed-line the front fenders and grill gaurd. I added a winger (retriever training tool) rack on the back.
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Re: Kawasaki Mule Restoration
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07/22/16 01:17 PM
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