No, it’s probably not a big deal to do the job. Unfortunately, I don’t have a drill press here and don’t really have any room for one in my small, crowded workshop (although it would probably come in pretty handy).
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Thanks, it’s inspiring for me as well. Like many of these types of projects it’s not being done as an “investment”. There’s no way on earth that I could ever get the full value of time or money back from this that I have put in. But that’s not really the point.
Could some fine emery cloth do the job on these Jim ?
I like the custom jaw extensions on your bench vise;did you make them ?
Given enough time it would but you're filing down the high sections to match the low so there's a lot of material to remove.
but it's still fun to open those nice new OEM Honda parts.
Credit all goes to Buchanan, they did a really nice job. Let them know what you have and what you want to do and they will do the rest. Everything went together with no drama at all.
I think you sourced the rims from them as well, which is even better for everything to fit right.
Did Buchanan's sell you their nice spoke wrench ?
The neck next to the bend is the most stressed area and point of fatigue failure. Those guys rock.Makes sense, on the spokes for the GT hub the diameter at the neck is larger than the rest of the spoke.
I'd much rather grind a bit off, rather than be short of filling the nipple base. The bases can shear if not filled mostly.
This is Chris Schumann, a younger guy who is into vintage engines and does excellent head work. Many of us here have used his services.
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Yep it sucks. Since OEM Honda gaskets are generally NLA for most of our bikes, I've used Vesrah and NE brand gaskets from 4into1 and had good results with both. I do use some sealer as insurance in certain areas known to allow seepage.
Maybe me in my Mousetown build. Same place and same NE gasket, even with a generous coat of copper seal, but did not surface sand the two faces on plate glass with a sheet of sandpaper. A re-torque did help some.
No, I didn’t strip any paint off the engine cases. I cleaned the heavy grease and grime off of everything before I sent them out because if I left it for the blaster to do the cost is higher. I hate paying others to do things I can do myself. I have no intention of painting the cases. I believe the bare aluminum will shed heat better without a coat of paint on it. This bike will be a vintage racer and not a show pony.
I've used some ridiculously cheap 350 gaskets off eBay and no leaks or fit issues, but would not recommend to most folks unless they're going the cheap route... but they do get the job done
Interesting that CMSNL would choose NE brand for their pre-packaged aftermarket gasket sets, I'm a little surprised they didn't use Vesrah which is a brand that has been around as long as these bikes have been. But, I've used more than a few NE gaskets with no issues either.
I fully intend to thoroughly wash and flush out the cases including all the oil passages. Don’t want to take a chance at leaving any blasting media hiding in places where serious damage can be done.
To be fair, the parts were in really good condition when I got them. There were a couple of minor components missing but I was able to find them or source alternatives. Ebay was my friend in that capacity.
Glad you were able to find good cables. If the flatwire coil outer housing has not rusted inside or been kinked, it is possible to save it via some grey heat shrink tubing. Of course, the inner wire needs careful inspection for wear on any of it's strands, then needing replacement.
I've made them and welded them in on early frames that didn't have them.
That must be it. Kind of surprised Honda drilled and tapped most all others I've seen on other models that didn't come with dampers. I don't know enough about race bike prep, if one is commonly used.
