Author Topic: Project: Over the hill -1971 cb450 (SURPRISE!) (Read 40096 times)

grcamna2 · « **Reply #200 on:** June 05, 2014, 09:11:47 PM »

Yes ! a Roller almost ready for the engine..,how the engine chef? does Bill B. almost have it done

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #201 on:** June 09, 2014, 06:01:31 PM »

Well, the head looks like this once you take all the pieces out!

450's such a trip!

Bill Chef and Luis just left with torsion bars dancing in their heads!

MoMo · « **Reply #202 on:** June 09, 2014, 06:10:50 PM »

450 motor is one of the oddest configurations I remember

grcamna2 · « **Reply #203 on:** June 09, 2014, 06:16:26 PM »

The engine's been sitting w/ a bit of water around the valve seats,huh? I know chef'll be singing when it's running

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #204 on:** July 08, 2014, 08:42:03 PM »

Finally my shift fork pins came, Thanks, Larry. Chef is going back together, crank and trans in! K. Finish bottom end tomorrow. Might just make it!

Bill

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #205 on:** July 08, 2014, 09:27:51 PM »

hallelujah! I have updates as well but not many pics. bike is just waiting on engine now. all electrical tests out. headlight, taillight, blinkers good. hella horn on the way. front brake being bled overnight. engine covers and cam chain tensioner from original engine have been polished and shipped off to Bill. stay tuned, we are still alive here!

calj737 · « **Reply #206 on:** July 09, 2014, 03:42:31 AM »

Chef - I may get to see your powerplant on Friday as I'm headed down to Bill's. It would be great if you happened to be near enough to grab a coffee Saturday before I take off?

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #207 on:** July 09, 2014, 04:20:22 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on July 09, 2014, 03:42:31 AM

Chef - I may get to see your powerplant on Friday as I'm headed down to Bill's. It would be great if you happened to be near enough to grab a coffee Saturday before I take off?

Hey Cal, go check it out for sure! I will be here in Savannah (4 hours away) working all day saturday otherwise I would be all for that!

Anyone looking here and not in the for sale section (yeah riiiight lol) Just posted a big for sale thread raising money for the trip. mostly gas money! check it out

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #208 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:28:06 AM »

At 1:56pm the K0 was finished, pick up was 2:00! Here's a pic or two. At 1:56 am Chef looked like this! K. Well I thought I took a pic, anyway cases are together etc.

Bill Pics later.

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #209 on:** July 13, 2014, 07:51:54 PM »

looks great Bill, after seeing that in person I know that he is a happy camper!
now to finish the engine and get the bike done. I am full of anxiety and excitement. Just have to clean and polish one more exhaust pipe, that's about it!

calj737 · « **Reply #210 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:01:52 AM »

C'mon Chef! Finish that beauty up and get her done!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #211 on:** July 15, 2014, 04:13:07 AM »

Left it like this @ 1:00 am.

calj737 · « **Reply #212 on:** July 15, 2014, 04:25:29 AM »

Bill, I'm no expert, but that doesnt look ready to run? It seems to be missing something, yet I can't quite seem to put my head on it

Stop sitting around gabbing with Sam and get to work! The two of you are probably getting soaked in Boddington's and playing with BabyFace. There's a motor to be built, Boys!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #213 on:** July 15, 2014, 05:24:18 AM »

Haha, lets see regular work, finish the K0, Dr. Bill, took over from Dr. Cal,oh parts, box and ship, whine, whine, etc!

Where's the pie Sam, the liquid pie,sumpin apple! Haha. Cal, we calling today, Bill

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #214 on:** July 15, 2014, 05:00:02 PM »

Bill's pictures make me happy and anxious. here are the updates on my end.

since then have added a Hella horn in the stock location and it just about looks the same other than the horn being slightly larger and having an exposed diaphragm vs covered. so it's pretty much a drop in replacent, you just need to remove the stock horn from the horn bracket and mount the new horn to the bracket.....man that thing is LOUD! all wiring is working properly

Also cleaned up and polished the exhaust pipes. no holes, cracks, or dents, but a lot of little scratches that show up when you get close. I can get new mufflers from DSS but they would look so out of place on the original headers that it isn't worth it. finding nice chromed headers has been an impossible task so for now I've given up. I'll let my dad find em haha.

I also scored the ever elusive-unless-you-pay-crazy-money "honda" stator cover. I scored a "cb500t" one for $35 shipped. no scratches, cracks, dents, or gouges. Just going to polish it up....and sell it for $250...kidding of course!

Stev-o · « **Reply #215 on:** July 16, 2014, 02:55:51 PM »

Looks good Chef. Don't sweat the pipes, this isnt a 10 point restoration.

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #216 on:** July 16, 2014, 05:48:49 PM »

Got your covers, beautiful, if only I didn't have to clean all the gasket surfaces!!

Off to work on it now!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #217 on:** July 16, 2014, 09:47:31 PM »

Still ain't touched the gasket surfaces! But guess I got too now!

Chef, we getting there.....kaching , kaching, Haha!!!! Damn, it still shifts!

Here's a pic, where we at now, and where we got to go!

Bill

fendersrule · « **Reply #218 on:** July 16, 2014, 09:50:58 PM »

Bill: did that case also have a chipped off piece right after the mainshaft pin above the bearing? Seems pretty normal.

Hopefully that shifter arm works well….I've gone through three and had to get one specially made. They are as rare as dinosaur turds.

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #219 on:** July 16, 2014, 09:59:03 PM »

I didn't see a chipped piece, but that means nothing! Haha. I had to get shift forks, shift drum, and end pieces, shaft and linkage appear straight, we'll be finding out soon! It's off to trip on torsion bars!

How's your's coming along? Bill

fendersrule · « **Reply #220 on:** July 16, 2014, 10:04:54 PM »

Cool! Mines been coming along. Waiting for the countershaft seal and then I'll just need to seal the cases and put everything else back on!

Finally had a machine shop make a spindle out of two. It looks straight, sits correctly on the star wheel, so we'll have to see about it. Hate having to take stuff back out and apart so I'm leaving no room for error!

I have a baggie of fork pins, could have gave them to you. Let me know if you need anything else transmission-related. Looks like you're pretty much done with it though!

Been working on the SL350 in the meantime….keeping myself busy in the garage…keeps nice and cool at 85F. Sweat dripping down my ass.

Nice rebuild work there Bill. The only thing I haven't done yet. Got myself very damned well aquainted with this transmission though.

cheftuskey121 · « **Reply #221 on:** July 16, 2014, 10:19:48 PM »

Looking good! Yeah sorry about those gasket surfaces. I didn't have any chemicals just a few razor blades. Oh lord I ain't made of money Bill

hey at least I get $40 off for the shocks! Haha will be seeing you this time next week. I have Tuesday Wednesday off and I will be coming up both days to get the engine in, last bits on, and fired up!

bluezboy · « **Reply #222 on:** July 17, 2014, 04:02:32 PM »

Justin, the bike looks great, your dad is one lucky guy! I'm coming up to Bills when you get here, if Bill doesn't mind me looking over your shoulders!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #223 on:** July 21, 2014, 07:38:37 PM »

Time to eat!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #224 on:** July 22, 2014, 05:32:30 AM »

Need one rocker arm, Chef bringing it today!

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Author Topic: Project: Over the hill -1971 cb450 (SURPRISE!) (Read 40096 times)

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