Topic: Good Lord where do I start? CB750... ish

[Killman]

Yeah, I decided I didn't want to have to modify or replace half my parts, so I turned down the F frame. Had a line on a guy from Langley, with a couple of frames, but no papers for either. There's another unpapered frame locally that I can pick up for cheap if I have to go that route. So basically I'm stalled out again, until I can hopefully find an early papered K frame.

Frame on the brain.

[754]

 Are you going disc on rear or not..?

[Killman]

Maybe, it would be a nice mod and I've got most of the parts I'd need for it, but it's not going to ruin my day to just move on with the rear drum. Priority for now is to find a good titled K frame.

[Killman]

All right, back to work on this beast! Guess I should update.

Tore down the wheels today, so the hubs can go in for powder coating with the frame. Rims are pretty banged up and rusty, thinking new ones are the way to go. Frame is straightened and the frame kit is installed.

Got a running engine, (that in theory has a big bore kit, no idea on size) that's going in for walnut blasting this week, to take off the old rattle can that's on it. Then I'll put some new rattle can on it.  Bunch of stuff going in for plating as well. Once all of that cosmetic stuff is done, it'll be time to put everything back together.

[Killman]

The frame and hubs should be back from powder coating within the next week. Also managed to finally find what seems to be the only guy on the Island that blasts with soda, so I should have the engine back within the next week as well.

I'll be stripping paint from the fuel and oil tanks in the meantime, so I can send them in for plating with the front fender once I get it mocked up and modified for size and fitment. Did a bike last Summer where I copper plated the fuel tank and front fender, looking to go with brass on this one. Wanted to brass plate the rims as well, but they sent me chromed ones, and my local plater says they wouldn't fit in his tank anyways. Kinda bummed about that, but oh well. Still undecided about plating the engine covers, thinking it might just be too much, sometimes less is better.

Looks like Canadian Tire is going to be putting an engine stand on sale this weekend, (http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-engine-stand-1000-lbs-0090223p.html) thinking it would make painting the engine much easier. Anyone have any ideas about how to modify that thing so that I could use it to hold the CB engine for painting?

[Killman]

Got the frame and hubs back from powder coating, and the engine back from soda blasting, last week and they all look great! Wish I remembered how to post pics on here. Going to spend the day lacing the hubs to the new chrome rims, maybe even tape off the engine for painting too, if time allows. Using Black Pearl for the fins and Titanium Blue Silver for the crankcase, engine covers will be polished, think it's going to look pretty trick when it's done.

It would be awesome if I had a roller by the end of the week!

[Killman]

Well, got the wheels laced today and they sure do look purty! Plan for tomorrow is to pressure wash the engine, drive the bearings into the hubs and true the wheels while the engine dries, then with any luck I'll have time to tape off and paint the engine and drop the wheels off to have the new tires installed on the way to my night job.

Other chores for the week as time allows, polish my fork lowers, front fender, triples and engine covers and build my forks. With any luck I can scrounge up someone to give me a hand getting the engine back into the frame on Saturday and then it's full speed ahead to get this thing together!

[Killman]

Success, I have pics!

So here's the engine nowadays. The cam cover was pitted and peeling like crazy, so I didn't bother taping it off. I was originally going to go with black for the fins, but the silver laid on so bright and clean that I just stuck with it. Think it's going to be tits with the replacement chromed/polished engine covers.

[Killman]

And here's the frame and wheels. Bit of a piss-off with the powdercoat, when I went to install the bearings in the front hub, I found pc in the retainer threads. Chasing the threads and installing the retainer caused the pc to crack and flake away from the surrounding hub surface. I already had the wheels laced and didn't want to have to break it down again, so I'm going to have to figure out some sort of cosmetic fix, depending on how noticeable it is when the wheel's installed.

The dude in the pic is the guy that shot the powder. It's really pretty stuff, doesn't show properly in the pics, but it's a metallic 2 coat set-up, so it's an iridescent brassy green and changes color in the light.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Next time, you can very carefully use a product like Aircraft Stripper with a Q-tip and brush it on the threads, let it soften or remove the PC, then use a thread chaser to remove the PC without damaging the area.

Sorry this comes a bit late 

Cal endorses the careful use of strippers.

[Godffery]

Came across this pic today. Looks promising 

Holly Crap...! I think I know where that photo was taken?  That looks very much like a place I use to ride dirt bikes when I was Young & indestructible.

[754]

 You grew up in Canada ? Or along the border ?
 The helmet makes me think Canada.
 My buddy who weighed about 150 lbs, used to ride his like that, once I  a while..

[Godffery]

You grew up in Canada ? Or along the border ?
 The helmet makes me think Canada.
 My buddy who weighed about 150 lbs, used to ride his like that, once I  a while..

Not IN Canada but close, Wisconsin USA.