Rex,
Pics attached of the spring anchor installed.
Now, to digress a bit, let me say this. In your very first post on this forum, you said the following:
So now on to the meat of my post - getting the 750 to run, because I think there is a good bike hidden in there somewhere, I just gotta coax her out.
I agree with what you said here, there IS a good bike hidden in there somewhere, and in fact I can already see the edges of it peeking out from behind all the blue paint you've stripped off
I think you've already doubled the resale value of the bike! Right now you're in the worst part of the process, cleaning and inspection. This is where all the nasty surprises lurk when reconditioning a bike. Once you're through this and into the reconditioning and reassembly stages it'll seem more worth while. The payoff is when you get it dialed in and crack the throttle that first time and trust me, it'll be worth it.
The carbs look tons better, if they ran before than there's a good chance that the jets and passages are not hopelessly plugged. Don't get discouraged if you end up having to pull them back off again, one hears of this time and again on this forum when people redo their carbs.
Regarding stripping the engine paint, if you go to a good hardware store you should be able to score a variety of brushes, I just bought a new set of long narrow nylon brushes (like a small bottle brush) for cleaning out oil passages and the like, they cost me about a buck and a half each and I got them in sizes from 1/2 inch down to 1/16 inch. Something like that may help in getting between the fins and the like. You can also find a variety of long bristle wire brushes in stainless steel or brass. Brass is good cause it won't scratch the aluminum so much.
What are you using as a solvent? Aircraft Stripper, available at many hardware and auto parts store, will cut through just about any paint in short order. It'll eat run-of-the-mill rattle can paint without even breaking a sweat. It's green and nasty, so use gloves and work in a well-ventilated area, and protect the frame and such very well if you're doing all of this int he frame.
I can see where you're going with the seat, do some searches because some people here have made some amazing seats and there are a million variations and techniques to be found. I must admit to having ridden for several seasons with a seat cover that was largely held together with duct tape
but I've since replaced it. Old hacksaw blades make nice tools for shaving foam, also a disc sander with some coarse paper will cut it nicely. You can also use spray adhesive to add new layers of foam. Meanwhile, always park the bike in the shade to make the duct tape last longer
Good luck on the carbs. I think you're doing a great thing by rescuing this bike. You may very well reconsider selling it once you've got it sorted properly
Still wanting to go with the cafe racer theme, or are you leaning more towards the Mad Max theme now?
cheers
mystic_1
