Author Topic: Early Sandcast Found...... (Read 93621 times)

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #400 on:** July 17, 2021, 05:45:59 AM »

Correct! The plan is to not work on my projects June - through September. Too busy keeping up with broken farming equipment. I’m just playing at this, but some of my friends are REAL Farmers. I spend time helping out and doing repairs while they keep moving...... look closely at the bailer and you will see one of the top belts is off. Needs to be repaired and re- laced.

Marcel from cb750Faces sent an update yesterday. My speedo and tach are done, so some progress!

Tom · « **Reply #401 on:** July 20, 2021, 03:12:36 AM »

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Have you seen sandcast values lately? Common sense would suggest using the $1500 bike to modify.......This one stays totally original.
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https://www.hagerty.com/media/motorcycles/why-do-collectors-pay-double-for-a-honda-cb750-engine-cast-in-sand/

Tom · « **Reply #402 on:** July 20, 2021, 03:17:59 AM »

And a more upto date valuation they have near doubled in value in the last twelve months.

https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuationtools/1969-honda-cb750-k0_sandcast

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #403 on:** July 20, 2021, 07:41:02 PM »

Thanks! Interesting read. Even rarer in Canada!

Don R · « **Reply #404 on:** July 22, 2021, 07:24:15 AM »

I've experimented a little matching the paint fade on the tank to the sidecovers and air box of mine. I suspect using a yellow base might be closer to the tomato red the tank has faded to.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #405 on:** July 23, 2021, 11:27:27 AM »

My original tank has a “push in” dent, with no cracked paint. Trying to have it removed. If successful, I’m going to clean, polish, wax and keep it original......

Hoosier Honda · « **Reply #406 on:** July 23, 2021, 08:19:26 PM »

Quote from: BenelliSEI on July 23, 2021, 11:27:27 AM

My original tank has a “push in” dent, with no cracked paint. Trying to have it removed. If successful, I’m going to clean, polish, wax and keep it original......

Have you ever watched any videos on youtube of those paintless dent repair guys fixing tanks? So satisfying to watch them work and make it look new again.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #407 on:** July 23, 2021, 08:51:40 PM »

Seen some amazing results. Will post “before and after”.

PeWe · « **Reply #408 on:** July 24, 2021, 12:46:28 AM »

Good video.
I thought that sharp dents like that one could not been fixed without some filler.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #409 on:** July 24, 2021, 04:29:23 AM »

I've got a couple of little dings on the right hand side of my CB750A tank, I'm tempted to get a PDR guy out to my place and see if he can get them out as I don't want to mess up the mostly good OEM paint.

MauiK3 · « **Reply #410 on:** July 24, 2021, 08:21:02 AM »

That would be good to see if they can. Take photos.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #411 on:** July 25, 2021, 06:09:11 AM »

Quote from: MauiK3 on July 24, 2021, 08:21:02 AM

That would be good to see if they can. Take photos.

Before pics...

MauiK3 · « **Reply #412 on:** July 25, 2021, 08:01:39 AM »

It sure would be good to see if they could be removed. Is it a wrinkle tank?

jamesw · « **Reply #413 on:** July 25, 2021, 08:35:54 AM »

Quote from: Hoosier Honda on July 23, 2021, 08:19:26 PM

Quote from: BenelliSEI on July 23, 2021, 11:27:27 AM
My original tank has a “push in” dent, with no cracked paint. Trying to have it removed. If successful, I’m going to clean, polish, wax and keep it original......
Have you ever watched any videos on youtube of those paintless dent repair guys fixing tanks? So satisfying to watch them work and make it look new again.

Stephen Hamby does amazing work on tanks. He also has a video that I've posted here on a cb450 tank he did that. He'd be the only person I'd send a sandcast tank to for repair.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #414 on:** July 25, 2021, 12:08:22 PM »

Quote from: MauiK3 on July 25, 2021, 08:01:39 AM

It sure would be good to see if they could be removed. Is it a wrinkle tank?

It is, original to the bike.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #415 on:** August 03, 2021, 03:21:18 PM »

Christmas came early!

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #416 on:** August 03, 2021, 04:37:27 PM »

Those gauges look nice.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #417 on:** August 03, 2021, 06:49:17 PM »

CB750Faces. Perfection.

MauiK3 · « **Reply #418 on:** August 03, 2021, 08:51:26 PM »

My Z1 gauges are going to them.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #419 on:** August 04, 2021, 07:22:51 AM »

You’ll be delighted with the results. Send them soon, ittakes a “while”.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #420 on:** August 04, 2021, 09:56:09 AM »

Did you have them rebuilt , or buy new crimp rings, glass, faces and redo them yourself?
Marcel doing it and checking them over and refilling the dampener with Silicone oil and reassembling them is costly but good for piece of mind…

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #421 on:** August 05, 2021, 02:27:08 PM »

Quote from: RAFster122s on August 04, 2021, 09:56:09 AM

Did you have them rebuilt , or buy new crimp rings, glass, faces and redo them yourself?
Marcel doing it and checking them over and refilling the dampener with Silicone oil and reassembling them is costly but good for piece of mind…

I let them do the full service and no regrets! They are perfect!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #422 on:** August 05, 2021, 06:03:51 PM »

Looks great John, how long as "Awhile"? I just sold a crappy speedo and tach to a guy and recommended Marcel, so it'd be good to get an idea on turnaround time.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #423 on:** August 05, 2021, 06:11:01 PM »

I told him I was “in no rush”, so my timeline was probably longer.... 8-10 weeks.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #424 on:** August 05, 2021, 06:41:07 PM »

Quote from: BenelliSEI on August 05, 2021, 06:11:01 PM

I told him I was “in no rush”, so my timeline was probably longer.... 8-10 weeks.

That's not bad mate, it took him that long to do my K0 gauges years before Covid 19 became the "Excuse du jour"

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