Just found me a real live 69 CB750 Sandcast. I have run an add on CL non stop for the better part of 5 years. Most times, people flag it, but every now and then I get a hit. I've found all 5 of my previous projects on CL. Last week I had a guy email me and tell me he had a 73 CB750A. I emailed back and told him I probably wasn't interested (since I thought it was an A) but to go ahead and send me some photos. Imagine my surprise when I saw what appeared to be an early CB. I picked up the phone and tried to get more out of him. He's an old retired hot rod guy and was a lot of fun. I told him I didn't think it was a '73 but I was very interested anyway. Had him take a look at the serial numbers. Oh my, the frame was a sandcast. Most of the parts looked like a sandcast. However, the motor fell in the 8000 range, so I figured it had been replaced at some point. I still had to have it.
Went down and looked today, and imagine my surprise when I discovered that he had misread the serial number off the engine !!! I frickin' found a sancast.
Now, since I work for the notoriously cheap University of North Texas, I will have to do the restoration on a very strict budget. Luckily, I can do all the engine, electrical, and paint and body work. I won't have to pay for any labor - only parts. It is my intention to do a complete tear down and rebuild. Every nut, every bolt. I will re-use everything that is there - trying to keep the parts original to the bike in place.
The biggest pain will be finding a reputable plater for the nuts and bolts. The biggest expense will be the exhaust. Wish me luck. I will be documenting every penny I spend on this beast with the hope of keeping the total money spent under $3500. That number is pretty ambitious, and hopefully i will be able to stay under it. I won't count my labor - it fun and free. I'm not going to count beer money either.
Wish me luck. Probably take me the better part of the winter to accumulate the parts I will need.
Anybody have a line on a set of pipes
Here she is -
