NEW PROJECT CB750 K1

[royhall]

Fantastic progress Paul and all coming together nicely.

Interesting you mention John Street Platers, as that's the firm that a friend of mine has used for many, many years.

The place I always use took 5 weeks to do the plating below and he told me on Wednesday that if I give him some more it will be at least 4 weeks (he told me 3 weeks last time - 5 weeks in reality). Can you share prices please ? As an example this stuff cost £65 (paid him in readies).

Blimey Ash, I would be happy to pay £65 for that lot. Did you have to do any prep work yourself. If not, that's cheap as chips.

[Laverda Dave]

I thought the guy I use is cheap but I doubt if he could better £65 for all that! I would be tempted to stick with him Ash and maybe pay him an extra tenner to knock a week or two off the timescales.

[AshimotoK0]

I thought the guy I use is cheap but I doubt if he could better £65 for all that! I would be tempted to stick with him Ash and maybe pay him an extra tenner to knock a week or two off the timescales.

Well he likes me because I  solvent degrease, then use my alkaline  'Witches Brew' (described in full on here) to remove the old zinc plate then I dry bead blast with 0/44 glass beads. Even though I am a tight Yorkshireman it's not the price it's the lead time that is stretching out. It used to be 2 weeks. Last time I gave him twice as much as that and it was £80 !! Problem is,  if you are short of an odd bit 5 weeks is too long to wait. Guess I should get my old home plating rig out for the odd bits I need in a hurry. I tried to get him to sell me  a couple of litres of plating electrolyte  but he said that he couldn't due to H&S reasons.

[royhall]

I had a feeling he was only doing the plating at that price. Stick with him he's cheap. I had the linkages for a 750F2 carb set done at Lancaster Bronze that cost me £30 and I had to wait 9 weeks for them to post back as agreed. That never happened so it was a 65 mile round trip to go and get them. They won't be getting any more work off me.

[paul G]

Ash pricing Hmmm
I have been twice now and bartered with them on both occations.
If you just turn up it is a cash job don't know on how it goes if its sent in and booked in.
First lot was took in Monday and I collected Friday.
The second job I took in Monday and picked it up Wednesday.
Looking at what you have in that tub I would say through the door cheaper !!

[paul G]

Got a couple more bits polished at the weekend









Now for this bugger  will let you know how it goes

[paul G]

Some more blingy bits back this time from the chrome platers







Thanks to Prestige plating

[paul G]

Also made a start on polishing the cam cover 

[philward]

Some more blingy bits back this time from the chrome platers







Thanks to Prestige plating

Now that is proper chrome Paul!  What sort of cost was that lot if you don't mind me asking?

[paul G]

Phil,
           £140 at Prestiege plating in Mexbrough.
They always do a top job but not quick. no prep needed just drop them off and pick them back up 

[philward]

Thats a good price for that quality Paul - especially with no prep

[paul G]

Top end back from Graham and top work it is again.
The engine rebuild can now be compleated









On it's wheels for the first time ready to be stripped back down to fit the engine.

[Trigger]

Should be running by tea time 

[paul G]

Should be running by tea time 

Unfortunately work get's in the way. But it pays for the bills

[MrDavo]

It'll never run right with the number 3 written at 90 degrees to the numbers on the other pistons. My OCD whacked me around the head when I saw that.

Seriously though, great quality work. Will you use the Vesrah head gasket, or get a genuine Honda one? I did, on advice from here, it cost twice what the whole complete gasket set cost (from CSM), but was a sticky finish, and doesn't leak.