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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #45 on: February 21, 2018, 05:59:42 PM »
In Reading?


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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #46 on: February 21, 2018, 06:04:22 PM »
the blasters are in reading, the race bike is in the cotswolds area.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #47 on: February 22, 2018, 07:58:50 AM »
Try I Cleenz Machines. They are based in Penge, SE London. They do a lovely job of vapour blasting and painting.
They also attend all the Kempton Park shows where they will collect and return parts if nearer to you.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #48 on: June 23, 2018, 07:48:14 AM »
so here we are again, attempting to drag myself out to the shed.  my engine cases are nicely painted so that's a bit of an incentive.



but i noticed after taking all the masking off that i made a classic mistake. i left the countershaft bearing in place.  Doh!!  never mind. DS will be pleased...



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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #49 on: June 23, 2018, 07:59:10 AM »
Looks very Black  ;) Looks like the cases have been bead blasted ?

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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #50 on: June 23, 2018, 08:29:33 AM »
they were aqua blasted but i'll be giving them a blow through and a wash before doing anything. there is no visible medium anywhere but the ali feels dusty, if you know what i mean.  the outer case with 'honda' embossed will need careful sanding to get the original finish. going through my DS shopping list at the moment.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #51 on: June 23, 2018, 08:43:38 AM »
The fecked bearing is just a STD NTN 6204  ;)

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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2018, 10:50:10 AM »
Always an incentive when you begin to see the hard work paying off. Well done, keep posting the progress.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2018, 11:17:46 AM »
thanks trig. i wasnt sure which one it was on the parts list.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2018, 12:12:02 PM »
bit of a set back as i dropped my engine cases etc for blasting and painting at a company in reading, but the wait is at least six weeks. never mind, i'll plod on with the frame etc while i'm waiting.  on the plus side, i found the owner of the actual phil read TT winning bike which is incomplete, but i did touch the engine in a pervy way!!  every cloud....

I'm confused, i thought you lived in Carmarthen, but you dropped your cases off in Reading ? Is there not a company closer that can do the job ?
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #55 on: June 23, 2018, 02:31:26 PM »
i chose cox's in reading as they do allen millyards cases, so good recommendation. another reason is:-  one son in uni in london and the other at oxford so sort of en route really. the Britain engine isnt getting the full treatment as i know it ran in 2013 or thereabouts, so the only parts for blasting will be the top end, by a company down pembrokeshire.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #56 on: June 24, 2018, 11:11:08 AM »
Hello haynes66,

An alternative source of vapor blasting, and other restoration services, is Griff's Reality Motorworks in Bristol.

http://realitymotorworks.com/


They do excellent work at decent prices and might be more more conveniently located for you.


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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #57 on: June 24, 2018, 04:07:37 PM »
thanks for that.  i must say i am a little surprised at the work on these cases. as i'm removing all the masking tape, there is a fine pink dust in places and it does look as if the insides of the cases have had a blasting. it means a bit more washing down and blowing everything through with an air line. the bearing i removed also had fine grit in it. the finish is good though.
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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #58 on: July 02, 2018, 08:37:35 PM »
finally dragged myself out to the shed and made some progress. i'm waiting some assembly lube to keep the shell bearings in place, but that's the bottom end done, mostly.

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Re: phil read rep/honda britain restoration
« Reply #59 on: July 02, 2018, 09:35:52 PM »
Keep going Pete. I have not got anywhere this year with my projects

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