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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2018, 07:11:54 PM »
No good on motorcycle spark plugs, but Landrover restorers/repairers put lumps of old rubber conveyer belt between the chassis and body, and use rubber or fibre washers on the body nuts and bolts to help prevent it happening. One thing nobody seems to be able to work out, the Earlier positive earth Landrovers seem less prone to it than the post 1965 negative earth vehicles. :o 
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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2018, 07:14:49 PM »
Looks lovely.

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2018, 07:31:01 PM »
Apologies Eric, it was my that set off that side track about plugs.


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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2018, 07:38:19 PM »
Now that's a nice looking bike, glad it's not mine as i would be scared to use it and get it dirty and it does not come cheap to get them looking that good, side note, mine passed it's mot today.

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2018, 08:36:31 PM »
Beautiful work well done. Lovely looking example...you should be very proud of that...

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2018, 08:59:05 PM »
Spot on Eric you must be a proud man ! Mr. Honda's  favourite model too I believe.
Where did you get pipes?  .. I know RoyH  had problems obtaining decent quality ones.
These Yamiya one look the business double skinned headers too. It puzzles me that they can't do 400/4 ones double skinned though.

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2018, 09:42:50 PM »
Lovely restoration.... well done!

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2018, 10:43:23 AM »
Spot on Eric you must be a proud man ! Mr. Honda's  favourite model too I believe.
Where did you get pipes?  .. I know RoyH  had problems obtaining decent quality ones.
These Yamiya one look the business double skinned headers too. It puzzles me that they can't do 400/4 ones double skinned though.

http://www.yamiya750.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=146&products_id=3715

Hi Ash
The pipes I got came from CMSL, which probably originated from the same source in Japan as the Yamiya ones although I can't confirm that. I suspect those currently on offer from DS are also from the same source.

Cheers
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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2018, 10:55:21 AM »
Apologies Eric, it was my that set off that side track about plugs.

No apologies necessary, I'm sure we've all learned something and here is another pic.

Thanks for all the kind words guys, they make the restoration so much more worth while.

Eric

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2018, 11:02:51 AM »
Very nice. That should put a smile on your face every time you look at it or ride it.

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2018, 10:41:15 PM »
Looks awesome Eric, have you any pics pre restoration, this looks like a picture of a new bike, hahaha.

Sam. ;)

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2018, 05:36:59 PM »
Glad to oblige Sam. Here is what I started with.
Paint somewhat faded, usual Jardine 4 into 2 pipes, but overall a fairly solid bike and I was well please with what I got. There was some rust, which is to be expected, but nothing too bad at all.  The initial plan was to get it registered and ride it while there was still a bit of summer left, but it didn't run too well, so I decided to crack on with the restoration and dismantle it. Just as well really given the missing oil pipes in the cylinder head!

Eric

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2018, 06:10:04 PM »
That's looking really nice Eric. Must say though, you started with a way better example than mine was. Don't think I would want to do one as rough again.

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Did you get the exhausts from Silvers or are they the originals? When I did mine a couple of years ago I had real trouble getting an exhaust set where the welded seams were acceptable. Just wondering what they are like now as they had loads returned.
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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2018, 01:31:05 PM »
That's looking really nice Eric. Must say though, you started with a way better example than mine was. Don't think I would want to do one as rough again.

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Did you get the exhausts from Silvers or are they the originals? When I did mine a couple of years ago I had real trouble getting an exhaust set where the welded seams were acceptable. Just wondering what they are like now as they had loads returned.


Hello Roy
The exhausts came from CMSL, see post above. Since buying them I've heard a few stories about the earlier ones not being up to the mark with poor welded seams, but the ones I've got from the latest batch that have become available are perfect.

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Re: Another restoration ready for the road
« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2018, 01:41:30 PM »
Thanks Eric I shall get some ordered. The silvers ones are the same as the Dutch ones. I had sets of the original ones from everywhere and they all had to go back. Cheers.

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