CB400/4 Engine Bolts

[Laverdaroo]

Keeps me off the street, although I haven’t worked out whether it’s the ferkling or the cider that’s sending me blind.

Perhaps my Mam was right



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[Laverda Dave]

Dave, just found a stash of bolts from the 400 build, is there anything you haven’t managed to get second hand yet in the engine bolt department?

Let me know if there’s ought you need and I’ll have a rummage with me ruler and see what I can ‘ferkle’ out of me stash


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Hi Roo. Thanks for the kind offer. I'm still at the dismantling stage at the moment and keeping a record of all the missing parts as I notice them. The engine is now apart and I've started to diamante the rolling chassis. The PO found the original key last week and dropped it over, it fits everything so that's a bonus 🙂. He's used a lot of stainless bolts throughout, they'll be going! I finally got the seat off and found the complete took kit under an immaculate tool tray lid, another result 👍. Shame about the airbox though, there's nothing left of it as he had fitted pod filters and junked everything else including the snorkel, breathers, plenum chamber and the white plastic hose connector fitted to the bottom of the air filter case.
He told me he had another box in his shed that may have some more parts in it but he flew off to Thailand for a six week holiday last Saturday so I'll have to wait if there are any goodies still to appear from the shed of rats!
If you have the rear upper engine mounting bolt that would be great but being a one-off special kind of bolt it's not something I guess you would have unless you have broken a bike for spares?
Meanwhile it's back to stripping the frame today and cleaning everything up ready to take to the zinc plater on Wednesday and before he goes for his hand op and then he's off for six months recovering.
At least it is moving forward and it has been saved from the damp garage it has resided in for 20+ years🙂.
Thanks again for your help, don't throw anything away yet😉

[Laverdaroo]

I’ve deffo got the white plastic thingy in the bottom of the air box, that’s yours and I have a complete battery box and some other stuff. I don’t have that big bolt you need but most of the others if you’re stuck. Keep asking as I took a lot off mine so it’s all residing in the spares shed festering. Much better being used so ask if you’re stuck Dave


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[AshimotoK0]

I have a spare plastic airbox collector Dave but has one rubber missing ..yours if you want it. Maybe someone will have a spare rubber but obviously need a pic to determine which one is missing.

[Laverda Dave]

I’ve deffo got the white plastic thingy in the bottom of the air box, that’s yours and I have a complete battery box and some other stuff. I don’t have that big bolt you need but most of the others if you’re stuck. Keep asking as I took a lot off mine so it’s all residing in the spares shed festering. Much better being used so ask if you’re stuck Dave


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Thank you Roo, please put my name on the white plastic 'thingy'  . Please dont send it yet as I'm playing the waiting game with the PO for when he comes back from his trip in 6 weeks time as he may have another box of bits in the shed of rats with all the missing parts. He thinks he kept all the original parts he removed over the years of customising the bike. He said he even has the set up instructions for the Pirana Ignition system I found fitted to the bike, remember those? It was a Boyer, original Honda points, Newton Electronic or Pirana Ignition Systems that were fitted back in the 80's

[Laverda Dave]

I have a spare plastic airbox collector Dave but has one rubber missing ..yours if you want it. Maybe someone will have a spare rubber but obviously need a pic to determine which one is missing.

Thank you Ash. I will take you up on the kind offer if the PO cannot find the original in the 'time capsule' of parts he thinks he still has in his rat shed although I won't know until he returns from his trip in 6 weeks. I will be in touch and will keep posting progress updates in the meantime.
Thanks Again
Dave

[Oddjob]

You forgot Lumenition Dave.

Those bolts arrived yet?

[Laverda Dave]

I had a senior moment Ken and forgot about that one.
Bolts arrived yesterday, thanks again for your generosity and for the carb felts as well👍.
I stripped the carbs today and they are THE worst I have ever seen inside! Every nut, bolt washer etc has now been cleaned and any burrs etc removed ready to take to the plater tomorrow including all the carb bits to be yellow passivated. I have made seven A4 pages of notes covering every item going to the plater just in case any get lost!

[Deano400]

Dave,
Did you manage to get a rear upper mounting bolt? If not let me know, I'm sure I've got one, just nned to find it. IIRC it has been chromed though.

[Oddjob]

Worse than this Dave?

[Johnny4428]

That’s a descent coat of varnish there Ken. Fuel has been sitting high level too. Definately warrants a clean.

[Oddjob]

Already done, my ultrasonic blew a resistor or something so I boiled them in ultrasonic fluid on the stove for an hour or so. Worked.