Not posted on this for a while but it's pretty much still active.
I will update properly soon with pictures but the progress has been ... I checked frame alignment which is OK. I have painted the frame in 2k semi-gloss black. The swinging arm has been stripped for paint and fitted with new plastic bushes. I had to chop out the swinging arm pivot bolt but I got a nice replacement, as it's the same as the Superdream part. The swinging arm steel was in really good nick, as the PO worked for British aerospace in Brough, near me in the paint shop and had primed it in that yellow chromate aircraft primer back in the day. Man was that hard to strip off !
I have prepped and repaired all of the paintwork and painted it in 2k primer plus the proper shade of 1k (solvent) Hawaiian Blue metallic and obtained all of the decals from Piki (thanks for your excellent service mate !) but I just need to ascertain the exact area that is painted dark blue in the centre of the tank. I found a good car paint match for the dark blue which is KIA 'Clyde Blue' . I managed to get a good top of a fuel tank photo, taken pretty square on , off an internet sellers listing and I am in the process of working out measurements this week, then I am going to check it out on the example in the DS museum if I can when I go there next week for his 400 event.
The wheels I got 'thrown in for free' when I bought the NOS top-end stuff are really nice (fitted with 2019 dated tyres) but I want to remove the dull plated spokes and have them replated and repaint the hubs in the correct satin black.
One of the rocking-horse poo parts on this model is the complete plastic toolbox but I manged to get two of them via my mate in Japan for £18 each.
The other part is the camshaft and I am being picky on it as the whole of the top end on my engine will be NOS.
I sent a request to Newman cams to see if they can refurbish my RSA cam. Seems they are also planning to make some new ones .... pricey though ... thick end on £400 inc. delivery....so here's hoping mine is OK to regrind ! Good to know somebody is at least making them new though.
I have seen repro XL cams available (no pin for tacho drive though) but I can't find out the difference in cam profile is on that model. IMD Piston people were selling XL repros for around £100 but not listed now and I found these rediculously cheap one ... but would I risk it with NOS Honda top end ...probably not
. £36 for the cam and rocker set
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Hello Ash,
Thank you for your email.
Send the camshaft into us and we can check it for you. Cost for a regrind is £80 + VAT and delivery.
If it is beyond repair, we are manufacturing a batch of new camshafts. Cost for one of these is £300 + VAT and delivery.
Kind regards,
Ken
Ken Newman
Newman Cams
Farnborough Way
Farnborough
Kent
BR6 7DH
Tel.: 01689 857109
Fax: 01689 855498
ken@newman-cams.com
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