Honda-SOHC

How does it look now? Been blasted and coated?

So after thinking about it for a while on Friday evening, I tentatively removed an indicator mount from the rear. Full of filler.  So I didn't like the idea of what the frame might be like. Over the weekend I've gently prodded it with a wire wheel and found some reasonable looking metal so I do feel a little better!

Took some other bits off to examine too. One stud has snapped outside of the head and I think it was blowing badly hence there's a pretty deep gungy leak down the front of the engine.

Think the pipes are all genuine but I fear they're too far gone, two of the headers have a really thick crust of rusty nonsense over the chrome. Might be able to at least reshape the crust into something that might shove back in, let's see...

Front and rear 'chrome' mudguards are both covered in underseal underneath (the rear is fibreglassed too, as well as painted over on the surface!)

So the decision has been made, I'll strip the frame down, get it powder coated and use that as the starting point.

Hi all. I think I've gone a bit mad and bought a project. No idea how much this is going to cost, or how long it's going to take. But I'm not worried, I'll plod on and it'll be done when it is.

I've decided the first step is to sit and look at it a lot. Then make some lists of stuff that looks like it works, and stuff that needs doing. I imagine I'll be stripping it and getting the frame done before any serious other work, but who knows!

Any advice welcome!

Shameful pic first.