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CB750 Barn find project - First Timer
Underdog1:
Well got things sorted today, wasn't too bad apart from one for some reason I can't get a 10mm socket onto one of the 6mm head bolts (all the other were fine, think it's just the casting of the head itself stopping it) and ended up rounding it out with PD3..
Had to drill the head off the sucker to pull the cylinder head and then it came out easy. Tried for ages with an impact driver but it just mullered it.
Got those pesky pin things in and bolted everything back up, cam towers back on, cam on and timing set. Just need to build the rocker arms up and I'm back to where I was yesterday.
head off with the missing pins
The bolt that didn't want to play fair
Lucky I had a spare knocking about so could get it back together right away
Underdog1:
Had another couple of house in the garage today with a stinking hangover.
Top end is all buttoned up now which is pretty satisfying.
Question - the oil pressure sensor, is it supposed to screw all the way in? Mine seems to bottom out with a mil or so gap. Also is it worth using a bit of honda bond on this as it previously had something on it when I removed it.
I need to figure out how my seat pan rear mud guard is going to bolt up so I can fab the brackets up and get the frame to the powder coaters. Basically I'm going to cut my rear guard down so it looks something like this:
Which will mean I need to have a bracket here which I can use to bolt both the rear of the seat pan and cut down mud guard to. Will keep the plastic liner thing too if I can
I need to get the wheel back on to be fair so I can properly see how it's going to look. Only thing I'm concerned about is how securely the mud guard will be attached by just two bolts.. might get some up and down movement as the metal is only thin. Also it might me a bit on the low side as the one in the picture I posted seems much more tucked up. Perhaps the seatpan on that bike has an arched section to allow this?
Also did a little more work on the seatpan today and made a curved section to nicely cover the rear tank mount, just need to get it welded on. I think I'm going learn to weld soon as it's so annoying having to rely on someone else. Still unsure how the front of the seatpan will mount to the frame as I'm keeping the battery holder and tool tray underneath so there's not going to be much space
Underdog1:
Remade the little hump for the seat pan today as I wanted to keep it as low as possible which meant I needed a 'longer' hump. Only actually ended up slightly lower but I want a thin seat.
Hopefully the welder can fill in any small gaps for me as it doesn't sit perfectly flush.
Been thinking about how I want the read end to look. As it is now the rear mudguard will sit a little bit low for my liking:
I'd quite like it to be tucked up as so:
Which would mean he seat pan would need to have a hump on the rear of it to accommodate the intruding mudguard. I don't think I have either the tools or skill to do this, and I'm also unsure how uncomfortable it would be for a passenger with basically a thin layer of foam covering it..but I'm going to put some more thought into it and maybe see if there a local fabricator who I could use.
Underdog1:
Mocked the back end up to check clearance.
Got a couple of inches above the wheel and an inch or so clearance in front:
I've got some Hagen shocks with adjustable dampening that I'll use but they are the same length as standard shocks. What's the least amount of clearance I can get away with?
captaink:
Should look pretty mean when its finished.
Reminds me of Sons of Anarchy
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