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Just had to share this 400/4 Collector box refurb

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UK Pete:
That is quality, truly amazing work ,

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AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: SumpMagnet on October 26, 2019, 10:38:19 AM ---'collector box refurb' .... I was expecting a bit of brazing and a polish.

I wasn't expecting someone to home make a pattern and press his own sheet steel sufficiently well to need very little other fettling, and end up with a repair panel as good as ones I have paid hard cash for in the past. Nice chrome finish too at the end.

The guy could make a few ££££ selling those!

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I don't really think he is up to start making them ..he just can't stand to scrap or pay silly money for hard to find stuff. If anyone knows the Achilles Heel of the CB72/77 ...the flimsy kickstart cover which cracks and breaks, I have seen him take 3 totally trashed ones and make a perfect one from pieces from the three scrap ones. On the same bike he chops off the kickstart splined shaft from a CB250K shaft  and uses it to repair the rocking horse poo  extremely troublesome CB72 kickstart gear shaft. Awesome !

Oggie400F:
Hi Ash
Do you think he would be willing to press a set up for me to do a restoration job on my collector box?

mattsz:

--- Quote from: Oggie400F on October 26, 2019, 12:03:37 PM ---Hi Ash
Do you think he would be willing to press a set up for me to do a restoration job on my collector box?

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Expect more requests like this one, I'd guess!

I wonder what that those dies are made of?  Pretty sturdy stuff, I suppose!

I'd love to see more photos of the process... did he cut the old bottom completely away and replace it with his part, or did he lay his part over the old?

AshimotoK0:
I suspect the tool will only be good for a low number of pressings and he seems to 'collect' collector boxes so will need for his own resto's  ... hence pretty much doubt he will be up for selling any but who knows... meeting up with him tomorrow morning at Newark autojumble (for our usual car boot swapping of parts for each other) so I will get more info and report back.

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