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Restoration of Sandcast Frame 5369/ Engine E5479

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UK Pete:
Thanks Mick, there will be hundreds of pictures, again half the fun for me is getting as much up here in pictures for you guys to see
it helps to keep the interest alive, plus i can look back and enjoy, i still have my 69 diecast on the go at the same time , i wont be giving up on that, things will just go on ahead at whatever pace suits me , no point in rushing
pete

AshimotoK0:
Did 'Freddie' give you any indication of how he managed to find 4 sandcast restos at around the same time Pete? At least he also sells off engine parts from USA imports sometimes. Have you noticed D&K will only really sell the complete motors (well for Cb350 motors, not sure on others) with no indication on the true state of them internally other than the standard ' weather seized' and some decent external photos. I was talking to their guy Pete on the 'phone a while back and he say he can sell that type of engine for (CB350 twins) all day long for around 350GBP so why sell engines for parts. Looks to me like some will be a real bargain, others will be full of rust inside. But I can't a afford a 350 quid 'punt'. It would be a five minute job to remove the cam cover and the state of the cam/rockers would be  a real good indication of the true engine state.

Cheers ... AshD

UK Pete:
Yes will told me the story, not sure if its ok to spread on a forum i can tell you off air
DK is a lucky dipp i have had some real clean low milage parts from them, on the other hand i have had some total heaps of shit at the same price as the good stuff, on the whole i think they are ok, it is a lucky dip with engines, but other parts have good up close pictures so its a bit easier to determine
pete

UK Pete:
Ok guys a bit more progress, i washed the crankcases in my parts washer, then pressure washed them, dried them in the oven , blasted them clean getting rid of all that thick black paint, then pressure washed them again, oven dried them blew them through with an air line, washed them in thinners and masked them ready for spraying

Bryanj:
Pete, I seem to remember the inside of the cases had a yellow paint? to counter pourosity

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