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CB350F Restoration by royhall (NOW FINISHED)
MCTID:
Sterling work Roy........the photos don't do this machine justice but as I saw it in the flesh a few weeks ago, I have to say that it is real credit to your skills and talent, and I would be proud to own it. I can't say fairer than that. I was also impressed with both your CB750F's, but the CB350F is just stunning.
Lets hope your main obstacles are now over and the remainder of the build goes smoothly.
Could you advise which Simoniz paint you used on the crankcases as that's how I want my CB750K4's to look.
Looking forward to the next batch of photees.
Orcade-Ian:
Hi Roy,
If you know of a good jobbing turner, it would not be too much hassle to make one by spinning. I made a similarly shaped but smaller cover for the top steering bearing on my Model 50 Norton. It's described on my web site under that model, part 8 I think. Mine was stainless so took a bit more 'persuading' over the corner than mild steel would. Let me know how you get on.
Ian
Btw, your restoration of your 350 is stunning - I thought mine was good but looks like an oily rag job compared with yours. They really are lovely little bikes and although I have a couple of 400/4's, the 350/4 is still my favourite.
royhall:
I have finally managed to get over the problems with the exhaust fitting. That ones now all buttoned up.
Had a problem with the centre stand stop being so far off that the lever on the centre stand hit hard against the bottom silencer. A home made bespoke part has sorted that one out.
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Then the German supplier came through with a used end cap for the silencer that I bead blasted and painted with black engine enamel. That was then riveted in place with some large pop rivets. Looks pretty good really.
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The next job is to get on with the front end and get the wiring in the headlamp done.
Cheers.
royhall:
Today's job is the front end and handlebars. Don't know if it will come back and bite me again, but I am using pattern switchgear to replace the seriously damaged stuff that came with the bike.
It took a while to get the cables threaded through the handlebars, bit fiddly but got there in the end. For pattern parts they appear to fit well.
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I carefully cleaned the paint out of the handlebar mounts so they grip better on the bars.
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Strange to get the handlebars on finally, it suddenly starts to look like a bike again. There's not really much you can write about that so I shall just keep the thread up to date in pictures. I'm sure you wont miss having to read all the waffle anyway.
As usual with the indicators, I took the time to make up hard wired earth links for each one. It usually pays off with fewer electrical gremlins later on.
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Got the clocks fitted whilst there was still some good access, saves fiddling to get the mounting nuts on. The headlight is now black as Honda intended thus avoiding the comments from the purists. Doesn't look bad for one of my paint jobs (I don't have enough patience to be a painter, I want it done now so always put too much paint on and it runs).
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Just a quick photo from the side of how things are looking so far. I'm generally quite pleased with it, although I'm actually a little further along the road than the pictures show (still trying to catch up with the thread in a chronological order). As a few of you will already know, the storm clouds are gathering above the garage and it all comes to a sudden stop.
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Nice to leave on a cliffhanger, just like Dr Who. More soon!
royhall:
The bikes getting close to finished now, but the Gremlins have crept in and caused some problems. I ended up with a list of issues to be resolved that was growing faster than I was fixing them. The list is here:
1. Ran the engine on the starter and found a large oil leak from the crankshaft seal on the timing end.
2. Centre stand hitting the exhaust rather than the stop (pattern parts again).
3. Missing end plate on one of the silencers.
4. Rear axle fouling the bottom silencer when on the centre stand (pattern parts again).
5. Huge drag on the clutch.
6. Throttle cable 'A' wont stay in the quadrant.
7. Throttle cable 'A' too long and wont adjust up enough (pattern parts again).
8. Headlamp shell cracked when the rim was tightened up.
9. Clutch cable fouling the threads on pattern control on handlebars (pattern parts again).
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The headlamp crack was due to an area of damage that I repaired before painting. There was a chunk out of the front that I repaired with Araldite and sanded back. I thought I had got away with it but the crack appeared straight away. I have managed to source a NOS item from Italy that strangely is a pressed steel item instead of moulded plastic. Its in a sealed Honda bag with the correct number, guess they had a problem with the cracking and changed it.
The clutch issues turned out to be an historical error made by the previous owner. I covered that on another thread so wont bore you with the details again. It was in this thread: http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,9205.0.html
The problem with the oil leak (now sorted) was a home grown thing due to stupidity on my part. I tried but I couldn't think of anything or anybody else to blame for that one. ;D I also covered that on another thread: http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,9150.0.html
All the exhaust issues are now resolved, thanks should go to the suppliers in Germany who were very helpful.
The problems with the throttle cables are this afternoons project. If I can get that sorted, the next big hurdle is engine start. I am planning on making a video of this momentous event so everyone can see me go up in a cloud of smoke and shrapnel. Will be selling tickets for the big event later on, and DVD's can be pre ordered. ;D ::) ;)
Bye for now.
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