FRANKENHONDA II the 1982 DOHC CB 750F2 Build

esmoojee said:
Sorry man, I was wrong about the weld. That was on my nighthawk. The 750 I just drilled and tapped in the steering stop. I can’t really get in there to get a good photo. I can’t remember if it’s 6 or 8... Whatever the standard mount bolt was. I locked it down with thread lock and lock nut.
Now thats a cool idea because the bottom triple clam on the front left side has a mounting point for the damper i reckon. Hopefully the damper i got is not too long, as that would be a nice discreet place to mount it.

Sent from my GT-I9305 using DO THE TON mobile app
 
i was looking through my build photos and cam across a photo of the triple, im wondering if the damper will fit like you said from the stopper to the preexisting mount on the lower triple.

I just hope the 63mm stroke is correct sucks not being home so i can try it out.
 

Attachments

  • QOIF7808.jpg
    QOIF7808.jpg
    430.8 KB · Views: 417
So the front guard arrived in the post and my wife was kind enough to show me what it looks like on the bike... although its not in the correct position give me a fair idea.. im thinking painting it all black so as not to draw much attention. The fun part will be fabricating the mountin brackets

Sent from my GT-I9305 using DO THE TON mobile app
 

Attachments

  • IMG-20170713-WA0003.jpg
    IMG-20170713-WA0003.jpg
    37.9 KB · Views: 942
  • IMG-20170713-WA0004.jpg
    IMG-20170713-WA0004.jpg
    33 KB · Views: 389
So I've been home a few days and finally got to get into my shed I decided to carry on fixing the many imperfections with the seat
14f8798dfd49d7356c391493d42597b7.jpg
3833ab30be4899791005240eadf437b1.jpg
fa7857142333d4fb15e18a0f3da4e8f5.jpg
928293caf4e72f7f1d2b9ef1df450534.jpg


I marked out the place I would be cutting out to flush mount the rear LED brake and indicator strip
aa32c70999d56545052ae7a7aaeb0406.jpg

I then thought I'd play around with the Daytona digital speedo and idiot lights I'm thinking I will mill out a hole in the top triple to flush mount the idiot lights
f6dd1e5f22ad4a515c2a0239f0006fad.jpg
c7769760d34c78cd9615ab1daa3a22b6.jpg
39b72c6330c5c6f2108727019b256917.jpg


I then unwrapped the front guard I got from flea bay to see what it would look like I think I will paint it satin black so as not to draw attention to it
7be09f737dd19103692fc48f686e95af.jpg
a7aa9bd244374d60ba245fc5e264effb.jpg
a22746f6d1b1e7373004d6aca7b76cd7.jpg


I'm getting a mig welder tomorrow so I'm going to see how I go fabing an electrical tray I'm anticipating it being a little ugly


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
1cf51589c77d8397d9bd1fce415d107f.jpg
. So going to try and modify this triple clamp to house the idiot lights and also take out the section where the key would normally go to house the speedo so it also sits flush with the top of the triple.


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
Ok so it was one of those days where you have to clean the shed before you can start working in it.

So I removed the engine in preparation of spraying it and the frame.

So these are all the bolts I had to remove from the frame

d89e9501f27ebf17078b2a25dc1644f4.jpg
ed35ef055b5d3152d74b27d37291cd24.jpg
671c858eedddd069393ad4aa89e20820.jpg

be sure to completely remove this bracket as it gets in the way if you try to remove the engine with it still in place
24181b941748142a2978e9541ce508e0.jpg
a84765036ad6f4872e9cfc7f5fa319cd.jpg

then I removed these front engine mount brackets be sure to remove both of this completely also it's a pain in the ass trying to balance an engine that is half out whilst trying to fish out the right sized ratchet.
77f2c3d1ea4bd09fdce702155e88a389.jpg

the two on the right side at the front and one just behind the clutch there once those two are out the sub frame comes out
c6b6e834c3e046af6ec09b8a16ec86ef.jpg

The next bit involved a few F bombs and a lot of manoeuvres of which I could not recall exactly even if I wanted to
c8afcc0d8986e7cb4f56deaeb2c45420.jpg


dbe0891e58c95af283d78f23cf762ca9.jpg


Now for the fun part degreasing then stripping it back to get ready for painting
f9a347a8d5ab85949dce4a667e314103.jpg
b4f3bfc063d4f64793fd7cdde07ca710.jpg


Now I'm out of degreaser so I'm pulling up stumps I painted up some of the parts now waiting for everything to dry
f5e714d429eae39a1df57ad401f0ce7f.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
Good progress! Nice work getting the engine out. Good practice for getting it back in without scratching paint :p

Painted covers look great. Did you just degrease and clean or wirebrush/sand as well?


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
Yea degreased, paint stripper, wire brush, sandpaper then mineral turpentine and finally the wax and grease remover. Surprising how long it takes to get it back to where you want it not looking forward to all the fins on the engine.

I've doused the engine with degreaser so later this arvo I'll try to sand back the frame and paint it up
b0b364a1562c4272e614079c26779887.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
So I made a few more runs, late start today had to attend pre natal class gonna have to get this project near completion over the next week
546831ec6a6f6f2901a74af5f8830c0d.jpg
52d4bc152f30d1cab1b0bf95097dab03.jpg
036cc4b6aab93433742702fa495d66c1.jpg
db721baafcf2b5639137caedd97bad02.jpg
96bb5c3f0bfcf086bab589cce6e7670c.jpg


The garage looks like a bomb just went off but I think that's still classified as progress


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
gonna have to get this project near completion over the next week

Errr I hope you meant week(s) You are making great progress, but....... You will end up frustrated and hating the bike if you push too hard. Good luck and keep up the great work :) I wish you both well for the big day :-*
 
Lol it's true, I'm fly in fly out so I have a full 84 hrs primary focus is to get frame de tabbed, stripped and painted and engine striped and repainted then back in the frame so she's rolling again anything after that is a bonus hopefully the seat will also be finished
8270393fb3cd0c2fb38d538b3939a4eb.jpg
282fa52ebd55b63d12c29e1c14455eeb.jpg

Paint stripper didn't work as well as I had hoped, apparently if you wrap it in foil dull side down it's more effective so I'm off to get some more stripper then back to it

Dogs are walked and fed washing done and hung out should have a full day at it


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
I spoke too soon apparently there is a BBQ we have to attend

b61f1707244e8e99e58e5b60cc57fc5a.jpg

First I gernied all the parts down to see what was left to get off
f46380a9f06f6a3509f01fbf0374cc7c.jpg

I'm not convinced the foil made any difference
f1ea673a4cbc536ea01adc6ad2971f69.jpg

Putting rust converter on after I hit the pieces with the wire brush
d48073db55c44d7b64eb9199474ed433.jpg
6d5380c8b9c29bd87f3930bb4dbd6265.jpg
f952813e7ec7507ec0d118de9666400e.jpg
1ec2d7c4ffea362b202ffa4ccb3e325f.jpg


Then onto the frame
8e4b3139ae2eb55e802311c22a09f8d4.jpg


Thais is as far as I got
ecc02c9936d9160690c0ac335594e163.jpg
01bdc2f3fcc2a3498ec27a3ed9e09858.jpg





Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
Keep in mind, a little shit left on there is gonna come off when scuffed up for the paint job anyhow. What are you painting with?
 
Yea I'll have to give it a scuff to smooth it out after the rust converter

92862aa2ca4f22c27ff958a6870abe84.jpg


Unfortunately spraying isn't going to be too tech so I thought I'd use this

f0a2529a46072fa1ba732d1ee586fa67.jpg
b981e9e0c2b0b48cacf8eea4ffe956b2.jpg
d26e17af34d34e73a9e47d24be32c368.jpg


This is the evolution of the frame batteries for the drill are both flat waiting for it to charge so I can finish the job and get the rust converter onto it


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
f6766277b8a345e9d4873ea91c337005.jpg
b89cf422da727f18cc7041ee4d77e9b4.jpg


That's where I finished up at everything in rust converter tomorrow I'll rough it up and spray then get onto the engine


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
yea i figured if its good for roll cages it should be fairly durable. That said im still paranoid of scratching the frame when i reinstall the engine.

Im thinking about bubble wrapping the frame when i go to in to install the engine, not sure how far ill get tomorrow as Im heading across town to my dads to have a crack at modifying the triple clamp on the mill to house the speedo and idiot lights.

If we get enough time we will try to make up some adapter plates so that the R6 rearsets can mount im thinking of using the original bolts that held the old rearsets then tap in some threads.

I made up a wooden template for us to get the holes right
 
Back
Top Bottom