CB360 Cafe Project

1976cb356 · Jun 29, 2011

frogman said:
While you are in there, check the drum right under the spring for grease on it. They are supposed to be CLEAN but after sitting for years the grease they stuck up higher will fall down and get stuck on the drum which will stick in between it and the little shield thing that sorta covers it. Clean it off and it will rise and fall as it should, not slow or not at all.

That is the main cause of sticky gauges, when I did the faces on mine I cleaned the shit out of them before I put them back together.

I was wondering why the needle was slow or if that was just normal. Those guages look sweet, I was thinking about doing my needles red but I think I am just painting the tips red. How did you get the tripometer reset thing off the speedo guage? thanks for the help.

frogman · Jun 29, 2011

I got lucky, the screw on the end of mine was not rusted or glued in, it came right out and the knob comes right off. Use the correct sized screw driver and it won't strip it out.

1976cb356 · Jun 30, 2011

frogman said:
I got lucky, the screw on the end of mine was not rusted or glued in, it came right out and the knob comes right off. Use the correct sized screw driver and it won't strip it out.

Ohh I guess 74 are different than a 76, my doesnt have a screw on the end. I have no idea what todo :-\ . Hopefully its easier than a striped loctite screw.

1976cb356 · Jun 30, 2011

Mocked up my chopped fender and attempted to weld it on, but failed miserably. I should have it on sooner or later. I was about to drill two holes and bolt it on. And on the happy side, got a pint of British Racing Green yesterday

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1976cb356 · Jul 4, 2011

I have seen this a lot, and think its pretty cool. So I copied it and made it alittle bit of my own. I plan on putting this on the top of my carbs (were the chrome is pitted). I'm thinking about painting the background black and the Ace Cafe green.

jayfromjay · Jul 4, 2011

Dig it!

1976cb356 · Jul 5, 2011

Scanned some of my pictures that are from a week after I got my bike, and the a picture of my seat when I was in the process of building my Cafe seat.

1976cb356 · Jul 8, 2011

Yesterday I striped the paint off of my guages, I am attemping on making them shine like aluminum, but don't know how that will work out. I also remade my cafe bum stop. I used Great Stuff and then shaped it to my likings. Then I used fiberglass and sanded it smooth.

1976cb356 · Jul 8, 2011

A lot of pics

1976cb356 · Jul 8, 2011

And more Pics, when using the fiber cloth and the mat I stapled the fiber down using a staple gun, was very helpful.

jayfromjay · Jul 9, 2011

Isn't fibre glass fun!

1976cb356 · Jul 9, 2011

jayfromjay said:
Isn't fibre glass fun!

Haha I dont mind the cloth, actually like it, but the mat is just too messy and itchy, especially when you sand it off.

1976cb356 · Jul 11, 2011

Got my battery in the other day and just got around to taking pictures. Its a 2.9 ah 12v battery that weighs 2.2 pounds and as you can see pretty small. It was under $30 too, hopefully it works for what I need it for.

1976cb356 · Jul 12, 2011

My gauge faces (overlay decals) came in today, and I put them on tonight and look great, or so I think.

I am also polishing my gauges (even though they are steel). In the picture I am not done polishing them.

adriannarnold · Jul 12, 2011

Your build is looking really good so far. Keep up the good work and attention to detail. It will really pay off.

Ride safe

frogman · Jul 12, 2011

AH yes, nothing brightens the look up like new faces and polished housings. Make sure you paint the insides of that green part white, it makes for a difference when the lights are on and its dark outside.

1976cb356 · Jul 12, 2011

frogman said:
AH yes, nothing brightens the look up like new faces and polished housings. Make sure you paint the insides of that green part white, it makes for a difference when the lights are on and its dark outside.

Thanks, its good to know this stuff before I put it back together, will do thanks!

MILLENNIUM FALCON · Jul 12, 2011

Your bike is really coming along. Those gauges are going to be sweet. Have you decided on a seat color yet?

1976cb356 · Jul 12, 2011

MILLENNIUM FALCON said:
Your bike is really coming along. Those gauges are going to be sweet. Have you decided on a seat color yet?

Thanks, I was thinking tan for the seat because I am painting it British racing green, but I always liked the tan exhaust wrap and I think I will do my seat black to keep the balance. But I might just suck it up and just get the black exhaust wrap.

1976cb356 · Jul 15, 2011

Today I cut and cleaned up my kickstand, I intended on keeping the rubber piece on the kickstand but when I was taking it off it ripped. I also finish/redone my license plate/tailight bracket, were it hugs the lines of the hub and chain and sproket. My light housings for my guages got painted white, from advice a couple days ago.

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