Monthly Archives: January 2015

73 Honda CB750 Custom Build Part 16

In this episode the cylinder head gets installed. One thing to note is the absence of four dowel pins and rubber seals that would go between the cylinder and the head on the four inner head studs on the exhaust … Continue reading

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73 Honda CB750 Custom Build Part 14

This week I fitted the pistons with the rings, attached the connecting rods, slid the piston/rod assemblies into the cylinders then installed them in the up crankcase and onto the crankshaft, upside down! This method worked out fairly well as … Continue reading

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73 Honda CB750 Custom Build Part 15

This week I installed the bottom of the crankcase. Once again I used the parts drawings available from my parts supplier to help out with getting the right bolts in the right locations. Keep on hackin…

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73 Honda CB750 Custom Build Part 13

After some major remodeling in the garage I’m finally getting back to work on the Honda CB750. The new work bench is great and makes it a lot easier to get work done on the engine, which is the primary … Continue reading

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2008 24″ iMac hard drive and RAM upgrade

I recently retired my Windows XP machine to the workshop and replaced it with a 2008 24″ iMac desktop computer. The last time I owned a Mac was in 2005 so it took a few weeks to get back up … Continue reading

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