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I am in the process of disassembling a '66 305 dream, to put it back on the road in 'good' condition, not a full concours resto. paint and a few new parts... anyway, finally got the pistons out, (one bore had rust in it) and they have no markings on top, except the direction arrow. can i safely infe...

yep, been spraying PB and Kroil inside regularly. time for a BFH and a torch. worst case, i buy a new brake plate, and i'll cut this one out with a die grinder. it *WILL* come out. one way or another! :-)

I now have the engine out of the frame, and the cylinder head off. not great news, but not un-restorable, i think. here are some pictures, what do you folks think?

http://305dream.blackdogandmagpie.net/2 ... s-secrets/

blackdog
duvall, wa

Hi gang, I am finally finding some time to work on our 305 Dream project, and make a blog post: http://305dream.blackdogandmagpie.net/2011/12/10/part-way-through-disassembly/ The rear brake remains stubbornly frozen in the rear hub, anyone out there have any suggestions on how to seperate the two? t...

for those that are interested in what will probably be a long drawn-out project (spare time, dontchaknow), my lovely and talented wife has started a blog for us to track our project.

http://305dream.blackdogandmagpie.net

enjoy!

thanks for Randy for the help. I found the numbers and can now safely say that this afternoon I purchased a Honda Dream 305: engine CA77E1004 102, frame CA78 1004074. so is this a CA77 or a CA78? what's the difference?

thanks, all!

jim h.

Randy,

thanks, i'll dash right out to the shop and see what i can see.

we live outside of duvall. do you also have one of these classic old hondas?

jim h.