1964 CA77 (1st project!)

[rzgkane]

Well, I've never ended up worse off for having tried. But I've also never worked on a really rusty POS either!

I've been reading on here that a lot of people discourage that method. I'm open to anything (the impact driver sounds easier, I will admit)

[Aid3nn]

so, i had used an impact driver when disassembling my motor. it only got about half of the screws outta the cam covers, the rest i had to drill. i have since replaced all these with 5mm stainless allen bolts. good luck!

[JMUHockeyfan]

Dear Amazon

When I order something from your site, and CLICK the correct shipping button, please do not still ship it to my previous address. Yes I know I should have deleted that address, but your website should also work when I click the correct button.

Sincerely

Guy wishing his Impact Driver wasn't five states away.

Nevertheless, i was able to loosen a bunch of the screws on the right crankcase. I decided to try a different bit tip on my adjustable screwdriver, and wouldn't you know it, the screws loosened. I also removed the airbox (there is no hose inside connect it to the carb, so guess I better order that at some point) and began loosening the engine bolts to get ready to remove.

Does anyone have a suggestion for removing the pin on the kick starter? I know that the kick starter is seized and I want to give that a look, but I just want to know if there is an easy way to remove it.

I peaked inside the oil tank and it looked decent. I will still be happily cleaning it.

[JMUHockeyfan]

Got both exhausts / mufflers off. I hate to say it, but I honestly think the bike looks better without them! Granted they were pretty rusted through, but maybe some new ones will change my opinion.

Any luck in getting a little bit of money for scrap metal out of those?

[G-Man]

Don't throw anything away at this stage of the project. The pipes, in particular, will be restorable. These bikes are now 50 years old so don't expect (although you can be lucky) to just get new replacements for rusty / worn-out parts.

G

[JMUHockeyfan]

I don't plan on throwing them away unless it's gone. The mufflers are gone (holes rusted through) but the exhaust pipes are good, just dirty. I had planned on getting new mufflers anyways, so I'm not particularly worried about it.

Disassembled the carb, which was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. The real trouble seems to be putting it back together and getting it adjusted correctly! But, that project aside, I haven't had much time to work on the bike. The carbs are currently soaking in carb cleaner, and now I'm debating what I should tackle next. My heart says to continue with the engine; since it's seized and needs to be gone through I'm betting that it will chew up most of my time.

[JMUHockeyfan]

Soooooooooo...............

Long story short I had to relocate the bike. I live in an apartment, and they did not approve of having pieces all over their back yard. I haven't had a lot of time to work on it at the storage unit I put it in, but I'm trying to get over there when I have some free time.

I was FINALLY able to get the kick-starter cover off. I had three screws on there that the heads had been stripped. I bought a couple of different tools that failed horribly, so I eventually caved in and drilled the heads off. Quite an easy solution in the short run, but I'm sure doing the rest of it will suck. I only did enough to get the cover off, I left the threads in there for now.

WOW IS THIS BIKE DIRTY! It's going to need a lot of cleaning, but also that was expected from such an older bike. Now that I have that stupid cover off (it was incredibly frustrating), it's time to make some progress. I need to get this engine off the bike so I can tear through that. I'm sure that will pose the most problems for me.

here are some pictures in the mean time


2012-06-18 10.37.41 by JMUHockeyfan, on Flickr


2012-06-18 10.37.51 by JMUHockeyfan, on Flickr