Not much done today, just plating the horn bracket, which was one of the worst parts I've done. It was red-brown with furry rust. It doesn't look bad now, but you can't get rid of the small pits.
A hint for anyone plating this part and using acid to remove the old plating - remove the metal spacers at the mounting holes before you dip it, they appear to be made of zinc and will disolve in the acid if you leave them in.
1964 CA77 RestorationI finally got the call to pick up my last batch of painted parts today, but I wasn't able to start the long awaited reassembly until the early afternoon. Chores get in the way of fun. I started with putting the freshly painted tops on the rear shocks. No issues at all. I then got to the front end.
Torquing the stem nut was somewhat dreaded, but I had borrowed a good socket from a friend who repairs snowmobiles. I don't recall what he told me it was used for, but it worked great. I had no problem at all getting that done. Getting the fender on was a different matter. I first temporarily installed the steering damper to keep the fork from moving. I then lined the inside of the front fork with thin cardboard to keep scratches to a minimum. That worked well and I had no damage, but getting the fender high enough to get the bolts in was a chore. It was no help that my shop was as hot as sin. I learned that you don't put the bolts through the fender braces before the top bolts are installed. That was worth about a pint on sweat. I also learned that it would be best to mount the headlight bucket before mounting the fork. Afterward, I still had enough energy to mount the front wheel. No problems there either until I went to attach the brake stay. No clearance in the back. Off the wheel came, mounted the back of the stay, taped it to the fork, then put the wheel back on. Enough. More tomorrow.
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Nice Looking Super Hawk Seadog. I really like those mufflers and pipes. The pipes have the original arc to them, I think. I hope you might have time to tell us more about it. Maybe even a youtube? I love to hear them run. I have a youtube playlist of around 75 or so of my favorites.
The other Seadog (I got my nickname because my last name is just one step from actually being Seadog).
Thanks Steve, Steve and Sara. I'll be able to spend some quality time with it when I get it home on Sunday. A video is possible….
I don't know a great deal about CB77s, but I can't imagine it's all original - the turn signals and sissy bar certainly aren't. It has a new speedometer cable and it also has what I believe to be a CL77 handlebar. It does have a tool kit that appears to be original. P.S. That tall sissy bar has to go, but it supports the rear turn signals. Replacing it with a short grab bar might be the answer.
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