Honda CB750 Sandcast

General Category => Member's Bikes => Topic started by: kenhan on October 07, 2012, 11:40:11 am

Title: My first Sandy
Post by: kenhan on October 07, 2012, 11:40:11 am

Hi, This summer I finished the first part of ground up restoration of my Sandcast 1005084 (engine 1004957). Most parts are correct except for the biggest fault, it is an early diecast engine. The sandcast engine is still in my garage and needs som serious welding due to the common chain brake problem, otherwise I have all the engine parts. The gauges and the seat will be changed to next summer, otherwise it is quite correct. It´s running very well and looks good.

I have already started my next Sandy project -1005321. I have a good Sandcast engine to that frame but not the original, it´s one of the latest (1007384) and the rebuilding of that one has already started.

Hi from Sweden,
/Ken

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: Steve Swan on October 07, 2012, 08:07:23 pm

That's a real beauty !  Great job !

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: kenhan on October 08, 2012, 03:24:25 pm

Thanks!

I´ll add some photos from the assembly more in detail. The bike started as a lot of parts in different plastic boxes. The most important parts was there but I had to use Ebay, Yamiya and DavidSilver and more to be able to put it all together. I have tried to do as much as possible by myself including paintjob.

Regards
/Ken

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: Joe K on October 08, 2012, 03:28:49 pm

Very nice.

Joe K.

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: cb7504 on October 09, 2012, 10:50:28 am

SWEEEEET. Marty K.

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: kenhan on October 11, 2012, 02:06:35 pm

Thanks! I just realized I wrote the wrong VIN for my current/next project. I have no idea what that no 5321 came from, I think I´ll have to take a break from this! ::)
The correct VIN for my current project is #5128, nothing else.

/ken

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: markb on October 11, 2012, 02:49:34 pm

Quote from: kenhan on October 07, 2012, 11:40:11 am

I have a good Sandcast engine to that frame but not the original, it´s one of the latest (1007384) and the rebuilding of that one has already started.

Hi Ken,
Welcome to the board.  I think it's pretty cool that you have a sandcast engine that was probably built on the last day of sandcast production (within the last 30 or so).
Mark

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: Wayne on October 12, 2012, 09:17:25 am

Ken
Welcome aboard! Nice work. A tip on adding images to your posts. If you keep your image width to a maximum of 750 pixels or so they will show better without having to scroll sideways. If you don't have software to do this just use one of the many free online services such as: www.picresize.com (http://www.picresize.com)

Title: Re: My first Sandy
Post by: kenhan on October 12, 2012, 01:45:48 pm

Hi,
Mark, last day? I have never thought about it that way before! Kind of cool. Looking forward to see your assembly of #97, supercool project with everything included. I´m a close follower of your project as I did practically the same thing (excluding some of your deeper special handling) with my #5084.

Wayne, thanks for the tip! I will add another picture wich is smaller for testing. The picture shows the then newly painted bluegreen. Behind you could also se my Candy Ruby Red K2 (It´s not the original color for the K2 but I couldn´t resist painting it that beautiful color).