This is the Barrel I shall be using for this engine. Its got a very small amount of wear front and rear at the very top the the stroke. This will be rectified by fitting an extra piston ring at the skirt of the piston. There are also some very light marks in the barrel. They can be seen on the photo, but are not significant and can be removed with a good hone, along with the tiny amount of wear. 

The Piston with its new 4th ring fitted to the piston skirt. This will prevent slap and uneven wear to the barrel.

Have now 'honed' the barrel. These pictures show the 1st to 4th passes.... Almost all the marks have now been removed, there are only a few left, right at the bottom of the stroke. Not too concerned about these as they are so light and can barely feel them. 

Looking forward to seeing the finished result,probably the nicest restored gem out there.

My twin was started back in 2010, still not finished, due to a number of reasons.

To be fair i did sell one the other day, but i suppose the problem was that it was only a 350 and replaced with 3 gem sized machines!

Now have all the parts ready to finish this project! Collected the last of the new parts from the powder coaters today....... Maybe next week it will be finished??

The colour difference in the above picture is down to using the flash, in daylight the colour is the same!!!

Tried to refit the rear shield too, but for some reason its about 3mm too wide to fit between the end plates of the front shield? Have had to take drastic action and remove some of the powder coating and some of the steel to allow it to slot in. Managed to get it on, but tighteneing the bolts, one decided to shear off, and it wasnt even tight. Will have to find the stud extractors to,orrow and remove whats left......

Gee you do magnificent work. If i could do a restoration half as good as this i would be well chuffed. I like the finish on the exhaust, what did you use?

Hi Paul, Thanks for the comments, I used a standard can of VHT (very high temperature) paint, available from the local Halfords (motor factors). Its applied to the cold exhaust and left to dry. Once dry I refitted to the engine and started the beast. I left it to run for approximately 10 minutes then allowed to cool, repeat the process a few times to fully cure the paint. Dont allow the exhaust to get too hot as the paint will blister before its had the chance to become fully heat resistant.

Unfortunatley about 275 miles. I will just have to set up my own powder spray shop. (I wish)

 

No machine Phil, just a Draper 3 arm hone and the Dewalt........ Plenty of oil and a very repetative in out motion!

Here is a picture in the daylight showing the colours in natural light.

Got the depth foot and support braces refitted, also temporarily fitted the soil flap, but need to buy some threaded bar to mount it properly. Also fitted the split pins to the selector rods. Here it is almost finished.......

Amazing, simply amazing!

Thanks Gareth, couldn't of done it without the help of some of you guys......