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  1. 12-17-2008, 11:33 PM #1
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    Picked up a small winter project

    I picked this up the other day. It is actually a pretty solid piece. No rust, very straight and complete. The guy was going to re-ring it because he said it wasn't running right. He got it all taken apart and lost interest in it. Other than being apart the only real issues I've found are the plastics were chewed on very extensively by his dog. and the seat was unprofessionally recovered. I have a few 70 engines and parts around so it should be a fairly easy fix. This is an 84 like one of the ones I fixed up for 1upfront when he was a kid. She is going to be all stock .





    I'm starting to make a list of the things it needs and after I get the new stuff I'll get started.
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  2. 12-18-2008, 03:57 AM #2
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    70's are so cool, keep us posted. I love following projects like that
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    Looks like a nice little winter project Daddio. yet another campsite cruiser for OTC gatherings I see
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  4. 12-28-2008, 12:52 AM #4
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    Well we finally got a nice enough day to get out and dig through the parts archives. I dug out several engines and various boxes of honda 70 parts.
    Got the little bugger down in the " basement". A possible sign of things to come.
    Actually I have a big workbench down there where I will be mixing and matching parts trying to find the best combination.
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  5. 04-04-2009, 03:44 PM #5
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    Well I think it's time for an update on this. I have worked on it off and on and I finally have it on the down hill slide. I decided when I bought it that I didn't want anything chinese on it. Since I work at a Honda dealership I tried to use everything Honda on it, with great success. It hasn't been cheap. So far It's all 70 and all Honda. The only thing I don't have for it is the exhaust. The stock one is junk. I would love to put a cobra on it but can't find one in stock anywhere. I'll try to get some pics up soon.
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  6. 04-05-2009, 03:59 PM #6
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    Here is what went into this project. I still have painting and reassembly to do. It shouldn't be much longer before it is totally done.

    Seals, bearings, valves,etc.


    I went with a Web cam. It's a Honda cam that has been welded and reground.


    The new Honda piston looks a little different than the old one.


    I bought a couple rigid hones a while back so I used one to take this cylinder to the next size up. It took some time but turned out pretty well.


    I took the head to the local atv repair shop to have the valve seats recut and also had him put new valve guides in it at the same time. He did a real nice job for me.


    Here is the tank ready for paint. 1upfront smoothed out all of the lumps and bumps for me. I will paint it soon.



    I also picked up some pretty nice rear fenders for it. I forgot to get pics of them.
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    Do you have a scale to weight the new and old pistons. Or is the new piston a high compression unit?

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  8. 04-05-2009, 05:38 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yamada View Post
    Do you have a scale to weight the new and old pistons. Or is the new piston a high compression unit?
    No I don't have a scale. The piston is a stock piston for a 1970 cl70. It is a little higher compression than the atc piston. I'm also using the head from the cl70. The head I took off of the atc had been broken and welded and I didn't want to take a chance on it failing.
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  9. 04-05-2009, 06:09 PM #9
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    How much do you have in it so far?
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    Quote Originally Posted by atcquebec View Post
    How much do you have in it so far?
    As close as I can figure $850. I still need an exhaust so when I'm done it will be close to $1000. Hopefully it will last another 25 years. If it does I'll be 77 years old.
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  11. 04-26-2009, 11:09 PM #11
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    Tank painted!

    I took on a side job this weekend that involved painting some motorcycle parts and that prompted me to paint my tank and forks,........finally!
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  12. 04-26-2009, 11:23 PM #12
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    atc 70

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  13. 04-27-2009, 12:15 AM #13
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    That paint job turned out really cherry. You should have used an xl70 engine if you wanted to stay honda.
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    Ghost Flames..... Boo!

    Well I decided that I would add a little twist to the paint on the tank. The 73s had flames on them. I like flames but mine is an 84 and I didn't want to try to copy the 73 flames so I decided to try ghost flames. They are different for sure.

    http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...t=100_1040.flv
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    that is gonna be one sick lookin 70 now you just need a suspension kit
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