1978 750k

[jellard]

Here's my project :
I had already taken off the air cleaner, carburetors, rear fender and a few other parts as well before I snapped any of these pictures. Not much to look at I know, but take a peek anyway :D

[jellard]

[jellard]

battery box out, chain guard off, headers just about off. spiders killed. main wire harness out of the way. most of the wiring looks like it needs to be replaced. of course.

[TOOLS1]

jellard wrote

battery box out, chain guard off, headers just about off. spiders killed. main wire harness out of the way. most of the wiring looks like it needs to be replaced. of course.

Of course!
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[jellard]

im confused. i was told this was a 750k, but the # says cb750E ?

[jellard]

guess im confusing engine # and frame #

[jellard]

yep. im dumb. vin says 750k. engine says 750e. oops. im such a pro

[jellard]

clean clean clean. cant get much more done until i get a larger stronger phillips driver and a wrench that can loosen the rear axle nut. broke my favorite wrench trying already. good thing its bout christmas time. anywho, here are a few more pix. any advice or input on what i should be doing here? i dont care too much about making it perfect at this point, i just want the s.o.b. to get in running condition.  

[jellard]

it's painfully apparent that i am going to need to take apart the engine and clean it out. you can see alot of crap in there when you look into the header holes. yuk. what did i get myself into lol

[shinyribs]

haha. Run your vacuum in there and suck out the big stuff( acorns?...) If it just looks like the ports are all sooted up dont sweat it. A brand new motor will look the same way in a few thousand miles.

Good progress so far-keep it up!

[TOOLS1]

Ditto Shiny. If the engine will turn over just clean it out.
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[jellard]

thanks guys. makes me feel like i am headed in the right direction. it does look like its full of soot. thought maybe santa gave me coal this year and just shoved it all into the engine instead of putting it under the tree :)  

[jellard]

the engine will turn over. the wiring harness is in awful condition though. one of the things i will surely end up having to buy. other than that, i just need to get these carbs cleaned, a lot of gaskets replaced, and lots of cleaning. shiny, pretty sure there are in fact acorns in there. lol

[shinyribs]

HA! Seems like they always are.

 If you dont want to spend on a new wiring harness you could always wire it bare bones. No handlebar indicators,neutral/clutch safety switch or turn signals in this diagram,but everything else is there

[jellard]

thanks shiny that looks like it will help alot actually! sweet.

[Dirty]

Looking like a good start! Did you happen to take a pic of wich way the exhaust flanges went? Not the bolt on chrome collars but the two peice flang between those and head. I think mine were backwards on my ss.

[jellard]

dirty, i didnt take a pic of that. are you referring to the two posts that the header bolt threads on to? those are still on the head, when i took the headers off the collar came off with the tubes but i am pretty sure that was it. i will post some pics of that here in a sec.  
 working on trying to get this front brake off. pain in the ass. its rusted to the rotor. good times.

[jellard]

actually im guilty of not taking many pictures at all as i have been taking this bike apart. hopefully as long as i have all the parts and the manual to put the bike together i can figure it out? ha. its going to be a long winter

[Lucky 1]

E = engine#

[shultz_1978]

Dirty This may help the both of you out.

Jellard keep the work. Picture are nice.