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martin phillips
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engine rebuild

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hi ive just purchasedc a cbx 1000 1979 model american import , took engine out and started to take rocker cover off and i think the bike has been under water at some stage and i drained the oil or i should say water out , its been awhile in there ,not sure if you know a engine rebuilder , i can do engine building but i think this one will need reboring cams reprofiling etc, any thoughts pleasw ,cheers Martin

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Re: engine rebuild

Post by steve murdoch icoa #5322 »

Not a pleasant find. Were you misled on the condition of the engine?

Have a wander around on https://ukcbxclub.com/ Probably find a couple "local" engine builders on their site.
Please do come back and let this site know about your results.

btw, i have friend that lived in your area[Torpoint] for 40 years before moving to Canada. She has lots of pics of great roads along the coast.

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Re: engine rebuild

Post by jnnngs »

Martin,

Welcome to the ICOA!

The go to guy for engine builds in the UK is Carl Woodcock - based in the North West.

He is normally booked up for a while, so would need to schedule it in with him.

I also do Engine builds, but just too many other projects getting in the way to do it for you at the moment.

Send me a PM if you want me to put you in contact with Carl.

Paul.

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Welcome Martin, good luck with the rebuild, keep us posted!

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Post by martin phillips »

thanks for your comments i think i was misled with the condition of the engine , i think i will brave it and settle down to a full strip down ,and see what i find hopefully it wont be as bad as im fearing ,will keep you posted

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Re: engine rebuild

Post by Larry Zimmer »

Here's to it, mate. Best of luck.
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