Paul LeClair's new project (Non Laverda)

Stupid story, I tripped while carrying a bloody heavy awkward Jaguar automatic transmission from an XJ 40 by myself, fell on a metal grate, banged and cut up my knee, smashed my head into a steel beam, and crunched a couple of fingers....... Good thing I have a thick head, I have quite a welt, but no concussion apparently. So, I have an ongoing headache, the top of my head has a huge bump that is throbbing, I am limping like an old man, and I can't use my left hand......

working on cars is bloody dangerous, going to have to quit that and get back to the motorcycles.

I am going to dig out the rum and egg nog (lots of dark rum, very little egg nog) and self medicate on top of the pain killers for the next few days....

Paul LeClair

 
aebbern said:
Sorry to hear it Paul.  I'm around over the holidays if you need an extra set of hands to help in the garage.
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thanks, Andy. I don't think I will be tackling anything heavy over Christmas now. I supposedly have home grown help around here, amazing how quickly they disappear when there is anything heavy or dirty to do........... :o You are certainly welcome to come by with Diana and help me slay the dark rum and egg nog though ;) ;) 8)

Paul
 
Hi Paul,,

How's the CBX project coming along?

Check out this Turbo CBX on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CBX-/191540877569?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c98b9d901&item=191540877569
 
"Check out this Turbo CBX on Ebay"

The auction includes this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hillbilly-Hat-W-Mullet-Teeth-Feet-3pc-Costume-Accessory-Kit-Black-One-Size-/201181707254?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ed75d3bf6
And this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-String-Banjo-Open-Back-Remo-Head-Free-Gig-Bag-/190560172671?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5e457a7f
 
Hi Richard - Craigslist listing already gone, must have been well priced?

Hi IAG - my moma dun went and had ma teefth fixed when I was a youngun.....

Hi Shamrock - nice looking bike, sits a bit low for my taste with the short GSX front end, doesn't say anything about internal engine mods to handle the boost. The Mr. Turbo kits are kind of wimpy, around 6 psi boost. The engine in my project is properly built to run 28 psi boost, Falicon crank and rods, etc., etc........ :o 8)

I got back to the CBX recently, then got stuck trying to rebuild the 1982 CBX fork that I am fitting, I can't get the damn things apart to rebuild them and replace the bushings and seals - has been the topic of much discussion and advice on the CBX forum, I think they all think I am mechanically challenged or something.........  ??? :( :'(

and, my Triumph Spitfire car broke an axle, must be the enormous power spewing forth from my high compression lumpy cammed fresh engine...... or age and poor initial factory design. Anyway, I spent the day today in the garage swapping Spitfire axles........

and I spent the previous six weeks or so doing bodywork/paint prep for my 82 Laverda 1200 TS Mirage project, just waiting for spray booth time now. I am going to finish the 1200 TS before I get serious about the CBX.....

what are you working on currently?

Paul LeClair
 
Something familiar there Paul, my old Ginetta ate a gearbox, two back axles and two sets of tyres in 16,000 miles.
A formula 2 stock car engine is a bit peaky even softened slightly to give 14mpg..

Was told to search for a common problem leading to these varied failures, turns out it was all ME.
 
finally gotten back to the 1979 Honda CBX 6 cylinder turbo project.

Front end is off, rear suspension/swing arm is off, wiring harness is out, turbo is out, all the turbo plumbing and intake stuff is out, just about to check all the valve clearances before the engine comes out....

turbo and waste gate are going to a local turbo specialist for re conditioning later this week, all the lines and plumbing are going to a hydraulics specialist shop to be duplicated in modern materials at the same time...

fingers crossed the fancy engine internals are in good shape........

a couple of photos

Paul LeClair
 

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mauricejota7604 said:
Now where is that bolt?
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no issues there, I am replacing all the fasteners anyways, most of them are rusty or chewed up. The oil filter cover bolt in particular looks like someone has been at it with a pair of vice grips, and whoever worked on this thing previously chewed up pretty much all the "Phillips" head screws, obviously never heard of JIS or if they had, obviously did not care.  http://www.vesseltools.com/hand-tools/screwdrivers/motorcycle-restoration-repair/motorcycle-repair-kit/flypage_sku.tpl.html

the basic workmanship and engineering of the turbo install seems excellent for the early 1980's, and I am impressed by the work previously done on the cylinder head, but work done since the build seems rather..... primitive, involving crappy crimped Scotchlock wiring all butchered up, with crappy electrical tape peeling off - I have a brand new main wiring harness on order.....

as long as the fancy crank, fancy rods, custom turbo pistons, and all the head work turns out to still be in good condition, this one will be a fun build, doing some modern updates, a new flat slide Mikuni carb, still figuring out what I am going to do for a programmable ignition that will retard timing under full boost, the sorts of thing that were simply not available when this was originally built. Also still need to figure out what I am going to do about a wider rear wheel and offset front sprocket etc. to go with the Metmachex braced swing arm I still have to figure out what fitment machining may be required.

Paul LeClair
 
Paul LeClair said:
still figuring out what I am going to do for a programmable ignition that will retard timing under full boost ...
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You may be able to do it with an Ignitech. It has a programmable facility to map ignition advance against manifold pressure (as well as engine revs). Have a talk to the Ignitech tech guys.
 
Might be worthwhile asking around some of the drag racing forums they must need fairly reliable and responsive units to keep
their engines together.
 
Dellortoman said:
You may be able to do it with an Ignitech. It has a programmable facility to map ignition advance against manifold pressure (as well as engine revs). Have a talk to the Ignitech tech guys.
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did have a chat with Ignitech, looks like it can be made to work...

interesting dealing with the CBX guys on the forums, the height of ignition control sophistication in use on turbo conversions seems to be the hot tip of welding the mechanical ignition advancer to prevent it from going to full advance (41! degrees, by the way).....

on another topic, I have another exotic car visiting my garage, one that I find more interesting than most of the cars that pass through here, I have it on my lift at the moment. Can anyone identify it from this photo?

Paul LeClair
 

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