So the block is now ready to go on - it's time to gap the rings and fit them to the pistons. I bought my rings from FW Thornto...

So we are getting closer to fitting the block and pistons... First job, polish the block. But first of all, remember that broken fin? ...

As you will have seen from the recent post  'Phase 2 and wheels' , we had left the tank and wheels with John Spurgeon at  Aerograph...

Things are moving on... Not much progress lately, because despite the fact that I am not at work at the moment there is a house to be refur...

And so, bottom end set up, we can put it back in the bike. No pics I'm afraid - just this one. That's me trying to figure out wh...

So now we have the crankshafts, rods and cases assembled:  Ain't she pretty? Next stop, setting end float. Not a difficult...

This, as all you classic motorcycle fans will know, is a sump plate. It is extremely nasty - it is pitted, bent, and is about as flat as...

Clean those oil ways. If you recall, we dug out the gunge during strip down. During the rebuild, we used various sizes of bottle brush to g...