Honda CG125 1976

The latest rebuild gets underway... This is a very early example of one of the most famous Hondas. We bought it a few years ago as a basket case & I've spent the last few days collecting as many of the parts together as haven't been used in other projects! The most significant missing items are the front fork legs...
The frame is being stripped & then re-sprayed...

The frame stripped, ready for primer...

 

Primed...

With more parts sourced, the re-assembly continues...

Laser Cutter repairs

When cutting a thick piece of clear acrylic the laser cutter at work managed to set itself on fire... It turned out not to be as bad as it first looked & I was fortunately able to carry out a cost-effective repair with the help of the suppliers (www.techsoft.co.uk)...
All working fine again now...

Peugeot 106 driveshaft replacement

A knocking noise when pulling away with the wheels pointing anyway but straight ahead suggested that a driveshaft might be worn... The left side was replaced first...

The easy way of doing this job is to drop the lower wishbone, thus allowing the leg to be swung outwards so that the driveshaft can be removed.
The rear mounting is released by un-doing two nuts from inside the footwell, the front is a single pivot bolt. This is much easier than removing the brake calliper & releasing the lower ball joint...

Front Door replacement

Krys' old front door was what looked like an early aluminium framed replacement & had probably been fitted quite a while ago... It was draughty!
His brother had just had a porch built & we fitted a new door so the old PVC one wasn't needed... It fortunately was the size we needed here...

The old one came out easily, four long screws & plugs into the brickwork, check for squareness & door fit... Pu foam to seal & secure!
Sounds simple... & it was... The only challenge was not putting too much foam into the gap... I failed on that one!

Honda C50L AC restoration...the rebuild

All coming back together nicely now... The only potential problem is sorting the loose spokes in the rear wheel...

All done, MOT passed & now sold!