Featured Triumph 650 Engine Rebuild

So the Daytona restoration has to take a back seat for a few weeks as i strip n build a new motor, the motor was supposed to have been rebuilt awhile back lol and the problem was a flickering oil light on tickover but ran real nice otherwise. So out with the oil switch to test another only to find loads of sealer floating around in the oil :-( at this point i decided to remove the timing cover and that's when i decided to rebuild the motor myself as this is what i found, some twat had fitted the intermediate spindle the wrong way round Engine out and full strip n check and it looks like a few new parts and i will have a nice motor to fit back in soon

 

Progress at last, engine stripped and new parts sorted. Managed to get the incorrectly fitted intermediate shaft out and the badly fitted camshaft bearings out today so the cleaning and rebuild can start

 

At last, managed to sort out a special tool for reaming the camshaft bushes hope to start some rebuilding work soon.

 

Great new today as i managed to fit the new cam bushes and ream them after cleaning the cases earlier in the week so i can now start the nice bit of building the motor

 

This weekend i have built the bottom end and fitted it back in the frame, new rods n shells, new cams n bushes, new crank bearings so all should be well, gearbox and primary side next.

 

Its turning into a total rebuild lol, fitted some new shocks to the rear as well this afternoon

 

It's never bothered me left or right as long as its correct for the year

 

Lol, BSA twins of old are the same, up then down. I guess as i ride both classic and modern bike regularly it's imprinted in me head somewhere

 

I do them myself Adie, i use a coarse glass for any areas i repair or detail and fine glass beads to clean and finish off. If you are paying someone to do some work for you go for aqua blasting

 

As my workshop is alot smaller than my old one i just make a frame out of dustbins and hang sheets from it outside lol i did have a big cabinet at the old workshop and it was far easier.

 

Another job done, wish i had done it with the engine out as its far easier on its side but makes the engine to heavy for me to lift in then, fought me all the way but gearbox is back in and cams timed up.

 

These are the originals, yes you can still get them

 

Plenty done over the last 2 days as i now have the top end all fitted and a few other little jobs done as well.