1966 Mk3 Restoration

[JimF]

It's beautiful.

Your attention to detail is incredible.


Without looking back to the beginning, is this bike yours? Or a client paid restoration? Will it be routinely ridden?


Did you keep track and would you tell us how many hours it took you?

[DanM]

Fantastic job!

[Stan Lipert]

Thanks, Jim.

This bike is owned by one of the owners, but it went through the shop as a regular paid job. Work order, labor time logged, full accounts.
It will get ridden some, but not daily!

My labor hours came to around 140, including:
Frame and fender repair-welding.
All dissassembly/reassemble/engine build/wheel build.
Head machining/rebuild.
Crank rebuild.
Carb rebuild.
Fork/chassis rebuild.
1/2 of the polishing.
Cleaning/bead blast.
Acid etch fuel tank.

Farmed out:
Painting.
1/2 polishing.
Sand blast frame.
Cylinder bore.
Chroming.

Bought:
Paint supplies.
Tires, tubes.
Piston, guides, valves, etc.
Gaskets, bearings, wires.
Headlight lens, Bezel.
More bits and pieces.

[kaysystems]

In the uk Mark3 Narrowcase 250's usually have a 60 watt alt and battery, bikes were not bought for fun and had to provide daily transport in all weathers night and day. A bike without a battery was viewed with suspicion.Toms book is focussed on the US market ,however he does mention UK specs. I have a 69 reg one that was probably built earlier.

Yes my UK version has a battery too. But mine started as a Monza and was registered as a Mark 3. However I do believe that UK & other European Mark 3 & Mach 1 Dukes had batteries That agrees with the parts book

David

[amartina75]

Stan,
Fantastic job, the bike looks amazing, you are truely a master bike builder. thanks for sharing the build with us.
I wish I had your skills, I could do what you do for a living and be very happy doing it.
You said you have 140 hours total in the project. I don't know what your shops hourly rate is but thats a whole bunch of money.
good thing the owner was footing the bill i guess
what is your estimate for just the hours building the engine?
I hope you get another cool project soon and share that one also.
Thanks

[JimF]

Beautiful.

Who did you find to CAD plate your spokes?

Thanks,

Jim

[Stan Lipert]

Jim,
The plater that I have been using locally is:

The Plate-All Metal Company
1210 DeValera Avenue
Akron, Oh 44310
330-633-6166

My contact is Fred Killinger. Be sure to give a good description of the parts needing plating, and get a price quote before work is done. Can be expensive!
The plate is called "white CAD", used on nuts, bolts, spokes, etc. A very durable professional plate.

amartina,
I'd have to think of the labor time for just the engine?

Here is a link to my photo album for a Sebring 350:
http://s606.photobucket.com/user/vintag ... ion?page=1



And another MK3 Restoration of mine:
http://s606.photobucket.com/user/vintag ... ion?page=1





Stan