CL90 Engine Teardown

For some time now I have been itching to start restoring the CL90, or at least have it running again.  I wanted to tear into the thing every time I watched diy Youtube videos, Wheeler Dealers, Rick's restorations or reading restoration forum threads.  But I was reluctant opening that can of worms, this went on for 2 years.  Until one day a self proclaimed mechanic appeared at my doorstep. He claimed he owned a CL90 himself  when he was young and kept it for a couple of years before a Japanese tourist offered him a wad of cash for it.  He said when he saw me wheeling it out of my garage, as he passed by (he was a tricycle driver) he immediately recognized it and had to turn back to talk to me and have a better look.  He pointed out a lot of  features unique to the make & model like it was contact point-battery ignition type and had the same engine as S90.  After talking a while he convinced me he has experience with 60's Honda engines and I agreed we start overhauling the engine asap.  

Actual tear down began after a few weeks I met mang Richard.  I just made sure the guy was legit and sure enough some people and businesses were his customers before.  

We made quick progress and in an hour and a half later everything was dismantled, he had some bad news for me as he made a list of a lot of missing internal parts, like the oil pump gear, 2nd and 4th drive gears, new seals etc. The good news is all the parts are available at a shop he frequents at Valenzuela.  I gave him some cash but not before taking a photo of his drivers license and a signed waiver, just to be safe.

While waiting for the missing parts I cleaned up the aluminum crankcase, you cant tell from the photos but they were spotless - I should have taken a photo of the wire brush  I used  or what's left of it.

Next I tackled the 18" rims - the spokes need replacing, while the rusted stainless rims were sprayed with rust converter -Turco then brushed to see if they were salvageable.  The rear rim has some holes and both have pitted surfaces and now I'm thinking of  either repair then powder coat them black or go buy new ones.
The tires although old and cracking, surprisingly could still hold air.

Next post would be my first attempt at Polishing the crankcase covers.