Piston update! Per my earlier post, talked to
@hooser via email, who said there's nothing to worry about with the existing valve pockets on his JE 750 kit when using 1mm oversized intake valves. That's a relief! Pun intended.
Assembled the bulk of the top end last night, but ran into a couple weird issues. Determined the Cometic 81mm base gasket sits a little proud of the internal case dimensions which interferes with the cylinder sleeves seating fully as it folds inward when the sleeve drops down. See gasket crease in the pic below. Also, I think the hollow dowels are really tight, which I prefer over having it all be really loose! I shaved the base gasket a bit, as seen in the 2nd photo, and then used marking dye to ensure the bottom of the sleeves weren't hitting anywhere inside the case and causing further interference. Definitely don't want any base gasket leaks.
Thankfully the crank is well within spec, so it all went together quite nicely.
Also got the cam installed, but still need to assemble the rocker cover + put that on so I can torque the whole thing down. Hoping the marks that
@hooser made are reliable, but the index notch on the cam + the indent on the opposite side of the gear seem to line up correctly, so fingers crossed I don't have to spend a bunch of time re-indexing the cam gear when I degree it. I don't have a press or access to one currently, and don't really want to buy one!
Also installed the 8 plate clutch (courtesy of
@gggGary) with 7 new OEM steels and some fancy allen bolt spring keepers. Have I mentioned how much I hate Phillips / JIS screws used in mechanical settings? Yeah. Thank you, Gary, for organizing the clutch upgrade group buy! You're a prince.
Note the missing kicker assembly
Yes, that's on purpose.
Last but not least, check out this super cool one piece clutch rod that
@TwoManyXS1Bs made. OoOOoOOoOo!! Shiny!! Thanks again, good sir.
Gotta replace those black allen bolts holding on the starter gear cover with silver at some point. Yuck!