lcrken
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I was just checking the TGA/Molnar site, and noticed he is now offering his crankcases and cylinders in configurations for 750, 850, 920, and 1007 engines. Nice that they also supply the cases in street configuration, machined and drilled for stock primary drives, as well as race configuration, without the reduced wall thickness needed to use stock primary covers. Looks like they bought the patterns, tooling, and design info from Steve. Details here
So if anyone really wants to build a 1007 Commando, it looks possible now. In addition to buying the parts above, one would just need to convert the head to 1007 bolt pattern, which is pretty straight forward, and source a crankshaft. I would expect that you could get a suitable crank made by Rotational Dynamics or one of the other suppliers of billet Commando crankshafts. I still have some of the 83 mm pistons in stock, and I think Jim Schmidt is also willing to supply them along with his long rod kit. All it would take is money. Adding up all the parts costs, and assuming at least $1500 for work on a customer head, similar to Steve's Stage 3 work, plus relocating the head bolt holes and opening up the combustion chamber counterbores, it looks like the absolute minimum to build one would be around $8000, assuming all assembly labor done by the owner. Plan on one of John Snead's new heads, and maybe some other nice touches, and I'm sure you're well past $10,000, and that's if you do all the assembly labor yourself.
Just something to consider.
Ken
Norton Twins Heavy Duty Crankcases
Norton Twins Heavy Duty Crankcases Aluminium Commando Dominator Triton Cafe Racer Classic
www.tga.co.uk
Norton Twins Aluminium Barrels
Norton Twins Aluminium Barrels for Commando Dominator Cafe Racer
www.tga.co.uk
So if anyone really wants to build a 1007 Commando, it looks possible now. In addition to buying the parts above, one would just need to convert the head to 1007 bolt pattern, which is pretty straight forward, and source a crankshaft. I would expect that you could get a suitable crank made by Rotational Dynamics or one of the other suppliers of billet Commando crankshafts. I still have some of the 83 mm pistons in stock, and I think Jim Schmidt is also willing to supply them along with his long rod kit. All it would take is money. Adding up all the parts costs, and assuming at least $1500 for work on a customer head, similar to Steve's Stage 3 work, plus relocating the head bolt holes and opening up the combustion chamber counterbores, it looks like the absolute minimum to build one would be around $8000, assuming all assembly labor done by the owner. Plan on one of John Snead's new heads, and maybe some other nice touches, and I'm sure you're well past $10,000, and that's if you do all the assembly labor yourself.
Just something to consider.
Ken