Cleaned and repaired the carburetor

Since the Honda engine came without a carburetor, I tore apart the clone's carb and cleaned it.  The choke lever was not fully opening or closing the choke plate.  I tried to figure out what was wrong while I had it disassembled, no luck there, but it seemed as though something was missing.  I had a friend take a look at it and he figured it out.  There was supposed to be a nub on the lever, which had sheered off (the lever is plastic, so how long could it have possibly lasted??).  My friend advised me to drill a tiny hole where the nub had been and to thread a screw in and cut it off to length.  He even gave me a tiny screw!  I was very appreciative, as usual.  (This is not the first time that he has helped in matters such as these.)

The carb cleaned up nicely and I am pretty confident that it will do its job.

I need to check the service manual to make sure the float is set up correctly

I somehow drilled the hole at a slight angle (with a drill press) but the linkage now works as it should.

Pulled the flywheels and swapped stators

Since we now had a 6 volt engine in a 12 volt frame, and considering that the clone (12v) engine had electronic ignition, it seemed like a no-brainer to upgrade to 12 volts w/ CDI ignition.  Once we pulled the flywheels, it was evident that the stators should be interchangeable (*after a slight crankcase mod).  We had to drill out one of the stator bolts on the Chinese engine, but both removed nicely from the Honda.  The $8 flywheel puller that I purchased on eBay threaded on very nicely and worked like a champ.  I will be saving that tool, since it should work on a lot of other engines.

The crankcase on the Honda engine had an extra rib that would interfere with the Chinese stator's pickup coil

We used a piece of cardboard to keep the dremel filings out of the crankcase, Kyle's idea and it worked nicely.

After the case modification and just before mounting the stator

This CT70 engine should now produce 12 volts and...  No more points to adjust!

Installed the Honda engine

Kyle helped me install the Honda engine today.  It mounted easily in the clone frame, as if it was made for it!

Two bolts hold the engine in the frame, but the center stand is bolted to the engine; inconvenient.

The bolts slipped in nicely.  I wasn't sure where to put the breather hose and it ended up sticking out in a bad spot.

It seems that a lot of people are putting Clone engines in Honda frames; we did the opposite.

Found and purchased a genuine Honda CT70 engine

The bike is useless without a working engine, so I kept an eye on ebay and Craigslist for one.  Found one the other day and it just arrived.  Supposedly, it will run good...

The Honda engine is the one sitting on a piece of Styrofoam; The clone engine can sit on the concrete!

Purchased the bike and brought it home

As purchased, kinda neglected and forgotten

I drove to DeKalb to check out a Suzuki dirt bike, which turned out to be missing too many parts for the price.  As I was pulling out, I noticed what looked like a Honda 'monkey bike' sitting next to the guy's garage.  I pulled over and asked him if the Honda was for sale.  As it turned out, it was a Chinese clone of a Honda CT70 which had a hole in the clutch side of the engine.  He offered it to me for an excellent price and helped me load it into my car's hatchback.

Taking a nap for the ride home

Just after a quick wash

This thing needs some TLC for sure!!