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A friend wants to build a Cafe bike using a Manxman for a base. Unknown year. The frame and engine numbers match so he would like to keep them together. He also has plenty of Atlas parts. My knowledge stops at the 1966 Atlas.
He would like to put on the 750 Atlas head and barrel on the Manxman cases....
***Are the crank journals the same so he could use better rods? Somewhere in this area Norton changed the size of the rod journals. We are considering the JS carrillos and pistons.
***Would an Atlas crank fit into the Manxman cases?
***Will the Atlas cylinders fit on the Manxman casess?
***I assume the Manxman oil pump is a three start, hopefully his Atlas motors have a six start oil pump. Any problem in this area?
He would like to put on the 750 Atlas head and barrel on the Manxman cases....
***Are the crank journals the same so he could use better rods? Somewhere in this area Norton changed the size of the rod journals. We are considering the JS carrillos and pistons.
***Would an Atlas crank fit into the Manxman cases?
***Will the Atlas cylinders fit on the Manxman casess?
***I assume the Manxman oil pump is a three start, hopefully his Atlas motors have a six start oil pump. Any problem in this area?