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Make sure that you have removed the two nuts on the top of the crankcase that are located under the metal tab that the valley cover attaches to. Those get overlooked quite often.

The Honda logo on the points cover looks more like the one that emerged in the 70s, like on the later CB450 stator covers. The petcock looks like a Dream.

The damper nut should fit into the slot at the bottom of the steering stem, which should keep the nut from turning when you turn the steering damper handle above. I believe that there were different versions of the damper nut as well as the star shaped spring. Some were wider than others, so they wo...

I found a listing for an early speedometer drive if anyone is restoring a very early bike. The seller also has all of the early steering damper parts and the early front hub in other listings. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CB77-Speedometer-Drive-Superhawk-305-CB72-Motorcycle-front-wheel-cable/12279...

Classic Honda Restoration has them. I've used a few with good results.

I think that it would be difficult to replace the starter clutch with the stator on, since the starter chain runs behind the stator. The stator is easy to remove anyway. You will need to pull the Woodruff key from the keyway after you pull the rotor off, clean out the slot in the crank, place the ke...

Some of those marks in the cylinders look a bit deep for a honing to take care of. I would look for some S3 pistons and rings and get the cylinders bored. Or you can find a used set of cylinders on ebay that are can be bored to 0.5 over and reuse your pistons with new rings.