Author Topic: My First 88 LT500 Build (Read 38516 times)

LT500Kid · « **Reply #75 on:** February 17, 2013, 12:44:38 pm »

if he finds crack after the build we may be able to get her real cheap.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #76 on:** February 17, 2013, 04:28:20 pm »

Haha ill be sure to triple check everything when I'm done media blasting it. It was pretty well taken care of by the previous owner as far as riding seems like he barely rode it and just let it sit in his pole barn for the majority of its life.

LT500Kid · « **Reply #77 on:** February 17, 2013, 05:32:50 pm »

Sorry we got off track and were talking bout a different crack for a second there

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #78 on:** February 18, 2013, 02:18:49 pm »

Had the frame sand blasted for $50 a local company does industrial blasting and the guy had the entire frame stripped in 20 minutes as he was stripping a crane. I soda blasted the stator/flywheel cover and head. Plan on soda blasting the rest of the cases and covers gonna seal them and plug holes with high temp silicone it peals right off aluminum.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #79 on:** February 21, 2013, 07:17:53 pm »

Hinson clutch basket arrived today!!

Dezsled · « **Reply #80 on:** February 21, 2013, 07:21:17 pm »

Nice basket.....

How bad was the old one?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #81 on:** February 21, 2013, 07:30:31 pm »

Bad but the gears are good, still gotta get a hub too.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #82 on:** March 13, 2013, 06:03:37 pm »

So more parts on the way. Q V1 pipe will be delivered this weekend or next week, and I just picked up a pair of banshee front shocks with yellow springs but those will be blasted and powder coated if I ever can decide on a color scheme.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #83 on:** March 16, 2013, 10:24:12 am »

My used Q v1 pipe arrived today. I sent my cylinder, head and carb out for a port job cylinder bore, machine the head and o ring it and bore the stock mikuni carb. Machine work should take about a month to get my stuff back in that time I plan on getting my frame back to a roller with all new bearings, seals, ball joints, tie rods, front shocks, custom aluminum air box and all the other goodies. Still am hung up on color scheme. Have yellow fenders and blue hood and don't want to buy new plastics in a different color. My brother does auto body work and promises me there's a paint we can use in the plastics that won't chip or peal.

Chuck D · « **Reply #84 on:** March 16, 2013, 03:50:07 pm »

Are your pockets feeling light yet?

Rider414 · « **Reply #85 on:** March 16, 2013, 04:03:27 pm »

Is there a reason you went with the Banshee shocks over the adjustable OEM Zilla front shocks?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #86 on:** March 16, 2013, 05:15:13 pm »

I went with the banshee shocks because there was more of a selection and the shocks I got are off an 05 banshee so they're like 20 years newer than my stock ones and they were only $74 before shipping.

And my pockets feel fine my father is bank rolling this rebuild I'm just doing all the work.

LT500Kid · « **Reply #87 on:** March 22, 2013, 04:58:53 am »

If someone else is paying you should have went with elka!!!!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #88 on:** March 25, 2013, 07:53:43 am »

Someone else is bank rolling it but the cost of Elkas is insane especially considering I'm not going to be mx'ing it every week.

Happy to say Rogue put together a rendering for me based off someone else's bike that is set up a lot like mine will be as far as pipe polished case and case saver. Let me know what you think. I plan on cutting my plastics but not doing anything crazy.

RustBelt · « **Reply #89 on:** March 25, 2013, 08:41:36 am »

Real nice. If you can get you hands on some stock stickers, you can have them reproduced, changing the blues for black and grey. Just a thought. Any reasonable detail on the plastic would really set it off. That is a very sharp Zilla.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #90 on:** March 25, 2013, 09:29:40 am »

Ill also be running this front bumper not the one on that bike pictured.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #91 on:** March 27, 2013, 04:11:33 pm »

Fresh from powder coat!! Rims and hubs are getting done next week didn't have my tired off and need to press the wheel bearings out and blast the hubs. All done will have $300 in sand blasting and powder coating.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #92 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:36:45 pm »

My first polishing job!! I'm addicted!! Gonna likely polish my swing arm!! Before and after below.

RustBelt · « **Reply #93 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:45:43 pm »

Looks good. Did you realize your pics are enormous?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #94 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:49:53 pm »

I only navigate this site from my iPhone and it won't let me resize them but yes I realize they're enormous! Lol

RustBelt · « **Reply #95 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:51:49 pm »

Lol. It's a great build.

LT500Kid · « **Reply #96 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:08:34 am »

The black and yellow looks sharp!!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #97 on:** April 11, 2013, 04:12:09 pm »

Picked up my wheels and hubs today from powder coat. Wheels and hubs done for $50 $200 for frame a arms and pegs so $250 total in powder coat cost.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #98 on:** May 02, 2013, 06:49:20 pm »

Front end re-assembly has begun!!!

Dezsled · « **Reply #99 on:** May 02, 2013, 06:51:19 pm »

Way cool

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