Author Topic: My First 88 LT500 Build (Read 38395 times)

LT250RWV · « **Reply #325 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:33:24 pm »

4th position

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #326 on:** July 07, 2013, 04:07:49 pm »

Ordered my jets and a new needle jet from Jerry Friday should have it next week. MHR found my head but the squish isn't cut and o rings aren't done either. Having the squish cut and sent back ill have it o ringed locally don't have an exact time frame when to expect my head back still.

Motoman991 · « **Reply #327 on:** July 08, 2013, 12:46:19 pm »

Good thing he found the head.

Dezsled · « **Reply #328 on:** July 08, 2013, 04:50:30 pm »

Hope he can pull thru for you

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #329 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:40:14 am »

Clutch hub holder tool!

Chuckie25 · « **Reply #330 on:** July 13, 2013, 07:59:15 am »

There ya go!!! Improvise and conquer!

Chrisr · « **Reply #331 on:** July 13, 2013, 10:57:04 am »

Nice clutch tool.......looks alot like mine-haha. Why spend $20.00 on something you can make for free.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #332 on:** July 23, 2013, 06:15:01 am »

Throttle cable from motion pro for my dual gasser shipped yesterday. Hit my cases with a couple coats of black enamel yesterday as well. Gonna finish painting today and cut the aluminum for my air box today as well should be welded up in a day or two for free by one of the fab guys at my dads work. Still waiting on my cylinder head and once I get it from MHR still have to have it cut for o rings locally. Then it's leak down test address any leaks remount engine connect fuel lines and electrics and first fire. Not much left to do if only my cylinder head didn't take over a month to get sent out once it was realized I received the wrong one.

Good news is every drag race locally has been rained out so I still may make the first race if the season at the local strip!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #333 on:** July 25, 2013, 02:00:03 pm »

Well air box is cut and ready to get welded gonna have to shrink the end of it though at its current thickness it won't fit between the frame rails. Good news is if I run a 6" k&n I have plenty of room for a battery. Although I'd I run a battery in the future it will be mounted in a water tight custom box on the front frame rails behind the bumper to add some weight to help keep the front end down. Motor is also painted black now with engine enamel 500 degree paint. Both case covers are coming off and getting stripped back down and repolished. Cylinder head pictured isn't mine mine will be painted yellow in the engine enamel high temp paint.

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #334 on:** July 25, 2013, 07:09:01 pm »

Motor looks great! You get your head back from matt or is it a different one?
You say your gonna be in drag race comp or race (track) ? If it is drag racing I may have you hook me up with some info.

Dezsled · « **Reply #335 on:** July 25, 2013, 07:26:51 pm »

Buck that engine looks great. Will be cool to see your engine come together. That head sure got the head stay holes opened up!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #336 on:** July 26, 2013, 02:56:36 am »

My head was shipped from Matt yesterday and if I'm lucky will be here Saturday. A local engine machine shop is gonna do me a huge favor and o ring it for me Saturday, however if its not delivered till Monday ill have to order a head gasket and wait 3 weeks to have it o ringed. And I will be drag racing dangerous.

Motoman991 · « **Reply #337 on:** July 26, 2013, 04:56:42 am »

It's coming together. Hell yeah

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #338 on:** July 26, 2013, 11:02:02 am »

More bad news bears for me!! Machinist that was gonna cut my head for o rings is in the hospital with health issues probably won't be back to work for 2-4 weeks!! FML found another machinist that is pretty confident they can do it but it won't be done till likely end of next week. This build hates me!!!

Motoman991 · « **Reply #339 on:** July 26, 2013, 11:29:42 am »

You should just give up and sell me your bottom end haha.

Chrisr · « **Reply #340 on:** July 26, 2013, 11:40:22 am »

Sounds like my luck.......if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all.

Q2W · « **Reply #341 on:** July 26, 2013, 02:23:42 pm »

Quote from: Motoman991 on July 26, 2013, 11:29:42 am

You should just give up and sell me your bottom end haha.

You guys really shouldn't be talking about this kind of stuff in an open forum.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #342 on:** July 26, 2013, 04:05:50 pm »

So screw the o ringing of the cylinder head just ordered a copper Cometic head gasket. Ill run that for this season and send my head to either Carl or Jerry to have the squish checked and cut for o rings. MHR supposedly cut the squish but ill have whoever cuts my o rings double check it. Hopefully I have my gasket Tuesday or Wednesday so I can have a leak down test done on Thursday and reassemble the bike and do heat cycles Friday. My wedding is Saturday and I'll be on my honeymoon until August 9th and have a race planned for August 10th. While I'm gone my dad will be breaking the bike in for me but I'll be damned if I'm letting anyone else but me do the first fire on this biatch!!!

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #343 on:** July 26, 2013, 04:50:23 pm »

Derrick when you get the chance no rush fill me in more about these drag races.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #344 on:** July 26, 2013, 06:11:56 pm »

Here's where I'm racing August 10th. It's cool cause they do pee wee races so its fun for the whole family. These are 300ft drags and cheap with buy backs double elimination.

http://www.dirtcountrymx.com/home/event/23

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #345 on:** July 26, 2013, 06:20:53 pm »

Sucks they only have 2 events planned. I was hoping to see something more... active more events.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #346 on:** July 26, 2013, 06:24:50 pm »

There were 4 events this year the previous two (6/29 and 7/20) got rained out so my Zilla build can still make the first race this year! Provided I get no new set backs.

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #347 on:** July 26, 2013, 07:10:18 pm »

eh 4 events.

I guess those 4 events plus other places events plus treverton riding, yes I see a busy future for this next build!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #348 on:** July 26, 2013, 07:13:18 pm »

Unfortunately due to MHR jacking up my build timeline by 3 months I already missed 7 drag events this year that weren't rained out plus about 5 trail trips with my dad. Next season will be the fun one because ill have way more free time. Not having to spend time helping the mrs plan the wedding (FYI they get extremely pissed when you don't chip in some help).

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #349 on:** July 26, 2013, 08:13:11 pm »

where are these other 7 trips you speak of!

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