Author Topic: My First 88 LT500 Build (Read 38473 times)

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #375 on:** August 02, 2013, 09:07:31 am »

Quadman8's head was delivered yesterday stripped the paint and polished it. Got yamabond sealing things up and my dads picking up some Sunoco 112 and spark plugs when he gets off work. No throttle cable gonna try and fire it without it tonight hopefully.

Rider414 · « **Reply #376 on:** August 02, 2013, 10:48:26 am »

After 16 pages of BS we better see a running Zilla soon!!!

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #377 on:** August 02, 2013, 10:56:47 am »

Hey Matt easy now! Lol once I get it running I'm gonna pay Mitch to clean up the garbage out of this build thread.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #378 on:** August 02, 2013, 05:59:20 pm »

Well eff my life yet again! Cometic sent me the wrong intake gasket and my dad couldn't find the place to get the race fuel. So eff it this things on hold and out if my mind completely for the next week! Almost to my damn breaking point with all these bull **** setbacks. Patience is something I severely lack!

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #379 on:** August 02, 2013, 09:10:52 pm »

Quote from: Buckeye513 on August 02, 2013, 05:59:20 pm

Well eff my life yet again! Cometic sent me the wrong intake gasket and my dad couldn't find the place to get the race fuel. So eff it this things on hold and out if my mind completely for the next week! Almost to my damn breaking point with all these bull **** setbacks. Patience is something I severely lack!

Sounds EXACTLY like what I went through with this kx125. After weeks of set backs and many tries I finally got to ride it today and let me tell ya it was all worth it in the end.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #380 on:** August 02, 2013, 10:06:05 pm »

Oh I know it will all be worth it but I'm dealing with so many delays and setbacks I'm just putting it on the back burner until after my honeymoon. No need to do everything right to this point and cut corners and rush last minute to have it turn out half assed or have something get missed and go wrong.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #381 on:** August 03, 2013, 06:55:45 am »

Made a change last night and there were more setbacks than what I listed. Here's the motor now and how it will be. Pops wasn't a fan of all the yellow so I polished everything. Power valve adjuster will be black the the o ring tore so that's why it's not pictured.

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #382 on:** August 03, 2013, 07:03:51 am »

Still looks good but I liked the yellow much better!

Chuckie25 · « **Reply #383 on:** August 03, 2013, 08:46:05 am »

Quote from: Dangerouspower on August 03, 2013, 07:03:51 am

Still looks good but I liked the yellow much better!

Honestly DGAF what you like or don't.

Looks good Derrick!

What are you using for polishing set up?

Dangerouspower · « **Reply #384 on:** August 03, 2013, 09:44:49 am »

Was I talking to you ? No I was not. Did you need to chime on my opinion? No. So I really DGAF what you have to say you little cry baby.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #385 on:** August 03, 2013, 10:06:28 am »

I like both ways the yellow made it a little to busy or my dads liking

Chuckie I'm just using a bench grinder with polishing wheels from harbor freight and a polishing compound kit from there too. I have about an hour total in the case covers head and power valve window

LT250RWV · « **Reply #386 on:** August 03, 2013, 04:23:45 pm »

Yes he does spouts his pie hole of a little much doesnt he dp. Motor looks good Derick shouldn"t be long till your riding again. Long time in the making. Good restore of your quad.

BadMoonRacing500 · « **Reply #387 on:** August 04, 2013, 12:55:32 am »

I think my race car will be together before your Zilla derrick

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #388 on:** August 13, 2013, 09:48:04 am »

Should be finished this week or next. Your race car gonna be done by then Gerret (I probably spelled your name wrong so don't poke me!)?

Chuckie25 · « **Reply #389 on:** August 13, 2013, 11:31:36 am »

How's the quality of the harbor freight bench grinder? Typical harbor freight or does it feel a bit sturdier?

I gotta quick change cover I wanna polish up A LOT and the old headlight lens polishing puck went to crap after I finished the last pipe lol

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #390 on:** August 13, 2013, 01:44:13 pm »

The bench grinder is my dads and its probably older than I am I was only referring to the wheels and the polishing kit I got from harbor freight.

Chuckie25 · « **Reply #391 on:** August 13, 2013, 01:59:20 pm »

OH!! I mis-read. My bad lol

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #392 on:** August 14, 2013, 08:37:52 am »

Air box is done having a air box eliminator bracket made as well. Turned out pretty good for $40, still need to have the outlet flange welded on once my motor and card are mounted and I know where it needs to be. Box easily fits 9" k&n filter and is easily removable with the box in place it will get a cover of outterwears fabric for a lid and will only be used when I trail ride. Gonna buy a second 9" k&n for my air box eliminator bracket that will be used when I drag race.

Motoman991 · « **Reply #393 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:32:33 am »

The airbox looks good. How much does it weigh?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #394 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:38:53 am »

I didn't weigh it motoman its all aluminum and doesnt feel like much in my hand, ill slap it on my refrigerant scale when I get back over to the shop after lunch ill weigh it with and without the filter. Here's some pics of it unmocked up. The tubing sitting on it is what will be cut down and welded on for the outlet. Also there will be a drain tube added with a plug and if I want to run a smaller filter like a 6" or 6.5" k&n I can fit a battery in the box as well.

QuadMan8 · « **Reply #395 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:41:02 am »

Turned our real nice!

QuadMan8 · « **Reply #396 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:42:15 am »

Anyone have a sercret easy way to keep diamond plate alum. nice and shiny without a lot of work?

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #397 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:43:58 am »

This diamond plate is a sticker like coating that gives it the polished look. I never put it to polish.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #398 on:** August 14, 2013, 11:36:27 am »

Weights for the air box are pictured each weight coincides with how the air box is pictured the piece of tubing is to account for the weight of the outlet flange.

Buckeye513 · « **Reply #399 on:** August 20, 2013, 11:05:20 am »

When I'm hooking up my power valve should it be open or closed when I'm hooking it back up for the first time?

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