Dirtcrasher
08-24-2009, 06:33 PM
I have another 86 350X frame here to do for a 3WW member thats local. He can reply if he wants to be known....
I guess the shipping scares guys away but according to GOAT it may be possible to ship them cheaper than some people assume. It does take a good 6-8 hours to fab the gussets, remove the paint and mig weld them back in place. It all went very well though......
I have some other pics to add but can't find my KODAK camera manual and I need to swap them from internal memory to the memory card which of course is impossible to do by the menu :rolleyes: I'll post them up when I figure it out :)
Sadly, even the 86 frames with the updated wrap crack so it had to go - BYE BYE!!
I added another gusset this time to the lower frame rail, I've never seen them break there but it looked lonely and seemed to want some friends :D Only took a bit more time so what the heck.
Here's some pics:
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0260.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0261.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0259.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0258.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0257.jpg
You can see here how I get that frame wrap to tie into both the upper and lower gussets I fabricate, IMHO that should make it SUPER STRONG!!
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0256.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0255.jpg
Never, EVER use that stock frame wrap (yes, even 86 model) and motor mount without beefing it up :D
The shock pushes UP and the frame and your weight push down. The one single mount on the left side takes allot of abuse. BEEF IT UP!!
I may even weld another small boss or two to that motor mount that absorbs all the stress before I finish. Thank god I have a spare naked motor to line everything up.......
Roy AKA "TANKS350X" said "Hey, don't make it better than mine" :lol: but it's all a learning experience and you learn from each one and apply that to each new build :beer:
It should be done soon, I still have to finish the motor mount and the rear seat pin area that cracks. Some people talk about the neck twisting, I haven't seen it or done it myself yet (DC knocks on wood) If you roll it that hard I may as well make the whole frame out of .250 tube and plate :D
I guess the shipping scares guys away but according to GOAT it may be possible to ship them cheaper than some people assume. It does take a good 6-8 hours to fab the gussets, remove the paint and mig weld them back in place. It all went very well though......
I have some other pics to add but can't find my KODAK camera manual and I need to swap them from internal memory to the memory card which of course is impossible to do by the menu :rolleyes: I'll post them up when I figure it out :)
Sadly, even the 86 frames with the updated wrap crack so it had to go - BYE BYE!!
I added another gusset this time to the lower frame rail, I've never seen them break there but it looked lonely and seemed to want some friends :D Only took a bit more time so what the heck.
Here's some pics:
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0260.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0261.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0259.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0258.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0257.jpg
You can see here how I get that frame wrap to tie into both the upper and lower gussets I fabricate, IMHO that should make it SUPER STRONG!!
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0256.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/100_0255.jpg
Never, EVER use that stock frame wrap (yes, even 86 model) and motor mount without beefing it up :D
The shock pushes UP and the frame and your weight push down. The one single mount on the left side takes allot of abuse. BEEF IT UP!!
I may even weld another small boss or two to that motor mount that absorbs all the stress before I finish. Thank god I have a spare naked motor to line everything up.......
Roy AKA "TANKS350X" said "Hey, don't make it better than mine" :lol: but it's all a learning experience and you learn from each one and apply that to each new build :beer:
It should be done soon, I still have to finish the motor mount and the rear seat pin area that cracks. Some people talk about the neck twisting, I haven't seen it or done it myself yet (DC knocks on wood) If you roll it that hard I may as well make the whole frame out of .250 tube and plate :D