My 350x rebuild

[bugler30]

Officially have started the rebuild of my 350x, new bearing carrier showed up to replace the factory one that I had chewed up and fixed with jb weld

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_2043.jpg?t=1296297017
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_2044.jpg

after taking the axle out realized the the swingarm bolt bearings and bushings were completely shot so went and got those from the local atv shop cause my brother couldn't seem to find them online. And after about 3 hours af chiseling and cussing we got the old bearing races out. Had to heat up the carrier with the acetylene torch so I hit the whole carrier with a coat of black rustolelum paint for now. kinda like the look of the black swinger but I'm going to have it PC'd either white or silver haven't decided.

At the moment I have an unicycle

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_2042.jpg

and this is how many projects we have going on in the shop at the moment

My brothers 250R, my 350X and my 400ex
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_2045.jpg

[cattle-dog]

hey nice truck want to sell it? lol nice trikes

[bugler30]

hey nice truck want to sell it? lol nice trikes

thats my dad's project lol. Its a 66 ford f-260 factory 4x4 he picked it up for a few hundred bucks has the old school 352 in it and a blown up dana 60 rear. He's going to put a built 427 and a dana 70 dually rear end under it.

[AJZ_200X]

what kind of rear carrier bearing did you go with?

[bugler30]

this one. it says its a "boss" its billet aluminum twin row just waiting on sprocket bolts to get everything put back together.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140486617339&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_956

[bugler30]

things kind of stalled out on this after I got my 400ex going and I was riding it more, I've almost parted this out on more than one occasion over the last year but after having to sell my 400ex to cover car repairs I put my sights back on this. Over the summer my dad found me a tank for it which essentially rescued it. Progress has been slow because I've had school and yada yada and I live 3 hours away from it now, leaving my brother to do most of the real work as it starts happening. I picked up a good frame from a guy over break, have ordered new neck bearings and the gusset kit from TPC. Lacking the skill and equipment I'm having it welded up professionally by a friend of the family then having it powdercoated.

Here are the current plans

-restoring a solid but beat-up tank - White (near OEM restore)
-TPC Gusset kit (ordered)
- Powdercoat
Frame, swinger, front hub - Silver
Axle - Black
Rear hubs and motor mounts - Red
Foot pegs, brake pedal - Black
- Renthal handle bars (have them thanks a ton to the folks at renthal who hooked me up after I had an older set break while riding)
- Rebuild front forks with progressive springs
- polish triples

once tank is finished being restored, frame is welded, parts are powdered I will be able to get it riding again for the end of march

once money allows future plans are

New Maier red rear plastics
Seat Cover
have rear shock rebuilt/setup for me
tear down engine and inspect/replace bearings, gears that may need it. Piston, rings, and bore if needed.
Paint engine

Hopefully by the end of next year it'll be 100% I'll try to update with pics as I get them.

[aldochina]

glad to see your back at it. Give that baby the love it deserves!! its been waiting long enough!!

[ezmoney1979]

Slap that 350 back together and let's go throw some sand! Its gonna be hard getting your brother to work on it while hes busy with that new green bike he got lol. Hope to see ya out there again soon- :beer

[bugler30]

the only work I need him to do is finishing the prep on the tank so I can get it painted. The rest is muling the parts around to the various places to get the work done. And I know he wants me to have it done cause he is going to want to ride the green machine and I'm not really a fan of riding his 250R. Although the last time I rode it was right after he bent the crap out of the handlebars.

[zainyD]

More pics of your dad's truck! Gotta love those old Ford trucks.

[yamaha driver]

haha sorry i laughed when i saw the polaris beeeing used as a work bench lol

[ezmoney1979]

haha sorry i laughed when i saw the polaris beeeing used as a work bench lol
I wouldn't be surprised if it broke down doing that.........

[falloutboy]

i wouldn't be surprised if it broke down doing that.........

rotslmao!



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[Dirtcrasher]

Waterproof grease should be pouring out of that swingarm/carrier.......

Make it easy to turn and make it last!

[bugler30]

More pics of your dad's truck! Gotta love those old Ford trucks

Falloutboy might have some. I might be going up there this weekend so I'll see what I can do.


haha sorry i laughed when i saw the polaris beeeing used as a work bench lol

lol. That one works, but the other one needs a battery IIRC. They tend to get used for workbenches more than they do for their inteded purpose... so that is probably part of it.


Waterproof grease should be pouring out of that swingarm/carrier.......

Make it easy to turn and make it last!

for sure.

[bugler30]

Updates!

TPC kit got here, and is now welded up and just about ready to go. Still needs the motor mount welded back on. Due to money and the fact I want to ride when I'm there in a couple weeks, paint/powder coat is going to have to wait until a later point.

Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure. (http://imgur.com/a/nWlRg#0)

[murfman]

Looking good. Did you check to see if your rear master and hoses clear the gusset? I had to do a little trimming to get mine to fit. I will have to look when I get a chance this weekend, but when I was assembling my 350 I wished I had put an access hole in one as well for an extension and socket. I think it was for the upper shock mount. I will look at the trike and let you know. Of course I figured that out AFTER I had it powder coated, so I did not do it, but I remember thinking that it would be a lot easier if I did.

[Dirtcrasher]

Looks great!, yes, you do have to check the master and also the exhaust. And make sure that one engine mount has some strength to it.

[murfman]

This is how I trimmed the gusset for the master
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x205/murfman_photo/ATCs/DSC02541.jpg
If I were to do it again I would put a hole in the gusset right above it for access to the upper shock mount bolt with an extension

[Dirtcrasher]

^ Yeah, thats perfect! Nice candy red color you've got there! :D

[bugler30]

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_20120324_170212.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_20120325_004939.jpg

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Made lots of progress yesterday, painted and on its wheels, today I put the motor in mounted the front fender mounted the rear brakes. Still have to run the wiring, clutch, and throttle, put on foot pegs, and finish the gas tank, hopefully will be riding by tuesday!

[bugler30]

quick update. Still not riding but I did get to start it today :) only thing that is left is to finish the gas tank and get the chain on, hopefully tomorrow...

[bugler30]

few pictures of the nearly finished bike. Leaving the tank primer grey for the time being, have the stuff to do it right but waiting for the weather to get warmer. Still need to put the grab bar and petcock, and have to weld one of the inside mounts to the gas tank. Going to try to ride it tomorrow, and a full shake down saturday.

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_20120330_000926.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_20120330_000840.jpg

and if you don't like that, my cat was being cute today

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/bugler30/IMG_20120330_001302.jpg

[ezmoney1979]

Nice!! You got that done pretty quick, your cat must have been helping. Where are you going riding Saturday?

[tulsamike3434]

Cool cat!!!! j/k

That looks great! Good job on that build! She's gonna be fun when your done!

[bugler30]

Nice!! You got that done pretty quick, your cat must have been helping. Where are you going riding Saturday?

The cat supervised, as cats do best. Mark did most of the helping, we're probably just going to go out Spinreel and stick close to the entrance while we check and adjust.

So the Renthal bars are slightly too narrow for the clamps... damn. Guess I'll have to figure something out soon. But I did get to ride it a little bit on the street in front of the house and I forgot how easy it is to get that front tire in the air @_@. Weather providing, we are hitting the sand tomorrow am.