1979 atc 70

[lyon76]

Bought a 1979 atc 70. Doing a complete rebuild. Bought this neglected little guy for $150, drove 350 miles round trip but totally worth it. Plan on 3" stretch, foot brake mod, 140 motor, tall bars, and a slew of other mods. I will post as many pics as possible, any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

[lyon76]

210176 she looks pretty rough lol

[lyon76]

210177 that lawnmower rim and tire is trick! It just bounced around inside the hub lol! Custom with a K

[lyon76]

210178 straightened the frame

[lyon76]

210179210180frame chopped. Next up the 3" stretch and tig weld

[lyon76]

I ordered the ape 100 gas tank to cover the frame stretch. Is the ape 100 a direct fit or are there other mods to do to make the tank work? Thanks

[lyon76]

210181stretch welded and dressed

[lyon76]

210182added some extra beads and buildup on the stop

[T-Sox]

I have the APE tank on mine. It's not a direct fit. Rear mount is fine but you'll have to make new front mounts. I have a real easy way to do it if you're interested. I'd also cut the old ones off and weld them shut if I were you. I wish I would have done that on mine.

Don't mind the crappy looking plastic. I still gotta polish it out.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq225/GKG-MO/20150128_194431_zpsac54d65f.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/GKG-MO/media/20150128_194431_zpsac54d65f.jpg.html)

[lyon76]

Nice, yea hook me up! I was planning on plugging the old ones if they didn't work. My said the tank came in today. Just ordered a bunch of parts from spanglers. Got other stuff coming in from ebay. I'm gonna talk to the town welder about making a hinge mount for the fender, I want mine to use the kickstarter.

[lyon76]

I like that ape tank a lot . Plus being 1.5 gallons is sweet!!!

[lyon76]

210529tank is in, hell yea!!!

[thcowboy]

That 70 is gonna be sweet!:TrikesOwn

[Joseph Farrow]

Where is the best place to get an APE tank for a 70?

[lyon76]

Http://japanwebike.net and they give a 5% discount if you sign up for their newsletter. I got it 6 days after ordering. Altogether with shipping $80.53. Comes with a locking gas cap and petcock

[250rRoostmaster]

The linky no worky:(

[Joseph Farrow]

Could not get link to open.
I found it.
Thanks!

http://japan.webike.net/products/20262562.html

[jb2wheels]

As I recall you can get them in Red White or Chrome.

I have a 70 project in the queue I was thinking of putting a chrome one on it.

http://http://japan.webike.net/products/20262563.html (http://japan.webike.net/products/20262563.html)

[T-Sox]

The mounts are as simple as they come but they work great. I had some pipe in my scrap that was the perfect diameter. I think the original mounts were about 3/8" or so round. I used a tubing cutter to cut two pieces about 3/8" long and attached them with tapered head metal screws. Here's a crude paint drawing to show you what I'm saying.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq225/GKG-MO/mount_zps6662a23e.png (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/GKG-MO/media/mount_zps6662a23e.png.html)

I don't have any pictures on the frame but you basically end up with the same kind of knobs as the factory mounts.

[jadleybray]

Correct link. http://japan.webike.net/

[lyon76]

Sorry about the jacked link guys. The finish ain't the best, but to have a brand new tank and eat up the gap. It's totally worth it to me

[lyon76]

Thanks tsox, I'm gonna weld mine and plug the old holes

[lyon76]

They come in black, white, chrome I believe

[lyon76]

Anyone have experience with the locin 125cc manual electric start? How about locin in general? Good engines?

[lyon76]

okay i got a bunch of parts coming my way! pulled the trigger and talked to justin at wholesalecycle and he hooked me up with a loncin 125cc manual clutch electric start engine, swapped out the carb and manifold setup to a mikuni 22mm and manifold free of charge. uni filter and outerwear. got a bunch of cool parts coming from hondaatc.com. gonna run lights front and rear and a trx 400 light/kill/start setup. if i need help wiring this little guy, hopefully my fellow members can lend a hand lol. pictures too come. hopefully i can get those rims from Xowner.

[T-Sox]

They come in black, white, chrome I believe

Black, White, Red & chrome I think. They have some other cool tanks that I considered for mine.

I have one of these "Bubble" tanks and a mount I made if anyone would be interested. It doesn't look so good with the frame stretch but looks awesome with a stock frame.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq225/GKG-MO/Retro20tank_zps4ec88189.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/GKG-MO/media/Retro20tank_zps4ec88189.jpg.html)

[lyon76]

210717new tank mounts welded in. Parts are coming in. While new seat and engine come in tomorrow

[lyon76]

210814doing some mock up. New seat looks great. 125cc manual electric. Should be able to take this to powder coating soon. Xowner sent me a tracking number for the 7" rims

[Kismet]

You're doing a great job!

Work harder, faster, and take more pictures. :) :) :)

Really nice.

[lyon76]

Wish I could get it done faster, but 12+ hours a day as a locomotive engineer is not helping the cause.

[T-Sox]

I wouldn't run your manifold like that. Get the right one for $10 and it will tuck right into the frame like it was made for it, look sooo much better and the filter won't hit the forks.

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq225/GKG-MO/20150128_194421_zpsa291e92a.jpg (http://s450.photobucket.com/user/GKG-MO/media/20150128_194421_zpsa291e92a.jpg.html)

[lyon76]

no i wasnt going to, but thanks. just playing around with it.

[lyon76]

what engine are you running tsox?

[T-Sox]

125cc SSR.

I bought a whole Pit Bike some kid wrecked the day he bought it LOL! It bent the bars and cracked the plastic on one side but that's it. His parents threw it in a shed for a year and then decided to sell it to me for a song. I used a lot of parts off of it for this build and I'm planning on using more on my full suspension build...OH! that was supposed to be a secret :-)

[John jr]

125cc SSR.

I bought a whole Pit Bike some kid wrecked the day he bought it LOL! It bent the bars and cracked the plastic on one side but that's it. His parents threw it in a shed for a year and then decided to sell it to me for a song. I used a lot of parts off of it for this build and I'm planning on using more on my full suspension build...OH! that was supposed to be a secret :-)
Ah Ha, Cats out of the bag now on you Suspension Build. I hope you do a build thread when you build it. Its great to see other people's idea's and creations.
Nice build you have going lyon76.

[lyon76]

211082211083new fiberglass fenders came in, nice quality and fit good with the new seat

[lyon76]

211084new rims from xowner, nice man thanks a lot. Can't wait to get them mounted!!!

[lyon76]

211085got some billet goodies in!!!

[lyon76]

211102211103got the chengs in. I'm gonna buy one of those mini tire changers from harbor freight with my 20% off. Still cheaper than what these guys want around here to mount tires.

[lyon76]

212048got my stuff back from the powder coater

[lyon76]

212049 getting started on putting it back on 3 wheels

[lyon76]

212050 more

[lyon76]

212051shes back on 3 wheels

[lyon76]

212052digging the headlight, might go the LED route down the road

[lyon76]

212053212054212055a few more

[lyon76]

212056 my good buddy strogey taking a break and ripping it up on one of many badass dirt bikes

[lyon76]

212058212059his addiction for dirt bikes has progressed into his house. My wife would kill me lol

[lyon76]

212152212153212154got some work done today

[lyon76]

212764212765212766i have to say peewees decals are top notch. Doing the electrical in a few days and will finally be able to ride this girl!

[lyon76]

213038bought some 2" per side aluminum spacers from stripinthegears. These hub spacers are superb quality and they match the profile of the stock hubs. She's got a wide ass now

[John jr]

Do you have any pic's of the spacers you could post up.