09-08-2009, 07:29 PM | #11 |
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 1,194
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Here's my lastest frame picture. I know not much to see. Everything that is not needed has been cut off. It's ready for the new downtubes and lower engine cradle. I think I have decided to use square tubing for the lower engine cradle/platform. Square tubing gets me the flat surfaces I need to mount the engine, aluminum skidplate and new heavy-duty lower wider footpeg brackets. The square tubing will also allow me to lower the engine somewhat compared to round tubing which will require much more bending. I'll use the round tubing that I have already bent and cut for the dual downtubes. It should still look good as you won't really see the lower engine cradle because of the skidplate and CVT cover.
Still trying to decide on a color. The Desert Sand color is really screaming at me. I want to have the frame, subframe and all the bodywork sprayed with Line X this Winter. A new cushdrive has been purchased, I still need a few odds and ends. The engine should be here at the end of the month. The supplier is saving one for me. I'm going out of the country late this week and I won't order the engine until I get back. The other misc. parts will also be ordered when I get back. Hope to have a few things finished up when the engine arrives. It will be rolling again, before I mount the engine and build the engine cradle. More then! SamM
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