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Anyways to the subject at hand, some of you may remember the 03 CRF450R frame Robert (CR500R-G3) was converting into an AF that he recently sold; I picked it up from him to continue the project. He had put a lot of hard work and cut the Y out, removed the weld and left over drop tube in the Y and finally cut the drop tube to the proper height.
This is where it showed up at my door. First thing I did was whack off the mounting boss from the back side of the Y, then I notched the frame tubing; both top and bottom. Not sure why I did the bottom, figured it would give added weld surface and help with fitting the pieces together.
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Once that was done I cut and fit solid extension pieces following the MT build. With some help from a higher power I managed to fit it all together, I will say one thing…. It is nice and tight! Metal zip ties work great for pulling all together.
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Tonight I filed down all the surfaces to be welded and hope to get it to the welder tomorrow. Once that is done I will shift my efforts to getting me an engine sometime in Oct. I will post more as I do more!
Motor came in a couple weeks ago, all nice and neat in it's own little crate. Been a little busy, but I managed to get the time to make the mounts. 59mm bushing came and I stuck it all together. Everything lines up great, nice and tight; ready for the welder so hopefully I can get that done next week...
Here's a few new pics of it ready for weld 8-)
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Took a little heat to the tank, after hearing everyones nightmares I am a little surprised; this was one of the more easier steps in completing my build. I have more then an inch of clearance.
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Brian
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