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Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:29 pm

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The donor, after a while it becomes easy to part it out for the conversion. It is plain to see the old slowly becoming very old as this progresses.

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Cant wait to ride this once it is done to see the difference :D

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:26 am

Hurry up . I wanna see this happening ... cut the fucking thing :twisted:

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:24 pm

the kid wrote:Hurry up . I wanna see this happening ... cut the fucking thing :twisted:


Impatience must be a part of getting old i guess :P However.....I do appreciate your encouragement mate :lol:


A mate did a fantastic job welding the frame, once it is all cleaned up it should look like factory. 8)

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Finally got the cometic head gasket so the new head is now torqued down.

New clutch basket and fibres are here, springs and steels all within spec.
Waiting on clutch basket holding tool so i can torque that down properly and do a quick soda blast to tidy the up the appearance of the barrel before fitting it into the frame.

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next... Align the exhaust for welding hanger brackets, weld coil bracket, make an adapter plate to mount a CR250 airboot to the CRF airbox, modify radiator outlets then re-assemble the bike.

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Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:12 am

Sloppy welds. Hope you didn't pay the rogue who did them too much!

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:57 am

all in the family :kuda:

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:21 am

Jonno wrote:Impatience must be a part of getting old i guess :P However.....I do appreciate your encouragement mate :lol:


Part of getting old is you don't have so much time left :cry:

Looks most excellent . Those welds are sweet !

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:50 am

Nice ;) welds look sweet :)

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:24 am

looks sweeter after an acid wash


(except for my grubby mits touching it)
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Heaps of space
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I have learnt one lesson, order parts early otherwise ya waiting for the courier who only EVER shows up when ya quickly shoot down to the shops, or on the dunny and another thing on line tracking sux :roll:

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:49 am

Noice!!!! Looks smick!

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:31 am

Nice
What is the wash you used ??

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:34 pm

the kid wrote:Nice
What is the wash you used ??



Ali Brite (Septone)


Works great.

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:41 am

Thanks Jonno

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:10 pm

the kid wrote:....What is the wash you used ??.....


just like Willy the Groundskeeper......

washes with Ajax and scrubs with a Brillo pad !

Och Aye tha NOOO !!

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:56 am

Gosling1 wrote:
the kid wrote:....What is the wash you used ??.....


just like Willy the Groundskeeper......

washes with Ajax and scrubs with a Brillo pad !

Och Aye tha NOOO !!


But that acid wash really stings !! Good stuff Jonno

Re: CR500 Steel to Alloy frame conversion.

Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:16 pm

Update:

Looks like my easter deadline may not be met, or did I say 1st week in April?
I am waiting on parts delivery again, particularly a CR250 air boot wich matches up perfectly with an adapter plate to the airbox/carb.

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All the brackets for coil, exhaust etc and radiator mod done ready for welding

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once the welding is done its pretty much putting it back together.

I need to heat n mold a tank to clear the spark plug and rad hoses, I trashed the first one but I did learn alot.



Been busy sourcing some bang for your buck performance for this engine, i just dont think it has enough mojo. :(







I found this, could do the job.


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Yeah but thats not big enough, maybe this would be better. :twisted:

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i cant remember if these are 500cc or 700cc mugen barrels.


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