350X Frame gusseting and reinforcing, Another one
I finally got most of the work done on this frame.
The most important part is yet to come....
The left frame rail cracks on nearly any well ridden 85 350X. Honda updated it with a simple extension to the stock frame mount bracket.
I plane on making my own wrap around bracket/mount for this with additional supports.
I've been hesitant to pull out one of my crate motors to get the last part done. But, if you don't actually toss a motor in there, you run the risk of having things not line up after sandblasting/painting or powder coating..... NOT a good thing after the frame is bought, reinforced and finish coated.
It really is allot of work to get it all together. I made templates of all the braces so the next time would be a bit easier. I didn't want to just hack triangles on there, thats why I put a curve on the exposed part of the plate.
Here are some pics:
The next one is still smokin I caught it on fire a few times..............
Here are the raw materials, I ground down .125 or 1/8 steel for the plates.
And last here is a shot of the right side completed....
I tried my best to make sure there was no interference with that rear brake master cylinder. With the resevoir feed hose and the hyd line, you can't brace this area as much as you want. Honestly, with all the plates welded in, I don't think there will be any sort of a frame issue..... I pulled the master off of my 350X and mounted it on TANKS frame just to be sure.
So, it's not done yet and I didn't get a pic of the left side yet but I'll post one up soon or after I finish that side.
DEEPA has a 350X lower end and I'd rather use that for a jig rather than dig out one of my precious crate motors for the last bracing
Mikey, can you try and bring that lower end by next Sat??
I've traced all the braces onto paper and when I'm done, I can fax the templates to anyone who would like to use a similar brace. To each there own, but I wanted to add a bit of style to these guys
Last edited by Dirtcrasher; 10-03-2011 at 05:19 PM.
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