Dirtcrasher
12-14-2009, 03:38 PM
I tore down my worst 70 yesterday, just to keep things correct and measure them before I chop it up.
Thoughts as I lay in bed:
I need some real tubing, but I know where to get it.
The "Blaster Shock" seems like a great idea, but it's pretty long, so either the rear end has to stretch or a shorter shock used. I can find inexpensive Blaster shocks all day so I figured I'd try it on an angle. Forks?, I have some 1"thick 4" wide 6061 aluminum and a nice boring head for the Milling operation of custom triples, just wondering on the forks themselves??
I'll use the stock headtube and upper tube, but I may buy a longer and fatter one..........
The rear bearings? I think I'll build a carrier for them.
I think I can adapt a 200X rear disc brake pretty easy.
The front, will take some searching and thoughts, most forks are too long. I wish I could cut internal threads on 200X forks, but I don't know if thats even possible the way these were originally made. Then again, there are OTHER ways shortening forks but a different retaining mechanism would have to be used. I'll have to think "outside of the box" ................. 2 piece clips, solid pinning it and other fastening methods can be used with an oring up to keep the oil in place.
Chain adjuster looks to be real easy with a spring, shoulder bolt (pivot) and some bearing with polyurethane on it or a grooved Delrin bearing.....
So, toss me some thoughts/pics if you will? Anything I do can be ground off and tried again, thats the beauty of steel :D
I'm gonna head outside and start some chopping, we'll see what happens! I'd like to make some pretty neat thats functional, rides well and is easy to maintain. THEN we can deal with a Lifan motor OR a stock ATC70 with some mods some of you guys (Shortline, Bandito, Vealmonkey - and anyone I left out) recommend.
It has to look nice, perform excellent and go easy on my pocketbook. Lots of good parts to mess with here :D
Maybe I'll make my own axle out of some 01 tool steel (1" or so) and just use a 1/4" key set 90 degrees apart from another one and a couple of set screws for anything that has to remain in it's position and not shear!! :D Then the diameters can be messed/adjusted with.
These horizontal motors help allot as far as filters/airboxes run.
Time to stop talkin, begin creativity and start doing....................................... :twisted:
Thoughts are welcome guys and I guess I'll have to copy the pics of some of the older kits just for the sake of some ideas :wondering I may rough it together with some 3/4" EMT tubing, just to get a feel for it all........
A-Plus, how about a DC Plus :beer :w00t:
Sometimes when you throw things away, you wish you had saved them just for this situation.
ALL THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME!! :beer My mistakes can benefit allot of builders out there. And besides, who wants one of these friggen (near unobtainable) rare frames anyhow when the simplest of ATC's made can be messed pretty easy as far as I'm considering............
Thoughts as I lay in bed:
I need some real tubing, but I know where to get it.
The "Blaster Shock" seems like a great idea, but it's pretty long, so either the rear end has to stretch or a shorter shock used. I can find inexpensive Blaster shocks all day so I figured I'd try it on an angle. Forks?, I have some 1"thick 4" wide 6061 aluminum and a nice boring head for the Milling operation of custom triples, just wondering on the forks themselves??
I'll use the stock headtube and upper tube, but I may buy a longer and fatter one..........
The rear bearings? I think I'll build a carrier for them.
I think I can adapt a 200X rear disc brake pretty easy.
The front, will take some searching and thoughts, most forks are too long. I wish I could cut internal threads on 200X forks, but I don't know if thats even possible the way these were originally made. Then again, there are OTHER ways shortening forks but a different retaining mechanism would have to be used. I'll have to think "outside of the box" ................. 2 piece clips, solid pinning it and other fastening methods can be used with an oring up to keep the oil in place.
Chain adjuster looks to be real easy with a spring, shoulder bolt (pivot) and some bearing with polyurethane on it or a grooved Delrin bearing.....
So, toss me some thoughts/pics if you will? Anything I do can be ground off and tried again, thats the beauty of steel :D
I'm gonna head outside and start some chopping, we'll see what happens! I'd like to make some pretty neat thats functional, rides well and is easy to maintain. THEN we can deal with a Lifan motor OR a stock ATC70 with some mods some of you guys (Shortline, Bandito, Vealmonkey - and anyone I left out) recommend.
It has to look nice, perform excellent and go easy on my pocketbook. Lots of good parts to mess with here :D
Maybe I'll make my own axle out of some 01 tool steel (1" or so) and just use a 1/4" key set 90 degrees apart from another one and a couple of set screws for anything that has to remain in it's position and not shear!! :D Then the diameters can be messed/adjusted with.
These horizontal motors help allot as far as filters/airboxes run.
Time to stop talkin, begin creativity and start doing....................................... :twisted:
Thoughts are welcome guys and I guess I'll have to copy the pics of some of the older kits just for the sake of some ideas :wondering I may rough it together with some 3/4" EMT tubing, just to get a feel for it all........
A-Plus, how about a DC Plus :beer :w00t:
Sometimes when you throw things away, you wish you had saved them just for this situation.
ALL THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME!! :beer My mistakes can benefit allot of builders out there. And besides, who wants one of these friggen (near unobtainable) rare frames anyhow when the simplest of ATC's made can be messed pretty easy as far as I'm considering............