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<blockquote data-quote="cutting torch" data-source="post: 2327" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>The PF is for perimeter frame.</p><p></p><p>I finally got to the point where I could start this project.</p><p></p><p>The chassis is a '92 KX250 which was my primary ride for over a dozen years. I scored an '08 KLX450 front end and shock for it on Ebay. The engine donor bike was an '87 KX500, but I have since gotten enough stuff to make the engine an '89 to '04.</p><p></p><p>This bike will be used for trails.</p><p></p><p>Enough with the background. I started the basic engine mounting a few weeks ago. I bored for the swingarm bolt as a starting point to get a baseline. Obviously, the front mounts were not even close:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0651.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Before and after them being cut off:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0652.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0653.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The mockup before welding:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0654-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>After the welding:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0655-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0656-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0657-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0658-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The lower mount was so close to where it needed to be that I decided that it was a waste of time to try to move it like I did the front mount. I could have left it alone and used an 8mm bolt, or shave it a bit oval (.020") to use a 10mm bolt. I went with the ten.</p><p></p><p>torch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cutting torch, post: 2327, member: 134"] The PF is for perimeter frame. I finally got to the point where I could start this project. The chassis is a '92 KX250 which was my primary ride for over a dozen years. I scored an '08 KLX450 front end and shock for it on Ebay. The engine donor bike was an '87 KX500, but I have since gotten enough stuff to make the engine an '89 to '04. This bike will be used for trails. Enough with the background. I started the basic engine mounting a few weeks ago. I bored for the swingarm bolt as a starting point to get a baseline. Obviously, the front mounts were not even close: [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0651.jpg[/img] Before and after them being cut off: [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0652.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0653.jpg[/img] The mockup before welding: [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0654-1.jpg[/img] After the welding: [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0655-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0656-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0657-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/torch3/IMG_0658-1.jpg[/img] The lower mount was so close to where it needed to be that I decided that it was a waste of time to try to move it like I did the front mount. I could have left it alone and used an 8mm bolt, or shave it a bit oval (.020") to use a 10mm bolt. I went with the ten. torch [/QUOTE]
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