:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo
General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: 96turboracer on May 13, 2009, 01:49:39 PM
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Hey guys, figured I'd post up my newest bike project.
Initially I wanted to use a Yamaha Road warrior engine, but at $2000 and me still not working, that became slightly out of the budget. So I got another XS650 engine and frame for $150.00 eventually I want to showcase both my chopper and this bike together to show the extremes you can go to with the same platform.
Specs and Goals:
1977 XS650 frame/engine the engine will remain mostly stock, just rebuilt.
I'm switching the engine over to fuel injection. It will be run by Megasquirt controlling fuel and spark.
The motor will be turbocharged and intercooled- if my #'s are correctly calculated, I should be getting about 88hp out of the engine, so maybe 75-80 at the rear wheel.
ZX6R front suspension and bars
Buell swingarm and rear shock
Frame will be 70% my own construction
Bike will have all the same specs as a modern sportbike regarding the rake/wheelbase/ect... However, it will be taller than most sportbikes. I've got really long legs and I like taller bikes, plus, I want to keep people from wanting to ride my bike.
Wheels will be f2/f3 style
Full brakes from ZX6R
Custom subframe and tail section of my own design
Buell headlight and windscreen
Suzuki GSXR gas tank
bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting.....
Pictures:
Tail section I molded from foam and fiberglassed:
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swingarm, tank, and tail section:
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Buell swingarm, was initially purchased because the warrior engine is a right side drive. I still wanted to use it, so I'm filling in the right side, and cutting a space for the chain on the left side.
Made some paper templates:
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Cut the pieces out and welded them up. This is my first time working with aluminum, it's pretty fun.
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smoothed the welds, the piece should be welded in place pretty soon:
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Here's the frame I started with:
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here's what's left:
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quick mockup-
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Frame progress:
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That's what I've got so far. I know it looks like there's a lot of space around the engine in the frame, but the turbo is going back there, along with the intake manifold. The intercooler will be mounted vertically on the downtubes.
I've got a mockup turbo coming in the mail, also my blow off valve and Buell rear shock.
This is going to be a really involved build I hope you'll have as much fun following along as I have building it.
I'm sure I've missed a bunch of stuff, so if you have any questions feel free to ask.
thanks
Sky
Just after I wrote this I started thinking about something else on the bike and went down to look at it.
It's funny how the mind works sometimes. I was down looking at the bike thinking about another aspect of it, when I looked at my other bike, and turned the bars.
There's no way I could turn the bars on this bike with the frame the way I made it!!! Haha :)
So I had to cut the top bars and redo the front section so the forks would have the room needed to turn.
Old version:
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New version:
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It's a little tough to see what I did from those pictures, but at least now I can turn....
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turbo?? can't wait to see it. you do excellent work
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Good stuff, looking forward to this build.
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Your projects rock Sky. I can't wait to see this one come together.
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Got my rear shock today, sheesh, this thing is a lot bigger than I expected. Really nice part though.
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Looks good, I definitely don't have the vision to build something like that. Keep bringing us the updates!
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Love your build threads Sky. :yes:
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awesomeness.
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Very nice, what turbo you plan on running?
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Very nice, what turbo you plan on running?
14B
It was really the best choice I had. Suprisingly, the compressor map isn't that much different than a GT15, and I can pick one up for way less.
It's still a little big for my application, but if I were to try to size the turbo perfectly I would have to spend a lot of money. So this should work.
I bet that's the first time you've heard someone say a 14b is too big :P
It was really interesting going through all the compressor maps looking for the right turbo. You see how so amny factory turbocharged cars have really terribly matched turbos. They give quick off the line punch, then the compressor efficiency goes through the floor, and then people turn up the boost on them and it really goes out the window! Craziness...
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holy balls this is gonna kick ass!
Have you considered a Smart car turbo?
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I've never seen one, I'll try to look up the compressor map and see what the availability is.
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holy balls this is gonna kick ass!
Have you considered a Smart car turbo?
;DLOL good luck
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header and turbo are one piece :?:
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Smart Car turbo is too small, it runs out of steam at not much over 40hp, it would be good for like a 125cc - 250cc bike.
Oh and as far as it being one piece not a big deal, you just cut off the manifold at the collector, and weld on a v-band flange.
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I already purchased a pretty beat 14b off of ebay over a week ago. Should be here any day now. I don't know if it's going to be salvageable or not, but even if not it's going to be a good mockup turbo. Got it for $30 shipped hah, probably cost the guy almost the whole amount just to ship the thing.
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Nice, iirc they are pretty cheap to have rebuilt as well.
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Nice. Cant wait to see the final project. Keep updates coming!
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Not much today, I got my blow off valve in-
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Only other thing I did was shape some tabs for the subframe mounting and tacked them in place. These I used some welding rod to simulate a platform to set the tail on so I could get a better idea what it's going to look like. Also, I think I've pretty much got the height set for the swingarm so I'm going to start building the upper mounting point for the shock.
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Not much I know, but thanks for looking anyway :)
Sky
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The dual tubes on the upper part of the frame remind of the Triumph Speed triples. The bike looks good. Mad props Sky!
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nice project looking forwart to seeing it finished :yes:
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this project is money. awesome fab work buddy
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looks good.
it will be interesting to see how that motor spools that thing and how it handles boost. i seen a 750 bigbore kit that makes the stock motor like 50hp / 90ftlbs tq :yes: are you what kind of throttle body set up u planin
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Change of plans on the turbo, the guy I was getting the beat 14B from didn't come through, so I found another option. It actually has a better compressor map than the 14B and I won't have to rebuild this one, so it's all for the best. I'm getting a K04 turbo from an Audi TT. Pictures will come next week as I won't get the turbo until Thursday of next week.
The throttle body I'm going back to my roots :) I'm using the stock 49mm TB from a Dodge Neon :P I'm also using stock Neon 19lb injectors, Don't need a whole lot for this setup.
One final note, I'm moving back to the coast this weekend and setting up shop in my dad's garage for the time being. Getting everything settled into a much smaller space sucks, and I suspect progress might be slow for a bit as I'm also trying to complete my physical training for becoming a firefighter. I hate when life gets in the way of my projects! Anyway, Hopefully I'll have a somewhat decent update for you guys soon enough.
Later
Sky
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K04 might be a little large, I would think a K03 would be right about perfect though. Depending of course on your power goals.
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From what the compressor maps looked like it seemed the K03 and K04 had the same efficiency range, just the K04 is a more flexible turbo.
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Lol, I guess we are both being a little vague, as there are a number of turbo's in each family. Sounds like you did your homework in any case.
Maybe I missed it but what are your power goals for that bike. Some of the K04's are good for 200whp+ (strung right out) That and (2) Neon Injectors are only good for about 60hp.
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88hp for the engine, so maybe about 75-80 at the rear wheel.
I ran the #'s through an injector calculator and it gave me the 19lb ones. I thought it seemed a little on the low side as well, but I got the injectors for crazy cheap so it doesn't really matter if I have to move up a bit.
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88hp for the engine, so maybe about 75-80 at the rear wheel.
I ran the #'s through an injector calculator and it gave me the 19lb ones. I thought it seemed a little on the low side as well, but I got the injectors for crazy cheap so it doesn't really matter if I have to move up a bit.
If you get to the point where you need more inj, I am sure there are a few nogs around this place that have some 440's (42lbs) or something similar on the cheap.
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OK, not too much to show you guys lately, been finishing my move to the coast, setting up shop in my Dad's garage :)
I got my new rear wheel in the other day, a couple mockup pics:
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Got my turbo in the mail too, slight change of plans there. The original 14B I was supposed to get didn't show, the guy refunded me, and it worked out well actually because it made me look around some more. Got an even better setup with my new choice K04 turbo from an Audi TT:
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size comparison:
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Here's the most likely turbo mounting position:
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I also got started on my flanges for the intake manifold I'm making. My dad had some aluminum in his shop so I started drilling:
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Think it's thick enough? :yes: 1/2"
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obviously they'll be shaped more eventually, but that's the basic idea.
I should have my front wheel and forks showing up soon, as soon as they get here I can start setting up the ride height of the bike and it'll start looking a little more complete.
Thanks for looking guys....
Sky
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Nice, I see you have the rear swingarm all welded in now too.
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Stickied. Solid work Sky.
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Thanks man, I hope to justify the sticky. hard to keep things updated regularly when life is crazy, but you all know that anyway. I'll do my best.
Got a fair amount of work done on the intake manifold recently:
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here you can see the plenum and the throttle body feeding it, and here's a few shots that show the positioning:
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tight fit, but it'll clear :)
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In this shot you can see the holes I've cut for the runners, and also you can see my finished intake flanges:
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I don't have the mandrel 90's I need to finish up the runners yet, or the alumnium injector bosses, but I should have those ordered soon. I also cut out the caps for the sides of the plenum, but I'm not going to weld those in place until everything else is welded up.
Also, I'm going to build a short bracket from the Throttle body to the upper motor mount to help support the manifold.
I'm having a blast welding this aluminum, it's really interesting material to weld, For my first major project I feel like it's going pretty good:
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Also, on my previous project I cut up a handlebar I had lying around because I needed to make some spacers out of it for my calipers. All the time I was thinking I'm going to regret this because I'm going to need this eventually. Yep, sure did :)
So I got a length of 7/8" aluminum round stock and made sure everything was super straight and welded it on:
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Anyone need an ultra long clip-on?
Now I just need to smooth the weld, cut it to factory length and tap the end for a bar end if I so choose.
Thanks for lookings guys, hope to keep updating fairly regularly but you all know how life keeps getting in the way of what we want to be doing!
Sky
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Soild progress, Aluminum looks good for a first time.
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Yeah buddy, got my front end in today, 2007 GSXR 600 forks and lower triple.
Looks like my assumptions are correct, the fork size is the same as ZX6r forks, so I can use my Kawi clip-ons, and also I'm going to use a Kawi upper triple.
Some pics, the bike visually is starting to come together, also I get my front wheel tomorrow, so expect to see some pics with that in place tomorrow sometime.
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thanks
Sky
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To show my complete lack of vision, I can just sorta imagine what it is going to look like as a finished product now. :-[
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it's going to look like all the bikes i like the style of, plus it has a turbo.
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i've got a good 14b if you change your mind again
nice fucking work on the aluminum. i think it looks pretty damn good, and way better than I can do. i'm too scared to even try shit like that with my syncrowave
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is it me, the pics, or does the bike look really short?
looks badass either way, keep up the great work!
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is it me, the pics, or does the bike look really short?
looks badass either way, keep up the great work!
depends on what you mean by short, if you mean the wheelbase, it's actually and inch or two longer than all the current sportbikes have.
If you mean top to bottom, it's because I have the rear wheel in place without the front wheel, so in the pictures the swingarm is in the same position it would be in if the rear shock was fully compressed. Once I have the front wheel tomorrow I can mock it into place and start setting up the real ride height. seat height should actually be a few inches taller than most bikes.
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Solid work, keep it up!
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Got my front wheel on today! Mocked up anyway....
I'm really really liking how this bike looks right now. Should be awesome when finished:
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thanks
Sky
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:noel: :yes:
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The Clip-on's seem like their going to be really low, but its hard to tell untill u get the rear set's on. Badass project :yes:
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The Clip-on's seem like their going to be really low, but its hard to tell untill u get the rear set's on. Badass project :yes:
Yep, they are really low, I like a really aggresive look. This bike should be really fun for riding hard, but will probably be a bit of a torture rack for everyday riding. That's ok though, it's kinda my style ;D
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Sorry for the delay, I was off on a trip for a few days.
Meanwhile today I did some more work on the intake manifold. It seems to be shaping up nicely so far, the injector bungs are in the mail and should be here on Thursday, but I'm clean out of argon gas, and don't really have the money for more right now, so updates might be a bit slim for the immediate future :(
Anyway, here's some pictures:
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As you can see the runners are fully welded to the flanges, and are not even tacked to the plenum yet. A bit more work needs to be done to the tops of the runners to make them fit as well as possible.
A quick note about the runners, I was originally going to order some mandrel bent 90 degree elbows, but the thickest I could find them in was 16ga which is a waste of time trying to weld that to 1/2" aluminum. So I went to my local supply place and picked up a length of tubing which had the proper diameter I wanted. The catch? It's sch45 tubing, think that's thick enough ;)
So quite a bit thicker than I needed, but hey, stronger is better right?
Anyway, hopefully things will turn around for me fairly quickly here and you'll get some better updates.
Later
Sky
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this thread is awesome. i have a almost new k03 and audi side mount IC that i would love to trade you for that k04, if you decide you want a k03.
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I think that is a good trade. The K03 would be better suited for the small displacement I would think.
Looks great Sky. Keep it up!
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+2 on the K03 over the K04
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awwwww shit badass thread.
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One quick question are your intake runners that vertical and that close to the head for a lack of space? It looks in the picture to have an awfully tight radius going into the head.
Yeah welding thick aluminum to thin aluminum (or for that matter anything thick to anything thing) takes a fair bit of practice, aluminum is especially bad as it is a good heat sink and the thick aluminum takes so much heat. Preheating the thick piece can make it go a lot better, but mostly like anything it is just practice.
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i have a almost new k03 and audi side mount IC that i would love to trade you for that k04, if you decide you want a k03.
That might be a possibility. do you think you could post up a couple pictures of the turbo and intercooler, along with the dimensions of the intercooler?
I like the turbo I have, the compressor map seems good, but if I have a chance to get an intercooler out of it, I should at least take a look.
dvst8r- yea the runners do have a fairly harsh turn into the head, but it shouldn't really be a problem when you're forcing 12lbs of air through them. Also, I did mainly make them that way for space. The turbo has to fit behind them.
Also, I wish I did have a way to preheat the aluminum that would be really nice.
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i have a almost new k03 and audi side mount IC that i would love to trade you for that k04, if you decide you want a k03.
That might be a possibility. do you think you could post up a couple pictures of the turbo and intercooler, along with the dimensions of the intercooler?
I like the turbo I have, the compressor map seems good, but if I have a chance to get an intercooler out of it, I should at least take a look.
dvst8r- yea the runners do have a fairly harsh turn into the head, but it shouldn't really be a problem when you're forcing 12lbs of air through them. Also, I did mainly make them that way for space. The turbo has to fit behind them.
Also, I wish I did have a way to preheat the aluminum that would be really nice.
K03 is very close in map to the K04 with the K04 being able to flow slightly more on the top end, and the K03 providing quicker spool up.
I kinda was guessing that packaging was the big concern there as a bike you have really limited space, and everything is a compromise.
Electric frying pan works wonders. ;)
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Here are the K03 and K04 maps, from a quick google search:
K03
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K04
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thanks for the maps. The k04 map i was looking at has a more lenient surge limit. It's kind of frustrating because there's so many different versions!
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i have a almost new k03 and audi side mount IC that i would love to trade you for that k04, if you decide you want a k03.
That might be a possibility. do you think you could post up a couple pictures of the turbo and intercooler, along with the dimensions of the intercooler?
I like the turbo I have, the compressor map seems good, but if I have a chance to get an intercooler out of it, I should at least take a look.
dvst8r- yea the runners do have a fairly harsh turn into the head, but it shouldn't really be a problem when you're forcing 12lbs of air through them. Also, I did mainly make them that way for space. The turbo has to fit behind them.
Also, I wish I did have a way to preheat the aluminum that would be really nice.
i will have pics up for ya tonight. it's a standard 1.8t intercooler, pretty damn small, bur if you're constricted by space, they are wonderful. is the k04 out of the 225 hp TT?
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From what I understand those are the standard VW / Audi K03 and K04 maps, I found them on the vwvortex.
As you can see the K03 is still good for 20lbs/min @ ~26psi, which is about 200hp worth of air, or more then double your stated goal. As well the surge line is nearly vertical, it is almost impossible to surge that turbo. As well you should be about right in the middle of the sweet spot.
The K04 is good for approx 300hp, and would work well for your application, albeit you will be riding a little to the left of the sweet spot.
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It has been awhile since I have held a stock 1.8t smic in my hands, but I think they are about 8"x8"x2" (my guess)
We will wait for Christ to post up the actual specs and pics.
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Badass project man!! Subscribed.
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Awesome work man!
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Did you die? NO UPDATES!!!!!!!!
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Updates to come soon, I've had a few things happen lately. Good things, but they keep me from the bike a bit. I'll update in a little while with what I've done lately :)
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Updates to come soon, I've had a few things happen lately. Good things, but they keep me from the bike a bit. I'll update in a little while with what I've done lately :)
Where you located? I got my zx6r back that's all fucked up and needs some special touches to make it sweeter than before
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Where you located?
a quaint little town called Brookings, Oregon.
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So here's what's up:
As I've mentioned before I have been out of work for the past 10 months. Not cool. Anyway, we just moved back over to the coast for cheap renting. Somehow my brother-in-law knew of a guy who owns a shop that needed some help and I showed up at just the right time. So as hilarious as it seems to me, I'm a fabricator for a living right now!
I'm working for a fledgling shop that builds off-road style bumpers for trucks and jeeps. It's been really cool so far, hopefully I'll be able to branch out a little and get to work on some new stuff. Designing the bumpers has been the fun part.
Here's a few pictures of my work:
Duramax bumper:
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2006 Dodge bumper, this one was pretty cool. The bumper is mild steel and the bars are stainless. We powdercoated the bottom and left the bars bare to be polished later:
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powdercoated:
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Here's a stainless jeep bumper I just finished up:
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Another stainless bumper I'm working on:
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and a YJ Mild steel bumper:
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We powdercoated a couple bumpers bright colors so they'll stand out at a fair:
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Yikes!
Anyway, that's what's been keeping me from working on the bike. I did get a few little things started though. I was able to get started on the collector for the turbo manifold:
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Also I got the injector bungs in the mail, drilled the runners for them and welded one side in place. Not so happy about my aluminum welding right now, I need more practice:
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So that's it, thanks for looking guys....
Sky
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man you can do it all ;D
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A few new pictures from tonight. Got the other injector bung welded into place, still not great welding, wish I has a chance to do some scrap welding on aluminum to get my skills up to par. Anyway just a few shots of the bike together with the turbo mocked into its final position:
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Everything is a pretty tight fit!
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Check out my sweet exhaust :)
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I just think this picture is cool, when was the last time you saw injectors on an XS650?
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff98%2F96turboracer%2FDSCF1342.jpg&hash=f72c7ad13ea8c58136908bfb1fb2330b98a0db33)
Thanks
Sky
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Looks good, coming right along.
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man this is awesome... great work and welds.
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Thanks for the kind words guys!
Here's a couple quick pics of the turbo manifold I'm making:
I determined awhile ago that I would be able to check the oil on this bike, so you'll notice the pipe snakes nicely around the oil dipstick tube :)
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Masking tape is an excellent tool for mocking up tubing
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That's about where I'm at now, that side that still has masking tape in the picture has been tacked into place. Due to how the head ports are placed on these engines it's impossible to build the manifold as one peice, so likely one or both sides will have a flanged section that comes apart for installation or removal.
Thanks again for looking in....
Sky
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looks great so far.
have you thought about a slip fit section for the manifold?
i know pictures fail at showing depth and can hind things, but how close do those injectors sit to the turbo?
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looks great so far.
have you thought about a slip fit section for the manifold?
i know pictures fail at showing depth and can hind things, but how close do those injectors sit to the turbo?
I thought about using a slip fit, but I don't have any experience with using one and wasn't sure how good they were. Anyone with any use want to chime in?
The pictures are pretty accurate, there's just enough room behind the compressor housing for the fuel rail I'm making. It's all a very tight fit.
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biggest thing is having is be a tight fit, and just weld on some tabs and use a bolt or a beehive spring to hold tension on it.
they have all the supplies on burns stainless's website.
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Great work, keep it up!
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That bike has a kickstarter awesome.
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That bike has a kickstarter awesome.
I'm still not sure if I'm going to run the kickstarter on this one. Mainly it'll be electric start, but I might leave it on just as a backup. My chopper only uses the kickstart, speaking of that....
I thought it would be cool to put up some pictures of both my bikes since they're both based off of the same platform:
The chopper when I got it:
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The sportbike when I got it:
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The chopper now:
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The sportbike now:
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you'd never guess the sportbike is two years older :)
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Holy shit I never noticed this thread. Well played, sir.
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just so long as it has a decompression levar it'd be fine. ten easy kicks with the lever pulled bring it to the compression stroke one hard kick and they fire right up.
Good job on the chopper I like how you hid the rear shock. But choppers are not my thing it's a state of mind I just don't comprehend.
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Holy shit I never noticed this thread. Well played, sir.
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badass! can't wait to see the vidya
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Updates?
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Updates?
Sorry guys, my welder being at work is conspiring to keep me from working on the bike at home. However I have been trying to build the fuel rail for it. I had the rail made, the injector bosses were ready to weld in place. and basically I screwed the welding royally and I threw it away.
So I'm going to rebuild one out of steel instead of aluminum. But that's where I'm at right now.
I have a few parts coming in the mail though. The cush drive for the rear wheel will be here soon, along with my new sprocket so I can adapt it to the cush drive. As soon as that's in place I can cut the hole for the chain on the left side of the swingarm and get everything lined up properly.
Also, I have my top triple clamp coming so I'll finish up mounting the front end properly, and I have my seat coming, so then I'll get started on my subframe and new tail.
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good stuff man. the quality of your work is great, but im not excited about the turbo placement. seems very over complicated. its your bike and you do what you want, but is there a reason you didnt put it in front of the engine or did you just want it in the back?
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Bump, no updates for a month.
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Bump, no updates for a month.
I know, here's an update for ya:
So, been awhile since I've actually had any updates on this thing. Combination of factors; welder is at work, working on other things, kinda burned out on it for awhile, that sort of thing :)
Anyway, just a quick post to let you know what's new.
Got a few parts in, got my Kawi upper triple:
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Here's my new intercooler. It's a perfect size! It originally came as a side mount intercooler on an Audi S4:
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This probably isn't the final mounting position, but I'm trying out a bunch of different spots. It will be mounted to the downtubes in some fashion though.
Here's a couple of distance shots showing how the bike looks currently. Also you can see my 2005 ZX6R seat:
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Got my cush drive in:
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This is what sucks, because of the gearing in these bikes I need to use a 30 tooth sprocket, that's pretty small. So there's going to be lots of milling on this cush drive to make it compatible with the new sprocket. I'll also have to cut an adapter plate:
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My brother owns a 2004 ZX6R and he recently got hit by a car. He's ok, but they totalled the bike out. He bought it back and is parting it out. He's going to give me the complete braking system and rearsets! Whoohoo, stuff like this never happens!
Also, here's what's been keeping the majority of my attention:
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I've been trying to teach my wife to ride, but she gets really intimidated by bikes. So I tried to find the least intimidating bike EVER :)
I've spent the last month refurbishing it, it's almost ready to go, just a little bit more work.
It's going to be a surprise for her, don't ruin it! :)
Anyway, hope to start back up on this soon and get some work done.
thanks for looking
Sky
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UPDATESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Can I ride it when your done?
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I'd settle for a ride in your old Neon.
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I'd settle for a ride in your old Neon.
Sometimes I wonder what happened with that car. The supercharger system itself is in a Neon somewhere in Pennsylvania, the car I sold for $400 to a recylcling yard, it was in pretty sad shape by the end.
Sorry everyone for lack of updates on this thing. I've got good news and bad news, the bad news is my job fizzled out due to lack of work, the good news is now I have my welder back at home again so I can actually get some work done on this. I've got a few new parts as well, I'll get some pictures up of that soon.
Until then, here's a weak vid:
mini-bike wheelies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVCpwj9N-IQ#normal)
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wheelies on a mini-bike in a trailer park, now thats RHMT.... O0
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awesome thread man. wish i had a bike now.
what do you have to do to turbo a bike. compression wise and fuel.
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ginger bomber
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I'm still alive.
After a two month hiatus I'm back working on the bike.
But first, went to a local car show this last weekend with my other bike. Wasn't able to be in the show because it's cars only, but here are a few of my favorites.
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Nice oval window bug
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Neat chopped truck
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Crazy chopped car
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Really nice Chevelle
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This Nova was crazy, bass boat style metal flake on this car. Way too overpowering during the day, but it looked amazing at night, tons of power as well.
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This Nova was really clean. After this bike a Nova this style is going to be my next project.
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And in my opinion here's the craziest car there
1967 Camaro, LS7 Kenne Bell supercharged. has a TKO 6-speed in it, dyno tested, puts out 817HP and 922LB torque, absolutely ridiculous. And the engine bay is clean enough to eat from, easily. Also the rear rims have about 8" of dish. I can't even think about all the money in this car. Super nice guy owned it.
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OK on to the bike stuff.
Here's a few shots of the stuff I got from my brother after his bike accident
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I've decided to scratch the swingarm I had, it just wasn't working out, I was going to have to put hours and hours into modifying it, and it still wouldn't be right, so I did the right thing and bailed on it. Now I'm building one from scratch. Here's the start of it, the axle adjustment plates. You'd be surprised how much work went into these things. I started off with square tubing that was too large, so I had to cut it down and weld it back together, then shape it. I've still got a bunch more work to go on them.
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Here's the start of the swingarm pivot point
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I started building my subframe/tail section. Please reserve judgement on this until it's done, remember that the actual tail section will resemble the KTM RC8 tail.
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and a quick pic of the RC8 tail to refresh your memory
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You can see from these pictures that I also relocated the shock mounting point. The new swinarm will allow the shock to be mounted low like that which will give me the clearance I need for the turbo and exhaust. Should be a much better solution, albiet not as nice looking.
Also, working in my Dad's garage is very cramped, fortunately he was already going to build an addition to it, and I just am helping him along. This is going to be our new fab area once it's all together. Concrete floor with be poured probably Friday, and the walls will go up next week sometime, can't wait to get it done!
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thanks
Sky
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Excellence
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Got the tail section fully mocked up. It needs to be finish welded and smoothed, Then I'll skin it with sheetmetal, should look pretty cool.
As you can see I pulled inspiration from not only the RC8 but also from Rossi's current tail section. It's a little hard to see all the framing in the pics, but the tail doesn't come to a direct point, more like a duckbill that's about 3" wide.
Let me know whatcha think....
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I feel this is the best shot to show the end result
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thanks for looking
Sky
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looks like youre wearin airwalks
WTF?
Looks tits, keep up the good work
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the rear tail section looks sweet, and the riding position looks pretty good. :yes:
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Man, I wish I had your skills, did you finish the other 1, post pics of it please
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it's actually in pieces right now. I've got it torn down for the winter so I can fix some oil leaks and stuff.
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haha you don't ride it seatless do you? I hope for your ass that you don't
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i think the seat is there. its just hard to see.
one piece of metal sheet as the seat.
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badass project! are you doing anything with the engine internally or you just gonna boost it stock? im curious as to what these motors can handle because i just started a xs bobber project and thought it would be fun to build a turbo bobber.
nothing special, TC Bros hardtail, $5 tank i got at a auction along with 2 spare motors for $10, 3 over fork tubes, drum 21' front
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looks like a good project, have fun with it.
Stock motor, just rebuilt. These motors come stock with a very boost friendly CR only 8:1
I don't want to do anything that will weaken the motor so I'm leaving it dead stock. If I want more power, more boost, it's that simple. :)
I'll find the limits of the stock motor pretty quick I'm sure.
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Not sure why I haven't been checking this more often, but it looks like it is going to be tits when it's done. Ever on SVRider?
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You so just fapped to that.
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Bringing it back old school eh?
;D
I'm not a fan of seeing pictures a couple years old, I've lost about 30lbs in the last year, which is disgusting because apparently I had 30lbs to lose, I was a fatty! :-X
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Not much on the bike build, but this last week has been really busy. I've been helping my father build an addition to his shop so we can have a metal working area. I'm super excited about this because it was really cramped in the shop currently as I'm sure you could tell from the pictures.
The other reason I was happy to be involved is that I know NOTHING about construction, I just don't do it. So here was a good project for my Dad to help me learn some stuff.
Enjoy the pictures:
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It was a great thing to work on, got a lot done. The only things I have to do now is make some hinges for the doors and get those mounted. Then I can cut the door into the main shop and I'll be able to move all my stuff in.
A few notes about the shop- The wall on the left side has an opening for another window, we didn't have a window yet, so it's just covered with plywood for now.
The outside will eventually be painted the same color as the rest of the house, that's just a primer.
Why white/cream colored on the inside? Two reasons, one it will reflect light really well and look brighter inside, and two we had about 5 partially used gallons of paint in the garage and when we mixed them all together this is the color we got :)
Thanks for looking and I'll post some more bike related stuff soon.
Sky
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Sweet
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looks good
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Good work!
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any idea how much it cost to do that? i am trying to buy a house right now and i am considering buying something with a small garage and adding on if i can afford to. its really hard to find something with a garage i am happy with that also has a house my wife is happy with.
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how much concrete did you use? did you use rebar or dowel it to the existing pad?
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solid work. it always gives me a half chub to see people doing shit on their own rather than pay someone crazy $$ to do it for them.
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how much concrete did you use? did you use rebar or dowel it to the existing pad?
I think about 2.5 yards? somewhere around there. We put rebar in the flooring, but didn't attatch it to the other concrete pad.
Finished up the doors today:
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yea buddy, time to start moving in! :)
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What, no electricity built in. Are you going to insulate for winter. Just cuz you don't pussy
out on your maticulas fab jobs on your bikes, Don't start there
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What, no electricity built in. Are you going to insulate for winter. Just cuz you don't pussy
out on your maticulas fab jobs on your bikes, Don't start there
+1
run the wiring before you put insulation and cover with some sheetrock or plywood—so much neater and safer than having your wiring exposed :?:
Great little fab area though ;)
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He has it to the point where it is ready for wiring, etc.
The way I see it, priority 1 was getting it weather tight, prior to proceeding to the next step, wiring.
I don't really see why people are jumping in about it unless they don't really have any experience with construction.
Looks like he is exactly where he needs to be for right now. I'd rather wire it out of the weather.
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He has it to the point where it is ready for wiring, etc.
The way I see it, priority 1 was getting it weather tight, prior to proceeding to the next step, wiring.
I don't really see why people are jumping in about it unless they don't really have any experience with construction.
Looks like he is exactly where he needs to be for right now. I'd rather wire it out of the weather.
makes sense.
wire... winter proof... hang sheet... build a workbench.
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He has it to the point where it is ready for wiring, etc.
The way I see it, priority 1 was getting it weather tight, prior to proceeding to the next step, wiring.
I don't really see why people are jumping in about it unless they don't really have any experience with construction.
Looks like he is exactly where he needs to be for right now. I'd rather wire it out of the weather.
makes sense.
wire... winter proof... hang sheet... build a workbench.
You left out hookers and blow.
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He has it to the point where it is ready for wiring, etc.
The way I see it, priority 1 was getting it weather tight, prior to proceeding to the next step, wiring.
I don't really see why people are jumping in about it unless they don't really have any experience with construction.
Looks like he is exactly where he needs to be for right now. I'd rather wire it out of the weather.
makes sense.
wire... winter proof... hang sheet... build a workbench.
You left out hookers and blow.
His wife's kinda cute. I'd go for babysitter and blow, and if you play your cards right the babysiter joins you after the kid goes to bed. :noel:
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You left out hookers and blow.
His wife's kinda cute. I'd go for babysitter and blow, and if you play your cards right the babysiter joins you after the kid goes to bed. :noel:
Fucking win.
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My kid never goes to bed, she's got my sleeping habits :'(
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nice work! i followed your old build on Ohmt. i like this one more!
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Whew! About time for an update wouldn't you say?
I worked more on the tail section. It wasn't quite straight before, so I had to cut some of it apart to straighten it. I'm much happier now. I also made some tabs to mount the tail-light and the seat. The seat is going to take some more work to finalize the mounting, but at least it stays in place now.
Then, to get an idea of what the tail is going to look like skinned up, I covered it with painters' tape :)
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Definitely achieved my goal of replicating the KTM RC8 tail!
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I also worked some more on the turbo manifold. Because of the way it mounts, there's no way to make the manifold in one piece, so I made a sleeve. This sleeve will have tabs welded at the ends where it joins on the top and bottom with a spring between the tabs, just for extra insurance.
I also made the flanges where the tubes insert into the head:
Here you can see both the sleeve and the flanges:
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Pretty happy with my stainless welding right now
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Now that these items are done, all I have to do is get the turbo in its final mounting position, then I can tack the remainder of the manifold together, hooray! :)
Also, I finally got some of my pieces cut at a friends who has a CNC plasma cutter.
I designed these parts in autocad and he cut them out. The plasma cutter is only precise to a point, these have definitely been cleaned up after cutting, but however it still can make some really cool parts. It's quite the cool feeling to design something on a computer then watch it being cut out. It's fabrication in another capacity.
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The part on the bottom right is the baseplate for the sprocket adapter I'm building, this will be welded to the studs that screw into the factory holes. Obviously this will make the adapter non-removable. This is not optimal, but necessary for space reasons.
The part on the bottom left is the outer adapter ring that will be welded to the base ring. It will have studs welded in place for the actual sprocket.
All this work is necessary to run the extremely small 30t sprocket on the factory CBR F3 cush drive.
Also, because the sprocket adapter will take up space, the cush drive needed to be milled down, here's a shot of it after I milled it down:
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The final part on the top is the turbine exhaust outlet flange.
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Again, as soon as the turbo is mounted I'll be able to finish out the exhaust.
Stay tuned, lots of good stuff to come.
thanks
Sky
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Looking good, always lots of innovation in these posts I love it.
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great update Sky, I like the way you incoperated those tail lights
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got to finish tacking together the turbo manifold today! Here's some pics:
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On this side you can see the sleeve I made so the manifold can be removed in two pieces:
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And I got the turbo mounting tabs in place, so the weight of the turbo is not hanging on the manifold. The manifold will have a couple extra mounting points as well.
With the turbo mounted I was able to work on the exhaust as well, 2.5" baby :) With a turbo, the less exhuast the better, and that's the mantra I'm following:
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff98%2F96turboracer%2FDSCF1434.jpg&hash=5bb80847cbbeccb9770d8e1f421afbf524fd960c)
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The end will be slash cut a couple inches after it exits the subrame, just haven't cut it off yet.
I didn't like the swingarm pivot I made, so I decided to use a stock XS650 swingarm pivot, here's the piece:
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It'll be all chopped up here shortly and I can start building the new swinger.
Here's a few shots of the bike mocked up again:
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I think it looks cool with all the tubing running everywhere :) and there'll be even more after I mount the intercooler and make the piping for that.
Also, I got a new tool the other day, check it out:
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Little 3/8" drive impact. Supposed to be able to go all the way up to 85ft/lbs which is way more than I ever use. I bolt and unbolt a lot of stuff on this bike, and doing it with wrenches is soooo slow, decided to speed things up a bit! working awesome so far.
Thanks again for checking out my build, hope to have a new update soon.
Sky
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love the rear tire warmer. you just going to rock the whitey manifold or make a jig and get some mandrel bends?
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I have no vision for how things will look when they are done, but its finally getting to that point were I can see it. Good work as always.
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love the rear tire warmer. you just going to rock the whitey manifold or make a jig and get some mandrel bends?
Nah, that manifold is done as is. After I weld it all up I'm going to polish it up a bit, hopefully then it'll turn a nice shade of gold or something. Also, generally the bends I'm using are too tight for mandrels.
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word. i guess sch. 5 pipe is a little hard to come by for cheap
still looks awesome.
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wow that is sexy.
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I can't get over how much fabrication is involved. This is going to be tits.
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I FUCKIN LOVE IT,
Just a lil opinion/input... The rear section would look alot better with the top of it lower... Looks REALLLY tall in the rear.
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I FUCKIN LOVE IT,
Just a lil opinion/input... The rear section would look alot better with the top of it lower... Looks REALLLY tall in the rear.
Keep in mind there is no tire on it so thats gonna make it a little closer to the rear tail. It also appears to be sitting on the frame so I would believe it will drop a little when there is tension on the swing arm.
What happened to the old tail. I liked it a lot.
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I kept it in mind. Its tall... REAL tall....
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I kept it in mind. Its tall... REAL tall....
yup
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What happened to the old tail. I liked it a lot.
x 2
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Is Skye still alive? We want ripper vids!
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Gonna drop the stickie for now. Sky must be busy.
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Gonna drop the stickie for now. Sky must be busy.
Sorry guys, haven't been able to get at this much lately, too much going on. And it doesn't look like I'll be able to get back on it soon either.
Good news though, I just got a job at a fabrication shop back in Bend Oregon. So I'll be moving back over there next thursday! Very excited about that, unfortunately we won't have our own place for about a month or so, so it'll be at least that long until I can get the project moved over there and start working on it again.
Never fear though, this thing will get done! Stupid life just keeps getting in the way.... :)
I'll definitely let you know when I get crackin' on it again.
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Glad to hear you got another job Sky.
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Employment - a RHMT tradition since 2009. :noel:
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Employment - a RHMT tradition since 2009. :noel:
.......ok so im not going to go there since you got all butt hurt and stuff but i know someone will...........
lol.
Glad you found a spot Sky, cant wait to see how this ends up once you find time however busy is good.
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I couldn't put my finger on it, but now I see it. You just need some wings now:
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O0
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Haha ;D
That's awesome, I wish it were that easy to make!
Thanks for the support guys, I leave tomorrow and start Monday. Definitely stressful....
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ding dong.
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No, I'm not dead :)
Go ahead and skip this paragraph if all you want to see is the bike stuff:
Man, what a series of events! I got a job back in Central Oregon, moved my family over there, and it fell apart almost immediately. I was completely floored and definitely depressed about it all. I stayed in Bend for another month trying to find some suitable work over there but it just wasn't happening.
So now I'm back over here on the coast again. Probably for awhile now. Anyway the good news is that the bike project was here all along, and now I'm able to work on it again. Yay!
Bike Content.....
So now that I'm back on the bike figured I'd update you guys on what I'm working on now. Still haven't finished the swingarm, although I am further along on it. I'm hoping to be done with that by the end of this weekend.
Also, i'm going to get started on skinning up the subframe with sheetmetal, and to that end I got a couple new tools:
Shears:
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and a bead roller:
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These are both harbor freight items, but the bead roller has been shown to be very productive if you beef up the frame a bit. The shears should work fine for the thin sheetmetal work I plan on doing.
Also, April 1st was my five year anniversary, here is my present!
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff98%2F96turboracer%2FDSCF1487.jpg&hash=91b30661240caae929ef6aa0dfca634762431275)
What could it be you ask? Why only the coolest thing in the world! Megasquirt engine management. Full stand alone, This is going to be amazing!
and what's this with it?
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Why that's electronic boost control! :banana
If you can't tell, I'm beyond thrilled to get this. It was definitely one of the more expensive things I needed for this bike, so that's nice to get it out of the way. Also, custom engine management is my thing, I'm geeky like that. I'll be playing with this thing for probably over a year after I get it running trying to tune it just perfectly.
Now for some actual work:
I was doing some research on wide band sensors, and found out that my original placement of the sensor in the turbo manifold would be a very bad idea. Apparently wideband sensors are not like narrowband sensors in that they do not like excessive heat. The documentation on the wideband that I want says that the sensor should be located at least 12" back of the turbine outlet. Obviously with my old exhaust setup there was only about 8" of exhaust after the turbine total. So it had to be redone.
I'm kind of glad that it turned out that way anyway though because I love making exhaust and intercooler piping stuff. I think it looks much cooler this way.
The reducers I made by taking the 2.5" pipe and v-cutting a section out to neck one side down to 1.75" The main body of the "muffler" was done that way as well. Overall I'm really pleased with the look and can't wait to hear how this thing is going to sound! :banana
On with the pictures:
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As you can see I've got a lot of welding left to do here :onfloor
The swingarm clears the exhaust perfectly throughout its stroke, and I made a nice little exhaust brace that unbolts from the subrame.
Take a look, let me know whatcha think?
Also, I don't have it yet, but this is the headlight unit that's going on this thing:
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff98%2F96turboracer%2Fheadlight.gif&hash=910bef352f65a4c10112626b137b6bbca80b222d)
Mine will be black not blue, but I might modify it a bit yet, we'll see.
I know a bunch of people won't like this headlight. Mainly because I don't like any of the other headlight options out there. I've literally tried about 100 different setups in my head, and none of them looked right. Maybe if I could get my hands on a brand new Ducati Streetfighter headlight it'd be different. But I can't.
Anyway, thanks again for sticking with me, and hopefully things will move forward at a better pace now.
Sky
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good to see some progress again
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Too bad about the jobs, but nice to see progress again. O0
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are those shears teh ones that can punch a hole in sheet and sort of flange the edges?
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Sky if you need a ducati headlight I can look into that, i'm from italy ;)
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Did some more work the last few days. Got a couple of things done that I've been putting off for a really long time.
First up, remember these?
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Finally finished putting it all together, looks like it's going to work out great!
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Also, finally fabbed up the mounting point on the swingarm for the shock:
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The hole for the shock is sleeved as well.
Also, finally I got the steering stem and lower tree drilled, so now my front end is attached properly, now I need to get the front axle sorted and this thing will be on its own two wheels!
I got an upper triple awhile back that had the ignition loop welded back onto it. I got it cheap because of this, but I didn't want to use it anyway, so off it came. Some more shaving needed to blend it fully, but it looks about a million times better now.
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I also built a stand for my bench grinder and my new bead roller. It's a touch wobbly right now, so I'm going to put some supports for the main pole. I'm really happy with it though.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi45.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff98%2F96turboracer%2FDSCF1504.jpg&hash=2de405bf7a8754770191d993aaf51513e1bd7415)
Finally, not a shot you haven't seen before, but I just like this shot:
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Thanks for looking.
Sky
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Glad to see the drive worked out, might want to look at adding a couple of small gussets on the lower shock mount. It will probably be strong enough as is, but I would sure hate to see that area fail.
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Glad to see the drive worked out, might want to look at adding a couple of small gussets on the lower shock mount. It will probably be strong enough as is, but I would sure hate to see that area fail.
Looks like I might have to redo it anyway. Someone pointed out on another forum that the way I have it set up it won't swing properly. I hate getting stuff like that pointed out to me. Especially when they're right. :-X
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Lol, I see it now too. Always seems obvious after someone points it out. If it was easy everyone would do it.
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That's funny. I didn't notice, but I'm glad cause I didn't like the way it looked anyway. Lol
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Hey guys. Well as someone pointed out on another forum the way I had the lower shock mounted it couldn't travel through it's stroke properly! Bah! I hate it when I do stuff like that, but sometimes it takes another perspective to point stuff out.
Anyway, I redid the lower mounting point, you can see it here:
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These ears will be boxed for strength, but I'm out of Argon at the moment. Also, mounting the shock like this is a bit of a bummer because it makes the shock almost entirely upright, we'll see how much that affects it when I ride it. Also in that pic you can see I cut the side tubes back and capped them.
The good thing that came out of this is that I had to redo the upper shock mount. I didn't like what I had going before anyway. I kind of stole the mounting idea from The KTM or Ducati style:
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For the tube where the shock itself mounts I took some 7/8" stock and drilled it for the proper bolt size, then inserted it into the 1 1/8" tubing and welded it into place on both sides. Then I slash cut the ends for looks. I've just got a random bolt in it right now, but once the final bolt is in place it'll almost be hidden. I'm pretty happy with the look.
Also, I received my headlight today. For being a knock-off of a plastic part, I'm extremely pleased with this thing. Well worth the money. Also I had this complicated and fancy mounting system I was going to make because I was sure the factory mounting stuff was crap. Anyway, I installed it with the factory stuff, and I love it! It's exactly what I wanted and I'm super pleased with the look. For the price I really couldn't have done any better.
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Thanks for looking
Sky
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Damn thats really coming along! Keep up the updates!
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If you're wondering what I've been doing lately I've switched over to working on the electrical side of things:
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Megasquirt engine management :)
Soldering isn't too hard, reminds me a lot of welding actually. Lots of time and patience is needed though. Here it is all finished up (except for the boost control, I haven't wired that in yet.)
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I'm crazy excited about this thing. Seriously, the bike itself is almost secondary to this device. It's going to be a steep learning curve, but I couldn't be more excited to get started! Now I just need to get the bike finished up so I can use it :)
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Did you assemble the megasquirt?
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Did you assemble the megasquirt?
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Pics didn't load on my phone.
That's a hell of an undertaking. I am considering assembling one for a friend that wants to turbo an old cb750.
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It's really not that bad. I have to give tremendous respect for DIYautotune where I got my kit from. Everything is EXTREMELY well labeled and separated. The instructions on the megasquirt site are very clear. There are decisions to be made along the way depending on how you're doing your setup, so you have to know all the factors before you begin.
Easy peasy though, just take your time and do it right the first time and you won't have to fix anything.
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Pics didn't load on my phone.
Cool story, bro. You weren't on your phone.
Now, watch:
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This is what it looks like when you post from your phone.
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See the difference?
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I'm on an iPhone, it doesn't put the little phone icon up. I do 98% of my forum posting from my phone. I never capatalize when I'm on a computer, my phone does it for me
JDSABMIP
JD Sucks At Bashing My Iphone Posting
Here is a screen shot from my phone showing that it was posted from it
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I appologize for mr Davis for the thread jack
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ZING
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Little update:
So my wife is out of town for a week or so, so I've got some time to work in the garage :)
My list of things I want to accomplish before she comes back:
Finish intake manifold
mount intercooler
Make intercooler piping
So I started working on the intake more last night. I decided not to use the round tubing I had before, instead I went with a box style intake. here's pictures from yesterday and today:
Intake tubes welded on the inside
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Outside
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Everything is a very tight fit, but it should work great.
Also, I need to weld some tabs on the bottom that connect to the stock upper mount to give it some stability.
My aluminum welding is getting better, It's still kinda globby, but practice makes perfect I guess.
Stayed tuned I should have plenty more updates over the next few days!
thanks
Sky
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This build is awesome :yes:
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Got some more work done. Finally got the intercooler mounted. These brackets will have some bracing welded to them so they don't crack, but I'm pretty happy with how they came out. Now I can finally begin to make my intercooler piping.
I left the brackets a bit loose so I could fit some adhesive foam under them on the top and bottom. I might rubber mount it as well just to combat the ridiculous vibration these engines have.
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Also, the blowoff valve was mounted on some tubing that was too small, so I cut it off of that pipe, reamed out the mounting flange and made a new mount in the proper size tubing.
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I didn't weld it in place yet, want to finalize the position first, have to build the rest of the tube first. Here's some pictures of the proposed location though.
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Thanks for looking
Sky
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Thats looking really good!
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you make me ashamed to be on rhmt, because your build is REAL HOMEMADE TURBO. Sick work, don't die while tuning it.
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Haven't gotten any new work done to the bike, but I did get a new tool!
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So first off, I realize it's a harbor freight lathe. I got it barely used for a really good price, and for the type of work I expect to do it should be great. I'm really happy and can't wait to try it out.
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So you were the one that wrote the review....
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So I got to finish up my intercooler piping yesterday, very excited about this step because it finally means the air path system is completely tacked together! from the inlet on the turbo straight out through the exhaust it's all together. Yay!
Let me point out that I realize the sharp bend right off the turbo outlet is not conducive to power, and that's fine. I'm very pleased with how it looks. Also I made a large effort to make sure the piping did not stick out past the framerail, I think it turned out well.
Anyway, check the pics and let me know whatcha think.
thanks
Sky
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Can't wait to hear that blow-off valve go off!
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Looking good,
Seeings how no matter what you do there you need a tight radius turn to go from the compressor outlet to the intercooler and keep it in the frame.
Personally I would have cut off some of that ridiculously long compressor discharge tube, used some aluminum and made some tight whitey bends right at the compressor. It probably would remove 8" - 12" of intercooler tubing. At least half of the long straight piece, and the whole bottom turn.
Lots of ways to skin a cat though.
I love the complex whitey bend at the compressor discharge though, that must have taken some time to get right.
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I would have cut off some of that ridiculously long compressor discharge tube, used some aluminum and made some tight whitey bends right at the compressor. It probably would remove 8" - 12" of intercooler tubing. At least half of the long straight piece, and the whole bottom turn.
I definitely thought about it, but I'm just not confident enough in my aluminum welding to have pulled it off.
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I definitely thought about it, but I'm just not confident enough in my aluminum welding to have pulled it off.
Only one way to get there.
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I would have cut off some of that ridiculously long compressor discharge tube, used some aluminum and made some tight whitey bends right at the compressor. It probably would remove 8" - 12" of intercooler tubing. At least half of the long straight piece, and the whole bottom turn.
I definitely thought about it, but I'm just not confident enough in my aluminum welding to have pulled it off.
You could still cut that compressor discharge and just tack it in a few spots at the end, use the rubber coupling and then shorten the piping.
What I wanted to say though is, fantastic work! This is getting ever more awesome. Can't wait to see it done ;)
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I love the frankenstein look of that motor setup!
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back to the progress pics:
I've been having a really tough time figuring out how to mount my rearsets. So I decided to take advantage of the factory mounting points that I had left in place (I'm glad i did that) I got a set of factory pegs:
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These were a touch too long, so I took about four inches out of them :)
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This puts the pegs in a perfect spot. I'm going to cut those pegs off and use them on my chopper redesign this winter. These mounting brackets will become the base for my ZX6R pegs.
I also got to use my lathe for the first time! When I first tried it, the lathe wasn't spinning true, there was a tiny wobble in it, which of course makes a lathe useless. Anyway I started freaking out a bit, but then I tried to tackle the problem logically. Eventually I pulled the chuck off, and found the backing plate where the holes were drilled had some small burrs still in place, so I used the lathe to face it up a bit, put the chuck back on and Voila! works like a champ.
Started making my fuel rail injector bungs. I don't really have a before shot, but just imagine some 7/8" bar stock. I cut down the outside to about 3/4", then drilled the center and bored it to 17/32" Then I chamfered the end to ease the o-ring entry. I still need to polish the inside a bit, and take some of the edge off. Overall though I'm extremely pleased with how they turned out, and I'm having a blast with this new tool.
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Tapping 1/4" plate is a pain in the butt:
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Still some finishing work needed before I weld it up, but it's one step closer, a million to go.
Thanks for looking
Sky
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What lathe?
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What lathe?
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He posted up he got a mini table top lathe on h-t.
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What lathe?
Haven't gotten any new work done to the bike, but I did get a new tool!
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So first off, I realize it's a harbor freight lathe. I got it barely used for a really good price, and for the type of work I expect to do it should be great. I'm really happy and can't wait to try it out.
You nig nogs, it was only back one page.
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There are huge cult followings for those things. As well as writeups on how to fabricate everything and redo the entire lathe to the point it's extremely precise - also great machinist training for the homebrew crowd.
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There are huge cult followings for those things. As well as writeups on how to fabricate everything and redo the entire lathe to the point it's extremely precise - also great machinist training for the homebrew crowd.
So this is something that would work for someone trying to get into some basic machining. ( ie: not waste $2-5K on a big machine when you don't even know how to use it, lol)
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Nice work on the rail! Tits.
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There are huge cult followings for those things. As well as writeups on how to fabricate everything and redo the entire lathe to the point it's extremely precise - also great machinist training for the homebrew crowd.
So this is something that would work for someone trying to get into some basic machining. ( ie: not waste $2-5K on a big machine when you don't even know how to use it, lol)
Yes.
This site now has some gay ass "premium content" section with a lot of the articles shuffled in there - a few months back it was a huge free resource with really good shit. Anyway, this much of it appears unmolested, and it's the parts about rebuilding/modifying the lathe in order to make it very nice.
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Modifications/modifications.htm (http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Modifications/modifications.htm)
I'll run a web spider on it today/tomorrow, try to maintain an archive before that shit dissappears.
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Man that's the truth on the lathe. It's funny after I got it I started looking around and it's amazing how many sites there are covering upgrades to those things. There's even several people who have converted them to full CNC.
Rail is welded up and installed. I'll get some pics later today, Looks pimp.
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So I've discovered the inherent flaw in using pie cuts for everything. Besides tons of welding that is. All the heat from welding, and all the little gaps added together means a lot more opportunities for the metal to pull. I finally welded up the exhaust and the turbo manifold. The turbo mani pulled almost a quarter of an inch, so I had to cut it apart again and add in a section to get it back where it needed to be. Whew, that was a lot of welding :)
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Also I welded up the fuel rail and installed it. I still need to figure out some mounting tabs for it, but it just looks so cool in there I had to take a few pictures!
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It's a tight fit for sure.
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I'm optimistically about a month and a half away from starting this thing up, got to start checking things off of the list so I can accomplish that.
Welding up the intercooler piping is next.
thanks for looking
Sky
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That's just awesome :yes:
Cant wait to hear that sound
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Looks good sky, I wish I had your patience. Pie cuts drive me nuts, as I always want things done yesterday, and hate how much time they take.
I am looking forward to seeing some videos of this thing running.
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Donky Dick Down Pipe
Front Fucking Page!!!!
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Donky Dick Down Pipe
Front Fucking Page!!!!
I second that. ;D
That is a hell of a lot of welding. I do not know if I could be patient enough for that. ;D
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thats going to sound crazy a vertical twin and a turbo what could be better.
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is it a 2 stroke. if not why the hell is that exhaust pipe all coned out
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My thought is to look like a muffler. Being turbo it won't need one, but it looks like it has one.
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Update.
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Update.
Where??
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Updates are coming guys, I'm working on this again, trying to get the motor started. Wideband should be here in the next couple of days, got my trigger wheel and vr sensor as well.
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You are gonna have one serious right leg after all of the kick starting and making the megasquirt run. Lol
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Hah, yea no kick starting this one. I'm going to install the factory starter for this bike.
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curious where your running your trigger wheel off of. are you using the cam more specifically where the factory points mount? Just curious about the setup.
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Working on that now. The plan is to mount my 36-1 wheel to the bolt on the crankshaft. It'll sit outboard of the rotor/brushes.
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Hah, yea no kick starting this one. I'm going to install the factory starter for this bike.
i dont know why i thought this was a kickstart only engine
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Working on that now. The plan is to mount my 36-1 wheel to the bolt on the crankshaft. It'll sit outboard of the rotor/brushes.
Gotcha ok so your just running a crank rather than cam based system. If it was to be cam based i would ask how many miles are on the motor and how you were going to deal with timing chain stretch.
Gonna be a sweet setup
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Looks like we lost quite a bit from this site :-\
Work continues as always. I made and mounted the relay pack holding both relays and the turn signal flasher. I mounted the front turn signals, the gauge cluster, and the headlight. Most of all I'm almost finished with the headlight surround. It's not quite done, still have some finish work to do, but it's close. I'm not entirely thrilled with it, but it doesn't look too bad. I'm enjoying working with sheet metal but unfortunately I don't have the sort of tools I need to do it properly. Oh well. Anyway next up on the list is to finish the wiring harness as I've got all the components mounted finally.
Pics:
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As always, thanks for looking!
Sky
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Nice Progress, looking forward to see, and here this thing run. (vids) :noel:
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Good to see progress, as always looking O0.
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Sky we lost a years worth of rhmt a while back, long story but sucks. Bike is looking GREAT!
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Bump
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This is a sweet build, be nice to see some more progress.
Mines gonna be faster, hope to have the build thread up soon. I'm gonna sell my diagnostic machine to fund the turbo conversion after I buy the welder.
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Thanks guys, I've been away for a bit, but here's what I've been up to anyway:
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That's my scratch built harness for the bike. Man, that wasn't the most fun thing I've ever done :lol:
Wired up:
Fuse box
Ground block
Tail-light
Front and rear turn signals
Megasquirt
Regulator
fuel pump relay
main relay
turn signal flasher
starter solenoid
oil temp sensor
tps sensor
air intake temp sensor
horn
headlight
kill switch
ignition switch
tachometer
Vapor gauge
Boost gauge
Coil
Injectors
Neutral light
wideband 02 sensor
sheesh. Remind me to never build a bike like this from scratch again. :roll:
And the other stuff:
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Got the engine almost fully put back together. New seals throughout, MLS headgasket from Ottoco, New rings. Hopefully should be a good runner as I get a base map going for the bike. This is kind of an interesting engine for an XS because there's nothing behind the chrome covers! No points, no advance unit, just cam ends :)
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Shot of the 8-plate clutch assembly, hopefully that'll be good for handling some extra horses! When I got this engine in a box, the clutch unit already had a set of longer clutch springs on it, not sure what they were originally from, but that should help a bit as well.
Stay tuned guys, hopefully some much better pictures coming soon! and some real progress. Much as it doesn't look or sound like it, I'm getting pretty close to riding this thing! Bike is completely apart again at the moment. Doing some finish welding on the frame, and trying to kill some of that stupid surface rust I have to deal with here on the coast. :evil:
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Good to see progress on this. :noel:
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Can't wait for more
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Ahem......
XSive Force- finally running! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf3W3IQNU7U#ws)
:)
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Fuckin' A ;DDD ;DDD ;DDD ;DDD :noel: :noel: :noel: :noel:
I bet it feel real good to get that bike started and running.
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damn, it sounds mean. thats awesome
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Fuck Yah! I can only imagine how good that felt for you Sky to get that first start up, with how long this project has been going. Probably finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
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It'll be three years next month ::)
If I had any true idea of how much work this was going to be I Never would have started it in the first place. But now it's coming to a close and I'm thrilled!
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It rides! Sorry for the delay, weather here has been terrible, finally dried up enough for a short test run.
Notes:
Bad- tune is awful, making a timing table + fuel table from scratch is very difficult
Starter has the slipping thing going on, sounds terrible sometimes, gotta tighten up that spring or something.
I went down to a 30tooth sprocket in an attempt to get some good highway speeds outta this thing, gearing is quite higher than I thought it would be. Might have to go back up a couple teeth.
Good-
Dang this thing sounds incredible!!!
Rides awesome, very smooth, feels just like my old sportbike did, which is what I was going for.
Looks amazing! (At least in my opinion anyway.)
So far I haven't had enough time to do any extended rides to try and level out the tune. Got to mess with the clutch adjustment a little, you might be able to hear in the video that it was popping out of first into neutral a couple times.
Overall it's just a huge relief to know it's a bike and not a garage ornament! :)
Long sessions of tuning yet to come, but I'm on my way back outta town for work again. Can't wait to ride this thing when it's all working smoothly!
Sorry for the somewhat boring video, best I could do. Check out my sweet stall at the end! haha.....
Thanks again guys!
Xsive Force First Ride (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEvNslgdQM0#ws)
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wow sick props thats dome damn good work
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That's awesome!!!
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Nice work Sky! That is a momentous occasion, and I'm sure it is a huge relief as well, now it is just about the finishing work. I'm sure there are a few tuners on this board that would be more then happy to give you a helping hand to sort out your tune.
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Congrats SKy, on a build well done.
Love to see ripper vids when everything is completely sorted out. :noel:
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awesome dude!
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Mucho props, looks awesome!
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Damn that bike looks SICK!
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Hey guys, figured I'd show a few pictures of the bike outside with the new paint. Don't have the powdercoat done yet, still want to finish testing out the suspension bits first. Overall it rides really nice, very predictable. Tuning is ongoing, haven't been able to go into boost yet, but I'm getting there. Enjoy the pics, tell me whatcha think, good or bad.
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terrible background I know. Ah well, I should have some new videos pretty soon.
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fucking sick
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Damn sexy!