Topic: New bike project.....Yes this one is going to be turbocharged, It rides! (Read 123468 times)

dvst8r · « **Reply #150 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:56:36 PM »

Too bad about the jobs, but nice to see progress again.

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #151 on:** April 15, 2010, 06:24:59 PM »

are those shears teh ones that can punch a hole in sheet and sort of flange the edges?

robus · « **Reply #152 on:** April 16, 2010, 04:23:49 AM »

Sky if you need a ducati headlight I can look into that, i'm from italy

96turboracer · « **Reply #153 on:** April 22, 2010, 01:09:13 AM »

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?

Finally finished putting it all together, looks like it's going to work out great!

Also, finally fabbed up the mounting point on the swingarm for the shock:

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.

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.

Finally, not a shot you haven't seen before, but I just like this shot:

Thanks for looking.
Sky

dvst8r · « **Reply #154 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:21:36 AM »

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.

96turboracer · « **Reply #155 on:** April 22, 2010, 05:56:21 PM »

Quote from: dvst8r on April 22, 2010, 10:21:36 AM

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.

dvst8r · « **Reply #156 on:** April 22, 2010, 05:59:38 PM »

Lol, I see it now too. Always seems obvious after someone points it out. If it was easy everyone would do it.

PhilStubbs · « **Reply #157 on:** April 23, 2010, 09:52:43 AM »

That's funny. I didn't notice, but I'm glad cause I didn't like the way it looked anyway. Lol

96turboracer · « **Reply #158 on:** May 06, 2010, 12:35:50 AM »

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:

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:

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.

Thanks for looking
Sky

crxvtec91 · « **Reply #159 on:** May 10, 2010, 04:06:24 PM »

Damn thats really coming along! Keep up the updates!

96turboracer · « **Reply #160 on:** May 29, 2010, 10:10:19 PM »

If you're wondering what I've been doing lately I've switched over to working on the electrical side of things:

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.)

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

PhilStubbs · « **Reply #161 on:** May 29, 2010, 10:20:09 PM »

Did you assemble the megasquirt?

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #162 on:** May 29, 2010, 10:43:46 PM »

Quote from: SecksyPeePee on May 29, 2010, 10:20:09 PM

Did you assemble the megasquirt?

Quote from: 96turboracer on May 29, 2010, 10:10:19 PM

$:-\$

PhilStubbs · « **Reply #163 on:** May 29, 2010, 11:22:29 PM »

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.

96turboracer · « **Reply #164 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:19:52 AM »

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.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #165 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:23:33 AM »

Quote from: SecksyPeePee on May 29, 2010, 11:22:29 PM

Pics didn't load on my phone.

Cool story, bro. You weren't on your phone.

Now, watch:

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #166 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:23:38 AM »

This is what it looks like when you post from your phone.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #167 on:** May 30, 2010, 01:24:02 AM »

See the difference?

PhilStubbs · « **Reply #168 on:** May 30, 2010, 08:04:58 AM »

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

I appologize for mr Davis for the thread jack

keelay · « **Reply #169 on:** June 07, 2010, 12:56:44 AM »

96turboracer · « **Reply #170 on:** June 11, 2010, 01:35:05 AM »

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

Outside

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

92CXyD · « **Reply #171 on:** June 11, 2010, 10:31:56 AM »

This build is awesome :yes:

96turboracer · « **Reply #172 on:** June 13, 2010, 03:00:23 AM »

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.

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.

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.

Thanks for looking
Sky

crxvtec91 · « **Reply #173 on:** June 13, 2010, 03:14:02 AM »

Thats looking really good!

NaturalDecimal · « **Reply #174 on:** June 18, 2010, 12:43:44 PM »

you make me ashamed to be on rhmt, because your build is REAL HOMEMADE TURBO. Sick work, don't die while tuning it.

96turboracer · « **Reply #175 on:** June 27, 2010, 02:52:52 PM »

Haven't gotten any new work done to the bike, but I did get a new tool!

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.

LS1pwNzJ00 · « **Reply #176 on:** June 27, 2010, 04:42:31 PM »

So you were the one that wrote the review....

96turboracer · « **Reply #177 on:** July 04, 2010, 02:32:14 PM »

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

Can't wait to hear that blow-off valve go off!

dvst8r · « **Reply #178 on:** July 04, 2010, 03:06:06 PM »

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.

96turboracer · « **Reply #179 on:** July 04, 2010, 03:33:01 PM »

Quote from: dvst8r on July 04, 2010, 03:06:06 PM

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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