Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
'09 500AF build
brianjkeene:
--- Quote from: jBernard on November 20, 2012, 04:35:13 PM ---whew. after a bit of a delay on the guy getting to weld the frame up, i finally got it back.
had to make a few more passes on the welds because looking back i way over engineered the yoke, wall thickness on the joints is way to thick. its .250 and should be .125 or less so it would be more visually matching the frame. but hey, this is version 1 right? :lol:
in regards to if i'd offer some parts for sale. yes, that is something that is def on the horizon. so stay tuned on that one :wink:
here are some crappy iphone pics right when i got it back.
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Any update as to when you will offer any of these parts for sale? specifically the Y and rails? Thanks!
hulkteam476:
Can you tell me what type of mg (nuance. grade) Have you used. please Merci
you speaks only a few words in French, but you working really well with solidworks!
software created by a French company Dassault systems
--- Quote from: jBernard on April 09, 2013, 03:51:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: hulkteam476 on April 09, 2013, 07:28:31 AM ---Need know! HI, can you tell me which diameter of nozzle tungsten did you use for the different weld cords realized. thank you
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I didnt weld it personally, sorry dont know the details! we had to make a root pass and 2 or 3 finish passes on the top of the yoke so the blend was better. i over-engineered the wall thickness and its beefy but leaves a bit of a gap when its butted up next to the tubing.
sorry, wish i knew more than 10 words of francais, i could speak better to you :-D
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jBernard:
merci, ami :-D
alloy of Mg is AZ31
i think AZ61 is slightly higher strength, but harder to find. Then there are a few alloys like ZK60 but some cant be welded. (not that i needed it to)
for this project though, AZ31 looked fine and was easily available, so thats what i used.
jBernard:
Here are some better pictures of the wheel spacers i made out of some Ti bar stock.
and since i re-did the linkage pieces, i was surprised how everything in the bushings, collars, bearings, ect is steel and how heavy it is when its all apart.
got some tricks for making that nicer, rust free, and saving tons of weight in those pieces.
here are the collars that face the outside of the bearings.
Ti, of course.
tkeen511:
so any word on selling the "y" and would it work on a 250f-2502t conversion
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