Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)
my 2001 KX 250/500 conversion
sintax:
I need some updates on that desert tank! I cant get too far on my stock tank =(
KXer:
As of right now that desert tank is a bust. Using the heat gun on the bottom I had to completely remove material above the spark plug. After doing all of the plastic welding I saw fit, I let it sit for 2 days holding water. It didn't hold water, leaked about a quart out.
I will try some more plastic welding, and then I am thinking of coating the entire area with RTV silicone. I think that will be the ticket.
I have bigger fish to fry at the moment. While out riding in Glamis last weekend, my drainplug fell out (completely stripped, from the previous owner) at the flagpole (We were camped off Gecko). Its about 8 miles or so to camp and we had 1 hour til sunset. With some ghetto engineering, I was able to silcone/ JB weld/ ziptie a frisbee holding it in place - we made it back. About an hour or so after sunset, you could still see with no lights, just not well. Held together all say Sunday too :D
Bike is torn back down right now. Found some stress cracks in the cylinder, hoping I hear back from Stewart soon (e-mail). I think I may take her all the way down to bare frame, finish the Kawasaki unfinished welds on the frame, gusset the craddle, and powder coat. I am leaning towards black (frame, swingarm etc) ~ still undecided.
Jfab, if you happen to read this, I would also like to pick up a stator cover, and welded up head stay (mine cracked last weekend too).
KXer:
So a bit of an update:
- My cylinder is with Stewart right now, getting rewelded, and replated.
- Should have it back in a couple weeks, with a cleaned power valve, power valve bolt, ported piston mods and some head work
- Just finished today welding in gusstes on the bottom (2) engine mounts, and the (2) forward engine mounts. Also, plated in part of the frame at the bottom, and welded up the unfinished welds left by Kawasaki.
- Picked up the bottom end from a machine shop today where he built me a new drain plug.
Will have a new jfab head stay shortly.
Bike goes in to powder coat later this week, I can't wait to get this all back together.
Pics to follow soon.
KXer:
Here is how she looks right now... (with now functional desert tank)
I am digging the all black frame/ swingarm
gwcrim:
Any special tricks to getting the tank to fit?
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