My 400EX Makeover

[Dupontster]

First off...Pappy is da man....Got my frame back and it really looks good....Got it all back together except for the a-arms...They are on the way...http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pe640668cf22f84bcbd35192521109cdc/f6df63c0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p8c0e6713133e36e4ed6afd63458af294/f6df0d36.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p00a40661b14f7ed78535a70ba0ecafc7/f6defae0.jpg More to come later....

[Dupontster]

I am so damn happy with this thing, I thought I'd post some more..http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pc291eee1502dbf25e99781080fae32eb/f6e08eec.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p4d15421cbecc30764406fdbaec240535/f6e063b4.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pa76cbf5b88556cce175aa4d464d794a1/f6df85f0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p22c50bed02fd022bbec3a031573bfdd4/f6df2270.jpg

[sharkinthepool]

That is sweet looking! Good Job!!!

[JDiablo]

sweet job,that engine is clean as hell too,damn!:eek2:

[Pappy]

im sorry i didnt have the arms for you to pick up friday:( they were done but i couldnt make it back in time so you would have them.

we fixed the front bumper mount also...you had a bolt broke off.

im glad your happy with it!

[Rico]

Originally posted by 300exrida
sweet job,that engine is clean as hell too,damn!:eek2:

I think it mighta got a coat of spray paint or something....:eek2:


Other than that it's lookin good.

[Dupontster]

Accually it's aluminum heat paint. Hopefully it wont chip.

[Dupontster]

Hi-temp engine paint....Hope it looks like this for a while....http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p956350b7a0ef07033f1420326c593bc1/f6e0aaec.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p6d635e58c73fa3f311f69853c23e9af3/f6e0a8a2.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p6908c2fd3b1aa777375187db2a1439a6/f6e0a449.jpg

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

looks good :eek2: let us know how the high temp paint holds up on the motor

[thame2010]

that engine looks sweeet:eek:
was that to hard to do? (the painting)

[Dupontster]

Originally posted by Silverfox@C&DRacing
looks good :eek2: let us know how the high temp paint holds up on the motor

Got fingers crossed....Hope it works....I wanted to do something.....The frame and everything looked so good...

[JDiablo]

how did you prep the motor,etc,etc that looks like a fresh motor too,very very narly job:devil:

[Rootar]

dude that looks awesome i love that white and blue man i wish i had a little money tree in tha yard oh yea nice shoes ADios are the best (represent)

[Dupontster]

Thanks for the compliments. To prep it I used castrol super clean degreaser full strength and some of those brillo pads that have the soap in them. It took everything off.

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by Rootar
dude that looks awesome i love that white and blue man i wish i had a little money tree in tha yard oh yea nice shoes ADios are the best (represent)

i liked my etnies better,but adios still are narly,i got them in fresh white:D

[Rootar]

nice

[Dupontster]

OK, Back up on my feet....Got the A-Arms back from Pappy and as usual, excellent job....Don't have my PEP shocks on yet because they are getting redone....Very happy with the whole makeover so far.....Still want new tires and rims, but they'll come later....May do some graphic work too....http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p51c3b46fe0f26f0f121666023f375651/f6d25fa2.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/pabd139e7ea2fd06cde41ae3a4797817c/f6d25cb1.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid141/p378fccef8cb92e929d2982d817a7559d/f6d2590e.jpg
If the sun ever comes back out I'll do some sun pictures....:D

[Pappy]

i forgot to ask you if you needed new bushings for those a arms. if so just pm me and ill get you some.

also...please keep us posted on how that engine paint works out.

[Dupontster]

No thanks....I had some new ones here.....Excellent job man.....

[Pappy]

the good job goes to you, your father was very proud you worked hard to pay for all this yourself. you will remeber this project for the rest of your life.

[ohski]

Looks good... Helps me out too since that is more or less the color scheme I'm going with..!

Thanks for posting, Wade

[Atreyu]

Looks nice man. Let us know about the engine paint!

[Dupontster]

Went ridin for about a half hour today, So far the engine paint is still on and lookin good.

[Sportrax10]

Looks amazing!:blah:

Good work...:cool:

[wvspeedfreak]

Hey Dupontster,that thing is lookin' good.You wouldn't happen to be the guy I bought a 250x off of a year or so ago would you?I bought it off Ebay and I am pretty sure the user name was Duponster.The 250x had a "jaws" bumper on it.Anyways,nice job on the 400ex.

[blazinslow]

I am duponsters brother you bought the 250x from me.If i can remember we met you at a hotel parking lot. How is that bike?Even though I now have a 400 I do miss that thing. It was indestructible.

[hondarider2006]

Man that is one sick bike you built up there....One bad word on that paint though. Friend of mine thought he would try it on his heat sheild on his snowmachine pipe guard. The stuff ended up burning off...Hope it works better for you than it did him. Not sure if its the same paint, he used some blue stuff that was suposed to be "high temp" and didn't work out very well. Again, nice quad man, you should be hella proud of that thing:cool:

[400EXtremeguy]

Nice EX!!
Hats off to you & Pappy! Keep us posted on the engine paint!! We are all very anxious to see how it works out!!

[RideRed250ex]

I'm just amazed a 16 year old was able to save up all that money to do this, always what i wanted to do but I spend to much money. How long have you been saving up for this?
Excellent work!

[Lolli2]

Wow! That looks great! I love the blue. The engine looks great too. I'm really curious how that high temp paint will hold up.

[300exrolla]

So fresh and so clean man...great job !


300exrolla:devil:

[Dupontster]

Thanks for all the comments. Im really proud of the way it has turned out. The engine paint has been holding up really good. So far Im surprised how good it is still holding up. Me and my dad have our own grass cutting buisness which gives me money to put into my 400. Ill try to get more recent pics soon. It now has a Quad-Tech hood, Holeshot MXR4's on douglas wheels, Works shocks up front (just been rebuilt by Mark Baldwin) and a PEP rear stock shock conversion. Mark Baldwin did a excellent job on the shocks they couldn't be better.

[2001400exrider]

that 400 is so pro i cant get over it! engine looks amazing, i hope it holds up for ya! im gettn ready to mod my ex and would love to PC my frame but not sure bout dissasembling my whole quad:ermm:

[Dupontster]

Its not to bad to disassemble a quad just take your time and stay organized and you should be able to do it just fine. Im only 16 and I basicly did it all by myself but with a little help from my dad.

[flattracker4389]

it looks awesome. how much did it cost u for the frame to be PCed?

[Dupontster]

It cost 150 from pappy when he had the "september special going on. I also had it gusseted.

[BLAZE1]

Very nice. I really like the white/blue combo, you don't see that too often on a Honda. Congrats on your build and have fun rippin' it up!:cool:

p.s. About how long did it take (once you get your frame PC'd) to put the whole quad back together??

[Dupontster]

It took about 3 days to put it all back together.

[BLAZE1]

Damn, thats it!!:eek2:
I'm going to tear mine apart right now!!!

[TWISTED]

Can't wait til you bring that thing to the house. One hell of a build!!!! BE PROUD!!!

[Pappy]

i had to wait till i was 32 to tear my first one down and build it. lil' rascal has skills:D

[Dupontster]

You going to be open on the 27th? Hopefully we can make that....

[Dupontster]

This is now........:D

[TWISTED]

As long as it's not raining cats and dogs we'll be riding. did you jump any of those jumps on the long straight stretch? If so were they ok?

[Dupontster]

They were OK on that 450....Don't know how I'll do on mine though.... I jumped all of them exept the bigger double.I didn't really feel comfortable jumping someone else's quad ya know. I can't wait to come back with mine. But yeah they felt pretty good to me.

[TWISTED]

Cool. Hope to have a nice section of whoops heading up the hill towards that downhill jump. Just gotta dry up a bit so I can get a couple lds of dirt up on the hill. Consider yourself lucky that your dad's really into also. My dad never cared for it and still doesn't.

[Dupontster]

Sounds like it is going to be nice when you get it all finished. Yeah my dad helped me alot and seems more excited about millers tavern then I am.

[TWISTED]

Yeah, I got that vibe too!! I'm gonna send you a pm.

[2001400exrider]

Hey dupon wat kinda hood is that?! looks badass:devil: and how do u install a hood? just cut out plastic and put it on and screw it in to the existing plastic?!

[nofear15]

Dude, your 400ex is freakin awesome. I am gonna do that to my engine and my pipes this afternoon.