gtt416ex's winter rebuild thread

[gtt416ex]

Well i've finally made some progress. its been sitting in the basement for over a month in pieces. I've got the motor fixed and put back together. Here's what i've done so far.

I welded in a few gussets because my frame was cracking at the shock mounts
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1542.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1543.jpg

and then discovered it was broke next to the right foot peg.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1541.jpg

and one of the brackets for the valvecover bolt was cracked, so i put a few tack welds there
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1545.jpg

my welding isn't the prettiest in the world, but i think it'll hold. the frame will be sandblasted and painted soon, hopefully in the next week.

the 416 screamer :D
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1556.jpg

my steering stem bearings, swingarm bearings, my upp chain roller and slider are waiting to be installed
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1552.jpg

i put my a-arm bushings in and polished the arms up the best i could. My rear shock that i bought from a member on here came in today, so i finally have a GTT Rear end.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1551.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1547.jpg

that's all for now, i'll update in a few days when i make more progress

[honda400ex2003]

looks like it is coming along for you. keep up the good work. what color are you gonna do the frame? steve

[gtt416ex]

i'm wanting to do white, i've not seen that done alot on 400's.

[honda400ex2003]

it should look really nice when you are done with white. what color fenders are you going to use. steve

[gtt416ex]

i'm still using my factory plastics. i'm going with white and red color scheme. My accents will be candy red. i've just got to find a place to paint it

[honda400ex2003]

sounds like it will be cool when it is done. steve

[400man]

are you going to paint it or powdercoat it? cause the powdercoating would be so much better, that is if theres a place around you that does it. I had a banshee frame powdercoated this week and it turned out awesome. doing a frame up rebuild on a cheap banshee I got and im going with a yellow and black color scheme.

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp255/ky2stroker/bansheeframe005.jpg

[gtt416ex]

i'm painting because its cheaper, i know it won't hold up as great but when i get the money i'm gonna have it pc'd

[extremetrucker]

gonna look great, thats similar to the colors im going to use when i get around to redoing my hybrid. paint will work just fine, just take your time and its all in the prep. and when you have to make a weld or something it will be easier to weld on, and then touch up. and unless you use a good custom pc shop, "production powdercoating" flakes off like crayon. learned this the hard way.

[gtt416ex]

i sandblasted the frame today and painted it. I took my time and prepped it with acetone to make sure there wasn't any oils on the surface. this was my first time using a spray-gun i'm fairly impressed with myself. there's a couple of small runs but it doesn't matter. what do ya'll think? oh and please ignore the junk in the background

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1559.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1560.jpg

[TRX01]

i think white frames are SICK!!.......and wates that 2 stroke motor i see in the back ground on the tidy cats tub...hahah just wondering

[gtt416ex]

thanks man. the motor is out of a 1988 250 Quadracer, its for sale if anyone's interested. its got a fresh rebuild with a new jug and wiseco pro-lite std. bore zore hours. just make an offer

[f4istunna]

Frame looks real good. Ive always wanted to do a white frame just havent got around to yet.

[Moto Pro472]

Where did you get the anodized valve cap covers?

[gtt416ex]

those are factory:p

i painted them a while back with some duplicolor metalcast paint

[Moto Pro472]

oh alright. I didn't think they sold anodized covers lol. Looks good though keep the build going.

[rob_990]

looks good!what kind of filter is on your crankcase breather tube?

i sure hope u clean that motor up really good before you put it in that white frame. you should paint the a arms black so they will stand out on the frame. frame looks good thow man.

[gtt416ex]

i'm not gonna paint my chrome a arms black:eek2:

to each there own. :rolleyes:

[gtt416ex]

Originally posted by rob_990
looks good!what kind of filter is on your crankcase breather tube?

i got it at autozone. it was only a couple of bucks

[TRX01]

wats the filter for though

[gtt416ex]

its a universal crankcase filter.

[gtt416ex]

well i made a little progress, got my a-arms, spindles, and the rear master cylinder on. A bunch of my parts like my swingarm, engine mounts, oil tank, and steering stem needs to be painted. But with all this rain, i don't know when i'll get to that. but here's some pics

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0105.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0109.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0108.jpg

and i fixed my brothers grab bar off his 450R and put it on my quad:D
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0107.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0112.jpg

[TRX01]

how strong do you think that grab bar will be?.....strong enough to lift the qaud with? and do you think it will hold up if you hit it on the ground during a wheelie...and 1 more question.....did you have to narrow the bar to get to mount to the narrow subframe

sorry so many questions in one post.....im interested in doing this:cool:

[gtt416ex]

i think it'll be strong enough to do wheelies with and pick the quad up with. as far as narrowing it, i welded 1/8 plate on the inside of the mounts to act as spacers, so i didn't have to modify it too much to fit.

[gtt416ex]

i got my swingarm painted today. what do ya'll think?
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1567.jpg

[55stone]

looks good man cant wait to see it done..

[powermadd400ex]

looks damn good jacob. now get it put together so we can ride :D

[nastyrider17]

That looks sick mang! What kind of paint are you using?

[gtt416ex]

Originally posted by nastyrider17
That looks sick mang! What kind of paint are you using?

duplicolor paint shop candy. it has a metallic silver base and a transparent top coat

[gtt416ex]

well i've almost finished it up. took me a solid week working on it after school to get it to where it is now. i'm just waiting for my chain and sprockets, bleed my brakes, and give it a good bath.
anyways tell me what ya'll think

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1569.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0119.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0125.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0121.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_0124.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1576.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/crg10493/100_1578.jpg

[TRX01]

how did u get your front shocks to look like that were you can see the shaft? just take the black plastic peice out?

[gtt416ex]

we compressed the springs off the front shocks and i took the dust boots off