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I believe I fixed the head gasket issue. One of the head studs was threaded into a helicoil. I had a guy CNC machine a threaded insert and am now running a copper gasket.
Also, I noticed a guy on CL parting a z400, so I got the front spindles, hubs, and rotors on the way to change this bike over. Should be a big improvement since these factory parts are steel and the z400 ones are aluminum. Them I'll get better brakes since the rotors are slightly larger and I can run yfz dual pistol calipers
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I got new z400 rotors and yfz 450 calipers in, so one step closer to making the swap on the front of this bike. Also, ordered some billet aluminum foot pegs off eBay
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...psnykbwkoo.jpg
I'm gonna try to cut, modify, and weld on these things until they are a direct fit for the quadracer. First thing is to get rid of the red anodized coating on them though. I I like the look of raw aluminum
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http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...psofytupvv.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...psvrx3o20x.jpg
I could've slightly modded the z400 rock guards to clear the yfz450 calipers but I decided not to run them. I may powdercoat them in the future and install them later but I like the look without them right now. I can't install the spindles until I get new front rims with the z400 lug pattern though
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http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...psqx17sxn3.jpg
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Now gotta use oven cleaner to remove the red anodizing, then clean the aluminum real good before TIG'ing it all together.
Once I'm done, I'm gonna sandblast and powdercoat the factory pegs
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http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...psihdjpet0.jpg
Striped anodizing and put together ready for the TIG
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Nice LT. Those pegs look like they'll be a nice improvement. Here's my '89, might have to look into upgrading my pegs soon.
Attachment 1718111098
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