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Thread: My 87 Lt250r restoration

  1. #91
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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
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

  2. #92
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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



    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
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

  3. #93
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    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
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

  4. #94
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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
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

  5. #95
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    Striped anodizing and put together ready for the TIG
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

  6. #96
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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.

    250r.jpg
    1999 Honda 400ex
    1997 Yamaha Banshee
    1994 Polaris Sportsman 400
    1989 Suzuki LT250R Quadracer
    1987 Suzuki LT500R Quadzilla
    1982 Yamaha YZ125

  7. #97
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    That's a good looking bike

    Here's the pegs welded and installed







    Sorry my bike is so dirty, I haven't had it out or cleaned it in a while
    '03 z400, '87 Lt250R Quadracer, '01 Lt80, '96 Lt80

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