My '76 z900 'Strip-fighter...sorta

it is one heck of a long arm doug :evil: .

it is gonna look tough,what wheel are you running?

what surface finish do you plan to use?

it is officially the front row project now.

i had to finish up a top end rebuild on a honda fourwheeler that i was waiting on parts for :sick: .

leon

I have a 6" Busa rim but it's gonna need some major massaging to get it to fit in the arm.

I plan on having the arm powdercoated but keep the chain adjuster pockets raw.

Kinda like this...


Later, Doug

Excellent build Doug. I will be watching this one close.

oh i see :ohmy: ,
very nice.
so i will just weld prep all the areas i need to and take it from there.
leon

i made some progress last night \\smhc_tulsa1\home\lholmes\Documents\My Pictures\My Pictures\racepostersandcoolpics\mohawk smiley.bmp.

i bought a new camera so hopefully the pics are a lil better to.

i clamped the arm to the mill table so i could cut the ends nice and square.




then i broke out the mini belt sander,

went to work squaring the tubing ends up,

removing the old weld remnants and anodizing.





leon

the mini belt sander does a pretty good job.








a little test clamp up,








leon

I love seeing the progress!! I can't wait until I can bolt it on and get an overall length on the bike.


Later, Doug

it had a big old gouge in the side of the arm.
doug wants it welded up so it can be metal finished out.
so i had to clean it all out to get to the un-contaminated base metal.




and clean the anodizing back from the weld area,








thats as far as i got.
now it is time to do the final cleaning and get the ends welded in.

leon

here is doug's swingarm with the extensions all welded up.






got the gouge welded up,




still have to metal finish it so the the gouge disappears.

i got the underbrace bent up,



still have to fit it.

i am starting to wonder if i bought enough tubing :pinch: .

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: here is doug's swingarm with the extensions all welded up.

got the gouge welded up,

still have to metal finish it so the the gouge disappears.

i got the underbrace bent up,

still have to fit it.

i am starting to wonder if i bought enough tubing :pinch: .

leon

Dont mean to jack your post but just something to think about when doing a bottom loop. I like to put a 60 degree bend made up of a 60 and a 30 degree bends it will give you the clearence you need for your exhaust. What works for me is I start with a 30 degree bend move over 5 inches and do a 60 degree then measure over for your last 90 and you should be good. Hope this helps.

mike,

i read through your thread on the busa conversion you wrote up,a couple times to try and soak it all up.

thanks for doing that write up.
it was a great comfort and how to,to follow.
it helped alot.

doug,
plans to run a sidewinder header so the extra bend was deemed "not necessary".
besides he drew me a pic so its on him .

i wanted to bring it in to a point like i did krazyriders underbrace :whistle: ,which would allow header clearance on either side :silly: .



but the main thing for me is to make sure doug got what he wanted and i believe we got that.

thanks for checking it out tho mike,what do you think so far?

leon