Stu Pidasole's Build

531blackbanshee wrote:

well there you go!
make sure and verify axle size before you buy a wheel.



leon

im just ganna go with the zx7r wheel and make it easy. they sell em with tire on ebay for about 100 bucks.

just have to get some shock mounts and weld them on.z1enterprise normally has them but were out of stock yesterday.
cause i am thinking now that the frame is pc'd that you wont be going mono are you?

leon

531blackbanshee wrote:

just have to get some shock mounts and weld them on.z1enterprise normally has them but were out of stock yesterday.
cause i am thinking now that the frame is pc'd that you wont be going mono are you?

leon

yeah i am going mono. 100 loss! live and learn. i have spent a cnote on worse things in life...like up my nose back in the day...:woohoo:

anyway, i can sweat the small stuff, and be semi happy with the look, or build what i really want.

getting my rear tire/rim today. its a 180/55/17. maybe i can start getting her setup to fit.

when building from the ground up,you will feel like a total dumbass if you did not build it exactly like you want it.
as few compromises as possible and you will be as happy as can be.
good luck,

leon

thanks leon. i have a saying, "i hate doing things twice"!

such is life.

whoot whoot, just got my 180/55/17" zx7r wheel and rim. camera batteries are dead....

man i hope this shock is adjustable or i can mess with where its mounted because i am only 5'5". gatta be able to touch the ground...lol

you gotta build the upper mount so set it where you want it.as long as the pipe don't drag :laugh: .

leon

Hmmm, ok here's the stupid question of the day...

You have to fab up the upper and possibly lower shock mounts (weld to frame) and you already powder coated the frame...

How's that going to work out? :huh: :blink:

Oops, one more ?....
Larry had to stretch the frame out to get his ZX7 swing arm in place, possible different years where you'll be ok but have to ask just the same....

Does your swing arm slide into position at the pivot tube/frame locations?

Pretty much everyone of us that went this route had some sort or more (PITA conversion/fabbing/welding/stretching etc...) to get this all right...

Oops again...
With Mono setup, requires electrical/battery bay modifications as well...

Do your self a big favor here young one.... Put that beautiful powder coated swing arm on it, get yourself some nice piggy back shocks and be done with it (for now)....

Being your first build, go for performance/fine tuned engine... Next build (and there will be a next one trust us) go for the mods/whatever...

Or find a Titled frame and start over the right way by taking your time, thinking it out, measuring, aligning, cutting, welding etc...

OMR

kz1k wrote:

well im just cleaning my pistons. maybe karma will come through and my pistons and bore will be in the manual guidlines....

I've been waiting to see if anyone noticed anything odd about this photo. Any takers ?

Old Man Rock wrote:

Hmmm, ok here's the stupid question of the day...

You have to fab up the upper and possibly lower shock mounts (weld to frame) and you already powder coated the frame...

How's that going to work out? :huh: :blink:

Oops, one more ?....
Larry had to stretch the frame out to get his ZX7 swing arm in place, possible different years where you'll be ok but have to ask just the same....

Does your swing arm slide into position at the pivot tube/frame locations?

Pretty much everyone of us that went this route had some sort or more (PITA conversion/fabbing/welding/stretching etc...) to get this all right...

Oops again...
With Mono setup, requires electrical/battery bay modifications as well...

Do your self a big favor here young one.... Put that beautiful powder coated swing arm on it, get yourself some nice piggy back shocks and be done with it (for now)....

Being your first build, go for performance/fine tuned engine... Next build (and there will be a next one trust us) go for the mods/whatever...

Or find a Titled frame and start over the right way by taking your time, thinking it out, measuring, aligning, cutting, welding etc...

OMR

Not a good photo but if you look close, you'll see how much the frame had to spread to get the 7 arm in there. It would'nt fit until I cut the frame.

Also had to cut off the lower frame tubes where pass pegs and exhaust hangers were.

Fitting 96 ZX7 suspension is a LOT of work. Go with a 6 arm...