Retro Fighter 2.0 (KZ 1100 -82 goes Z1 clone)

Hi all,

It´s time for me to start a new winter project.
The plan is to build a Z1 clone based on a KZ 1100 with some tweaks.

The 1.0 version can be seen at: Swedish Retro Fighter 1.0

The victim:




Parts to use:







The tear down:





The Segway:

Update: First job

Some cutting:





Z1 tank wont fall into KZ 1100 frame



Narrow the frame so the tank falls in:



Tank mounts:






Tank falls in:







Ohh...forgot to type this: I will do a shaft to chain conversion ! Ohh yes...you heard me :woohoo:

Great start. keep it up.

What he said^^^^

Ditto

oh man i have been dieing for someone to do this and show us all the pics. :laugh:

this is going to be awesome,
you have to show us all the pics on the shaft to chain conversion also. :evil:

the segway pic was disturbing :laugh: ,exactly where is the jack handle :woohoo: :silly: :lol: .

leon

gee man

after what you achieved with 1.0 i am really looking fwd to this one

BTW, i think the chain conversion is going to be relatively easy, after all, the drive shaft model has an external bevel box that cna be removed.

good luck!

PS did you repaint 1.0?

Thanx guys...I always feel welcome at this site !

Lol...haven´t looked at the "segway" pic like that, but the jack handle is NOT where you think :woohoo:

Yepp...I did the paint job myself. Had to redo it after the first respray due to bad primer.

Had some sleepless nights over the shaft conversion but it all went away when "Bill" from a different forum gave me all the info I needed. More about that later on...but that part of the build will look something like this: (with focus on output shaft of course)

Update Sub frame:

Okej...this might be a bit controversial so dont give me a hard time about it.
Started manufacturing the sub frame and I want it to follow the lines of the side overs.
So the method I use is to make cuts in the pipe and bend into shape and then weld it up again.
It´s not machine bent and it´s not pretty but it gets the job done.

First cut:



Used material from the kids trampoline:



Top structure done:



Sub frame starts taking shape:

Ive seen pipes bent that way on many occasions,lots of grinding /welding though.
Is that threaded galvanized pipe your using?that stuff is going to way a ton ,not sure about the strengh compared to tubing

Arnold wrote: Thanx guys...I always feel welcome at this site !

Lol...haven´t looked at the "segway" pic like that, but the jack handle is NOT where you think :woohoo:

Yepp...I did the paint job myself. Had to redo it after the first respray due to bad primer.

Had some sleepless nights over the shaft conversion but it all went away when "Bill" from a different forum gave me all the info I needed. More about that later on...but that part of the build will look something like this: (with focus on output shaft of course)

was gonna say that looks like a 650/750 motor to me anyway! :laugh: