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Deven
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This is my 2005 TRX I bought a few years ago and built and eventually sold. I think it turned out great.
I was able to pick this ATV up for $1600. THe motor was blown an torn apart in a million pieces. I looked everything over and the tranny was fine but the crank, and top end would have to be replaced. The cylinder was even fine just needed a hone.
I talked with a buddy who builds CRF450s for a race team who also happens to work at Dasa. SO his knowledge on what I should do was good to have.
THe quad had an Ishock front end with A arms which is not something I would purchase to put on it if I was going to do a front end but I will be leaving it for the simple fact that it is on there. It also came with an FMF Full Factory 4 Ti exhaust with Power bomb header. I am selling this as I will be replacing the exhaust. It also had some nerf bars, swingarm skid and Pro Taper bars.
I am sure there are things I am not doing the way some of you would and am always open for ideas, opinions, and things that you would not do. Im open to everything.
The first misison in order was to get the motor back up and running. This ATV will see the dunes during dune season and make some runs out to the desert quite often as well. I want to build a little more power out of this quad but not over do it. The crank is being replaced with an OEM crank and all bearings and seals in the motor will be replaced as well. THe Piston is I beileve a 12.8:1 or 12.9 I cannot remember which. The Cam will be a Web Cam I believe is what they will be putting in it as well as valves and valve springs made of TI. The stock 04-05 Carb is junk and I have a 09 CRF carb being bored out by Dasa and will be backed by a Dasa intake. The Head will have a port job being finished off with a Dasa full exhaust.
While the motor was already out I decided I will be powdercoating the frame black. I am going to leave the swingarm silver and when I do bumpers and new nerfs they will be black as well. I am going to powder coat the hubs a flame red and run black wheels with white plastic and do custom graphics for my buddies race team. I was originally going to leave the factory headlight but I want to ditch the handlebar controls so I will throw that away and run some billet lights.
Correct me if I am wrong but getting rid of my factory headlight on my 05 will allow me to run newer white factory plastics.
Today I decided to strip the quad down to drop the frame off at the powder coaters tomorrow morning. I am glad I did this because I found all the interesting idiotic stuff that the previous owner did not do. Considering the motor had problems due to oil issues I am not surprised of what I found.
While disassembling the quad I found many things not oiled, tightened properly, lock tighted for no reason and well just plain idiotic ****.
The front bushings on the Ishock A-arms were not greased so they were rusted. DO not ask me how in this weather we have out here. We dont get water. LOL. The front bumper was locktighted with RED lock tight. once again, why? The shock bolts were not tightened all the way and were lock tighted a few turns shy of bottoming out so the bold actually had back and forth play in it. One of the brake ferrels was cross threaded when put on causing this to need to be replaced.
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I was able to pick this ATV up for $1600. THe motor was blown an torn apart in a million pieces. I looked everything over and the tranny was fine but the crank, and top end would have to be replaced. The cylinder was even fine just needed a hone.
I talked with a buddy who builds CRF450s for a race team who also happens to work at Dasa. SO his knowledge on what I should do was good to have.
THe quad had an Ishock front end with A arms which is not something I would purchase to put on it if I was going to do a front end but I will be leaving it for the simple fact that it is on there. It also came with an FMF Full Factory 4 Ti exhaust with Power bomb header. I am selling this as I will be replacing the exhaust. It also had some nerf bars, swingarm skid and Pro Taper bars.
I am sure there are things I am not doing the way some of you would and am always open for ideas, opinions, and things that you would not do. Im open to everything.
The first misison in order was to get the motor back up and running. This ATV will see the dunes during dune season and make some runs out to the desert quite often as well. I want to build a little more power out of this quad but not over do it. The crank is being replaced with an OEM crank and all bearings and seals in the motor will be replaced as well. THe Piston is I beileve a 12.8:1 or 12.9 I cannot remember which. The Cam will be a Web Cam I believe is what they will be putting in it as well as valves and valve springs made of TI. The stock 04-05 Carb is junk and I have a 09 CRF carb being bored out by Dasa and will be backed by a Dasa intake. The Head will have a port job being finished off with a Dasa full exhaust.
While the motor was already out I decided I will be powdercoating the frame black. I am going to leave the swingarm silver and when I do bumpers and new nerfs they will be black as well. I am going to powder coat the hubs a flame red and run black wheels with white plastic and do custom graphics for my buddies race team. I was originally going to leave the factory headlight but I want to ditch the handlebar controls so I will throw that away and run some billet lights.
Correct me if I am wrong but getting rid of my factory headlight on my 05 will allow me to run newer white factory plastics.
Today I decided to strip the quad down to drop the frame off at the powder coaters tomorrow morning. I am glad I did this because I found all the interesting idiotic stuff that the previous owner did not do. Considering the motor had problems due to oil issues I am not surprised of what I found.
While disassembling the quad I found many things not oiled, tightened properly, lock tighted for no reason and well just plain idiotic ****.
The front bushings on the Ishock A-arms were not greased so they were rusted. DO not ask me how in this weather we have out here. We dont get water. LOL. The front bumper was locktighted with RED lock tight. once again, why? The shock bolts were not tightened all the way and were lock tighted a few turns shy of bottoming out so the bold actually had back and forth play in it. One of the brake ferrels was cross threaded when put on causing this to need to be replaced.
http://www.offtopic.forum/uploads/imported/2012/04/0211091641a-1.jpg
http://www.offtopic.forum/uploads/imported/2012/04/0211091641-1.jpg
http://www.offtopic.forum/uploads/imported/2012/04/IMG_9196-1.jpg
http://www.offtopic.forum/uploads/imported/2012/04/IMG_9197-1.jpg