KX Guru Racing KtX500e Kawakaze electric start KX500 & KTM Chassis

Post by **Sandblaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:56 pm

Ok... Finally, it's ready for some touch up welds, then off to sandblast, and finally Powder coat..
Unimpressive to say the least but it's a big step forward..

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Post by **Sandblaster** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:53 pm

It's time to start working on the rear brake caliper..
Here is what I am starting with..
The goal is to get rid of all the casting flaws, markings, logos, ect.

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Post by **Sandblaster** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:23 am

Not completely done... but you can get the idea..

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Post by **Sandblaster** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:06 pm

Back from Powder coating..

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Post by **Sandblaster** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:07 pm

Upper mounts are done..

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Post by **Sandblaster** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:26 am

This cylinder was beat...bad...
It was sleeved and whoever did it had the sleeve badly misaligned not only vertically but also on the radius

Because it was in such bad condition and I really don't like sleeves I never thought I would be using it.
But, I have some test I want to do and if I jack this cylinder up I don't really care...
Ok... I do care but not as much as some of the nicer cylinder I have

Before..

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Before we sent it out to have it bored and decked we did a rough bore and then did some preliminary port work.
Then we sent it to Tom Morgan Racing to have it final bored and decked...
Tom does very nice work.
I have not checked the bore yet but I'm sure it will mic out perfectly... or close enough for this cylinder

After