Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Here are some pics with the engine in it!




Monday, December 6, 2010

Finally a real update!




Well we're starting to come along nicely now. I have a rear end installed and actually have the motor in!!!! This is really starting to look a lot more like a drag buggy than an Odyssey :D

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Video

Here's a short video description of what I'm planning. I'm open to any suggestions.

Do you think this will make my odyssey faster?!

Well things are coming along nicely so far, I've done some work today, mostly just moving the odyssey in the garage...
You can see my YZ490 and my Super Magna in the background.

It took some work but I got the swing arm off and realized the motor won't fit without some serious frame fabrication.... sounds like fun :)

Yeah, doesn't fit from that angle either...

So, I had to cut off more of the rear end :D

Now all I have to do is make the rear frame, weld the motor in and hook up the controls.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Sold My Spares

Well, I sold my spare parts today for $220. I came out $20 ahead of where I started with the engine, so that was nice! iPhone 4 here I come! Gonna clean out the garage this weekend and set up the FL to remove the rear end and start the fabrication of the rear part of the frame. I also think I have a lead on some square tubing for the rear end so that's good! I'll keep you updated as it comes along!

Friday, June 4, 2010

Concept pics

Here are a few concept pictures of what I'm planning for the rear frame.

In this picture, the arrows at top is where the rear sub frame would connect to the stock frame. The two horizontal frame braces in the middle is where the GPZ 750 frame will be welded on, providing the engine mounts. The engine will be mounted in such a way that the sprockets on the engine and on the rear axel are lined up.


Here is a very poor quality rendering of what I expect the rear end to look like without the engine in place, and with the roll bar installed.


I will probably need to weld a few more cross members to the frame to support the additional ~70 horses.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Concept/Welding

I haven't really explained my concept yet, so here goes:
I'm going to use the stock frame from the GPZ to make the motor mounts for the Odyssey. I cut the frame of the GPZ right above the motor mounts, and I'm going to weld the part of the frame still attached to the GPZ to a custom platform I'm going to make on the Odyssey.
I'm going to remove all of the framework from the odyssey starting just behind the seat. For now I'm going to weld a solid rear end (no suspension) to the back of the odyssey that will be both the engine mount and and the "swing arm". I'm going to mount a rear hub either from an atc or quad on to the back of the rear end with a sprocket that will match the chain size with the one on the GPZ.

I will then redo the roll cage using a similar design to the one that is on it currently, just wider and longer to accomidate the larger engine.

This should really test my welding skill which I have little of. So far I have only welded a seat bracket for my car and a welding cart, both of which have held up very well. Here are some pics of the welding cart, and the welder I will be using to do the job.

Here is a link to Sears for the welder I'm using: www.sears.com
I made the welding cart out of an old shopping cart that was rotting a way in a field near my house.

The shopping cart had no information on who it belonged to on it so I figure there was no harm in using it (the basket was also broken in a few places)

Gutting the GPZ-750

Well here we go!

I had to suspend it from the roof to center it on the motorcycle jack, this pic was taken after I got most of the front end and body work off

Here is what's left of the frame after I removed the engine.
With this pic you should be able to see what part of the frame is left attached to the engine



Here is a pic of the rear of the engine, after it had been removed.
Here it is from the side. The wiring harness stayed intact, and the engine did not need to be touched to remove it. So I got that going for me, which is nice.

Well here we go!

The Donor

Here is the donor, a 1983 Kawasaki GPZ 750 with 5 gears and 93 BHP it should be just enough to get her moving!

Picked this up from my friends dad for a whopping $200. Engine runs like a dream, everything else is crap. Presumably enough DMV back fees to make my wallet kick my ass, fortunately I won't be visiting the DMV for this one!

Paint!

Well, here she is with some paint. My little blue dune buggy... Also removed the ugly tape around the roll cage!

At the bottom of the page is the official theme song of the Fl-750 project!

A New Seat

So, I found me a seat on the cheap, the seat is actually a video game chair that I modified to fit in the FL250.

First pics of the FL250

Here are the first pics of the 1980 FL250 I bought in Santa Nella California for $475. It came with the engine and rear end from a ATC200, and was in pretty rough shape. The plan: to swap a new engine and rear end, plus an all around restore/customization, to make a beast for the dunes.
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