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Author: | odysseyPete [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
well I'm almost done thought i'd post some updates. sadly my old pc hard drive failed and I lost my restore pictures before i could upload to photobucket. started out as this it does look ok, but looks can be deceiving. lets see first off list of bad/missing stuff. gears in the reduction unit were put in wrong all bad rusted bearings everywhere no fuel filter or check valve bad fuel lines no exhaust gaskets no rubber pull start tube rusted rims, cheaply painted over leaked air and filled with slime :( no kill switch no brakes e-brake and disc bad coil and condensor bad shocks bad fuel pump diaphram bad drive belt no spark arrestor no 4 point harness bent and bad tie rods/ends cracked front fenders no headlight rat nest for wiring job no air filter that's all I can think of at the moment. so here is the 95% finished project. like I said lost my pictures, makes me mad. anyways, I will post more pics when I get time to finish this odyssey. so I could not get the roll cage off for the life of me, hence the over spray on the front bumper, that I will touch up later. I have replaced everything bad/missing on my list. Pete. |
Author: | hoser [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Nice work! |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Thanks its been a fun project. also forgot to add I put 1987 Trx 250r front hubs on and 1+4 offset rims, gave me about 2-2 1/2 inches wider in the front, and 1993-05 trx 400ex-450r rear hubs also added about 3 inches wider to the rear. rides so much better and does not buck up hardly anymore when turning. getting close to needing another one to restore. |
Author: | stix [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:47 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Excellent! |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
thanks, glad you guys liked it. |
Author: | stix [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
odysseyPete wrote: thanks, glad you guys liked it. Nice to see you went with Honda RED |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
yeah i got a 300ex, 500 rubicon, 650 rincon and my yellow odyssey stuck out like a sore thumb ha. |
Author: | PilotLoG0403 [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:25 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Looks Great, hang onto that Time for a fl350 |
Author: | bugeye59 [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Good job bloke! I think most of us have a soft spot (shutup Nuke) for the ol FL250. It's what most of us started with,and thought they were just the Duck's Nuts. THEN came the FL350.............not long after the FL400........and then......and then Sled Pilots,Drakarts yadda yadda. DOES it EVER end??? But as everyone with a heartbeat knows...ya just never forget ya first one huh? |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:05 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
thanks again, i wish there was a fl350 project around my area, they all seem to be ready to ride around 2700-3500 atm. and yes the fl250 is a gateway buggy haha. i got mine from a military guy about 30 said he had it for 15 years. bent the axle and got a new one and chain for gear box and never got the gears right inside the reduction box. it was garaged the whole time and had no rust besides the bad bearings and rims, for 500$ with a title seemed good to me. |
Author: | rarerat [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:07 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Nice job, it looks great. |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:23 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
thanks man, i should have more pictures up soon with the seat done and hopefully my head light shows up by then. |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
got the wiring finished up, no headlight yet. got the seat on. got the new belt on. took it for a ride around the neighborhood to break the belt in. got a few kinks to figure out: after letting off the throttle seems to idle high for a few secends then goes back to normal. what could cuase this? pulls to the right, tie rod adjust or air pressure is off. havent looked yet. i sprayed the clutch with lube like an idiot so it smoked for a bit. im gonna clean with break clean. what do you guys recommend for clutch lube? rear breaks are sticky, but other then that it was a blast to ride. vintage spark arrestor sti rear beadlock rims 9" on 450r trx hubs front douglas rims 10" on trx 250r hubs new belt dayco hp that's all the progress and troubles i found today, Pete. |
Author: | B S [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
Buy some comet clutch lube Comes in a can about $20 per can Can you run brakes on the front with the trx250 spindles? |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:18 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
well i took the discs off mine, but im sure with these 10" rims there would be room for the front calipers. it would take some fab work i'm sure. |
Author: | odysseyPete [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Pete's fl250 1979 restore project |
think im going to get new cables, is odd atv the only guy the sells them? are they junk? Pete |
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