any one know if it is possible to put a late 80's 350d engine into a say a 95-2000 300 Fourtrax frame , I think the rear would work out , the front I don't know about , I realize that I would have to use the 350D wiring harness and electrical components
never heard of it attempted, i have seen fully welded hand built tube frames for 350D motors and suspension which is probably the easier way to go about it. its going to be a matter of if the motor mounts and shafts line up, and the other thing i could see being a problem is will the head clear the frame? thats a tough build if you ask me honestly.
Yes, but you need to mount a T case to it to get the front driveshaft over, and get the rotation correct for the front diff. It's been done, and it's easier to swap the cranks and switch the top ends IMO.
It is possible, Like mac said the t-case has to be rotated. I am in the process of building one and i cut the motor mounting peice of the 350 frame and combined it into a 300 frame. It is alot of work to do just the frame itself but its all about how much effort you want to put into it. It took me a total of about 12-13.5 hours to get the 2 frames cut apart and put together into one.
Thats why i used the bottom section of the 350 foreman frame and welded it into the 300 frame. Plus i would have to make 1 motor mount that way. Along with a 350 foreman swingarm and this huge u-joint set up i have on my blue 300 that looks like this. This joint is about 5/8-3/4 of a inch bigger than the stock u-joint. The only down side is i had to move the swing arm mount over .25 because it was way to big even with the external u-joint design.
Blue , nice looking work , is the bike up and running yet ------ your swing arm looks good but I would fear it isn't strong enough , I have broken the stock swing arms off the bike and was wondering how you sealed around the output shaft of the engine and the input of the final drive without the boot , the pinion seal alone wouldn't be enough to keep the dirt out for me
It is running, i havent been on a ride to try it out though, i think it should be strong enough and if its not then i will have to make it stronger. The differential is packed full of grease so it keeps the water out. The out put shaft on the motor has a seal, its not much different than the side shaft seal so im not worried about that really.
Another thing too is i based my swing arm off of one that i know worked the idea came from this one. If i ever get time i was planning on adding 1-2 more braces and then call it good until it breaks or doesnt.
Wow , that's looking bad to the bone , the paddle is about the biggest I ever seen , looks like a 300 end , but the center tube section looks either custom or you grinded on it
No, I think you are confused i didnt buy that 300 i built mine this is that 300.
This is mine
I still need to build a bracket to take up the sag from the front shocks being run at a steep angle.
I built the swing arm that i mentioned earlier because of the swing arm on the tan 300 and i had everything to do it.
Awesome , I like them both , the blue one is real easy on the eyes but I like the tan one better , building a big 300 is on my bucket list ------- what other sites do you go to for info on big builds? --- Highlifter's site use to be nice , had a lot of traffic for the mods I like to see , but since they came up with all the new rules and censorship to make it a Highlifter only sales site it seems to have destroyed the site and it is almost a ghost town
I made a facebook just for the honda 300 club. I used the highlifter forums for help most of which i tried to with old posts since hardly anyone is around anymore.
I have a 08 Honda Foreman 500 and I found a 08 Honda Rancher 420 for $500. Does any one know which parts are interchangeable or if it's worth buying as a spare parts bike?
I'm a surveyor and my quad is one of the primary ways I get around in the bush. I just came back from Fort McMurray (Alberta) on my last shift and we ran into some -46c temperatures. Needless to say starting my quad was challenging if not damn near impossible on some days.
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Well outlaws, the tear down has started !. removed the topend while the motor was still in the frame, as you can see, the piston died !..lol. cylinder was in pretty bad shape. i'd almost be willing to bet, by looking at the piston, that i've got a bent exhaust valve ?. have not tore the head...
I've been doing a lot of research about getting a Groundhog Max to do some small food plot work. Currently I have only the stock 3/4" hole receiver on my 2006 Rancher 350. The receiver kit that comes with the Groundhog is connected under the axle which would lose some clearance. Does anyone...
Hi all ! I just purchased a Green 1995 300 Fourtrax 4x4 and the rear end is in some really bad shape. I pulled it apart and the brake parts are all completely worn out as the bearing in the brake back plate was totally gone and the brake pads lost there mounting post as it was broke too. With...
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