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gordon fabrications · Senior Member

I don't know if i deserve to post in the custom builders section?

jgmood050 · .

dude you got a big ass shop

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

the shop looks like a tornado hit it but i painted everything last night so i'm putting it all back together today so i should have some pics up tomorrow of it all together.

pondhopper1 · Headcutters DADDY

Did you get it together yet?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

Yeap its all together but the honda shop left out a gasket that i needed so i didn't get to to put the motor back in so i didn't want to post any pics of it on bare frame. Have you heard anything from extreme brakes yet.

jgmood050 · .

so i guess that mean you got it apart?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

Yea i got it done they didn't send me the gasket on the back of the motor so i'm waiting on that. I got the gear reduction in and new shaft so i'm just waiting on that.

jgmood050 · .

cool then no probs with any thing falling out?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

nope it all went smooth. I have the lift panted and bolted up so i'm just waiting on the gasket and some axles which could be a while turner doesn't give those things away.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

Its coming along i'm just waiting on turner to get me some axles.

jgmood050 · .

your shops starting to look like mine Adam.....

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

It's getting a little cluttered but i did a little cleaning up before i left so its all nice and shinny now.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

turner finally sent me my front axles and the cups for the rear to measure for the bars. So I should have it done in the next the week or so.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

So i finally got a little time off of work and i'm trying to get the bugs worked out of this thing. I should have it done in a week or so if i don't have to go back to work. I have the motor and everything back in it now i'm just working through some small stuff.

Badforeman475 · Delta Custom Atv's

looking good I hope to have all of my stuff for my bike soon

jgmood050 · .

looks good

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

thanks guys this was my first project this extensive. I've have learned alot about building one off parts and realizing that you have to do it a couple times to get things right. I'm ready to be done with it thats for sure. The next one will be alot easier though.

gshaw · Veteran Member

yea man i know how you feel mines been giving me hell w/ squaring up things and getting everything right this is my first time building something like this but not the last kinda learned a few techniques to make next time a lil easier but gotta finish this first i wanted to put some pics up but cant figure out how yall are doing it

jgmood050 · .

just click on reply then

youll see a pic of a tree on the right side of the screen
click on it then go to photo buket and copy the ulr of the pic you want and
paste it into the box that appears

or
click on attach image beside the submit post button
this way doesnt use photobucket.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

so i finally caught a break from work and got the thing done. I got to go riding for a couple of hours and didn't have any problems. I do have a small problem with the rear tires pointing in when you get on it but there fine with out a load so i think i'm just going to put some spring spacers and hope for the best. Other than it'll eat like a fat woman at churchs.

jgmood050 · .

man that is good to see Adam
let me know when i need to come down and stress test it......

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

I worked it over pretty good the other day cause i'm going to have repaint a few things and i didn't have anything break, I was pretty surprised.

Bizanitch · Member

It looks great. Awesome job.

WONKA · Member

so how lond did it end up taking you start to finish?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

about 6 months but i was working 7 12's for about 3 months of that time. I could do it in a couple of weeks if i didn't have to work though unfortunately parts aren't free so i got to go make a dollar.

Alan D. · Member

what angle are you running your CVs at?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

39-40 degrees in the last picture i didn't have the spring spacers on and it was sitting a little low i need to put up a new pic

Alan D. · Member

What did you use for your ball joints on the upper a-arms? reason im asking is that I'm building a 12 inch lift for my foreman 400. I made the lower left a-arm yesterday. but im not sure what to do with the upper arms since they have the ball joints. I thought about cutting the factory arms right at the balljoints and using them. but I would rather have new ones since the factory ones have been there since 1995.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

You have to take some plate to a machine shop and get them to cut you a whole the same as the hole on the stock a-arm so you can press the ball joint into it. It will look the same way as the stock one

Alan D. · Member

hey thanks for the pic. and info. but I didnt know you could get ball joints for the foreman. in my manual i have I was looking on how to replace the balljoint and said that I have to get a new upper A-arm. now the book is older so maybe thats why.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

It has a retaining ring on the top that you have to have to take off and then you can beat out the ones you already have. I used a big socket and put it in a vise, you might have to add a little heat but i didn't have any problems with mine.

Alan D. · Member

oh ok. yea I saw the retaining ring and I figured there was some way to replace them but my manual said to get a new a-arm. so can you just go to the honda dealer and buy new balljoints?

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

thats it you might want to check on line i think i found them for like 15 bucks.

Alan D. · Member

oh ok thanks for all the info man. Im getting pretty excited about this lift. I was checking out the first arm I made today. and this thing is going to be huge compared to all my friends bikes. im going to have to get bigger tires. I have 28 mudzillas but I think i want to get 29.5x12s all the way around.

gordon fabrications · Senior Member

might as well go with 31s i used to think they were monsters until i put them on my bike now they look small cause there is so much space between the fender well. Then you realize there big when you pull up next to some 27s.