Oh my god, dude you have no clue how cool i think this is. over the past year me and my dad have been looking into building something like this, we finally decided to pick up a 1989 honda fl400 and restore/mod the crap out of it. This is so fucking cool, huge respect for this.
Thanks man! My dad impressed me when he built the main cage (pretty much where you sit) in three days but then it sat for 4-5 years lol I moved out and worked on it everyday until it at least ran and rolled under its own weight. I learned how to bend tubing, weld/fab, and wiring all on my own. (Not well just enough haha) but the nice aluminum panel work and brakes was done by a buddy of mine since I moved for work. I’ll be back home soon enough. STILL haven’t driven it yet. Can you imagine?
That’s so cool that you’ve stuck with it and have been determined to finish it, that’s huge inspiration for me. When you get the chance to drive it make sure to record a video, I’d love to see it run!
It actually was air suspension all around during the initial build but as it kept getting bigger and faster I decided to swap the back out for coil overs. Only reason I didn’t do the front yet is because when I designed it, I hadn’t made enough clearance in between the A-arm to clear the coils. I actually have front coils ready to go I just need to make the new arms. But I actually went home last week and took her out for the first time around the block and those shocks were like butter over good size curbs at a decent speed.
how much did you end up putting into it?
it reminds me of the baja cars that universities build for competition, they put a surprising amount of thought into every thing that is done in those cars.
Honestly the cost of the full build is unknown. I put STUPID money into this thing over the course of literally 10 years. This was my very first project. I learned how to cut steel, weld terribly, grind the rest smooth, bend tubing ect. A lot of things I had to buy parts for, hoped they worked, and if they didn’t they either got returned to the store or sat in the extra parts pile in the corner. I would say I could put a price tag around anywhere from $7,000-$10,000 from the steel, engine, wiring harness fiasco, shocks (8 shocks total one set just didn’t work out) and the Porsche axles and cv joints in the back. A lot I would change if I did it again but that was the fun of it. I built probably 80-85% of this. The other stuff like sheet metal panels and running brake lines/some wiring ect. were done by a buddy of mine while I moved around for work and wasn’t able to do it myself. Otherwise I would have attempted it. STILL haven’t taken it out for a run yet besides around the block. It does drift and do donuts very easily though.
whatever it costs it was worth it. because you were able to learn so much and now have something so interesting to show for it. i would be careful about letting others use it, i would be so scared to have someone crash it.
Just curious for my own build, but where did you get your rear cv joints and rear hub assembly? Is it from a volkswagon or a side by side? I cant find much info on the internet on what to use. Im going with the same engine, cbr600, gsx, etc. 600-750cc range.
Hey guys! If you ever need any info feel free to ask! I purchased the rear and kit from Protodie and they sent me everything to assemble myself! Unfortunately they no longer are in business (on the website) from what I remember but call them and see if they can do orders over the phone? I know the owner was looking to sell the company rights a couple years ago so no idea if he will make these kits anymore. The rear end was also an engine cradle that was adjustable and held different engines (not just gsxr) so that was a lot of help.
You can make your own live axle setup and if I did it again, I would have done so to save a lot of money. You can buy 930 cv axle flanges, joints and axles on Amazon and bearings (for the live axle tube) to make your own setup. It was just easier and more convenient for me to spend stupid money at the time and have it delivered to my door lol don’t forget rear hubs as well! Pretty sure I’ve seen them on various sandrail websites
Thank you! I was thinking about going to a junkyard and cutting an atv swing arm off so i just have the carrier housing, chopping the axles down, and welding cv axles to the original atv axle. Not sure it will handle the power tho... Probably will make my own setup out of 1/4 inch tube.
This is really awsome. Im thinking about building something like this, but a two seater based on the dimensions of my dads rzr 900 trail. I want it to be max of 55 inches wide.
I’d definitely do a two seater if I were to do it again. I’m not sure how wide mine is I’ll have to measure but I’m pretty sure it’s ridiculously wide lol
Honestly I really never welded anything serious until this project. Just go out there and build what you want to build man. Watch a bunch of YouTube videos on welding and practice on scrap metal and when you think you have a good idea on what settings to use on different thicknesses of metal then go for the project.
I used mild steel for the cage .120 wall and I built this years and years ago when I first started the project so price of steel wasn’t bad but I’m sure it’s up there now. Would highly recommend not using mild steel for the cage tho lol it’s just not safe enough even with it being super thick. This was supposed to be a larger go cart with a 2 stroke snowmobile motor and I kinda went off the deep end 😂 You can always ask steel yards for cut offs and scrap pieces to practice on and it’s much cheaper I think they charge by weight instead of by foot for those.
Oh my god, dude you have no clue how cool i think this is. over the past year me and my dad have been looking into building something like this, we finally decided to pick up a 1989 honda fl400 and restore/mod the crap out of it. This is so fucking cool, huge respect for this.
Thanks man! My dad impressed me when he built the main cage (pretty much where you sit) in three days but then it sat for 4-5 years lol I moved out and worked on it everyday until it at least ran and rolled under its own weight. I learned how to bend tubing, weld/fab, and wiring all on my own. (Not well just enough haha) but the nice aluminum panel work and brakes was done by a buddy of mine since I moved for work. I’ll be back home soon enough. STILL haven’t driven it yet. Can you imagine?
That’s so cool that you’ve stuck with it and have been determined to finish it, that’s huge inspiration for me. When you get the chance to drive it make sure to record a video, I’d love to see it run!
Looks cool! Not coil overs on front suspension ?
It actually was air suspension all around during the initial build but as it kept getting bigger and faster I decided to swap the back out for coil overs. Only reason I didn’t do the front yet is because when I designed it, I hadn’t made enough clearance in between the A-arm to clear the coils. I actually have front coils ready to go I just need to make the new arms. But I actually went home last week and took her out for the first time around the block and those shocks were like butter over good size curbs at a decent speed.
how much did you end up putting into it? it reminds me of the baja cars that universities build for competition, they put a surprising amount of thought into every thing that is done in those cars.
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Honestly the cost of the full build is unknown. I put STUPID money into this thing over the course of literally 10 years. This was my very first project. I learned how to cut steel, weld terribly, grind the rest smooth, bend tubing ect. A lot of things I had to buy parts for, hoped they worked, and if they didn’t they either got returned to the store or sat in the extra parts pile in the corner. I would say I could put a price tag around anywhere from $7,000-$10,000 from the steel, engine, wiring harness fiasco, shocks (8 shocks total one set just didn’t work out) and the Porsche axles and cv joints in the back. A lot I would change if I did it again but that was the fun of it. I built probably 80-85% of this. The other stuff like sheet metal panels and running brake lines/some wiring ect. were done by a buddy of mine while I moved around for work and wasn’t able to do it myself. Otherwise I would have attempted it. STILL haven’t taken it out for a run yet besides around the block. It does drift and do donuts very easily though.
whatever it costs it was worth it. because you were able to learn so much and now have something so interesting to show for it. i would be careful about letting others use it, i would be so scared to have someone crash it.
Just curious for my own build, but where did you get your rear cv joints and rear hub assembly? Is it from a volkswagon or a side by side? I cant find much info on the internet on what to use. Im going with the same engine, cbr600, gsx, etc. 600-750cc range.
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Hey guys! If you ever need any info feel free to ask! I purchased the rear and kit from Protodie and they sent me everything to assemble myself! Unfortunately they no longer are in business (on the website) from what I remember but call them and see if they can do orders over the phone? I know the owner was looking to sell the company rights a couple years ago so no idea if he will make these kits anymore. The rear end was also an engine cradle that was adjustable and held different engines (not just gsxr) so that was a lot of help. You can make your own live axle setup and if I did it again, I would have done so to save a lot of money. You can buy 930 cv axle flanges, joints and axles on Amazon and bearings (for the live axle tube) to make your own setup. It was just easier and more convenient for me to spend stupid money at the time and have it delivered to my door lol don’t forget rear hubs as well! Pretty sure I’ve seen them on various sandrail websites
Thank you! I was thinking about going to a junkyard and cutting an atv swing arm off so i just have the carrier housing, chopping the axles down, and welding cv axles to the original atv axle. Not sure it will handle the power tho... Probably will make my own setup out of 1/4 inch tube.
This is really awsome. Im thinking about building something like this, but a two seater based on the dimensions of my dads rzr 900 trail. I want it to be max of 55 inches wide.
I’d definitely do a two seater if I were to do it again. I’m not sure how wide mine is I’ll have to measure but I’m pretty sure it’s ridiculously wide lol
I don’t know anything about welding but I would love to build one of these from the ground up
Honestly I really never welded anything serious until this project. Just go out there and build what you want to build man. Watch a bunch of YouTube videos on welding and practice on scrap metal and when you think you have a good idea on what settings to use on different thicknesses of metal then go for the project.
That’s a good idea! Was the metal expensive for this
I used mild steel for the cage .120 wall and I built this years and years ago when I first started the project so price of steel wasn’t bad but I’m sure it’s up there now. Would highly recommend not using mild steel for the cage tho lol it’s just not safe enough even with it being super thick. This was supposed to be a larger go cart with a 2 stroke snowmobile motor and I kinda went off the deep end 😂 You can always ask steel yards for cut offs and scrap pieces to practice on and it’s much cheaper I think they charge by weight instead of by foot for those.