Advice and Recommendations

I am starting my blaster rebuild, a little back story is my uncle purchased a 88 Blaster brand new and ice raced it in NY until 92. Then it sat and he moved to NC, but he has passed away and I received the quad from my aunt a couple years ago. Well I picked it up from my home in NY this past summer and brought it to where I am stationed now. The bike started and ran well, but I hated the TORS, oil injection system, and cable brakes that don't work. So being the old girl was old I decided to rip it apart and rebuild.
First step was rip it down to the frame and get it painted along with everything else. I am awaiting the return of the frame now.
Current Parts I have
TORS Elimination Kit
Oil injection block off
03+ Rear Carrier
Front hydraulic brake kit
Rear hydraulic brake kit (still using the floating disk until I decide on what axle I want to use)
Banshee rear hubs
Toomey Exhaust Kit
ALBA nerf bars
Heel guards (Raptor I believe)
O-ring chain and sprockets
All new chain sliders
Renthal Bars
Scott grips
Front fenders
Fuel Lines
Stainless Hardware
Carb rebuild kit
Rear fenders
Clutch cable (clutch looked and worked fine)
Parking brake cable (I plan to have the rear parking brake functional)
Suspension bushings
Axle bearings
Maxima foam air filter
Uni filter housing inserts
Boyesen power reeds
Fuel lines
Spark plug
Complete gasket kit
TRX250R rear shock

Still Needed
DWT Beadlocks
Tires...... Any recommendations
Front shocks (Looking at banshee or artic cat adjustables)

So I know to leak test and compression test the engine and I will get that accomplished when I can remount the engine in the frame, but from inspecting the inside of the engine the cylinder and piston are in excellent shape. All the gear lash patterns looked good while the engine was apart as well. I plan to ride a few tracks this summer and if anything happens to the motor a stroker kit will be installed.
I plan to post some pics once I get to the reassembly stage.

If anyone has some advice please throw it my way, this is my first Yamaha (I have to admit I am a Kawasaki guy). But I have been combing through this forum reading and making so many notes about what would be best for this quad and still reasonably affordable. I may just keep this to tool around on and pick up the new YFZ450R to race next season, I just want to get back used to riding after a few years away.

I am looking for some extended a-arms and wider axle. I am not sure it I really care to go longer on the swingarm and if I do it will be minor 1" or 2". Any a-arm recommendations? I will probably get some pics of the progress up this weekend. I also ran into some clutch engagement issues, but I just picked up a new Tusk rebuild kit and all new arms and the ball as well.

Any advice for a-arms would be great. ASR looks good, but the price is a bit steep.

Thanks for the info. Here are a couple pics of the started project

Here is how it is currently sitting.





Front shocks are going away along with the rear axle, and probably the stock width a-arms.

Thats the plan currently. I am still trying to locate some some shocks and research the a-arms I want.

Thanks. I am slowly working on it

I finally have some rims and tires mounted along with my steering stabilizer. Hopefully this week the wider rear axle will be here along with a couple clutch parts and my heel guards.

Not looking too bad for an 88'

Currently I am reusing the stock bumper. I have been eyeing a couple aluminum ones for the front and rear though.

So I am in need of some help for the next purchase. I am looking at extended a-arms, but should I go for long travel or standard. I don't plan on going LT in the rearend, so I feel like going that route in the front would be pointless. Also the quad is going to be used primarily on MX tracks. Thanks for the help.

Installed the banshee rear axle last night and now off to get some fuel. I may also be looking at a new yfz 450 r...