Alright, I have pretty much chosen a 300ex chassis for my build, I would also like any input on this. I havn't purchased this frame yet because I can't talk the guy lower than $200 for this chassis.
This is what I plan on doing:
I pretty much want the front end and plastics of this quad. I figure if I cut this frame in roughly the same areas on both frames that I could weld them together. This way I don't have to worry about Engine+transmission mounts, CVT alignment, and swingarm alignment. Polaris uses a square frame that is a little beefier than this honda 300ex frame but the problem with the Polaris frame is that the front end is really heavy and there is a lot of metal that is not needed on the top all the way back to the grab bar. More specifically I have the 4x4 a-arms, the beefed up 4x4 front end (minus the 4x4 parts), and the macphurson heavy duty struts. I also have 12" steel wheels with 25" tires up front, and 10" steel rear wheels with 25" tires in back, they are both knobby mud tires. There is a lot of weight that I need to get rid of and I believe moving to this 300ex chassis is my answer.
Taking this quad out of the 500-600lb range and sticking it in the 350-450lb range would be a huge improvement. Also the polaris bike is really top heavy and can't go into the turns like a blaster, hoping to improve there as well.
I would like your opinions on whether or not $200 is a good deal for this chassis, the fella says he wants his money out of the rear tires and won't go lower than $200 but I am not even going to use the rear swingarm or tires.
Currently my quad weighs so much that even with around 63 crank horse, Nathan (N8tsNastyBlasty) is keeping up with me (one to two quad lengths behind me), after talking with Gabe (Rubbersalt), he believes with just a little more porting and a custom out of frame pipe I would be in the 70+ crank horse range. I figure if I can hit 70 at the crank, that should equal 56rwhp (20% loss through cvt) and at 400lb's the bike should have a power to weight ratio of 0.14 which is faster than a stock 500 quadzilla.
Also I should throw this out there, the polaris width is 46" or 47" and the 300ex width is 43.5" which means I need extended a-arms.
I would really like this question answered asap (is $200 a good price for this scrap?) I love my 12" of ground clearance but I would be happier with more handling and less weight.
Thanks guys!
This is what I plan on doing:
I pretty much want the front end and plastics of this quad. I figure if I cut this frame in roughly the same areas on both frames that I could weld them together. This way I don't have to worry about Engine+transmission mounts, CVT alignment, and swingarm alignment. Polaris uses a square frame that is a little beefier than this honda 300ex frame but the problem with the Polaris frame is that the front end is really heavy and there is a lot of metal that is not needed on the top all the way back to the grab bar. More specifically I have the 4x4 a-arms, the beefed up 4x4 front end (minus the 4x4 parts), and the macphurson heavy duty struts. I also have 12" steel wheels with 25" tires up front, and 10" steel rear wheels with 25" tires in back, they are both knobby mud tires. There is a lot of weight that I need to get rid of and I believe moving to this 300ex chassis is my answer.
Taking this quad out of the 500-600lb range and sticking it in the 350-450lb range would be a huge improvement. Also the polaris bike is really top heavy and can't go into the turns like a blaster, hoping to improve there as well.
I would like your opinions on whether or not $200 is a good deal for this chassis, the fella says he wants his money out of the rear tires and won't go lower than $200 but I am not even going to use the rear swingarm or tires.
Currently my quad weighs so much that even with around 63 crank horse, Nathan (N8tsNastyBlasty) is keeping up with me (one to two quad lengths behind me), after talking with Gabe (Rubbersalt), he believes with just a little more porting and a custom out of frame pipe I would be in the 70+ crank horse range. I figure if I can hit 70 at the crank, that should equal 56rwhp (20% loss through cvt) and at 400lb's the bike should have a power to weight ratio of 0.14 which is faster than a stock 500 quadzilla.
Also I should throw this out there, the polaris width is 46" or 47" and the 300ex width is 43.5" which means I need extended a-arms.
I would really like this question answered asap (is $200 a good price for this scrap?) I love my 12" of ground clearance but I would be happier with more handling and less weight.
Thanks guys!
