Tommilicious Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 More progress today. Got the 98 all cleaned up and posted for sale. Then got to work on my 2000 build. Pulled the Tie-rods, exhaust, mounting brackets, & Airbox. Ordered the motion pro knuckle/ball joint removal tool from ebay for my a-arms/spindles but used the nut/hammer trick to get out the tie-rods free from the steering stem. Let some pb blaster soak in for 30 minutes and popped right down in a few whacks. Pics from today's doing's and wanted to show off my fancy organization of bolts from different areas of the quad. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebanshee98 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 have you rode the 98 piped bike yet? you might wanna exchange your stock pipes with the pro circuits! and jet accordingly. then sell the 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahl87banshee Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 If you want a set of cheap pipes, I have a set of the oldest style fmf pipes that they made for a banshee. Not even gold series. They are rough and have seen been days, but are wayyyyy better than stock. They aren't too good on the low end but have decent top end power. You could probably clean them up pretty good and paint them black if you wanted they aren't in to horrible of shape, just not pretty. If you are interested shoot me a pm. I'll give them to you for $10 plus shipping. In a better way of explaining it, pay shipping and pay gas for me to take them in for shipping. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 If you want a set of cheap pipes, I have a set of the oldest style fmf pipes that they made for a banshee. Not even gold series. They are rough and have seen been days, but are wayyyyy better than stock. They aren't too good on the low end but have decent top end power. You could probably clean them up pretty good and paint them black if you wanted they aren't in to horrible of shape, just not pretty. If you are interested shoot me a pm. I'll give them to you for $10 plus shipping. In a better way of explaining it, pay shipping and pay gas for me to take them in for shipping. Lol I know a guy that might take u up on that if this dude doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 @dahl 87 ill give them a shot thanks man!! Whats your paypal? Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Little more done tonight. Pulled the rear wiring off, removed the carbs (man is the TORS a pita/waste of space) and removed stator cover. Parts area is growing, need more space or less toys in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahl87banshee Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm not 100% if they fit an a arm bike. They are really old pipes. But for $10 lol. If he doesn't buy them ill get ahold of you Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Okay the last few days has been real grunt work on this machine. Cleaning misc parts. Biggest task done was removing tors completely, putting die-electric grease on ALL connections, and re-wrapping all major wiring in new electrical tape. Then went to town on stock exhaust for cleaning, prepping, and painting. Well worth the effort. Re-positioned the quad and cleaned the floor and layed new cardboard. I went to town on the frame prepping it for primer and paint (hopefully tomorrow...) Lastly, started covering the few things (front brakes, motor, and some electrical) that i'm going to be leaving on the frame while I paint it. Remember I'm not building a garage queen, show bike, or bike that will win enter any races haha. Gonna give the stock exhaust some seat time before I move onto performance mods. I guess i'm one of the few people who still enjoys the power and ride of a "stock" banshee. Updated pics as of Saturday, July 14th Muffler and mid pipe done Exhaust Header done CDI cleaned & new electrical tape Quad moved & garage organized/cleaned Parts pile is still growing! Prepping for primer & paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahl87banshee Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Still have them fmf pipes boxed up if your interested. Shees looking great though. Good luck with the rest of the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Update as of July 23rd. Been doing lot's of little misc things. Replacing things here and there, painting things here and there. Today I finally got the frame painted! I also stored the GTO back at my dad's house and got the garage re-arranged and ready for full assembly. I also bought some parts for my winter (banshee) build (Wheels/tires & full FMF exhaust). Frame fully prepped and ready for primer 2 Coats of Primer 2 Coats of metallic silver. Pretty much the "stock" frame color. Redid front headlights, shocks, airbox, a-arms, & brake/sprocket rotors Rearranged garage and parts No more crowded space to work in Few more days of finishing odds and ends and it's ready for full assembly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 July 26th update. Assembly has begun! Still a few parts to touch up and finish but I couldn't resist getting it going! Really thankful I have a clymers manual. Some of the suspension and linkage would be tricky without detailed write up and pictures.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 That banshee is lucky it found such a good home! You've done an excellent job bringing it back to life, looks great. On a side note, how do you like that floor epoxy in your garage? I love the clean look it adds, I'm still renting so I haven't broken down and done it here yet but I'd like to do that as soon as I settle on a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 That banshee is lucky it found such a good home! You've done an excellent job bringing it back to life, looks great. On a side note, how do you like that floor epoxy in your garage? I love the clean look it adds, I'm still renting so I haven't broken down and done it here yet but I'd like to do that as soon as I settle on a place. Thanks man, appreciate it. This has been a great experience so far. This is my 7th banshee and I've never worked on one of them like this one. The floor is new this year. Did the kit from Sherwin Williams (Shield Crete) with the top clear coat finish. I prepped the crap out of the floor. It was pretty bad before. I also did the trim and walls while I had the garage clear. It's amazing how much of a difference the floor and fresh paint makes. I get tons of compliments. You really have to prep the floor. I did a floor cleaner/etcher/degreaser like 4 or 5 times with scrubbing after soaking, I then powerwashed the floors to rinse the cleaner away. It was a good 2 week project with all the stuff I had to move in and out. It helped that I had a enclosed trailer and basement to put all the stuff in. In total it cost me about $400 in supplies but I had a nice $300 2700 psi pressure washer already.. I did get a professional quote to get the floor done and it was right around $2k. Said no thanks Here's before and after... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommilicious Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Finished the build today. Quad started right up in 2 kicks after rolling it out of the garage. Need to do a little fine tuning with the new tors delete. Pretty happy with my new look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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