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Just had my dad pick up parts from the machine shop!! Should have them in my hands by Monday or Tuesday!

Garrett

That's very very local to me if anyone want help I can probably go look at them in person.

Way to much money Jim!!!

Ported by Glyn Laraway with his pipes. Head o ringed and machined by Ron running 34mm flatslides. Engine completely gone through cases painted all stock hardware stripped and replated. Everything powder coated. Fz600 swing arm with stock wheels. Fresh paint. It's was so beautiful and wicked fast. Smoked a 421 setup that's my buddy's. Miss the bike but have 3 now.

Sub panel now has power and now welder has power!
Still trying to get things straightened out though and finish up existing engine work. So hopefully I'm welding next week.

Garrett

Thanks for all the words guys!! I'm hoping life slows down a bit. I have almost spent the last 5 years and every dime I had fixing my last house always fitting big things with it. New house is much newer and I pray way less maintenance for more family time and shop time. I'll keep you guys in the loop.

Garrett

A small update. I have since moved and had baby girl number 2! New place is turning out to be awesome! I'm in process to get my sub panel in the garage for power for the tig welder. Spigot pieces are at the machine shop to be machined hopefully next week and enough to build 15 sets of pipes. I also just got some silencers in for mock up and silencer flanges. It took 4 days to get parts from japan. Is fedex. I'm still on the fence for price though. So I'm thinking right around $650-675 with silencers plus shipping.

Pics to come. But the ball is definitely rolling now.

Garrett

I would think you would just tighten it up to the wheel. It's not a huge gap.

Garrett

Where abouts do you live? I'm in Vancouver wa just above Portland.

Garrett

small update. I have the flanges done. Unable to do the aluminum due to price but have done nicely lasered ones now out of 3/8 mild steel.

But right now I'm in the process of moving do it's going to take time. This will be my biggest priority once moved.

Garrett

Thanks for the awesome words Jim! Was a lot of fun helping you guys out and a great feeling with the first (race) engine out the door with such great success! Very exciting for me.

Post up some videos so we can here it sing it's song!

Garrett

Your killing me with that cheap eBay boost bottle!! Come on Jim!

Actually the piece with the o ring grooves is not bad price wise even with a lower quantity of 20.

Yes I see how loomas does it but that sealing actually sucks. Owned a few sets and his flanges suck. I wanted to do better than that. I'll get some more picture up tomorrow for what I came up with.

Garrett

So I got my quote back and I was pretty blown away at cost. It was going to be $385 per set in machined parts. That's a total of 10 machined pieces per set of pipes. I have decided to use the burned flanges and a piece of 1-1/2 od tubing. The pieces welded on to the pipe will still be machined and seal with o rings. The tubing is surprisingly round and with work fine as well as be substantially cheaper. I believe it will still tied a high quality pipe at an affordable cost. Still shooting for 599-649 range.

Garrett

Nice!
What kind of powerband is to be expected on a non-ported 350?  Power dropping off before any major mayhem occurs?

I ran these pipes on a stock ported 350 with cut heads and 30mmcarbs and had A solid 5500-9500 power band.

Garrett

Thanks Jim. I'm probably the most computer illiterate young person you'll ever meet. Anyway here's what I have been up to.

Garrett