my fj1200t turbo bike build

[giantkiller]

I'm just collecting all the parts. Right now. Still haven't gotten the turbo parts back from ceramic coater.

[giantkiller]

Mostly just been working OT. So I could get most of the parts gathered up for this build. But it's finally warmed up so. I started. Cut the seat pan. Going to shorten the tail section about 3". Will probably use about an 1" of gel on the bottom and 1/4" on the front. And build the back up with foam like the Corbin gunfighter. This isn't going to be a bike I'm going to ride any distance. Just going to cover short distances realllyy fast!!! So this will drop my 257lb center of gravity lower on the bike. And keep me locked in.

[giantkiller]

Next cut tail frame.. If I ever have a day off.
Progress is going to be slow but will keep posting.

[giantkiller]

Well I cut the tail frame and fabbed up a gusset. Put a piece of fj handle bar tube (perfect fit) inside the upper tubes of the tail frame. And made a cap for the end of the cutoff tube.Then welded it up. (My welds look terrible but are solid)

[giantkiller]

I put the 2 pieces of the seat pan on the shortened tail frame. Hooked the front in and snapped the rear section in the seat latches. Clamped them down at the seam. Then plastic welded them together. Sent the pan and a tail cowl to KnoPlace upholstery. Told them I wanted it as low as possible and wanted it to look like a gunfighter. With a gel padding

[giantkiller]

The turbo pieces all ceramic coated satin black. Don't have the heat Shields on they are ceramic coated satin black also.

[TexasDave]

Looks good Dan. Nice job routing all the pipes.  Dave

[aviationfred]

Dan,

Those photos should be in the NSFW section......Pure FJ porn....

Can't wait to see the turbo FJ at a rally


Fred

[TexasDave]

Sorry Fred the only thing you will see is the rear tire vanishing outta sight!       Dave

[FJmonkey]

That seat looks it needs some small downward facing hooks on the rear to catch ones leathers in the event you slide up during a full power scoot event. Looking great Dan. Kookaloo with Boost....

[giantkiller]

Hey Dave I didn't build the Turbo. I got it off fleabay. A guy had it made by RB Racing for his 89 fj back in 89. And never got around to putting it on. He said he got caught up in a Lamborghini build. And never got around to putting it on. Then sold the fj. He said he was cleaning out the shop and found it in the box under a bench. He wanted the $2800 he paid for it back in 89. I bid $1500 for it and won. It's complete down to the jetting for the flatslide. Paper work says it's good for around 200 hp on stock motor and pump gas.
Of course pump gas in 89 was probably alot better than we have now. I've got a boost controler/gauge/wideband afr so should be able to fine tune it. Ceramic coating and turbo blanket should help with the heat. Working on putting a small oil cooler in the chin fairing, for the Turbo. Was going to try plumbing it inline with the rpm cooler. But Randy suggested running it off one of the oil galley plugs through the cooler and directly to the Turbo. Much simpler. And he said its filtered oil with higher pressure than the cooler circuit.

I was going to try and build the 1380 motor for it. But I think I'll just use the stock 87 motor I have. It only had 865 miles on it. When it got crashed it was a demo. With Randy's undercut transmission of course

Then after the Turbo doesn't scare me anymore. I'll build the 1380. With Turbo pistons. So I can pump up the boost. Next winter.

Yah Fred if I don't do the 1380. And I can stop coming up with new ideas for it I'm hoping to get it done before the Colorado rally.

[giantkiller]

Cut down the side plates. Going to blast them. And then paint them satin black. Have to make a bracket to mount the brake master cylinder to the subframe for the tail. Have to make room for the R1 Swingarm. Besides there's definitely not going to be any passengers on this bike.