found another blaster

[Surfrjag]

i posted an ad on craiglist and found this blaster. i was able to pick it up yesterday about 40 min drive from the house. he only wanted a couple hundred bucks for it so i figured i would go take a look at it. It came with a rusty lookin toomy exhaust and a blown up motor. luckily the cases, tires, and brakes seem to be in good shape. i am buying a crank from sicivic and possibly putting the spare 240 topend i have on the bike. here are a couple pics for now.

 

[2smoker85]

good save, that thing is hurtin bad!! wow, i smell a longrod build??

 

[mmajay]

Like you need more parts or another one,lol Throw your money at the shee and you wont regret it.

 

[Drifz1]

looks like mothers is gonna get some use lol ,nice find man

 

[caseywoods5]

nice find! and it looks identical to the one my cousin has, same filter without airbox lid even lol.

 

[99LRDblaster]

Must have been stored outside. Great buy though. That looks like an 01 or 02?

 

[Surfrjag]

its an 02, but no longrod build for this bike. its a budged build! the shee will be getting some love next time i come home for sure! does look like its been stored outside but a little tlc and it will be a decent bike i hope...

 

[xKroniK13x]

Can't beat that! I wanna see a transformation! I:I

 

[Surfrjag]

i was thinking of putting this in full rebuilds but im not going to change out EVERYTHING so its not a full rebuild... mainly the motor and possibly a 400 rear shock along with plastics and the handlebars gotta go.. i cant wait to clean that pipe up, i hope it shines when i get done with the wire brush

 

[Surfrjag]

carnage pic! this is what happens when you dont properly install a c clip in the piston

Nice!

 

[Beaster_blaster]

i was thinking of putting this in full rebuilds but im not going to change out EVERYTHING so its not a full rebuild... mainly the motor and possibly a 400 rear shock along with plastics and the handlebars gotta go.. i cant wait to clean that pipe up, i hope it shines when i get done with the wire brush

nice find, sucks the toomey got rusty but if you want a good unscratched finish go for the green scotch brite pads and some CLR to remove rust. and a good wet polish after to bring out the shine.

oh and did you say you posted on craigslist looking for a blaster or did you catch one of them "Im cleaning my garage and this is taking up to much space, I dont know whats wrong but im sick of trying to figure it out." kind of buys

 

[Surfrjag]

im going to hit it with a wire wheel first to see how it turns out. i posted an ad looking for a broke down banshee/blaster and if they wanted help i could fix it or just buy it.

 

[99LRDblaster]

im going to hit it with a wire wheel first to see how it turns out. i posted an ad looking for a broke down banshee/blaster and if they wanted help i could fix it or just buy it.

Not a bad idea. I have thought about doing the same thing lately. Even if you resell it dirt cheap, it's still very profitable for a couple days worth of work.

 

[Surfrjag]

i found some time to do a little home porting. nothing major or perfect but was fun to play around with.

next comes cleaning the toomey exhaust... i keep putting it off because its rusted pretty good.

 

[JonS]

wow, that jug took a beating from teh wrist pin. hope you have enough life left in it to re-bore it.

 

[hudack]

you did a damn good job bro have some green!!

 

[Surfrjag]

thanks hudack!

I been doing a bit of work on this bike today and yesterday, i was able to mod the head (kinda) and hopefully i didnt screw it up.. haha this is a pic before i smoothed everything out i forgot to take another before installing it.

and i wire wheeled the exhaust some, didnt spend too much time on it but it looks waaay better than before.

 

[blasterbuddy200]

nice job dude, you braught that toomey back to life!! have some green

 

[blasterfreek30]

looks alot better jags, nice job

 

[Surfrjag]

thanks fellas! i should have it running today. ill get a short vid of it and a pic of the motor together.