LT-R450 "pro armor" nerfs on my blaster

[Awk08]

won these, brand new, bad boys last week for under half price...............
Pro Armor RACE NERF BARS W/FAT PEG LT-R450 06-09 : eBay Motors (item 330417063151 end time Mar-30-10 13:59:08 PDT)

the heelgaurds are huge, but gonna offer great protection, and the fat pegs are sick, with the inserts and upturned ends
got 'em sittin 1 rear bolt on my blaster, where the stock heelgaurds mounted
and see that i will need to cut out 5 inches of side rail (red markings), then i'm gonna get the correct size tubing inserted and rewelded
then the front mounting tab should line right up with the lower, rear a-arm bolt (green arrows), which looks to be it's original intention on the 450
i'll also have to have a correct size stem welded to my footpeg mount, for the pegs to slide onto and bolt as the originals did
i'll update this as i fab this week

 

[brandoz28]

cool stuff awk, i like those heel guards on there! that's a great price on those too

 

['blanshee'man]

good luck man I cant wait to see them on! but i personally wouldnt want to cut out the neft area that much. would it be possible to make it work but cutting up top somewhere?? idk just thinking aloud

 

[Awk08]

i looked long and hard all week at where to cut them, and the only place i have a straight cut area is where the nets are, thats the only place gonna allow me to put an insert for strength, i will end up with one cross net and still keep all 3 front to back nets, unless i can remonut 1 of the cross net mounts after rewelding it all??? i'm not really worried about the nets, i was lookin more for good heel protection and the fat pegs

 

['blanshee'man]

hmmm i was thinking if you cut it where it bends forward ( between the 2nd and 3rd) and continued that angle as long as desired then weld an angle so its straight and do the same to the other side. You can mount the new piece between the 1st and 2nd net hook ups (a similar way to Blastizzle). oh and dont forget tabs for U-bolt mounting. idk that would be my plan

 

[Awk08]

i followed bastizzles fab job closely, and that helped me decide to buy these, but these are different, and they already have a tab to mount to the lower a-arm bolt, no u-bolts needed,
i'll give your suggestions a good look tomorrow, but pretty sure i've got it figured out, 1 straight splice, only 1 weld, with a solid aluminum insert, the less i cut and weld, the less i mess up the powder coating

 

['blanshee'man]

oh it does? hmm well i can see why you want to do it that way (its easy and simple) but would just hate to see the net area be decreased so much. but you did say it was only the heel guard you were mostly interested in. So i can see where you are coming from.

lol you shoulda got these monsters!!!!
Suzuki LTR450 LTR 450 Pro Aluminum Nerfs Nerf Bars : eBay Motors (item 370347621063 end time May-09-10 12:05:30 PDT)

 

[Awk08]

/\/\/\/\ we got different tatses and needs, way too much net, and not near as much heelguard as the ones i got,
(remember... i almost got my foot ripped off last year at this time?) that wont be happening with these heelgaurds

 

['blanshee'man]

That is true i do like net area but the main attraction to my 660 nerfs was the heel guard. And yea i remember man lol, ive been there lol i got metal holding my foot together too.

But why take away from the net size when you dont have to? thats all im asking, and just offering my ideas

 

[kep3vin]

im looking at some trx450r's wonder if i can make them fit, guess ill have to find out

 

[blasterfreek30]

those are sweet nerfs man.....you will like those fat pegs, let us know how ya make out brotha

 

[Awk08]

found a dude that works on goverment projects here, we got a plant that makes armoured vehicles, i gotta get the 5 inches cut out and an inner tube for support and then he's gonna tig weld the splice for me, prolly this week

 

[MINIGfather]

sweet bro...so how did this turn out or still in the works??

 

[3 Wh33l3r Rid3r]

did you ever make anything outta these awk like to see some pics if ya got any updates

 

[Awk08]

i didnt fool with them anymore, gettin the boys build ready for the engine swap this week, went way further on it than i expected, once i put his in my bike it was almost to bare frame, so i cleaned/replaced every part on it, but i did find a dude who will tig weld the splice back together for me after i cut out the 5 inches, i also have to weld a tube to the peg bases for these to mount, they slip onto it, but look like they're gonna go right on after that
maybe next week???

 

[MINIGfather]

cool...looking forward to pics of the finished product...

 

[Blasterrider 48]

my neighbor works at my local shop and does a bunch of stuff like this. he usually cuts a couple inches out of teh bar and welds bak on the front. hes done it for a couple people i know. always turns out great

 

[darederek]

update??? 15 characters