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Technical Section => Complete Rebuilds => Topic started by: supdve on January 23, 2011, 06:08:05 PM

Title: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on January 23, 2011, 06:08:05 PM

Here we go again starting with a before pic of my 78 husqvarna 390 cr

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/Iphone026.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on January 23, 2011, 06:09:07 PM

disassembly

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/002-4.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on January 23, 2011, 06:09:48 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/004-4.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on January 23, 2011, 06:11:14 PM

Full disassembly ;D
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/007-6.jpg) ;D


Frame painted you guessed it BLACK and motor installed

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/006-6.jpg)

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/014-3.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Fritz on January 25, 2011, 11:27:17 AM

Looking forward to this one...Have to say that it is one of my favorite dirt shredders...Will need to keep an eye out for another one....

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:09:37 PM

I found a set of Fox shocks from an Arctic Cat but they were only 14.5 inches so I had to lengthen them to 17 inches

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/003-5.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:14:53 PM

Cut eyes off  the bottom of the
Fox shocks and cut a 2.5 inch section off the old shocks and welded them to the Fox shocks

 (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/004-5.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:16:04 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/006-5.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:16:51 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/007-7.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:20:20 PM

Just need to make a coller to cover the section welded together to have more of a factory look.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/009-7.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:21:09 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/008-7.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:22:03 PM

See how the bottom needs a little attention still but they look good on the ole Husky ;D




(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/011-3.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:24:42 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/010-6.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 03, 2011, 10:25:35 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/013-4.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Donovan on February 04, 2011, 12:15:46 PM

Great pics, I liked your idea for the shocks.  Much more reasonable considering the cost of new ones.

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Rusty Bucket on February 04, 2011, 07:02:58 PM

Hmm;  the Sportster needs unusually long shocks for a streetbike (14"-14 1/2")  I wonder if this strategy could be employed there.  I'd rather change the mounts, but they are already pretty goofy on the swingarm end, and making a tower to allow a regular-length shock is not going to improve things in the looks dept.   Sometimes the eye ends unthread from the rod, I wonder if I could find a set I could replace with longer pieces...
  Excellent bodge, Dave.

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 06, 2011, 10:28:32 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/53efba36.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Fritz on February 07, 2011, 11:14:35 PM

Hey...what did you do to make the light shine on it like that..

Wow...isn't anyone else working on a project to show this winter? Or ..is it just the HEROS

(http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/ironpan65/Club%20Pics/P1264627.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 13, 2011, 04:42:41 PM

Do you know Black Betty?

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/BlackBetty003.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 13, 2011, 04:46:53 PM

Bam a lam
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/BlackBetty019.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 13, 2011, 04:48:00 PM

(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/BlackBetty017.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 13, 2011, 04:52:21 PM

Have some parts ordered from Arizona new cables,seat cover,engine decal.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/supdve/BlackBetty011.jpg)

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Rusty Bucket on February 13, 2011, 08:29:58 PM

Looks awesome;  really tough.  Not for the weak of constitution or stumpy of leg...

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: supdve on February 13, 2011, 08:52:59 PM

Thanks Russ I think the front forks are weak though :-\

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Hans on February 13, 2011, 10:00:23 PM

That's ok, ride it like it was meant to and the front doesn't touch the ground much.

Title: Re: 1978 husky 390cr
Post by: Dennis on April 08, 2011, 11:02:26 AM

That turned out awesome.