1987 trx350D foreman 4x4

[shadetree 5,969]

well outlaws, it did not take long for me to round up another trx350D !, 1987 trx350D foreman 4x4, got local a few towns over, needs a few things ( like my touch !..lol ), gotta get a c.d.i. , fuel pump, sending unit ( sigh )..thats high dollar !, maybe a fan control unit ?, battery, ignition switch ( has one on it..but looks china ?..lol ), and no telling what else its gonna take to get this back to new shape ?, guy said he'd buy it back after i got it fixed, and looking like the '88 trx350D ?!..LOL. i said..sure..but it wont be for what i paid you for it !!!!!..lol. one piece its missing that matters ?..THE LEFT SIDE COVER !..GRRRRRR...LOL. here she is right after i unloaded her out of my truck.

[bcsman 1,405]

that doesnt look too bad, much better than some you hauled off the truck....

[shadetree 5,969]

1 hour ago, bcsman said:

that doesnt look too bad, much better than some you hauled off the truck....

your right, considering i've brought worse home , i think i did pretty good !.

[Fishfiles 20,147]

Nice start 

[shadetree 5,969]

8 minutes ago, Fishfiles said:

Nice start 

thanks !, she's rough around the edges ?, nothing i cant fix !..lol.

[shadetree 5,969]

got some oem parts ordered, some nos from ebay, and some from partzilla. parts on the way: new oem fuel pump ( oem ), new grips ( oem ), new fuel cut-off relay ( oem ), new c.d.i. ( oem ) all from partzilla. new ( nos oem ) fuel sending unit from ebay. for now, all i like is the left side kick panel ( red )...lol ..anyone got a spare ?..lol.

[shadetree 5,969]

just came in from my shop, rolled the ole girl in, removed the front fender, pulled the c.d.i. , heated it with my heat gun, got on, kicked her over with spark plug laying on top of engine, seen spark !, hmmm, put spark plug in, gave her a short burst of starting fluid, she took a bit, noticed i had to take the decompression cable off the exhaust valve, after a few kicks over, IT FIRED UP AND RAN FOR A SEC OR TWO !!. soo..tells me the c.d.i.  was indeed bad !. i could see the swell on the rubber on the c.d.i. already before i heated it with my heat gun, this told me the circuit board on the c.d.i. was headed to the grave. but it did run !. i sure hope ya'll ain't in no hurry to see this look new ?, this will be a complete tear down to frame. i think i scored pretty good on this buy 🙂

[Goober 1,555]

Great find! It is missing a few common but expensive pieces. That plastic oughta clean up real nice.

oohi see an oil leak let’s hope it’s just a missing valve adjustment cover.

 

[shadetree 5,969]

5 hours ago, Goober said:

Great find! It is missing a few common but expensive pieces. That plastic oughta clean up real nice.

oohi see an oil leak let’s hope it’s just a missing valve adjustment cover.

 

haha..either the rocker shaft o ring is bad ?, or valve adjustment cap o-ring is bad ?, or..leaking rocker box ?, dont know yet, have not got that far yet..lol. i did however !!!!, round up a pump bracket, pump rubber holder, trunk, solenoid/fuse holder, dash, and..wait for it...A LEFT SIDE COVER !!!!!, all from my honey hole ( my buds place )..hehe..saved me a ton of money today.

[shadetree 5,969]

just snagged a used ignition switch, THE CORRECT IGNITION SWITCH !!!, comes with the dash, indicator lights, one key, more than what i wanted to pay for it ?, but it is the correct ignition switch !. don't need the dash, dash lights, just the key, got a very nice dash already.

[shadetree 5,969]

some tear down pics so far. cam chain is good, piston looks good so far, have not pulled cylinder yet, and checked rings in cylinder though ?. had one long bolt on rocker box side give me trouble getting out, finally got it out without breaking it down off in the head !.

[Goober 1,555]

Looks great. Quite a bit a dirt but not that much rust huh? You got the fan and steering shaft out; bearings to grease?

[shadetree 5,969]

3 hours ago, Goober said:

Looks great. Quite a bit a dirt but not that much rust huh? You got the fan and steering shaft out; bearings to grease?

steering shaft and fan is out, have not looked at the steering shaft bearing yet, nor checked fan to see if it runs ?.

[_Wilson_™ 6,592]

just.... a question... what did this hack power ? I've seen some hacks in my time... but this one ?? it sure is ashamed ... a person would hack one these classic girls up.. 

Edited April 29, 2020 by _Wilson_™

[shadetree 5,969]

3 minutes ago, _Wilson_™ said:

just.... a question... what did this hack power ? I've seen some hacks in my time... but this one ?? it sure ashamed ... a person would hack one these classic girls up.. 

lol, i agree, that switch was used to turn the fan on, instead of them fixing it the correct way !..lol.

[shadetree 5,969]

just placed an order for a few parts, ordered starter valve ( choke enrichment set ), handle bar end caps, air filter, rear carrier swing arm bushings and rubber tie downs, front steering knuckle parts, steering shaft bushing. still need to order a shindy carb rebuild kit, and i'm sure a few other parts will be needed as i tear it down more.

[Fishfiles 20,147]

Wow , a lamp switch on an ATV , that's a first for me !!!  

 

 

[jeepwm69 7,721]

LOL.  I have one of those wired onto my sprayer on my old JD lawn tractor.

 

What was even better was the light switch wired into the ignition of my neighbor's 350 Rancher when he bought it.  Like a wall light switch.  LOL 

 

I would have thought it was stolen except the guy had a title for it.

[Goober 1,555]

here’s some Foreman porn for ya

 

[shadetree 5,969]

13 minutes ago, Goober said:

here’s some Foreman porn for ya

 

when i'm done with this one, it will look ALMOST LIKE THIS ONE ^^^..LOL.

[shadetree 5,969]

just now placed an order from rocky mountain atv for a set of std piston rings, rod seem ok, piston is ok, just gonna hone it, slap new rings in it, then let-r-rip !.

[shadetree 5,969]

just came in from shop, spent about 3-4 hours ripping this project all the way down to the frame, i'm tired, called it a night. here's a few tear down pics.

[shadetree 5,969]

update: got the frame all power washed, here's a couple pic's of a clean frame !.

[Fishfiles 20,147]

Here's a frame up pic that we were talking about 

[shadetree 5,969]

update: was tearing rear diff down yesterday/lastnight, left rear axle hub bearings and oil seal were shot, hub is great, axle is great, ring and pinion gear is great, brake side is great as well !. been doing painting and more cleaning today, got the first coat of gloss black on the frame. made a trip to wally world ( was not looking forward to that trip ! ) , stocked up on 10 cans of black gloss, 4 cans of easy off oven cleaner, i took some before and after pics of the rear brake parts, cleaned them, then used my bench grinder with the wire wheel to polish those parts up, ya'll decide for yourself if you think the easy off works ?, it works for me !. i got a few parts on order, those will be awhile before they show up, no rush at least, taking my time, tearing down, inspecting, picking through the dirty parts, and cleaning them as i go. enjoy the atv porn !.