Abused Suzuki Quadzilla 500 restored after complete engine failure
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- Abused Suzuki Quadzilla 500 restored after complete engine failure
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Here is the full build video of the Quadzilla series I did. This really was a fun quad and I wish I had more content of it for you guys! The original series and full engine build video are linked below if you're interested in more details. Please leave a like if you enjoyed the video and consider subscribing for more content like this! You guys ROOOOCK!!! 🤘🤘🤘
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Here is the full build video of the Quadzilla series I did. This really was a fun quad and I wish I had more content of it for you guys! The original series and full engine build video are linked below if you're interested in more details. Please leave a like if you enjoyed the video and consider subscribing for more content like this! You guys ROOOOCK!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Step by Step Engine Build Video of this 500 - th-cam.com/video/AdnBYPCWSDc/w-d-xo.html
Original Series of the Quadzilla - bit.ly/3kV7mop
i would strengthen the cases with some JB weld in them voids! love how long the video are !
04-05 trx 450r next build!!!💥
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Great work! Thing looks sick… what was the build budget. Nice job..
@@gggracing113. thank you man! It was basically to do it as cheaply as possible but while also making it look much better and be solid. The plastics and tires were the most expensive things.
Glad that you’re taking the time to go back to the older videos and make one long video with each project. Appreciate the effort on the channel!
Thank you Jake, I'm glad you like the full build videos 🤘
Great build. I owned one of these for 2 years. Pro tip: when starting. Press kick lever all the way down slowly. No bounce. Bring back up. Go down ONE click. (Like 15 percent down u will feel it. If u miss this piston position, go back to the beginning.) Piston is now top dead center at the top. Least compression. Bring kick lever back up. Now kick! Braaapp
I was so happy when someone showed me this
@@waspworld9683 otherwise that kick back will get u.
Always put her to TDC before a kick
My 230 (with more compression and cam) threw me off the bike before. I weighed only about 125lbs and the kickstart lever went out away from the right side not straight forward or backwards. It did have a decompression lever which I had to use every time or no go. It would beat a 250 Mojave in a drag race
That’s the only way I kick always saw people doing it kicking big bore 2 strokes. Just kinda figured it out
Man when she fired up that two stroke sound was straight up music!!🔥
I have literally rebuilt, repaired, reinforced, and refurbished, hundreds of Quadzilla engines. Just a note for your viewers, it's never a good idea to use a screwdriver to split the cases unless you seriously know what you're doing. It's very easy to damage the mating surfaces of the crankcases.
As for the bearing boss (pocket) in the crankcase that doesn't have an insert in it, you really should remove the bearing and measure the condition and the fit with a dial bore gauge and micrometer. Even though it may appear to be tight, it may not be tight enough. A press fit of .0005" when the engine is cold is not tight enough and should be dealt with because the bearing will move.
Another thing about the crank bearings is that when the bearings start to get loose in the crankcase they actually move in the bearing pocket. Not spinning but a kind of rocking motion. They will actually move fast enough to generate extreme heat that will score the outside surfaces of the bearing's outer race and the surface of the bearing pocket in the crankcase. Even though the bearing to crankcase clearance may be loose the bearing will "feel" tight in the case. That's another reason to remove the crank bearings from the case and inspect them. I have seen that happen dozens of times and is something that MUST be addressed in any and every Quadzilla bottom end rebuild. When the bearing fit gets too loose I have seen it actually fracture the crankcase around the bearing pocket.
If anyone here has heard of Jerry Hall and his history with Quadzilla engines, I worked for him and was his engine rebuilder and machinist for 30 years until I moved out of state. Trust me when I tell you I know what I'm talking about. If you ever sent him an engine to repair between 1985 and 2015, I was the guy who rebuilt and/or did the machine work on it.
Hundreds? It was only made 4 years. So I doubt it.
@@TOMVUTHEPIMP Yes, LITERALLY HUNDREDS! I worked for lots of guys who did sand drag racing. Those engines required frequent rebuilds because they were heavily modified and stressed.
I rebuilt engines for people all over the country. Anyone who is a Quadzilla aficionado knows who Jerry Hall is and how much power he can get out of those engines. As a result we had a lot of engines shipped to us for mods and rebuilds. I did a lot (most) of the machine work for the modifications he did and still does as well as being his only engine rebuilder.
Any and all Quadzilla engines, or practically any other for that matter, that his shop rebuilt from the late 1980's up until 2015, I built. I also fabricated his custom exhaust pipes for the LT500's as well as Honda 250R's and a number of other 2 stroke models. I have rebuilt thousands of engines in my career. So yes, hundreds by no stretch of the word.
I'd use a fair bit more oil during assembly than our man Sabo does.
@@thumbody1 Mic drop!
Your doing great things for the sport quad community and sharing great knowledge and tips to help and guide new riders do some work on there own machine’s.
Thank you man, I'm glad I can help out 🤘
Isn't he though!!!!! Came to watch the full 400ex engine build and ended up staying and subscribing
I don't mean to HURT your FEELINGS but you are doing a GREAT JOB .
Why would a compliment hurt his feelings? 😂😂
I graduated in 1990. This was everyone’s dream quad. I remember hearing some parents saying no to buying one of these. I will own one someday.👊👍💪
That is a cool way of checking the squish with the head on. Never even thought of doing that. Always removed the head.
It is such a treat to see you young guys getting into deep mechanics, repair, design and fabrication! Plus, getting out in the dirt and enjoying this stuff. Gives me lots of hope this isn't a dying art!
No sir! Currently rebuilding my 2007 Honda crf230f! From the ground up! Bought it used
Nothing better than a day out in the woods ripping it up. That all we did as kids, and I'm getting back into it now that I'm established
Awesome project 🤩
Thank you brotha! 🤘🤘 I love your videos by the way
@@MichaelSabo Thank you Michael! 😊
Holy smokes....what a darn good blast from the past. Had 1 and a banshee for my Pismo days. I know I'm late, but awesome vid
Love to see older quads being restored an not crushed. Thanks for bringing it back to life.
Sweet build. I can remember skipping school and riding my Suzuki 185 quad runner down to Dick's Suzuki in Spokane Washington. They had the 230 quad sport and the 250 quad racer on the floor. He said oh you have to come see what's coming next week. A bunch of us rode down the next weekend and there was the 500 quad racer. Oh my gosh I drooled all over that thing. Im 57 now and I still want one. Some day one will be in my garage and I will look back on this video for ideas on how and what to do and go with. Great video and it sure took me back to some great memories thank you.
Love your content, Mike! I did settle back with a cold one and some popcorn and enjoyed every minute of this rebuild. The time, care and knowledge you have for these machines is quite admirable. Keep the vids coming because there's nothing this good on television.
Awesome compliment man! I'm glad you enjoyed it and much more to come 🤘
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I cried when the seat cover was changed to black
Love this! There is something profound with restoring stuff, whatever it is. I don´t know much about engines and have troubles putting a simple IKEA furniture together. Thank you for filming, narrating and explaining what you do. Thumbs up from Sweden!
One click past top dead center for the easiest starts. Great video. Thank you for showing love for a true vintage quad. Long live the QUADZILLA.
Haven't been on your channel for a while & you have come a long way improving your skills. Your friend is mad lucky to have you as a friend and quad expert. Awesome video of an insanely cool machine brought back to respectability. Thanks.
I really love watching you work! Did this when I was in my 20's! You make me wish I had never given it up.
Glad you're enjoying my videos Victor; it's never too late to get back into it!
500ccm two-stroke is kind of crazy 😍 great job!
Those bikes were and still are iconic. I had an 87 LT500 about 15 years ago and traded it for a mint, but run of the mill YZ 250. Still regret it to this day. What I'd give to have it back!
i liked the seat better blue and would've gone with blue grips to match!
your channel is great. i appreciate the effort of you always doing things RIGHT and improving where/when you can.
i wouldn't hesitate to buy a machine off you or bring you one.
god bless you Mike!
@Jim jibroni then have it made. i've had throttle jockey make blue seats for me for my CRFs to the exact specifications of Honda from the 80s CR bikes with original script; you'd never know it wasn't factory. they can make whatever you want.
My cousin had one. Did 90mph. Smokin fast. Nice vid, love the music selected.
Wish I'd never of sold mine. Best damn quad I've ever enjoyed riding
This is the quad that introduced me to your channel. Awesome quad🤘
Thank you for watching the original videos on this and for sticking around 🤘
The water squirting out of the motor right at you with slow mo and sound effects was perfect. loved it since it happens to us all on whatever were working on. My friend and I bought new 1988 Blasters and went all over michigan on them, some of the best years of my life. Wish you were around back then, broke a star gear I guess and paid to have it fixed. I know just enough to get into trouble. Subbed to your channel and looking forward to see what you get into next.
Thank you! welding and surfacing with a flat/surfacing stone and some sandpaper easy job without fancy facing machines! love the way you take it to a lower level complexity!
Man the first time you started that thing I was like whoa...monster.... reminds me of my dad's CR500. Its like a really sick bike and that knockoff carb running that well is impressive. Well done on this build. Always love your stuff keep it up.
It’s a hit or miss with aftermarket carbs. The one I have on my warrior is awful. But the aftermarket carb on my trx250r is phenomenal. I gotta find a decent brand for my warrior
Hey Sabo, there's a company called "Cratex" that makes rubber abrasives for dremel tools. I've use them for 20+ years to port and polish intakes, exhausts, clean up rough spots, they're VERY handy. They're different grits, the roughest go through aluminum fast but the finest grit basically polishes any metal. Kinda pricey but the first time you use them you'll forget the price.
@Jim jibroni like from Poland?
I had one. I dislocated my shoulder riding one. Hahaha. A lot of power and had a lot of fun on it. Will always remember this quad
Btw, Dad also had another awesome 2 stroke quad when he had the Quadzilla, a Honda 250R! Not sure the exact year but it too was super nice. This was in like 1990,or 91, so neither of them were very old! Great memories of my early childhood!
That was a nice repair on the cases. One of the challenges in welding these is that the castings are porous, so when the welding arc heats the base metal it brings out oil that's soaked into the pores and contaminates the weld. Looks like your buddy dealt with that pretty well, though - there's not a lot of porosity in the resulting weld, and nothing that's going to affect the bottom end working as it should. Nice job!
This need to be well sealed it a 2 stroke there pressure in the crankcase any leak will result in a weak engine and a blow transmission/clutch if fuel get in the oil
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Loving these videos, great job! Can't wait to see how the Raptor comes out!
Thank you conway! Raptor video will be out soon!!
Me and my younger brother owned two zilles when they first come out . Knothing at the pine barings could touch them speed and power wise. It was fun to watch you save a timless machine from the past. Brought back alot of good old memories. 👍👍👍👍
Jersey?
To get the dowel out, you take wet toilet paper and stuff in the hole as much as you can the take a wood dowel of tight fit to the inside of the dowel pin, then use a hammer an drive the wood dowel down, remove wood dowel and repack with wet toilet paper and repeat process till centering dowel is removed, works every time and no deformed part from tooling, hello from Alaska, I have the lt250 version of the quadzilla, I call it babyzilla, love the quadbike flys threw the air so level an wheels so smoothly, later bud, rubber side down and sideways 😀
Cool build bro 🔥 Seeing a Quadzilla brings back a lot of good memories. I had a 250R four wheeler with the 250R 3 wheeler motor all modded out FMF etc a buddy of mine got had a Quadzilla and we used to battle it out. He could get me on top end. He was set up for top end mine was set up for the track and tight trails and I'd make him eat my dust on track and trails. 😆🤣 Sadly he passed several years ago so every time I see a Quadzilla it makes me think of him and all the good times. Sorry for the long comment. lol I subscribed 👍✌️
They were an awesome machine but your are so right trail riding was a little tuff with that wide front end .I can't tell you how many times I ran into trees . Bent a few tie rods in those days. Lot of great memories and story i tell to this day.🍻
Sounds like a lot of fun making memories like that. I hope he rests in peace.
Those rims and tires are sick..im stoked on how this quad is coming along..great job Sabo like always..you kick ass dude..👍🤙🤘☠💀👊🍻
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The music alone made this more enjoyable to watch than most. Awesome job
Seeds in the air box actually help counter the carbon output of your motor. In fact, it does so much that they're better for the environment than an electric vehicle.
I never got to see one of these. Your in-depth technical dive into the rebuild was an awesome introduction to this beast machine’s legacy!
Lookin good Mike love the channel man keep it u0 you've helped me keep my head while being super sick
Thank you for the love brother, get better soon 👊💪
@@MichaelSabo thanks man
Man we love quadzillas right and also cool
im more of a car guy compared to bikes and quads but i truly enjoy these videos the attention to detail and quality of your work is amazing i respect the work you do to restore/rebuild bikes and atvs i learned new things from watching these video's
Quadzilla is a beast! Awesome build and just an awesome ATV! Love watching your builds!!
Im dying to see an ltr build bro no one does them and they’re the most iconic machines 😭
They really are badass machines; I will do one one of these days!
@@MichaelSabo they sure are, it’ll be such a good experience to build one of the fastest 450’s
Teaching me a lot with these videos man, especially the banshee ones. Keep up the good work bud.
Thank you man, I'm glad you can learn from them!
My dad had a quadzilla when I was a kid! Some of my earliest memories are of me riding in front of my dad through the Mojave desert in So Cal. I've been told that we'd be absolutely hauling ass through the sand and I would be laid over on top of the gas tank, sound asleep!!! (About 4 yrs old!) Man what I wouldn't give to still have that mean Machine!!!
Thats friggen beautiful.. Iconic machine.. thanks for taking us along Mike !
Mike I would love to see you buy your own Quadzilla and do A full restoration on it and do a build
Keep up the great work bro 🙏
I'd love to do this in the future! Thank you for the love man!
Great Video Mike!👍 I watched it from beginning to end. I always loved the Quadzilla…I would love to buy one & have a nut & bolt rebuild from the ground up done on it. Great machine & great job. Love ur feed by the way👍🤩
Keep ‘‘em coming👍
Thank you for watching the entire video man and I'm glad you enjoy me videos 🤘👊
@@MichaelSabo you’re very welcome, thanks for all your awesome attention to detail in your great builds👍
We used to call that die grinder bit the “bone biter bit”. Because if she bites you she’ll go straight down to the bone real quick.
My father owned one when I was a teenager and man it was a beast of a machine. I loved ever second of it when he'd let me go for a few rides in the sand with it.. I was always a dirt bike kinda guy until that thing came out to play.. now I love them all, even 3 wheelers too!
Hell yeah Mike! I think I honestly enjoyed this build better the second time around 👌🏼
Keep on killing it brother! 👊🏼
That's awesome to hear Jon! Thank you for watching and supporting 🤘
Great video! Would love to see you do a three wheeler at some point! Preferably a 250r! Keep up the great work, it's very time consuming to edit these videos! :D
Thank you man! I will definitely be doing a 3 wheeler at some point!
SO much nostalgia. That thing is a beast!!
Came across this video, brings back memories of the bike I let go when I was a young buc…Suzuki RGV500 gamma which was a 2 stroke 4 cylinder…I rode a quadzilla and the power band is no joke…your gonna have fun on this
Awesome vid Mike! Would love to see you restore a carb model yfz 450 in the future. There's a pretty good market for them right now at least in the southern ohio area. Been a sub for a long ass time but that would be icing on the cake 🤘
Logan, thank you for being a subscriber and for supporting for so long. I'd love to get my hands on an OG YFZ and do some work to it 🤘
Tig welding is definitely an art. I TIG weld steel and I am really good at it but I tried to tig weld the aluminum sub frame on my quad and it looked horrible, so for John being a new TIG welder he’s actually pretty good.
I agree, and especially because engine case aluminum is usually dirty/contaminated with oils deep in the pores.
@@MichaelSabo yup it so important to run scotch bright up and down your filler rod them lacquer thinner after that or whatever will get it really clean. Then do as much as you can to get the surface down to bare aluminum and clean that to. (don’t know if you knew that but I’m sure you cleaned it up good)
My Best Friend growing up, we rode bikes... Middle School his dad bought him a 84 yz80 and I had a 81 RM250... I was 6' my freshman year... his Dad picked up a brand new Suzuki 500 Quad.... it was a monster, he would never let us ride it... said he didn't want us to kill ourselves... Fun days for sure. thanks for posting.
Just a normal guy doing what he loves! Keep up the great work. Watched 2 videos and I'm hooked
Hey guys not going to be a performance build going to be a budget build. First part review is a performance aftermarket head and dome lmao
Lmao
Sick video, wondering where the 250r has been? I know it’s no longer a project but any rides planned for this year?
Thank you man! 250R is here! I will have some videos on it later this year for sure when I have it at the 250R Legends tour.
Great job. That thing is sick!!!! I remember when I was a kid seeing guys ripping on those. Made 13 year old me on my Honda 200X behave very humble
I love how much detail this guy puts in to his videos. Best bike vids I’ve seen yet
Brings back memories! Absolutely one for my favorites, it and the Tecate 4.
I gotta learn how to build and fix stuff like that. That’s amazing
love your video dude. I enjoyed the entire build. Jus so awesome to see you bring this machine back to life. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great throw back to my teens.
Thanks for sharing !!!
Another great MS masterpiece. Every time I see a new video I get very psyched. This was no exception. I have owned two LT250R's and always wished I had gotten a Quadzilla. Such a monster of a Quad. Those box shaped axle carriers were such a pain. After a while nothing would mine it in place. I cut it off and replaced it with a home-made circular version (just the outside. The bearing holder was purchased aftermarket). Worked like a charm. Just make sure the outer carrier holder is welded on straight! Mine was a little tweaked and sold it. lol. The older circular carriers with the offset axle holder were way better. Not sure why they changed it.
Awesome power. And he wasn't even whinding the gears.
You are Amazing!! I have built a lot of dirbike engines and Honda Fourtrax I can not believe how complicated the Quadzilla engine is.. Your Knowledge is Master level!
Good to see you reviving some historic pieces. I restore ATC' for fun myself trying to remember the fun we had out of the eighties and early nineties...
Finally a TH-cam vid I am excited to watch, ty pal for posting.
Totaled in my book, great save. Excellent video explaining many things.
That quad is a legend. Glad to see them kept alive.
loved watching you rebuild quadzilla brings back memories if my younger years
Hey brother it been over a year scence you did this build but you can tell the guy you helped out was a hard working blue collar guy and what you did for him was unbelievable, fact is guys like this deserved your help your a good man and win my subscription nice job well done! Its guys like you that help blue collar guys out that make this world go round!
Love watching you work. All the way from South Africa🇿🇦 I have a bombardier ds 650. Love it to bits. Yes they heavy and no reverse but tons of power and smooth suspension. Great channel love it
Youre a magician dude! NICE WORK!
I like how u give all the important details.thanks for the info
just followed you around 2hrs ago, watched a few videos one after another. now onto this one 💯🤜🤛👀
This was a really fun show, excellent work, thank you sir
Loved it loved it loved it!!!! Great content as always dude! Appreciate your work, time and effort 👌 💪 Keep it coming!! 👍👍😎
The sound is amazing.
Growing up my dad had a quadzilla and I remember my mom wanting to take me for a ride and my dad had his souped up a lot so high compression. Well his kicked in the opposite direction than this one and I remember seeing the kicker come back at her shin she said so many new words while she was flailing on the garage floor. I will always have that memory and forever cherish it lol
Nice video..I used to see these things ripping up the dirt tracks in my area when I used to ride in the early nineties..😍..love the nostalgia
randomly appeared in my recommended and boy the algorithms finally did there job. love the content brother. love the vids the raptor 700 is my favorite so far.
Good idea putting that bit in the dowel. Just went through removing removing dowels from a CR500 case and it was not fun. Was rusted right in.
Awesome ATV... My buddy had the 500 and I had the suzuki 250... loved riding both... thanks for bringing up the memories.... :)
Killing it with the videos mate, loved every minute of this one !
I had fun watching this build. great work bro
honest, informative, and entertaining stuff. great video
Love these builds, looks awesome now and that noise is addictive.
I had no idea that Quadzilla engine were counter balanced for engine vibration. Makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. Every Quadzilla I've rode I always thought it was weird how smoothe the vibration was on them, now I know why. That engine is pretty nice inside considering how gernaded the piston and sleeve was
This is one of the most nicest looking quads in my opinion
Feels good after all the hard work pays off 💪 I've built ten 2 smoker's my self and about 4 four-stroke bikes they're so much fun to work on
Never seen a quadzilla build before. Loved it.
man u did ur thing on that i wish i could bring my quad to you to get checked and helped you are a hell of a builder
u slayed it on that thing. i love that sweet sound of a 2 stroke rippin it! great rebuild. i would love to have a thing like that sitting in my garage.
I'm glad I have 3 of these!! 500cc stroke. Need anyone say more.....
Great work. Nice to see a proper repair. Like using a case spreader.
LOVE THIS QUAD!!!