My custom hugger
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My custom hugger
Well this was my first attempt at fiberglassing. I had patched things before but never made something from scratch. I'm pretty happy with it. I used tinfoil as my mold for the shape. Talk about making things difficult but I couldn't come up with anything else. For the mounting holes I added washers in with the fiberglass to avoid cracking. I shaped it down, added some bondo and filler primer and then painted it with silver and a few coats of clear. All in all I'm excited to have a hugger that I made from hand. Total cost was about 10-15 bucks in materials and a few hours of my time. What do you guys think?
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"When some people cry, it's not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for far too long."
Re: My custom hugger
God that is a sexy custom hugger. No other FZR has one like it thats for sure. Oh and now I know who is going to help me fiberglass some parts for me 
Re: My custom hugger
looks good how is it mounting and to what?
93 Yamaha FZR 600 - Track Project
-in NOT AS MANY pieces for track, beater prep
SOLD
88 FZR1000, 90 FZR 1040, 03 Suzuki SV1000S, 06 R6 50th Anniversary
-in NOT AS MANY pieces for track, beater prep
SOLD
88 FZR1000, 90 FZR 1040, 03 Suzuki SV1000S, 06 R6 50th Anniversary
Re: My custom hugger
It's mounted to some square tube I welded onto the swingarm to look like a brace. It also allowed me to move the brake torque arm on it and keep the lines looking a bit better.haunter wrote:looks good how is it mounting and to what?
It's just screwed in with 3 4mm SS allen screws. I drilled and tapped the square tube. There isn't a lot of threads per screw but the hugger doesn't exactly need to be secured like fort knox.
Do YOU Scopper?
"When some people cry, it's not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for far too long."
Re: My custom hugger
thatkid wrote:It's mounted to some square tube I welded onto the swingarm to look like a brace. It also allowed me to move the brake torque arm on it and keep the lines looking a bit better.haunter wrote:looks good how is it mounting and to what?
It's just screwed in with 3 4mm SS allen screws. I drilled and tapped the square tube. There isn't a lot of threads per screw but the hugger doesn't exactly need to be secured like fort knox.
Upgrades:
- Barnett Clutch------------------------------------------R6 Blue Dots, Front Master Brake Cylinder+Reservoir
WP Adjustable Rear Shock----------------------------Vortex 520 Conversion with RK GB520GXW Chain
V&H Header (4-1)--------------------------------------Swingarm Spool Mounts
Cobra F1r Exhaust Can--------------------------------R6 Voltage Regulator
Flo-Commander with Remote-------------------------Custom Airtech Passenger Seat
Stage 7 Jet kit with Diffuser Caps--------------------Factory Pro Nickel Emulsion Tubes
Wiseco 630 Kit------------------------------------------Custom Frame Slider Mounts
Modking Hydraulic Clutch Kit--------------------------Hella Projection Headlight with Xentec HID Kit (H9 Bulb)
Modking Aluminum Radiator Overflow Bottle--------
Re: My custom hugger
You gotta go bring up bad memories do ya?? 
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"When some people cry, it's not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for far too long."