I went out for a nice ride after I finished swapping a Predator 212 onto my mini bike and ended up shredding my shoe on the exposed clutch.. no bueno.
I looked a little bit online for a clutch cover but I didn't see anything that I really liked the look or the price of, so I thought what the heck I'll make one myself, I mean how hard can it be..
I started by running to Fleet Farm and picking up a 6"x18" piece of 16ga sheet metal for around $8
Next I did some thinking and some measuring and got the pattern I wanted. I just cut it out with and angle grinder and smoothed the edges with a bench grinder.
After I got the front plate cut out I cut some more strips out of the sheet and bent them into 5 mounting tabs. The tabs hold the plate 2 3/4" away from the side of the engine which leaves just enough room for the clutch bolt.
Here was a quick mock up.
I used a paper template to get the mounting holes lined up and I marked them and drilled them out. I rounded the tabs off with the bench grinder. Then I brought it to a friends shop to get welded up.
I sanded it down and hit it with some matte black paint on the inside and some truck bed liner on the outside.
Let it cure overnight and then bolted it up! I think it turned out terrific! Especially considering I'm just a kid who is completely self taught and I do not have the best of tools.
Let me know if you have any questions, tips, or constructive criticisms! My only complaint with it is that it's a royal pain to get on and off, so whenever I'll be building another one for my man JJsiahmoto I'll just bolt the tabs to the plate instead of welding them. That should make it easier to get on and it will be way easier to just take off the plate from the brackets if you need to service the clutch. Total cost with the sheet metal and the bolts was only about $16.
I looked a little bit online for a clutch cover but I didn't see anything that I really liked the look or the price of, so I thought what the heck I'll make one myself, I mean how hard can it be..
I started by running to Fleet Farm and picking up a 6"x18" piece of 16ga sheet metal for around $8
Next I did some thinking and some measuring and got the pattern I wanted. I just cut it out with and angle grinder and smoothed the edges with a bench grinder.
After I got the front plate cut out I cut some more strips out of the sheet and bent them into 5 mounting tabs. The tabs hold the plate 2 3/4" away from the side of the engine which leaves just enough room for the clutch bolt.
Here was a quick mock up.
I used a paper template to get the mounting holes lined up and I marked them and drilled them out. I rounded the tabs off with the bench grinder. Then I brought it to a friends shop to get welded up.
I sanded it down and hit it with some matte black paint on the inside and some truck bed liner on the outside.
Let it cure overnight and then bolted it up! I think it turned out terrific! Especially considering I'm just a kid who is completely self taught and I do not have the best of tools.
Let me know if you have any questions, tips, or constructive criticisms! My only complaint with it is that it's a royal pain to get on and off, so whenever I'll be building another one for my man JJsiahmoto I'll just bolt the tabs to the plate instead of welding them. That should make it easier to get on and it will be way easier to just take off the plate from the brackets if you need to service the clutch. Total cost with the sheet metal and the bolts was only about $16.
