XT600 Engine in an XT350 frame?

**elv73** · #1 4th August 2009

Hi guys, I currently have a 1996 XT600e that has previously been used as a field bike and the frame has had a few very bad repairs done to it so im looking for a replacement frame but am having major problems finding one (plenty of older 1vj's etc but cant find any oil in frame models) so was wondering if the 3TB engine would fit straight into an XT350 frame to give me another option to look for?

**wolfzero** · #2 4th August 2009

the 600 motor is a lot taller and the swingarm and pivot is different on the 350 so short answer is no

**Lamin Sambou** · #3 4th August 2009

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Originally Posted by elv73

so im looking for a replacement frame but am having major problems finding one (plenty of older 1vj's etc but cant find any oil in frame models)

why not use an older frame and just plumb in the oil tank rather than using oil in frame.

**elv73** · #4 5th August 2009

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Originally Posted by Lamin Sambou

why not use an older frame and just plumb in the oil tank rather than using oil in frame.

I had thought about that but was sure I had read on here that there were other problems with trying to put a newer motor into an older frame?

Would I just be able to swap everything over from the 4PT frame e.g forks, swingarm etc?

If its just a straight swap with a case of having to plumb a new oil tank in then ill hapilly go for that option but just want to be sure that im not going to have to do any major fabrication to make the swap before I go and buy a 1vj frame?

**Lamin Sambou** · #5 5th August 2009

have a look at this, 3TB motor into 1VJ frame

www.xt600.de

**elv73** · #6 5th August 2009

Thats excellent, thanks very much

. Just need to get it translated into english now, babelfish here I come!!