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I would like to introduce AER. Automotive Engine Rebuilders is a new business partner with me.

Anyone who has my builds and my business I do not take this relationship lightly.

I have spoken...

Chime.....

I hope everyone's winter is going well....hope some riding in before the Big Meltdown....
I just bought this sled. It has a bad crank but the rest of the sled is in exceptional condition.

Jordan...

Looks like it was fun

Serfas padded handlebar ends:
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Maxxis Minion front and rear tires:
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Wippermann...

Shimano titanium 9sp rear freewheel:
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Titanium brake rotor bolts:
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Marin seat:...

HT pedals:
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Venso threadless headset:
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Pro adjustable steering stem:...

Shimano SuperGlide crank:
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I ditched the rims from above and good a good deal on wheels and a Manitou Sherman Firefly 130mm front fork from...

OK...so with a bunch of help from Woody. Here is the stuff that has been purchased but just waiting on delivery. The GT Sanction frame is bought as well as the following parts. Some of the parts...

I got a 2010 GT Sanction frame with a FOX DHX Air shock. I really didn't want an air shock. I wanted an oil filled shock with a spring in case it blows out.

Here is the new frame I am starting...

Adding HID headlights to all the sleds.

Building a new mountain bike. I got 2010 GT Sanction frame and starting from there. All the stuff is on order, just waiting for the stuff to come in to...

Once the retainer is installed, the bulb installs the same way a regular bulb installs:

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The...

Even with the relay installed on the battery, the signal voltage flucuates and sometimes activates the safety shut-off. I am working on a different type of relay setup to try to eliminate that...

Here is the second kit I am going to test out.

This is also a HI/LO kit, but it is all HID. The LO beam had the HID bulb in one position, and on HI it has a motor that pulls the bulb in.

The...

Here is the wiring involved with a HID conversion set-up:

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Here is the final assembly, and the LO beams on:
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As many of you know....I have done equipment comparisons in the past. I have done dyno runs with different pipes, different coatings on pipes, BB kits, etc.

I decided to do a comparison of...

Wait....I put a thread up for a trip out west (again)....everyone makes plans for the trip and no one let's me know????

I give up....I am out.

If we do a different weekend. I would be in. I couldn't get Sat off, calendar was full and no one would trade weekends with me.

Keep me up to date, give me a call if new plans.

I got this chain at an auction last summer. It was in a box I bought for a buck. LOL:

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This is how it will stow under the trailer:
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I got the ramp TIG'd and MIG'd. It is done up and almost ready to roll.

All I have left to do is rivet the runners in place and put the chain links on.

Here is the main ramp:
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I don't have a lot of VACA time left. I had to burn a bunch of it to keep caught up on the shock business.

If it is anything further than Laramie I am probably out. Anything much past 12-14...

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The Rim and Tire Combo:
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The Back:

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The Front:

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No worries.

With the weather at over 60* today. I got a chance to finish the decals on the trailer today. I also got the front sealed up.

Tomorrow I am off and will be getting the ramp all...

Thanks, but I am more the Blaster, than the masterr past...LOL

Sorry, a little Thunder Dome humor.

I got almost all of the decals on but the temp dropped and the wind is blowing about 40-50mph...