New Project - SPAWN

[Maize]

I wasn't going to post this, but it is getting kind of fun. So those who blasted me before...forget about it.....

On July 16, I picked up the chassis for my new mountain sled. I am really only interested in the bulkhead and NUN from this unit. I will, again, be bending up my own tunnel for this project.

Here is the chassis I got today:



Here is the brand new take-off 08 XP 154" Hillclimb skid. It comes with rail reinforcements and a custom piggyback shock. I will be changning out the front shock for one from a REV. That will give about 1" more height to the front of the skid. The shock is about 3/8 longer on the older REV's.








I also just purchased an RTI extended chaincase. So...once the summer fixer-uppers are done. I get to start on this new project.

This is going to have a ton of stuff from sponsors, RPM Composites, HP Graphics, Big John, Dynamoe Joe, West Coast Customs and whole slew of others.

[Maize]

I am not quite sure what motor it will have yet. Looking at a Big John 840BB, or a Ski-Doo Race Dept 951...not sure what route to go yet.

I do have the chaincase on the way. Here is the new RSI (not in my sled. LOL)




Here is the new track I scored on July 20.. I had to go to another site. But I wanted a Polaris Series 5.1 163" X 15" X 2.4"

Here is the track I just purchased from SW. (again not on my sled)

[Maize]

On July 25th, I picked up my front shock springs. Titanium springs from Shaw @ Al's Snowmobile.



I also picked up the black side panels, console and trunk from a Dootalk member, MXZDrew.

I also got a nice custom vented dash pod from Dootalk member Skidoo_03, but bought from SnoWest.

[Maize]

Jeff Aiello (Team Summit and the Elevation videos) got me in contact with Sean at West Coast Customs. Once the shop opens back up, I will be a dealer for their light weight control arms.

I just got a set for my new project. I am getting them in raw steel so I can have them powder coated. The are adjustable from 39-41", give you 10* tighter turns and are about 10lbs lighter than the stock ones. Here is a picture of the new arms:

[Maize]

I forgot. Yesterday I spoke with Raphi at RPM Composites. He is going to be working on a new one-off custom skid plate in blue.

Casey at HP Wraps is going to tweak my other wrap a bit and make it in blue.

Once I get those items in hand, I will post some pictures.

Is anyone going to California in the next month, or so. I need to have a sled picked up. I will pay for shipping to get it back here. I am in Cedar Rapids, IA, the sled is around the Shaver Lake, Fresno, California area. I will be will to drive 10-12 hours to meet someone to pick it up.

[Maize]

I got a rear heat exchanger from an 09 XP, and the rear exchanger from a REV 151.

The XP exchanger is long enough to make the proper length exchanger, and the REV 151 has the proper 90* elbows I need to run the stock hoses.

By the time it is done and I paid my TIG welder to TIG them and water test them, I will have just under $200 total in the rear exchanger.

Trying to find a used 162 is next to impossible.

[Maize]

I just got back from the Ski-Doo dealer with my new 440X braces. I got the rest of the bracing comming from Matt Santwire. I have decided that the tunnel is going to be in Mini Tech. It is a very fine wrinkle finish, and is a flat black.

Here are the braces:



Here is the new XP cooler that I am going to use. I have another cooler comming from a REV Summit. It has the correct 90* elbows I need to make this work. I will cut the XP cooler to length, cut the elbows off the old cooler then have an end piece tigged to the XP cooler, and have the elbows tigged to the cooler to properly fit the sled.



I got the panel for under the seat of a Summit. At $38 (my cost) it was easier (and cheaper) to just buy it from Ski-Doo than to make it. So the cooler will come out of the 121" chassis, then the plate will go under the seat with recess to allow the hoses to go to the front.

Here is the shot with the cooler in place:




Here is where the new center plate will go:

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BLASTED! j/k lol
man you going to have it ready for a west trip this year. looks like this one may be a serious climber.

[Maize]

BLASTED! j/k lol
man you going to have it ready for a west trip this year. looks like this one may be a serious climber.

I am not sure if it will be ready to go. I haven't decided if I am going to keep it, or sell it. I am going to take both of them to Wyoming. I am going to ride one on one day, and the other another day on the same trip. Then decide.

I may have to rob a few parts from Madness to complete Spawn.

[Maize]

I got more parts in the mail today, and some I picked up from Trailways.

I got the other cooler to make the one I need. I will be cutting the elbows off this piece to put on the XP cooler:



I got more of the body panels today. I am just needing the exterior air box and hood. At Hay Days, I am looking for a good seat and a clear gas tank.

Here are the body panels that came today: