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Starting to get the Pro in suitable shape for this season

MikeMetzger

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Bought a totalled Pro that needed the tunnel straighened, front right A-Arm replaced, and new rear over-sturcture. Changed jobs, but finally getting the project underway!

Me standing on the tunnel working it straight. ;)
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Fabricated the shape I needed to cut the aluminum piece I bought online. $70

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i see the cooler has a little kink in it aswell if it were me i would straighten it out as good as you can hammer and doly it and put a tunnel wrap on it to coveer up the dammage and ride the sh'' out of it
 
Picked it up for $5500 which I thought was just a complete steal. 800 miles. It really is a great sled for me because of the way I ride. I nice sled would be a waste on me as Im sure Id just bend the tunnel the first ride anyways.

Sled needed new bottom A-arm, overstructure and tunnel straightened.
 
Picked it up for $5500 which I thought was just a complete steal. 800 miles. It really is a great sled for me because of the way I ride. I nice sled would be a waste on me as Im sure Id just bend the tunnel the first ride anyways.

Sled needed new bottom A-arm, overstructure and tunnel straightened.
 
Made some good progress today on the bent tunnel and bulkhead reinforcements.

Heres the tunnel as straight as I cared to get it, with the reinforcement riveted in, as well as the sock support riveted in as well. Should be strong as hell.

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Heres the other side, the bend is definitely a little more noticeable, but she'll do.

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Drive side support fits snug now just need to be riveted in.

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Now I need advice on the clutch side support. Im not sure if I should cut out the entire axle and mount the support flush with the rest of the tunnel, or if I should run it like I have here, where the support is between the drive axle and the front skid mount. Thoughts guys?

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akpowderhound said:
Umm Yeh!

I mean it great you getting it back together, and I am sure it is stought but that looks ROUGH dude.
sometime you have to spend a lil $$$ to make it right if you lack the fabrication skills.
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Hey give the guy a break, this is a snowmobile, not a space capsule. If it holds together and the guy can do it himself, then so be it. Do you think any one will notice it isn’t perfect when it’s covered with snow and he has a big smile on his face?
 
LOL OregonSledder totally gets it. You guys can masturbate to how pretty your sleds look while Im the guy youre wishing you could sled like. ;)

If I could afford to just buy all this stuff I would have just bought a sled that wasn't totaled by and insurance company.

I dont "lack" the skills, I "lack" the time and patients to waste my time jigsawing the $hit out of these 1/8th inch pieces of aluminum so its "visually" pleasing

Now if theres anyone who knows the answer to my question, and not just worried about how a support looks thats mostly out of view anyways, Id appreciate your feedback lol.
 
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After one see's how much a new sled looses value, I would love to go this route.
Fix it up and ride the crap out of it and not worry.
Had a beater truck I took that thing places where I would never take a nice one.
Cosmetics are overrated.
 
Ill answer your question. That crap you put on there is doing nothing. Get the bent supports off it, Straighten the metal, then put on new supports with quality rivets and a good rivet gun.

If you cant do it right, don't bother doing it. You can apply that to many things in life. Eric
 
MikeMetzger said:
LOL OregonSledder totally gets it. You guys can masturbate to how pretty your sleds look while Im the guy youre wishing you could sled like. ;)
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Funny stuff there, Mike.
Keep moving forward on your project, regardless of how it looks. Function comes first. I think some peeps are jealous that they don't have a thrasher sled, including myself. Sometimes I think I would try some more crazy chit if I didn't have to worry about totaling my sled. Granted, I have put my sled through hell and back, but I have had those times where I don't do something because of my sled.
Just be sure to do the job right, make it strong and use the correct rivets to hold it all together. Lords adhesive would be a benefit too.
Keep up the good work and if you total out this tunnel you know where you can find another, lol.
 
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Okay, so I've heard the word "correct Rivets" what is considered a correct rivet? For the rear I used 1/8th inch aluminum rivets and my manual rivet gun. Is there a certain grade of aluminum rivet that I'd want to use on the bulkhead?

Also, is the "buckle" people are experiencing due to tension between the rear over structure and the drive axle, or between the drive axle and the first skid mount? Or possibly between all three......
 
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