M series foot well mod

[arctic2009]

that looks good man, dont worry.. the haters and know it alls are going to hate. but I agree my footwells are packed so full during the day I cant use the toe holds anyway. I have tried everything from putting plastic inside the footwells to keep the snow from building up but its just a pain to keep it clean. What do you need toe holds for anyway?? back flips??

 

[mutti_wilson]

What did you do for the hinge pin on the side panels? Is the front pin your only thing keeping it from sliding forward/back?

 

[niner]

I put a rubber hood strap on the side. If you look real close in the other pic it's there it just blends in a bit. Here's a pic without the panel. It locks into place really good. Can't move up or down and the bottom is still in the groove.

 

[niner]

Was out last weekend by valemont and we had 3' of fresh and my foot well mod worked amazing. Side panels stayed tight and the snow never jammed up and was super easy to kick out. Liked my feet position a lot better when side hilling, overall I am very pleased with the mod and can't think of anyway I could improve it.

 

[KMMAC]

rode

Was out last weekend by valemont and we had 3' of fresh and my foot well mod worked amazing. Side panels stayed tight and the snow never jammed up and was super easy to kick out. Liked my feet position a lot better when side hilling, overall I am very pleased with the mod and can't think of anyway I could improve it.

Rode one time and am in the process of taking the toe grab out, amongst other things,, tank,, gear drive,,steering,, and so on:

 

[niner]

Cleaned up the side panel. Wasn't happy with the gill vents, always packed full of snow. Made these out of thin aluminum with mesh in behind.

 

[niner]

Have a couple more mods yet to do this summer. Want to build my own airframes and do the 36" front a arms.

 

[predator800]

Great mods. You just motivated me to leave my 2014 alone for awhile and do these mods on my 2010. Thanks for your posts.


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[niner]

Got a pretty good start on my air frames. Wanted to build boards that didn't need welding. These will rivet together. The bars are 1/2" stainless pipe which are very strong but very light.

 

[niner]

One more

 

[niner]

Another

 

[niner]

One more pic.

 

[Thunder101]

I was about to order some gill vents from http://www.provendesignproducts.com/

I have the full mesh on my side panels now and dont think they are very good in the deep.

 

[niner]

My gill vents where always packed full of snow. So not only not venting but added some weight when packed with ice. They sure look nice though, I think if they would improve their design so the snow could drop out the bottom they could work.

 

[Thunder101]

I have a few things on the go with my M this off season also.
I like your foot well mod . I've been thinking of replacing the
The outside piece of the foot well with say 3/16 aluminum plate
Cut into a L type shape , worried the stress/weight of the board
Will cause problems down the road.
I agree that having your foot ALL the way up front is the best and
Being able to turn your foot would be good.

 

[Thunder101]

Here is a pic of the side of the foot well

 

[niner]

I put on about 400 miles with the foot well mod and it held up perfect. It works so good. No snow rammed in there and loved my feet further forward.

 

[niner]

Got the other side finished up. Used frog skins for venting. Will be installing the alt impact 36" a arms here soon and have a pro-motion rear arm coming soon too. Should make the old M handle like the new iron I hope!

 

[mutti_wilson]

Here is my version of the mod. I still need to do some cutting on the running board as a bit of snow can build up near the front but it works well as seems just as beefy.

I used the original hinge pin grommet with a clevis pin.

I may put some venting in here at some point. The piece is a u-shape and riveted to the tunnel from the inside as well.

For the sidepanel I just cut a pie shape out, pulled it together and riveted it. Looks pretty clean IMO.

 

[backcountryislife]

I like the idea of this, but I've got very serious questions about the longevity of this setup with a bigger, or more dynamic rider on it... that L is not nearly as strong as I'd like, I'm curious how long it will hold up. (I already have to re-rivet my boards every season and a 1/2 or so)