Short Cuts and Tricks.. Pro Chassis

[trikerider]

I installed the Polaris glove bag and didn't like fooling around with the tab that shares the fastener for the hood. I drilled a little hole and put a small ty-rap around it so it's always lined up. I also made a small groove so the fastener is just as easy to remove.

 

[Scott]

Yup, do this to all my sleds using a dremmel tool with grinding stone attachment.

Have FUN!

G MAN

This was posted at 11-11-11 at 11:11am mst.

COOL!!!

 

[NapaMatt]

Are you guys smoothing the front and rear edges trackside or cutting a smooth groove on the trackside face for more clearance?

Mainly Worried about the Back Edge.. We Ride Going Forward 99% of the time..

So File the edge smooth!!

Sand paper, a File, Grinder, Air Grinder,

 

[displacement4me]

Mainly Worried about the Back Edge.. We Ride Going Forward 99% of the time..

So File the edge smooth!!

Sand paper, a File, Grinder, Air Grinder,

Thanks, that was the plan, round the back and kiss the front.

 

[OnlyPolaris]

after every ride I take a torch and singe the edge of the track.

 

[Moto1000]

Originally Posted by Oergonsledder

You don't have to drill a hole. I did what you did and I put a 90 degree plastic elbow on the end and it fit through the hole for the chain case drain so nothing will pool inside the sled... no hole drilled.

Do you think it'll be alright to have the hose sticking out the bottom? I'd be worried about the end getting plugged with snow or ice... or drawing in snow maybe?

Just wondering if there would be any issues running it that way. I sure am sick of the oily mess in the belly pan, I may have to extend it around and out the bottom...

 

[Oregonsledder]

Do you think it'll be alright to have the hose sticking out the bottom? I'd be worried about the end getting plugged with snow or ice... or drawing in snow maybe?

Just wondering if there would be any issues running it that way. I sure am sick of the oily mess in the belly pan, I may have to extend it around and out the bottom...

So far 125 miles in all kinds of snow... deep, and skinny, no problems. I have checked it a few times to see if it iced up, so far so good.

 

[NapaMatt]

TTT

 

[NapaMatt]

TTT

 

[bootz1981]

Also I turned the bolts around that mount the bumper so they don't cut me up while bailing off either. My first Polaris, but why oh why do they leave exposed bolt ends hanging out in the wind to snag your body/clothes on? bumper bolts, seat mount bolts, foot edge rail bolts...Yikes![/QUOTE]

i thought the same thing to so i put the nut on the inside, bad idea. under hard compression the track will hit the end of the forward bolt. ripping your track and bending the bolt forward and tweaking your tunnel, i know i did it.

 

[Scott]

Polaris states that the nuts go on the outside just for that track compression reason.

I moved my VES evac line also. Drops down and comes out at my A-arm on pipe side.

 

[FCR112]

Interesting, bottomed out many times jumping with multiple shock combinations and valving throughout last season ...hard enough to bend the foot rails... and have no track or tunnel damage to speak of. I'm sure you guys are right to be concerned about it. I may have ground down the extra length, honestly I can't remember. Spent an entire evening last fall grinding down sharp edges all over the sled. Bolts, rear bumper, drop brackets, suspension, spindles where they contacted various a-arms, etc... The sled had a lot of edges that were way too sharp for my liking. I seem to fall off/bail/get ejected a lot and just think of the additional weight loss...

 

[turbolover]

Also I turned the bolts around that mount the bumper so they don't cut me up while bailing off either. My first Polaris, but why oh why do they leave exposed bolt ends hanging out in the wind to snag your body/clothes on? bumper bolts, seat mount bolts, foot edge rail bolts...Yikes!

i thought the same thing to so i put the nut on the inside, bad idea. under hard compression the track will hit the end of the forward bolt. ripping your track and bending the bolt forward and tweaking your tunnel, i know i did it.[/QUOTE]

Problem solved....Don't bail!

You could get some acorn nuts to cover the bolt ends.

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[NapaMatt]

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