Hey 8BU, thanks for the compliment. There are way too many hours in this sled, but that kind of work is kind of my "therapy". Turning the wrench, polishing the aluminum etc.
Half the fun is working on them.
A) What sleds to go with, well I am sure there will be other opinions here, but, I am happy with the 94 but if I had to do over, I would look for the 800 which is 95 & newer, mostly for the extra HP & the better driveline. In my case, I did the 800 driveline conversion which really was easy to do, but hey if your lucky & can find an 800.....seems like a good way to go.
I really like my 97 and would like to keep it as is. So yah probally 800
B) Wieght savings, there are a number of guys here that have done some trick things for the wieght thing. In my case, I was not that concerned with the sled wieght. I am working on the damn riders wieght..LOL
Tell me about it. Quite smoking 2 and 1/2 months ago. Starting to notice pants are shrinking. Got signed up on the company weight loss incentive plan and think I've gained 5 pounds. Then again the only exercise I've done is shovel off my parents house roof and then mine.:snow:
So far 12 pounds in the last 2 months with a goal of 35 by Nov.
I figure that will help the Max out. LOL
Actually, that damn thing can scare the crap out of the driver right now !!! It has more balls than I do !!:653:
First time i took mine for a ride I thought for sure I would end up broken and twisted or worse. After i got 500 miles on it me and a buddy of mine that weighs about 150 went on a hardparked forest rode to see if he could peg the speedo. He is one of the toughest, S.O.B. pound for pound and he said after 110 he was afraid to look down.:3speechle
C) Background Scenery:
Having grown up in eastern WI, ( Sheboygan Falls area) I can kind of sympathise with you...!! But you have some great stuff in the UP & N Wis. We have ridden a bunch up there in the late 70's & early 80's.:4fzfpi:
Yes, I love it here. I've lived in six different places in my life and never left a village of about 400 people.:beathead: How sad is that. The wife and I honeymooned in St.Germain and go there every fall for our anniversary. That is probably the only other area i would seriously consider moving to. I've even checked for machineshops up there to see if they are looking for anyone. You are fortunate to live where you do and i love going to Colorado to hunt and humble myself with views of mountains and trying to hike around at 11,000 feet.
D) Rail extensions: I used a 04 RX-1 skid & went with some Tracks USA extensions, of course I was only going to 136. Am very happy with the quality & fit of their product. Had to do some fine tune filing to get everything to match to my "fit & finish" but that was just me.
I like the clean look too. I just think back some of my older brothers muscle cars they had , GTO's, Cuda's, Camaro's, Roadrunners, 77 Trans Am and my dads 64 Stingray. These rides had style and even modified they always looked clean and nothing out of place.
