"The Summer Project " 440X

[Yamaha Nutz]

got the hood painted last night .......still have to wet sand and buff and youch up a few areas as got fish eyes in spots of the clear .......i know what causes them but it was a complete surprise must of been something with in the paint gun ..........think it is time for a couple new spray guns they gravity hvlp guns are old and well used ............but other than that turned out really nice ........

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

well got some more things together steering is all done .....picking up rest of the parts this weekend to finish off the chassi ended up not liking the white so with the other issues i sanded it down and re painted it with a brighter white and things turned out perfect this time around must have been something with my spray gun as i did not use that gun this time

 

[Yamahakid01]

Looks great I've been waiting! When are you getting the graphics put on?

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

graphics will be a bit still working out the fine details so they fit perfect

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

picked up the rest of my parts this weekend .....new front bumper and the 3 rear tail section pieces ...........I rolled the cutout in the tunnel to look factory but could not help myself and I remade the sides from the ones I bought to make them look like the factory ones took about 20 min per side to make the side pieces and about 10 min a side to roll the tunnel ....took about 2 hrs to make the dies to do everything ............think it turned out good

should have everything welded up sanded and polished and have it in a roller by the end of the weekend

then onto the motor

 

[turch]

nice work!

 

[staggs65]

you sure dont mess around........looks great

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

no time too I want this sled on the grass this fall .........trying to have it in roller form for a show at the end of the month

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

got all the welding done last night and finished it up early this morning (ran out of spool wire and no one had any) had a bunch of stuff to do in the shop today so I will start the sanding and polishing tonight getting a little behind in the build some things are taking longer than expected (mainly because I want things perfect) but should still have it in roller by the end of the weekend will post pics later

 

[turch]

Do you have any pics of the motor for this bad boy

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

Do you have any pics of the motor for this bad boy

nothing yet the motor is just a SRX 440 full mod will not be polished but fresh bead blasting ...........motor is in pieces I fully rebuilt the crank over the winter .........I know what I want to do as far as porting but still undecieded on the head design (that is a work in progress) might of got a hold of a set of 77 pipes .......if I can snatch them up then I will not build any and just put stingers on the 77 pipes

things are going a little slower just about done with the polishing

pics coming soon

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

long weekend with the sled got lots done should have it in a roller in a few days .......got the hood cut and buffed chassis all sanded hammer and dolly work to straighten the tunnel the best I can from all the welding of holes turned out pretty nice pinstriped the hood I will have to redo the small one as it was layed down as a guide and lots of polishing that is what takes so much time had to get it out in the sun today just to see it man I need a pair of shades to look at it

 

[Yamahakid01]

Looks great good work

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

also installed new front bumper got the springs and sadles all painted up really all that is left is skis and handle bar mount

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

few more things done track is drilled and cleaned up made up the new steering stem ..got the chain case all rebuilt with new bearings and seals ...new bearing in the pillow block ....finally put on the left side spindle boot springs and sadles are all painted up and installed ...will be a long weekend with the cylinders

 

[turch]

Looks good! if you take a stainless steel wire brush { fine } to your cast parts you can get a nice shine out of them { it has to be stainless steel and not a steel brush } just a thought.
Keep up the good work, its looking cool
G

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

Looks good! if you take a stainless steel wire brush { fine } to your cast parts you can get a nice shine out of them { it has to be stainless steel and not a steel brush } just a thought.
Keep up the good work, its looking cool
G

I knew that, but I like the look if a fresh bead blasted look on the cast pieces ..........yes there is a lot of polishing on the sled and it will only look this good once but once polished the stuff cleans up real easy that is the only reason I am polishing many things I normally would not believe it or not my drag sleds get awful dirty after a weekend of racing but always clean up nice ........they are just never as perfect as when they come off the stand for the first time

 

[staggs65]

believe it or not my drag sleds get awful dirty after a weekend of racing but always clean up nice ........they are just never as perfect as when they come off the stand for the first time

I hear you there, I cant believe how grungy things get when you pull an engine after a season of racing. Even with thorough cleanings in between.

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

more work done over the weekend and last night fresh crank and bottom end is together and rebuilt water pump with new belt polished the secondary up a little still a little more to do on it cdi is mounted blasted and repainted the recoil got my sway bar covers from Leon @ Koch's Performance and started the long process of the porting

 

[Yamaha Nutz]

cylinders are just about done about 2-3 more hours and they will be ready to bolt on ..........man I really hate doing transfer ports .....they take so long and slow working ............