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I had 2 skis to water test this evening but I still had time to knock out the throttle bracket. In original form the single carb bracket puts the cable down right on top of the exhaust hose.......not a problem for earlier front side exhaust machines. Even with the stock hose holders bent as far...

Oh.......I'm getting to that point. I've been busting my butt to completely pay off ALL debt. Next year I will be debt free! After that who knows, maybe pick-n-choose, maybe just buy and flip, I might even go help my buddy restore classic cars. I'm just trying to get all loose ends caught up so...

Today I put a new oil switch on a 2002 Seadoo 4tec, checked out electrical on a '96 Seadoo GSX, rebuilt a set of carbs on a '95 Seadoo GTX and pulled and cleaned a set on a '94 GTX. And then had to water test one AFTER we closed. Yep, working after work as usual.

You called it! I was thinking the same thing as well.

The way the throttle is made, there IS a slight step at the lever that MIGHT clear on a set of straight bars, which they don't mention at all on the website. The moving fulcrum of the lever itself is out flush on the same plane as the surrounding mounted part. Now, I don't claim to have any...

Sound like motocross bars.

Hang with me guys, we're getting close now! Just need to rubuild carb and figure out throttle and choke cables and install the fuel tank!

.......and there it is! Finished up and tucked away. Notice how NOTHING is hanging around in the way of battery placement/removal. That's the bilge pump fuse in that right rear corner.

......ON to the wiring! This can go pretty quick if you want your bilge to look like a spaghetti dinner. OR, you can spend the extra time using oem style connectors and solder shrink splices and sleeving everything so it's nice and neat. That's the way I prefer doing things. I even found a nice...

Of course after that I started mounting up switches and throttle lever..........AAaaand then the next issue. The really nice anodized Blowsion finger throttle starts binding up as soon as it's bolted to the bars. NICE! I guess pretty much nobody cares about r&d or qc at all anymore. You can see...

Well it was pretty nice today on my "day off" so I put another 6 hours into this project. Since I got the chin pad done I could actually mount the bars! And then run throttle and 3 pairs of wires up that tiny chase WITH a big fat steering cable in the way! What I do is run a piece of coated...

Woo-hoo!!........Sounds like a nice grab......where's our pics?

I keep one of the cheapo blue ones like that in stock for the old aluminum pumps. They seem to be just right for those.

I used JB Marine Weld to rinstall the ball stud. I rode the ski a couple hours one evening last week after work and the steering is still working after the 'fix'. I also let my buddies 21yo son have a go.........LOL!! He had A LOT of trouble getting balanced and took off, then took a good spill...

I've used the brake fluid trick for probably 25 years or more. Ever have those dirtbike or atv intake boots that are so hard you can't get 'em back on the airbox or carb? Soak 'em in brake fluid!

Another big step today and piece of this puzzle........the pole is reinstalled! I also recovered the chin pad and gave it a bit more solid mounting option. I happen to have a 'nut-sert' or 'riv-nut' tool, I also happen to have a box full of stainless nuts. The 4 topside holes now have threaded...

The exhaust fit in nicely. That stinger water line will get a tee and run over to the oem 750 water temp sensor and out the pisser which are now both installed too.

Next step is RUN YOUR FUEL LINES!! You absolutely CAN'T hook them to the fuel switch with the electrical box in place. Which brings us to the e-box. There is ONE way to get this puppy installed with engine in place. Make sure your drive coupler cover is removed. Leave the jam nuts a bit loose on...

And 'viola'!! It sits in there fine and got bolted on with the fuel/choke plate. And if anybody wants/needs these decals, I can get them in any color you want for $25 shipped.

I worked a long hard day today. Got 6 hours in on this between helping/supervising my son doing a brake job and replacing a vent actuator on his girlfriends Buick. First things first, get this e-box reinstalled. I noticed the 750 e-box bracket stands off the original 550 mount about 1/8". I put...