Carbon Superfreak Titan

[97superjet]

Hey guys, been on here a while, built a few different skis but always wanted a superfreak. Little backstory...In 2012 I sold my 650sx and 750sxi when I moved but held onto my superjet until I had to purchase a business and needed cash. Have been into cars since then building a few turbo Miatas and a few other turbo cars but always missed skis. This year we spent a lot of time at the lake and I bought a good condition Fx1 and had a blast. Ended up wanting to build another superjet bigger and better than my original but with prices so crazy I thought might as well go big and find a freak. Talked to a few people and finally found this carbon titan pro for sale just north of me. Owner was super cool, we negotiated what he wanted to keep and what I wanted for my build as I didn’t really want a big 1000cc motor that was in it originally. Brought it home and have been planning, cleaning it up and ordering parts. A brand new JM 781 BB fell into my lap as I was looking for motors so I had to pick that up.

Huge thanks to Chris Jetmaniac for all the random bits, all my orders and answering all the questions.

Here’s the setup-
2016 Carbon superfreak Titan
RRP lightweight pole
RRP bars/steering
148 setback skat mag
Thrust trim
JM 781 BB
Twin 38 carbs
Power factor pipe
760 electronics with zeel

 

[97superjet]

Just gathering parts, going through the ski and planning.

-The exhaust tube is cracked a bit, going to order some carbon and reinforce it.
-The bottom of the freak is pretty scratched up as well, going to sand and paint it black like the old superfreak badass bottoms
-Going through the ebox and installing zeel

 

[Sanoman]

Sub’d. Good looking freak

 

[iangdesign]

Also sub'd.

More pics of that dope garage please. #jelly

 

[SXIPro]

Minty looking FX-1 !

 

[Storbeck]

I'm a little jealous of that hull, I have a glass freak and was drooling over that one when it came up for sale. Was glad somebody bought it so I wasn't tempted any more!

 

[Kohldanielzimmer]

Nice ski. Freaks ride really well.

 

[97superjet]

Also sub'd.

More pics of that dope garage please. #jelly

My garage is a disaster between my cars and my sons toys lol thanks tho

 

[97superjet]

I'm a little jealous of that hull, I have a glass freak and was drooling over that one when it came up for sale. Was glad somebody bought it so I wasn't tempted any more!

Thank you, I’ve been very happy with it. It needs some TLC from being ridden but nothing I can’t handle. I always wanted one so it’s pretty cool it’s sitting in my garage right now

 

[97superjet]

Spent the weekend pulling the pump, sanded the bottom of the hull with 220 then 600... did a similar bottom “style” to the old badass Superfreak’s. For my first paint job I would give myself a strong C+ lol could have been done a bit better but we will see how this holds up or now. Next step is finishing up electronics, letting the hull cure, then just waiting on parts

 

[97superjet]

Little update- got the ebox cleaned up and zeel installed. Got all my decals in and put on, not sure how much I love them but wanted something low level to compliment the Titan decals. Also got a set back prop from jetmaniac but had to lightly sand some spots on it to get it to clear perfectly. A lot of light sanding and retest to get it perfect as it was low level binding in a few spots. Lastly prepped the carbon exhaust tube to repair that, once that’s all done I’ll start installing the motor

 

[97superjet]

-Got my cold fusion parts to line up the driveshaft, got it pretty damn close, could be a little better with more shims but I think it's alright for now we will see how everything runs at the start of next year, it's a possibility I will pull the pump to inspect anyhow. Finalized reinforcing the exhaust tube, also swapped the bilge exit and installed a wax racing flush mounted primer so now the bilge exit will be closer to the pump and the primer bulb will be closer to the carbs. Also finally got the bars and steering mostly put together, not happy with the blue thrust trim on everything else being nice and minty so lets spend more money on a new thrust lever... Anyhow, next step is mocking up the exhaust, once thats done the motor can be put in...maybe?

 

[97superjet]

Mini update- was working on my FX1 and mocking up parts on the freak. Also got my new black thrust trim lever, the blue lever just didn’t go well with the ski. Picked up jetmaniac’s last thrust lever! Also decided against a handlebar bilge switch as they all didn’t look nice. Put another wax racing recessed fitting to house a bilge switch. Mocked up my motor to see how everything will lay out with the pfp vs the rrp that was in there as well. Just figuring things out and put in another order from Jetmaniac for the remaining gaskets and hoses needed. Should be doing final assembly soon!

 

[97superjet]

Got the rest of the motor parts, so got all the bolt ons put on. Decided to assemble it in my basement instead of a partially warm garage. Trying to figure out what is left to do before actually bolting the motor in so I don’t have to take it out a bunch of time. Going to replace my trim cable for sure, maybe do a little more carbon work on the hull filling little spots, then should be ready for final assembly! Huge thanks again to Chris at Jetmaniac, he re did my 38s and the whole motor looks better than new! Going for that oem+ on this and my fx1 and I think we are nailing it!!

 

[97superjet]

Ended up replacing the trim cable, so glad I did the old one was beyond on its last leg. Also it was completely frozen in the mount, good time to replace it. Started mocking up everything in the engine bay to see how everything will fit as I’m going to build a little hydro turf pad for the new gas tank and pfp waterbox. Also figuring out water line and electrical routing for the new switches and ebox. Finished up for the night with shimming the motor. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[97superjet]

Over the last long weekend I ran all the fuel/cooling lines. Made sure everything fit well and cut templates for the padding underneath and around the pfp waterbox and gas tank. There was a significant gap that I couldn’t close up between the couplers so had to pull everything back out to add some thrust washers. Jetmaniac is the man, had a small shipment of washers and misc pieces out to me in two days. The weather recently has been making me want to dip this thing in the water and start it but I’ll hold off so it doesn’t have fuel sitting in it over winter, also gives me time to clean everything up during final install.

 

[97superjet]

Alright guys... all done, basically lol still have to do the limiting rope and go back over everything make sure I’m not missing anything.
I put the battery in and everything works, turns over nicely but didn’t add any fuel so it wouldn’t sit in the carbs over the winter. Lastly I’ll do turf on the FX1 and then the superfreak this spring when it’s warmed up a bit more. It’s been fun to get back into skis and do this build. Get goin on your winter builds guys!

 

[Big Kahuna]

Looks good!