Christians Freestyle Square Build - finished pics page 6

[DR3]

if u do a one way you dont need the scupper, itll save ya some money too

also since you have the tray cut out it would be perfect time to route the one way to the bottom center of the firewall instead of the side that way you get all of the water out...

heres a pic of mine..... i dont even run a bilge (even though i will be putting one for backup) but the one way does just fine:smile:

 

[DR3]

looks great by the way and keep the pics comin:biggthumpup:

 

[C-Rock87]

looks great by the way and keep the pics comin:biggthumpup:

thanks man :smile:

if u do a one way you dont need the scupper, itll save ya some money too

also since you have the tray cut out it would be perfect time to route the one way to the bottom center of the firewall instead of the side that way you get all of the water out...

heres a pic of mine..... i dont even run a bilge (even though i will be putting one for backup) but the one way does just fine

that sounds like a great idea, I haven't seen it done before. it looks like you used rubber hose, right? Was that hard getting your one-way in between your firewall, pvc impellar shaft and pump rise in tray?

 

[DR3]

plastic (pvc) hose and melt with a heat gun to mold
closer to the fire wall the better with the one way but do what it takes to get it in

 

[skittle]

we need to get this thing moving so we dont have to take turns on my ski.

 

[C-Rock87]

we need to get this thing moving so we dont have to take turns on my ski.

DRRRRR :cat37: some of us aren't as fortunate to have a spankin new sxr.. :cat05:

It'll be done soon enough..after some more pay checks of course :biggrin:

 

[C-Rock87]

It's defoamed :Banane01: I still have alot of work left to do but it's getting closer. The one-way is next on my list. I'm debating on cutting my tray sides wavey like an x jet :sneaky: It looks killer and I might as well do it since this is the big build..

 

[C-Rock87]

I cut the holes for my one-way, sorry danny..i did it straight instead of molding it to the middle of the firewall. I was worried about the strength being taken away from the bearing housing and it's only a little height difference..btw it's the lowe's 2" sump dump valve.

while I was there i found the cap to block off the oem filler on the back of the tank - i think it was 97 cents :smile:

more epoxy and hardener showed up today from uscomposites so i have all i need to finish...along with a big kit of 2 lb foam and some filler.

my fast cure 5200 should be here any day along with my hot rods crank, stator, and ported and epoxied 62t cases :brap: :barrel:

i'm off to cut my tray sides

 

[C-Rock87]

more pics

 

[C-Rock87]

alright guys i need some feedback on this one please...the first pic is the template to cut my sides, the second is the cuts I already have made for defoaming (what the sides look like currently). The question is:

Should I cut my template now and have hardly any support in the sides to make a good mold (even if i foam)....or wait til later?

There are a couple options:
1. cut now, glass in my revs (there will be hardly anything to glass them to), foam, cut foam to desired shape, then glass and mold new rail tops.
2. glass in revs, foam, cut template, then glass and mold new rail tops
3. foam, cut foam and template at same time, glass and mold new rail caps, de-foam rev area, glass in revs
4. don't cut tray sides at all (i really want to)
5. your way of thinking and doing it - explain

 

[suva]

Personally i would epoxy in the holds, cut the tray sides, foam & shape, then glass over everything at once. Fiberglass is much stronger when all the layers are laid up wet at the same time. Be creative on holding the wet glass down while it's curing. I've used packing tape with success, as well as kitty litter in garbage bags, they both were reasonably easy to remove,

 

[C-Rock87]

Personally i would epoxy in the holds, cut the tray sides, foam & shape, then glass over everything at once. Fiberglass is much stronger when all the layers are laid up wet at the same time. Be creative on holding the wet glass down while it's curing. I've used packing tape with success, as well as kitty litter in garbage bags, they both were reasonably easy to remove,

thanks for the feedback bro :smile:

last night i cut out the rear vents on the hood and started scuffing up the inside for my liner.

 

[skittle]

thanks for the feedback bro :smile:

last night i cut out the rear vents on the hood and started scuffing up the inside for my liner.

looks like the supervisor is hard at work. lol

 

[C-Rock87]

front and top hood vents are glassed from the inside.

i'm still going to take a small amount of filler to go over any imperfections in the dried glass

 

[C-Rock87]

more pics..the last pic shows the new see-through glass cup coasters...$10 shipped and all money goes toward the X!

and for you canadian boys and girls it's the new see-through glass hockey puck! pretty cool, eh?

:biggrin:

 

[C-Rock87]

this post will be alittle long so bear with me. posts will now be coming after

bigger chunks of work. i have this habit of

being super meticulous about everything which leads to things getting done

incredibly slow.. i finally had to tell myself that nothing is ever perfect and

my square won't be either. so with that, i've been progressing much faster

and i should be hucking it around in a couple weeks. :barrel: :Banane01:


since i'm going front exhaust only i glassed the back outlet and the hole in

the firewall. my rev's are glassed in, the tray is sealed in almost every water

entry location with 5200, and lastly full of fresh 2 lb. foam. the hood is all

done except for a liner and i love the way my holds and hold liner turned

out. playing on the hood is a lost art and i'm going to bring it back :smile:

engine assembly has begun..

detailed mod list will be up soon.

 

[C-Rock87]

more pics

 

[C-Rock87]

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[C-Rock87]

two big pieces of biax that wrap the walls of the tray to about the middle, up and down the rev's a bit..
then two more that overlap the back of those pieces to the back of the tray and up into the holds..
then numerous pieces from up top down into the holds..the pics don't show it but i first epoxied the rev's in before starting the glass work.

 

[C-Rock87]

yea homies...SUBLIME LIME GREEN :biggrin: lime green is my favorite color and you'll see more of it when the ski's done :cool2: jason would be proud..

i also re-painted the flat-black cases to a gloss black.