ericfox 2007 superjet build thread

[Ericfox]

Hey,
What's up? Some of you know me from PWCtoday and here. If you don't, then my name's Eric, and this is the build up thread for my new 2007 superjet. Hope to see you around!

2007 Superjet - Purchased July 2007 - rode it 3 months stock

2008 Mods:

• XFT 3" monster valve scupper custom tube and mount
• Worx 201 intake grate
• R&D Afterburner (exactly like TBM) - makes pump into basically a Mag pump
• Rule 500 gpm bilge pump w/ blowsion 3 way switch
• WCF cyclone style footholds
• Widened rails using flat turf
• Turfed ski with black diamond hydroturf
• Reinforced with 1 layer 1708 biaxial and 1 layer of carbon fiber over top of it all in the whole engine compartment - from the hoodlip down to the engine mounts. In the tray I used 1 layer 1708 biaxial.
• Reinforced the nose and handpole bracket area with about 3 layers of 1708
• Dual Cooling
• MSD enhancer
• Quick steer nozzle mod
• TBM 2.0lb aluminum flywheel- lightest aluminum charging flywheel available
• X-Metal front exhaust kit (still running rear too)
• Kenny Keepers
• X-Metal hood hooks
• X-Metal lowered pole bracket
• Waterdawg Diablo lowered freestyle hood and nosepiece
• Blowsion Hood straps
• Modded the stock fuel inlet into a storage compartment.
• 8.5 liter go-kart fuel tank
• BK Twisters w/ T handles to replace the crappy factory pipe adjusting screws
• Jetworks pro-series flow control valve and 2 jetworks pill type restrictors
• Factory limited b-pipe
• X-Metal 0-degree bars
• X-Metal pole (-4")
• ODI rouge lock-on grips w/ alloy-silver thug plugs
• Blowsion billet throttle
• UMI bearing kit w/ JSS "tuff thrust" bearing and Mcmaster locking nut - part # 3014K15 to keep it tight
• X-Metal shortened turnplate
• Custom decals from North Graphics
• Primer Kit
• 4.5 lb yuasa ytz7s battery (130 CCA)
• Watercraft Factory Chinpad
  

2009 Mods

• Dual Novi 44's
• Thrust Innovation flame arrestor convertors and dual OEM flame arrestors
• Thrust Innovations Straight Pull Trim
• Thrust Innovations 8 mil stroker 860cc
• Riva intake
• Carbon Tech Reeds
• Skat Trak 14/19 impeller
• 86mm bored reduction nozzle
• Shortened Hull -4.5"
• Fiberglass exhaust tube
• Xmetal Waterbox
• A bunch of stuff that goes along with shortening hull and stroker engine.... way too much little stuff to list

Already purchased- installing soon:

• Nothing! Project Done!
  

This winter I also plan on installing or modding:

• Nothing! Project Done!

 

[Ericfox]

Blarg! Blarg! mfg:

Now I must wait for my order from US composites and hydroturf to appear... should be here before Thanksgiving!

 

[Ericfox]

US composites order came in. Starting reinforcement.

1) handpole bracket area - foam depressions and 3 layers 1708 biaxial.
2) reinforce nose - 3 layers 1708 biaxial
3) firewall
4) both sides
5) glass footholds and tray

 

[Ericfox]

Here's a couple pix of my footholds all installed... still need to glass in... but they have already been glued/ screwed/ screws removed and holes filled

 

[Tuttle]

This thread needs one thing.....a new camera. You must be using your phone for the pics huh?

 

[Ericfox]

This thread needs one thing.....a new camera. You must be using your phone for the pics huh?

yeah... haha... I will get my real camera out next time.

I agree the cell quality is a pretty low quality.

 

[Tuttle]

yeah... haha... I will get my real camera out next time.

I agree the cell quality is a pretty low quality.

I was just saying that cause it looks like you are doing good work, but the quality of the pics doesn't really show anything.

Glad to see you cutting up that 07

 

[mybad]

You will have to bring that thing up to Marblehead this summer. Ill be installing footholds this winter after Daytona.

Good work.

 

[Ericfox]

I will try and get better pics soon with my real digital camera.... it is a little better... would be much better if my boss wasn't such a cheap azz and would buy me a better one! haha

 

[Zeon]

Nice work so far!


why are you reinforcing the firewall?

 

[Ericfox]

Nice work so far!


why are you reinforcing the firewall?

Thanks man.

why am I reinforcing the firewall? - Just cuz I was told that this was an area that I should reinforce... I don't really know why to be honest.

I was told to just do the firewall down to just above the intermediate shaft.

 

[Zeon]

i dident due to i ride in lake erie more then the ocean. 99% of the time... extra weight was just not needed.... for the extra little support. just my opinion. also why i dident do the bottom. that was just my buddys idea and i went with it

 

[BruceSki]

how much of a pain in the ass was reinforcing under the handlepole area???

i know my buddys square could use it there cause its super weak but my roundnose feels pretty solid in that spot.????

shoudl i be thinking about this while i have the motor out ???


im reinforcing the sides only right now and did footholds....

thanks, Bruce

 

[Frosty]

Looking good bro!

Motoman, i would do under the pole bracket area for sure. Esp on a SN!

It's not that difficult - flip the ski over on a shop stand... you can crawl right under it... and stick your head and at least one arm up in side to do everything.

screw the firewall...

 

[Ericfox]

Looking good bro!

Motoman, i would do under the pole bracket area for sure. Esp on a SN!

It's not that difficult - flip the ski over on a shop stand... you can crawl right under it... and stick your head and at least one arm up in side to do everything.

screw the firewall...

Hey guys. I still think I may do the firewall... still debating it...

The nose was not that hard if you have the whole ski torn apart like I do. I already had the entire engine compartment cleaned out and the handpole off... basically not one fastener left in the ski but for the pump area.

Like frosty said- find a way to flip your ski over. I covered the holes with tape on the outside, then covered the tape with a piece of cardboard and then taped that. I put little pieces of balled up tape into all the holes hoping that they would block most of the resin from filling the holes... we will see how good that worked this weekend.

It wasnt really that hard. If I had to do it over though I would have set up a fan to blow up on me as I was doing it... with the lights I was using in my garage to shine up in there I was sweating my bizalls off...

 

[sjetrider]

nice work bro

 

[Ericfox]

nice work bro

Thank you. Looking forward to continuing the project this weekend!

 

[BruceSki]

well i had time during lunch to run to the garage and lay up the sidewall on mine...i flipped it over and poured out the foam....i ran out of mat there so i have to grab some from home....im gona go back to the garage and shave the foam down some so its flat for laying the glass and give it a go....

its really a pain to get my arms up in there though for sure...

im taking your advice and just going for it though... may as well since i have my bracket off, all the mounting hardware removed as well and the motor, tank, and waterbox out too.

thanks for the advice and good luck on your build.....

back to your regular thread...(sorry for the threadjack)

-bruce

 

[Ericfox]

well i had time during lunch to run to the garage and lay up the sidewall on mine...i flipped it over and poured out the foam....i ran out of mat there so i have to grab some from home....im gona go back to the garage and shave the foam down some so its flat for laying the glass and give it a go....

its really a pain to get my arms up in there though for sure...

im taking your advice and just going for it though... may as well since i have my bracket off, all the mounting hardware removed as well and the motor, tank, and waterbox out too.

thanks for the advice and good luck on your build.....

back to your regular thread...(sorry for the threadjack)

-bruce

No Problem! Yeah.... might as well do it now since the ski is stripped.... you could always take everything apart again and do it later for fun! :scratchchin:

 

[BruceSki]

No Problem! Yeah.... might as well do it now since the ski is stripped.... you could always take everything apart again and do it later for fun! :scratchchin:

haha the only way everythings coming out again is if i cant afford a b pipe before it all goes back in lol:fingersx: