Freestyle FV-PRO Flatwater Shenanigans

[Yami-Rider]

Sweet! Hopefully I'll have her finished up this month, waiting on a few parts.

 

[eastcoastjumper]

If i were you id get a pair of downhill mtn bike knee/shin combo pads. Ive never hit my knee where you padded the dash, most of the time it hits the hood where the airhole is or the bars.

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[Jyzmbe]

If i were you id get a pair of downhill mtn bike knee/shin combo pads. Ive never hit my knee where you padded the dash, most of the time it hits the hood where the airhole is or the bars.

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He already has some


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[Yami-Rider]

Ya, always wear knee pads. Turf also doubled as a old holes hider.

 

[Yami-Rider]

I wanted a carbon long exhaust tube, but wasn't planning on buying one, since my SJ exhaust tube would work, just old and heavy. With left over tubes from jzymbe rickter, I made my own ex. tube.

I cut both tubes at a 8 degree angle and then glued all 4 pieces together to get a somewhat radius bend



Bagged


Finished pipe


Got bilge, float switch and ebox wiring cut down and relocated (coming from a b-pipe setup) also added a battery quick disconnect.

 

[Jyzmbe]

That’s about $50 worth of carbon tube right there. Do I get to deduct that from the Rickter reinforcement? Just consider the beer complementary


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[Yami-Rider]

Worth 150 now that it has been turned into a ex tube lol

 

[Jyzmbe]

Worth 150 now it has been turned into a ex tube lol

Even better


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[Yami-Rider]

No you pay me 150

 

[Yami-Rider]

Between ski trips and work, have not had much time for ski work. My new goal is to have it done sometime in March, hopefully i can do that, weather is starting to get nice, plenty warm to ride.

Found out my reeds were cracked, so I ordered new ones.


I got all the paperwork done, ski inspected and taxes paid, she is 100% lake legal and in my name.




Tip I learned from Jzymbe: zip tie your control cables to the ovp, so they don't get pinched. Seems to work great.


Made a block off plate for my intake mani. for pressure testing.


Added some turf to the cradle, the tank is a nice tight fit now.


Didn't take photos, but I also rebuild the carbs and midshaft. Want a fresh start this season.

 

[jeastes1]

Nice work, this ski is gonna be mint!

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[Texan33]

Awesome build!!! You got to teach me how to do the bagging method!

 

[Yami-Rider]

There is a lot to learn young grass hopper.

 

[Texan33]

Any updates??

 

[Yami-Rider]

Found out the pfp manifold ports are casted crooked from each other, so I'm suppose to make a custom homemade gasket and silicone to get a perfect seal, I think this is bs, manifold cost $750 retail and it doesn't even fit , found out it was designed for a 62t base cylinder, I have a 61x.

First, I found my issues when i went to pressure test my engine with manifold on, air leak in the cooling passage.



I pulled the manifold off and cut away the excess gasket to find that it was only sealing on about a 1/16 or so of gasket... the green 61x gasket fits my engine ports perfect, so not sure if a custom homemade gasket would fix my issue anyways.



So, not one to jerry rig anything together, I welded the ports smaller. The rear was the worse, but I went ahead and did the front, since it didn't line up right either.



I ground off the majority of the weld, then used blue dykem and marked out my gasket template, port matched, then finished by hand sanding on a flat stone.

The ports line up perfect now, only need $6k in tools and the know how to get it there, it's crazy that this manifold is so poorly casted for what they charge for them, but I guess, that's the jetski niche market for you.



Engine installed for the final time today, cooling lines hooked up etc.



The paint behind the U-bolt was damaged, didn't really like that.





So I made a stainless backer plate and ran it threw my split roller machine to get the same curve as the ski. A new U-bolt kit would have came with this plate, but I had the time today, so why not.



Much better

 

[Twake]

So is it ready to ride or what!?

 

[Yami-Rider]

Nope. I plan to just look at it in all its glory in my shop .
Just have maybe 2 hours worth of work left on it, but been sick and just keep getting sicker each day, going to the doc today, hopefully I'll feel better by this next weekend.

 

[ProSouth]

Looking good man. Impressive work.

 

[Yami-Rider]

Got her all finished up tonight!
Final build weight is 249lbs, not too bad considering how heavy my pump and motor is. I lost 70lbs from my previous ski to this ski.

 

[Twake]

but does it run or touch water??