SXR Kawasaki 800 SX-R Project - Weigt, Engine and Hull

[nicolajjetrider]

Hi all ( following Thread will be updatet during the winter )

I have had my SX-R 2006 for almost 5 years now and i love it. Everyone i talked to tell me that the ski is a lot funnier with Head And Pipe.

I am now building my ski with several mods. Hope you comment it and will follow the build up.

The plan is following ( and all the parts is bourght:

Hull:
Weight reduction ( startet and on 21lbs )
Carbon reinforced hull
Blowsion 2 Tubbies
Umi steering
hand warmers
Blowsion foothuls
Bilge pump
Several blowsion fittings
Drain plug
Shread Master Carbon Rideplate
TBM Grate
SOLAS impeller
Bored Nozzle
Bored Exit Nozzle
Hydroturf

Engine:
Stock Bore
Stock Crank
Stock Pistons
R&D TOP END 165 PSI
Carb with no choker
Primer
R&D filter kit
Facotry B-pipe (wet ) And manifold
Water steering on exhaust
Protec Ignition
6' Timing advance
Polished carb intake

Now the pictures of the build:

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Some more build pictures: Parts and engine

 

[nicolajjetrider]

The whole view:

 

[nicolajjetrider]

A little progress, startet to sand down the hull and rebuild it. Mountet Tubbies and preparring it for Carbon next week.

 

[sxrchris]

Very nice! Keep it up, team green!!

 

[tomski]

I would check the position of the front sponsons before installing.

 

[Texan33]

View attachment 210505

I could be wrong but it looks like you have the tubbies on the wrong side and a little far back.

 

[SkiDiggity]

right side.... just wayyyyyy to far back

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Hi guys - You can see the duck tape on the picture it was just to se how the tubbies looks on the sxr. I will post a new picture where they are mountet.


Have any of you guys reinforced the sxr?

 

[Texan33]

Hi guys - You can see the duck tape on the picture it was just to se how the tubbies looks on the sxr. I will post a new picture where they are mountet.

We were just looking out for you. Sounds good.

Have any of you guys reinforced the sxr?

No need to reinforce the sxr. They built like a tank. I noticed you started to sand down the hull. How much are you sanding off and where? The bottom or the sides?

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Thanks mate ! I know you are

I have a small crack in the hull where the hull is glued together after a atemp to barrel-roll it. Thats the reason to make it stronger with Carbon.

 

[Texan33]

Thanks mate ! I know you are

I have a small crack in the hull where the hull is glued together after a atemp to barrel-roll it. Thats the reason to make it stronger with Carbon.

Cool pictures. Do you have a picture of the crack? My SXR has two stress cracks on the left side from a few failed barrel rolls. It looks like the fiberglass is cracking but it's actually just the gel coat. The SXR hull are built like a tank. Matt Smith's SXR is the only one I have see with a crack through the hull.

 

[nicolajjetrider]

If you see the pictures in the top, next to the Tubbie's pictures, there you can se light trough the hull. ( IT LANDED HARD - My shoulder was in pain next 3 days )

Progress:
Carbon & Reinforcing - Later today Black coating.

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Rep of rideplate

Me working:

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Work in progress - Paiting is done

 

[nicolajjetrider]

A little progress again

New sprays to pipe and topend dual cooling
Impeller change
Putting it slowly together

Pump

New stock prop!
Pretty clean
6 year used vs bran new.

 

[hondamike504]

looking good

 

[nicolajjetrider]

Thanks Mike.

Yesterday I paintet the bottom after rebuilding it with epoxy and microballons. Engine is getting slowly forward

 

[nicolajjetrider]

The finishline is ahead ! Last night we startet the ski up first time ! What a sound ! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5b34Ed78Ug

Test sailing it this upcoming week !

 

[sxrchris]

Keep it up, looking good!