Not another Chan, build.

[WB1994]

Just put some turf between the Ebox and hull , or glue turf to the bottom of the Ebox , or to the hull.

I would suggest doing a layer of glass over the stud you glued to the hull , looks like you only used some sort of epoxy glue stuff.

Looking good , see you guys at the pond.

 

[DirtKurt]

Kurt,
Are you going to be using any dampeners on your ebox or just mounting it solid? I think i'm going to use this dampener (McMaster 9697K135) on this glass in insert (McMaster 97590A582)

I used the same style glass in insert but mine was a nut instead of a stud, the other pn came up as polyurethane tubing? Im probably going to use some turf padding on the back of the box so it has a little pressure on it.

 

[DirtKurt]

This is the adhesive I used, I know a few people were curious

 

[ChadGnarly]

Add some carbon or glass over it

 

[Pablo]

Add some carbon or glass over it

Or plexus...I did several inserts with plexus mounds and buried a stainless T-nut into it for tank inserts. Use a dremel flap sander to shape it how u like.


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[Mxsx25]

Unfortunately the 08+ sj intake grates are NOT 2" longer than previous model year sj's like Kurt was told, so hes in the same boat as me and we need to add 2"

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[txsuperjetfreak96]

Wow I'm pissed ain't even mine

 

[TheBuzzard]

welded grates have a tendency to grenade and go thru / ruin the pump. i think jet dynamics makes the extended grate or i would leave it open and just build a pump chip to fit the bottom of the shoe. this chan here has a 155 and no grate. the tunnel has been extended forward a bit with a metal plate. not sure how steve did it but it seems to work. i would have left that R&D grate alone and extended in front of it with a connecter plate. this was what was left under my octane, but it didnt go thru the pump

 

[Pablo]

Skip the intake. Filler chip out of Lexan on mine. The intake keeps the hull sucked down to the water and harder to whip the tail around on quick 180 turns for tricks.


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[DirtKurt]

I'm gonna try no grate before I think about cutting up the new one. I prefer a looser setup so thats probably how it will stay.

Couple parts fresh out of the oven this mornin.

 

[DirtKurt]

 

[pepperson4]

Stop!!!!!!!! I just welded a grate for my chan. Welds looked great and had good penetration. First ride welds gave out and it ripped inserts from pump shoe. I've filled it in and now run no grate. Make sure you silicone your ride plate in, mine cracked and pulled a bottom bolt through it. I didn't silicone it on, thy are so flimsy I'm gonna reinforce it too


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[DirtKurt]

Stop!!!!!!!! I just welded a grate for my chan. Welds looked great and had good penetration. First ride welds gave out and it ripped inserts from pump shoe. I've filled it in and now run no grate. Make sure you silicone your ride plate in, mine cracked and pulled a bottom bolt through it. I didn't silicone it on, thy are so flimsy I'm gonna reinforce it too


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Woah, thanks for the heads up. I was a little worried about the rideplate. Looks like its getting some carbon love before it hits the water.

 

[swapmeet]

I haven't been on the forum in awhile so... I'm catching up.

Nice build so far! Sucks you had problems, I hope riding it makes all those negatives..... Less negative....
Some of that stuff is what I learned is 'normal' AM hull stuff. Some isn't. But I digress...

I run the JD intake grate, I'm gonna take it out for the next ride though. See how much it loosens up.

Why not run the ebox in the normal location? Making a mount isn't that hard, especially with all the fancy business you're doing with the composites. Which look great btw... Speaking of... The plate on my Chan was hella thick. I believe he makes them out of glass. Mine lined up pretty good, but it is composites, so making a positive and negative part match up perfect is tough.
Mine fits so tight that you have to put the bolts on in a certain order for it to snug up.

Anyhow...

Keep up the good work. Hope y'all get them on the water soon. I gotta imagine its gonna rip with that 155.

 

[DirtKurt]

I haven't been on the forum in awhile so... I'm catching up.

Nice build so far! Sucks you had problems, I hope riding it makes all those negatives..... Less negative....
Some of that stuff is what I learned is 'normal' AM hull stuff. Some isn't. But I digress...

I run the JD intake grate, I'm gonna take it out for the next ride though. See how much it loosens up.

Why not run the ebox in the normal location? Making a mount isn't that hard, especially with all the fancy business you're doing with the composites. Which look great btw... Speaking of... The plate on my Chan was hella thick. I believe he makes them out of glass. Mine lined up pretty good, but it is composites, so making a positive and negative part match up perfect is tough.
Mine fits so tight that you have to put the bolts on in a certain order for it to snug up.

Anyhow...

Keep up the good work. Hope y'all get them on the water soon. I gotta imagine its gonna rip with that 155.

Running the E-box in the normal location wasnt really an option with the front foot hold, The best I could have gotten would have been building a shelf and mounting it facing up. Even then there was almost no space around it. The Rad Dudes e-box is slightly thicker than the oem one so behind the carbs wasnt an option either.

My next task is gonna be giving the ride plate some attention. I have kind of ignored it up to this point, but I think its times to get it fitted and maybe add some reinforcement.

 

[swapmeet]

Ah, I missed the FFH. Makes sense.

I really wish I had a FFH in my Chan, but I didn't want to screw up the layup or the paint.

 

[Oreellyfool]

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[Mxsx25]

Between camaro and dirtykurt the NE area is owned by them as far as sexy double jug engine bays are concerned ...I can only hope that mine won't sink...That is all , carry on lol


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[DirtKurt]

Finally got some time to put into the rideplate. Started by stripping the gelcoat, then blended and tapered the leading edges to match up to the hull. Then slapped on a layer of 19oz carbon, baked, trimmed, epoxied and re drilled. Just that easy lol

 

[SirMrManGuy]

Add some carbon or glass over it

Panel adhesive is stupid strong, it will probably rip a layer of glass out of the hull before it unbonds provided the surface was prepped properly. Likely a stronger bonding adhesive than the resin in the hull.

Ski looks good by the way guys, I found a lot of similar types of problem building my ski as well.