Got the pump/mishaft installed. Required a little bit of grinding on the top of the pump housing/wear ring to accomodate the pump tunnell shape and depth. No big deal there. I might have ground off approx 1/8" of material, but it was needed to insure alignment. I added a few pics of the engine bay to show spatial orientation for a few peeps that have asked. I had Berky put my battery back under the exhaust to help centralize the mass of the ski better. I had to change from a Jetworks batt to a DEKA to fit the area, but it fits real well. Berky left a channel under the batt tray for strap setup.
I am going to run a C.A.T.S. trim system for right now. I will prolly upgrade to an Xmetal system for next season, but I thought I'd try one of these out. The additional parts needed plus the Xmetal parts was more than I wanted to spend now. The CATS setup cost me $125 shipped for everything so I'll try it and report. May need to D cut the back of tray a bit to appreciate the trim.
I had some left over 3M carbon fiber film so I played around last night with some free time. I wrapped the steering nozzle. I had originally painted it red and didn't like it as much as if I had just painted it black...so thought I'd hit it with the carbon film and try to make it look XFT style. It came out decent for a free hand trimming. I managed to drop it a few times and chip some of the paint off the nozzle. I gave it 4 coats of clear after completed to help maintain the film on the nozzle. I need to grind the right sided cooling port on the pump since the steering cable is being bowed quite a bit by that fitting. Mcdog recommended a dremmel grooved cut into it to save me from pulling the pump again. Good idea.
I am going to run a C.A.T.S. trim system for right now. I will prolly upgrade to an Xmetal system for next season, but I thought I'd try one of these out. The additional parts needed plus the Xmetal parts was more than I wanted to spend now. The CATS setup cost me $125 shipped for everything so I'll try it and report. May need to D cut the back of tray a bit to appreciate the trim.
I had some left over 3M carbon fiber film so I played around last night with some free time. I wrapped the steering nozzle. I had originally painted it red and didn't like it as much as if I had just painted it black...so thought I'd hit it with the carbon film and try to make it look XFT style. It came out decent for a free hand trimming. I managed to drop it a few times and chip some of the paint off the nozzle. I gave it 4 coats of clear after completed to help maintain the film on the nozzle. I need to grind the right sided cooling port on the pump since the steering cable is being bowed quite a bit by that fitting. Mcdog recommended a dremmel grooved cut into it to save me from pulling the pump again. Good idea.
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