Phantom Resurrection

[mikesx]

Cleaned up the ATP pole parts.

 

[mikesx]

Tank and Plan B primer. Clear epoxied finish on strap. Piece of 1/4 turf for spring load under tank.

 

[Smitty8675]

Holy cow nice work. I’m looking at a hull right now which could be about the same work. Do you mind if I ask what you picked it up for.

 

[mikesx]

The pump install was a fiasco. The JD shoe had a well made adapter for a 148 that had to be knocked out.

 

[mikesx]

I had ten fold problems with the pump. 1st, the JD shoe is not shaped right for a 155 seal. The Phantom uses M10 bolts for the pump, most pumps/nozzles have clearance holes for M8. Let's just say getting it in correct took some doing. What's this supposed to seal against ?

 

[mikesx]

Also when the pump was bolted in it had a gap of about 1/8 inch between the shoe and seal.

 

[mikesx]

So to kill 2 birds, I made a fiberglass filler plate. The fiberglass is from a weir plate from a water treatment plant. They were throwing it out, I grabbed it 20 yrs. ago knowing one day I'd find a job for it.

 

[mikesx]

Of course I exactly duplicated the shape of the JD shoe filling in the scoop grate trench. And I missed that it was missing over here ! So plate #2. I also made sure steering cable holder would clear b4 I had to make plate #3.

 

[mikesx]

Layed the plate on epoxy on a sheet of glass for a mirror finish. Screwed and siliconed it on. And checked pump seal squeeze out.

 

[Storbeck]

Beautiful work and I love the outside-of- the-box ideas!

 

[mikesx]

Wasn't happy with the fit of the scoop grate. So I fine tuned it.

 

[mikesx]

This killed me but, remember those M10 pump bolts ? The only way to get the alignment correct was to oval the holes. I did order my MAXX with 4 cooling connections which was great for installing.

 

[mikesx]

The Heim joint on the stud for the Raptor steering just floats. Kind of sloppy, if you center it with spacers it deflects and you don't get full tilt. I made some thin wall spacers that worked perfect.

 

[E350]

Thank you for referencing Rotaloc inserts. (I just received my @tom21 bolt on front sponsons and was thinking about glassing in some nuts on the inside of the hull to make installation and removal easy.)

 

[mikesx]

Battery tray install. Sleeved cables with clear tube to control rub. Punched drain holes.

 

[mikesx]

On to the exhaust. I make my own clips. Interesting fact, M10x15, 20, 25 are all the same price as M10x30's (Mc Carr at least). I just buy 30's and cut what I need. I used a contour gauge for fitting the PFP block. I used Scotchlock for mounting blocks so you can remove them.

 

[mikesx]

I made a stepped plate for the waterbox.

 

[mikesx]

Captivated clip in the front, offset in the back. I like using a plate for the waterbox, it doubles as a cable organizer.

 

[mikesx]

Polished this up b4 it went in for good.

 

[mikesx]

I grabbed my sump pump to install, and of course the basket went with the last ski. So I came up with this.