Moondance
Just plain me....
- Location
- Ridin' the Crazy Train
Great looking ski....you've done an outstanding job with the build & this thread:arms:
Shonuff's 1996 SuperJet from Grand Rapids
- Thread starter Shonuff
- Start date
michael950
for me to POOP on!
- Location
- Houston, TX
Awesome paint job, the chinpad makes an awesome final touch.
Mouthfulloflake
ISJWTA member #2
- Location
- NW Arkansas
that looks great man.
where did you spray it?
in the garage?
booth outside or what?
where did you spray it?
in the garage?
booth outside or what?
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
Moondance said:
this guy's makin' me look SO freaking bad im going to have to delete my entire build thread :bs2:
:biggthumpup:
madoyster
01/10/08
- Location
- The Durty South
Great thread.:cheer:
michael950
for me to POOP on!
- Location
- Houston, TX
Can I get a Brap Brap?!!!!
Brap Brap!
Awesome buildup! Thanks for all the information. Out of curiosity... what kind of paint setup are you using and did you do anything special when painting to keep the dust and all out?
Awesome buildup! Thanks for all the information. Out of curiosity... what kind of paint setup are you using and did you do anything special when painting to keep the dust and all out?
sclevela
X-H2O
Shonuff said:
just a suggestion.............. if your gonna use an exhaust fan of any sort u have to filter the incoming air in some way......... an exhaust fan can actually cause your paint (in that type on an enviornment......ie// open air spraying) to turn out worse........ whatever your exhausting has to be replaced and u actually will pull more airborne defects (dirt, dust, pollen, leaves, BUGS...... etc etc) into your paint enviornment............. I had a body in high school whose father used to spray alot in his detached garage/shed............. he had the doors and windows setup so u could remove them and just pop in high flow hot air furnace filters............ then hed turn on the two exhaust fans he had in the ceiling........ was it perfect ........ hell no........ but i never saw anthing he painted get dust, bugs, or the like in it............ oh and no he didnt really care about the enviornment.............. or the overspray he threw on everything in the neighborhood lol
The UMI* steering was rusted out and the bearing had long since seized which made an awful sound when the bars were moved back and forth so the rebuild kit was ordered and the steering was rebuilt.
(*UMI is apparently pronounced "U-M-I" and not "yoomi". I called JetSkiSolutions to order the rebuild kit and got a very gentle ribbing for mispronouncing it.)
(*UMI is apparently pronounced "U-M-I" and not "yoomi". I called JetSkiSolutions to order the rebuild kit and got a very gentle ribbing for mispronouncing it.)
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The intermediate shaft housing was thoroughly greased, thoroughly attached to the ski, and thoroughly siliconed in place. The fancy-pants bilge bracket was attached as well.
On this ski, I decided to do away with the factory strainer/bilge system in favor of bilge only so I had to block off the strainer outlet as well as the unused second cooling line inlet fittings. I used a single tube which came out looking pretty sano.
On this ski, I decided to do away with the factory strainer/bilge system in favor of bilge only so I had to block off the strainer outlet as well as the unused second cooling line inlet fittings. I used a single tube which came out looking pretty sano.
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I routed the steering cable through a clear plastic tube for coolness and protection and put the engine back in.
Because I took a little punishment from Mouthfull o flake about having to hoist the engine out of the ski last time instead of muscleing it out, I lifted the engine, carried it to the ski, and gently placed it inside. I thought I was going to crap myself doing it but I got it in there. (Because of Man-Code, since mouthful called me out, I had to come correct even though I was by myself in the garage.)
Because I took a little punishment from Mouthfull o flake about having to hoist the engine out of the ski last time instead of muscleing it out, I lifted the engine, carried it to the ski, and gently placed it inside. I thought I was going to crap myself doing it but I got it in there. (Because of Man-Code, since mouthful called me out, I had to come correct even though I was by myself in the garage.)
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I had to steal the starter out of this ski and place it in my other SuperJet. My eBay starter arrived the other day and it was installed along with my exhaust. Here's a fun little anecdote: I consider myself rather intelligent and rather meticulous about my mechanical work. With those attributes in mind, I worked and worked to get the header and chamber connected via the coupler only to realize that . . . you guessed it . . . I forgot to put the clamps in there. :banghead:
After getting the clamps in there and tightened down, I went to work on ensuring the electricals were appropriately wired and routing my cooling lines correctly.
MAD MAD PROPS TO Freestyleriverrat and SuperJETT for the diagram that helped me tremendously.
After getting the clamps in there and tightened down, I went to work on ensuring the electricals were appropriately wired and routing my cooling lines correctly.
MAD MAD PROPS TO Freestyleriverrat and SuperJETT for the diagram that helped me tremendously.
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Freestyleriverrat
Guest
Nice boat.......doing the whole sha-bang, motor, hull and drive line :woot: Looks good. :arms:
douglee25
m3booooy
- Location
- South Jersey
surfjetlouie
R.I.P. 11/27/2008
Great job.
and the baby in the cradle/sj is :biggthumpup:
and the baby in the cradle/sj is :biggthumpup:
skysurfer2010
SUR 24
- Location
- Philly
lookin really good!!