SXR waterdawg footholds install

[tyv12]

hey bought my ski just over a year ago and after this summer justabout breaking my ankle from coming down on the ski when it got away from me i figure foot holds are the way to go, did a bunch of looking on forums, this is my first time doing this and went with waterdawgs because i have size 14 feet and these seem big so if u see me doing something wrong let me know this may give some other guys what they're in for when doing waterdawgs

the rails ripperd off last summer from doing subs so i had just temporarily glassed over them, stripped it and started hacking, wanted to get them super far back so went real slow and ended up with a real tight fit in the corner leaving as much foam as i could in, cut for the exhaust a little but my foot doesn't go up there anyway and the second pic my ski is sitting on a home made cart if anyones interested i can post more details about it...

 

[Shonuff]

Good looking so far.

 

[tor*p*do]

actually that looks pretty plush. dry foam!
gotta love kawi for that
try an old SN full of foam slush for some real fun!:icon16:
you will love the REVs

 

[tyv12]

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so 10 hours later got it all trimmed out and used 2 part semi hard epoxy and aluminum rivits to secure them in there before i glass it now i know this may be overkill on the glass but better than over than under. that's as far as i am gotta finish the glass then the plan is to use grey diamond cut turf with 8 mm underpad. i'd like to do the whole side, rail and hold in one piece of turf cuz that looks so killer but i realize that may be a litte ambitious for a first timer but it does look killer! let me know what ya think and i'll post as i go

 

[tyv12]

about the foam

ha u say try the other foam ha we are were doing my buddy's superjet at the same time lol that stuff is nasty... we thought a snow pic to see how were sitting here in edmonton was appropriate so u can feel sorry for us!

 

[tyv12]

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got the fiberglass done and it's turning out pretty good so got the underpad put in and started trimming it any advice on the underpad would be appreciated

 

[tyv12]

got the sides done today it was super tough and took forever to get all the cuts right and to get everything to line up get me know what ya think. so the only thing i'm still wondering about is how to properly seal the edges along the outeredge cleanly cutting that straight is real tough
for glue i used refrigeration grade insulation cement and it worked perfectly
overall i think it looks killer

 

[vitalikol]

Sweet looking turf job !!!

 

[Lucaumpits]

:haha:

Sweet looking turf job !!!

 

[oxnard111]

very nice...

 

[Crab]

Take a heat gun and warm up all curved areas to heat set the turf, it will stay put much longer that way. Just about when its too hot to touch without gloves, but not so hot it melts, same at the edges. Practice on a scrap.

 

[redsxr800]

hair dyer almost works for that, haha. half way though i ran bought a gun. job came out great

 

[Crab]

hair dyer almost works for that, haha. half way though i ran bought a gun. job came out great

Almost works but a little more heat helps, harbor freight $10.95.:bananapowerslide:

 

[tyv12]

ya i used a heat gun for it i'm finishing it this weekend i'll post pics up

 

[tyv12]

almost done, need some ideas how to finish of the outer edge nicely on the edge of the rails what do u guys do, did the chin pad too i think it looks wicked let me know what u think

 

[tyv12]

the rest, i think it turned out pretty good for first time turfing now just gotta get rid of the snow!!

 

[tor*p*do]

Looks great, nice job!!
How many more moths until you can ride in Edmonton?

 

[tyv12]

under 8 weeks were taking it out for may long forsure so counting down

 

[Shonuff]

Did you get that left corner piece back on?

 

[rollin5150]

Looks good. Cut the exposed edges at a 45 degree angle and seal with superglue. It should last a long time that way. I was also curious to how far your hood hangs over your rails without the rail caps on. Can you get a pic of that?