Recent content by Nikolai

I don’t think the zip ties will break. I used cheap ones for now but I have some really nice 50 lb zip ties I get from the aviation store that are a different type of plastic and have a metal clip. Easy enough to carry a couple extra zip ties out riding. Only one way to find out though! The...

Couple years ago I made a heat shield for the header that was just larger than the header. My plan at the time was to do carbon fiber for the rest. Fast forward to now and I recut a larger piece. Fuel tank will cover the top of the tubes so snow can’t get trapped in between. The sheet is .040...

I’ll get the motor in next and see what the front close off is going to look like. My other thought was to use plywood to make the shape of the enclosure with the front and sides all a single piece then make a fiberglass mold from the plywood for building a CF enclosure. I do like the HDPE...

I think if I did tabs & rivets I would use aluminum or carbon fiber panels so I could cut the amount of tabs in half. I still have to enclose the front around the track and headers as well so I may still end up with a once piece carbon insert. I need to get the motor and header installed and see...

Played around with the HDPE tonight on the clutch side. Only made it as large as necessary to keep my boots out of the track. My plan for the all the tube work is to wrap it in UHMW tape after it’s painted to keep snow from sticking to it. Anywho, started out with it in 2 pieces. Quickly...

I bought the HDPE. Figured I should commit to something before getting stuck in analysis paralysis again.

Need to revisit paneling for the tunnel sides. Local plastic supplier has 4x8 sheets of .060 HDPE for $188. Thinking of maybe cutting the side pieces out of this and then just zip tying them in a few spots to the frame tubes? Would be easier than welding tabs and using rivets. Any thoughts? I...

Got the ski rubbers fit and skis bolted on for good. Ski Stance is right under 36”.

My order of 7075 bolts from Pro Bolt USA finally showed up today. I got a 10mm aluminum speedo gear bolt Factory steel bolt 28.28g (with gear 60.93g) Titanium bolt 11.46g Aluminum bolt 5.69g (with countersunk gear 25.51g) I also got 6mm aluminum bolts for the speed sensor. Steel bolts...

No idea to be honest, I kinda quick keeping track of the weight loss. There’s been so many changes along the way with frame design, hardware, ect that I stopped trying to add it all up. I will be surprised if it is over 400 lbs though. Body shrouds will be minimal and super light. I’ll only...

Finished the ski bushings tonight. Weights are for all 4 bushings. Listed left to right. - Factory steel 146.78 grams or 0.32 lbs - Alternative Impact titanium (bought these years ago) 80.76 grams or 0.18 lb - 6061 aluminum 49.80 grams or 0.11 lbs These are the wear bars I made years ago. I...

I have a 7075 bolt coming to the replace the Ti bolt currently securing the speedo gear lol. Ordered some 7075 hardware for the skis a week ago and got one 10mm for the speedo gear and also a couple 6mm to secure the sensor. Eventually I’ll get a few more for the chaincase cover. There’s a ton...

A little more bling. Always wanted to replace the 8mm engine mount and starter bolts with Ti.

Trimmed down both steel mounts to match the rounded off straps. Left the rear a-arm sleeve unmodified. On the fronts, the shoulder stock is 0.170”, I took it down to 0.080” and then made 0.090” aluminum spacers. That took nearly all the pressure off the a-arm. Suspension and steering are...

True. For now I think I’ll leave the back one unmodified so the a-arm/ball joint is in the correct position and then just modify the front bushing a little so there’s slightly less pressure on it. I decided a few weeks ago I wanted to go back through the steering and front suspension one more...