2008 APEX M-TX

[TURBLUE]

Found a beauty 2008 Apex m-tx. New project for me. Planning on restoring it to new condition under the plastics….as new as I can. I’m excited to ride an apex again.

 

[MrSled]

Found a beauty 2008 Apex m-tx. New project for me. Planning on restoring it to new condition under the plastics….as new as I can. I’m excited to ride an apex again.

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Nice whats your plans with it?

 

[TURBLUE]

I plan on cleaning it up …update repair anything that needs to be done. I wanted an apex like I used to have for trail days/hard pack conditions. Vapor blast the clutches, steering blocks, front suspension oilite bushings.

 

[MrSled]

I plan on cleaning it up …update repair anything that needs to be done. I wanted an apex like I used to have for trail days/hard pack conditions. Vapor blast the clutches, steering blocks, front suspension oilite bushings.
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Awesome!! Keep it coming!!

 

[TURBLUE]

Planning to powder coat the chaincase and battery holder. Strip and powder coat the front an arms and any rear suspension pieces. Honestly it’s very good shape for a 16 year old sled. I’m excited.

 

[TURBLUE]

Coming along. Magnesium sure likes to corrode. I’ll glass bead the chain case and see how it looks. If it’s not great I’ll probably powder coat it silver.

I think I’m going to polish the belt cover, and tunnel. Not sure what else to do with it. Wet sand the rough spots and buff.

I need to order silver powder for the rear bumper, an arms and chaincase.

 

[MrSled]

Coming along. Magnesium sure likes to corrode. I’ll glass bead the chain case fand see how it looks. If it’s not great I’ll probably powder coat it silver.

I think I’m going to polish the belt cover, and tunnel. Not sure what else to do with it. Wet sand the rough spots and buff.

I need to order silver powder for the rear bumper, an arms and chaincase.

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That’s going to look sick!!

 

[TURBLUE]

Almost finished Vapor blasting one side of the clutch. Cleans up nice.

 

[MrSled]

Almost finished Vapor blasting one side of the clutch. Cleans up nice.
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Right!! It will definitely be a show piece!

 

[TURBLUE]

Coming along…going to start polishing the tunnel. Planning on try the zephyr 3 step process. See how that goes. May have to do some wet sanding first.

 

[MrSled]

Coming along…going to start polishing the tunnel. Planning on try the zephyr 3 step process. See how that goes. May have to do some wet sanding first.

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Damn they look good.

 

[TURBLUE]

I just made my own Vapor blaster out of a used bench top sand blaster. Pretty cheap to do. Fine glass bead and water. Water sand drains to a pail below with sump pump that pumps the slurry

I putty up the slider buttons on the primary so nothing gets between the buttons. But it sure cleans them up nice. My sidewinder came out really good.

 

[TURBLUE]

Well heading down the polishing rabbit hole.

 

[9Lives]

Well heading down the polishing rabbit hole.
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[9Lives]

Are you keeping the 162 skid or swapping it for something shorter?