Here she is boys......

mstein86 · Apr 11, 2011

First off I want to personally thank Z-Man, Guidoxpress, Compfusion and FatBoyzfrenchy. Thanks for the awesome parts and great advice. It's done just in time for summer. :face-icon-small-ton

I bought the sled wrecked really cheap and did a full restoration on it. I'm looking for a different hood though, red seat and blue hood= UGLY :face-icon-small-con

mountainhorse · Apr 11, 2011

Great job..

Paint the hood...

Take it to the local Maaco or other cheap chain paint shop and have it repainted.

One word of caution...Often it costs more to ship a used hood than to buy it.

Z-Man · Apr 11, 2011

Install blue seat that is sitting behind the sled.

mstein86 · Apr 11, 2011

mountainhorse said:
Great job..

Paint the hood...

Take it to the local Maaco or other cheap chain paint shop and have it repainted.

One word of caution...Often it costs more to ship a used hood than to buy it.

I know that's why its taking so long to get one. On ebay they want $180 to ship a $150 hood. :nono:

mstein86 · Apr 11, 2011

Z-Man said:
Install blue seat that is sitting behind the sled.

I don't like blue but I'm building a second one and that will be blue.

guidoxpress · Apr 11, 2011

looks awesome man, glad to see that tunnel went to someone with some serious dedication!!!

i have a buddy that has a blue/silver seat for sale cheap also, lol...so you can have to twin sleds, lol.

Z-Man · Apr 12, 2011

mstein86 said:
I don't like blue but I'm building a second one and that will be blue.

Skisucca has a black hood for sale. Hey, I like Blue, I have a red 900 and blue 900 too.
I'd hate to see you paint that 50th anniversary hood that still has the emblems on it. Those are getting hard to find. I'd trade you and have two blue sleds but I already got a custom seat cover to match the red hood on my second sled.

mstein86 · Apr 12, 2011

guidoxpress said:
looks awesome man, glad to see that tunnel went to someone with some serious dedication!!!

i have a buddy that has a blue/silver seat for sale cheap also, lol...so you can have to twin sleds, lol.

Sean I think you could sell snow to an eskimo.lol :face-icon-small-ton

94fordguy · Apr 12, 2011

Z-Man said:
I'd hate to see you paint that 50th anniversary hood that still has the emblems on it. Those are getting hard to find.

I agree personally. There are tens of thousands of Red IQ sleds out there... the Blue ones are indeed rare... The blue really separates these sleds from the rest of the crowd IMO. I don't mind the Red sleds, but Polaris sure has beaten the Red color scheme to death the last 10 years.

Either way, nice job on the rebuild, she is looking great!:beer;

diamonddave · Apr 12, 2011

94fordguy said:
I agree personally. There are tens of thousands of Red IQ sleds out there... the Blue ones are indeed rare... The blue really separates these sleds from the rest of the crowd IMO. I don't mind the Red sleds, but Polaris sure has beaten the Red color scheme to death the last 10 years.

Either way, nice job on the rebuild, she is looking great!:beer;

X2 or 3 or whatever it is. I've always liked red but I think in this case, it would be cheaper to replace/re-cover(??) the seat. Unless you really just don't like the blue.

sno_mo_racer · Apr 12, 2011

mstein86 said:
Sean I think you could sell snow to an eskimo.lol :face-icon-small-ton

I'm an Inuit(eskimo) from northern Canada, Little town called Kugluktuk, Nunavut, any idea how much he was asking for pow and how much volume? LOL. Still have lots of snow up north here and another month before it starts to melt, just wanted to see what powder snow is like thats why.

94fordguy said:
I agree personally. There are tens of thousands of Red IQ sleds out there... the Blue ones are indeed rare... The blue really separates these sleds from the rest of the crowd IMO. I don't mind the Red sleds, but Polaris sure has beaten the Red color scheme to death the last 10 years.

Either way, nice job on the rebuild, she is looking great!:beer;

I agree with the bold.

guidoxpress · Apr 12, 2011

mstein86 said:
Sean I think you could sell snow to an eskimo.lol :face-icon-small-ton

LMFAO!! i dont know if thats good or bad...just glad i dont have a rep like a used car salesman...or the government

you could always go with the skinz gripper seat covers if you want black..$188 from this guy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Skinz-SPG-S...wmobile_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c0e8c1635

sno_mo_racer said:
I'm an Inuit(eskimo) from northern Canada, Little town called Kugluktuk, Nunavut, any idea how much he was asking for pow and how much volume? LOL. Still have lots of snow up north here and another month before it starts to melt, just wanted to see what powder snow is like thats why.
I agree with the bold.

LOL!!

send me an offer and ill ship you some slightly used POW, HAHAHA!!

High Velocity · Apr 13, 2011

94fordguy said:
I don't mind the Red sleds, but Polaris sure has beaten the Red color scheme to death the last 10 years.

Either way, nice job on the rebuild, she is looking great!:beer;

You know, I'm kind of a traditionalist and if I remember correctly, the colours went as follows : Yellow for Ski Doo, blue for Yamaha, green for Arctic Cat, and RED for Polaris. Personally, I love the red and wish Polaris sticks with tradition.

Z-Man · Apr 13, 2011

High Velocity said:
You know, I'm kind of a traditionalist and if I remember correctly, the colours went as follows : Yellow for Ski Doo, blue for Yamaha, green for Arctic Cat, and RED for Polaris. Personally, I love the red and wish Polaris sticks with tradition.

Incorrect, Polaris traditional colors were blue, white and red.

Z-Man · Apr 13, 2011

Yamaha, red and white and later black and red.
http://www.acdecals.afegraphics.com/index.php?cat_id=661

High Velocity · Apr 13, 2011

Oops !! I feel like an idiot. I always thought Polaris was the "red" crowd. Now I feel like I don't deserve to be in this section of the forums.:embarassed:

Z-Man · Apr 14, 2011

High Velocity said:
Oops !! I feel like an idiot. I always thought Polaris was the "red" crowd. Now I feel like I don't deserve to be in this section of the forums.:embarassed:

LOL, They are Red now. I was trying to figure out when the first red Polaris came out, possibly when they made the Indy's?

sno_mo_racer · Apr 14, 2011

Z-Man said:
LOL, They are Red now. I was trying to figure out when the first red Polaris came out, possibly when they made the Indy's?

First red one I can remember was the Indy 440. Cannot remember if there was any before that.

EDIT-Sorry, my mistake. It was the Indy 400 I was thinking about. Think late 80's early 90's.

dktraw · Apr 15, 2011

ive got a red 87 indy 400, dont know how much earlier they were red before that.

Z-Man · Apr 15, 2011

I think around 78, Anyways, back on topic. I will keep my eyes open for any deals on Red hoods for you. I would be tempted to trade you my red for your blue but I already bought a red seat cover and I have a bunch of stuff powder coated red already on the second sled.

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