I did not cut anything on the rails. I just cut down the rail cap.
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I did not cut anything on the rails. I just cut down the rail cap.
Here are a few final pictures that show how I attached the brake guard and the new MC skid plate. You will notice AC really trimmed down the skid plate from the previous version; on the clutch side you can see the two holes for the original skid plate. On the can side there is no coverage in front of the outlet. I believe the 17s have a plate there that protects the can outlet? Also I had to add a couple extra bolts near the brake and chain case covers to get the skid to fit better. Not the best fit in those areas. The new plate does fit well with pushed in panels, no trimming needed. On the clutch side start with drilling holes and bolting down at the footwell and work your way forward. I drilled all the holes and ended up redrilling a few so it fit right. It seems like the lower panels might have a slightly different contour on the MC.
Is there a way for water to drain out of the low parts that cover the brake and chain case?
Brake side there is a hole. Case side there is no "lip"/cover on the track side; not the best design on the case side.
Just did this last night as I start my conversion. Wow, that was a tough slug. It took two of us and a few mallets to make it happen!
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You'll be pretty happy you went through all the work.
Take your time cutting the tunnel and it'll be hard to tell you did anything.
Having a small 90 degree die grinder worked good for me.
You'll be pretty happy you went through all the work.
Take your time cutting the tunnel and it'll be hard to tell you did anything.
Having a small 90 degree die grinder worked good for me.
This would have been great info last night! Oh well, it's done already. I'll know better next time.
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Started cutting
The job is a dandy, it takes a lot of time to do it right. I also added a belt drive at the same time. However, it's worth it. Today I demoed the new 2018 Mountain Cat for 20-30 minutes and I must say I actually preferred my 2015 with these mods over it.
The chain case side required a series of 500 small cuts. Slow, trial and error. All of the cutting grinding, and testing took about 3 hrs.
My favorite tool for this is the Milwaukee Hackzall. Sweet little tool!
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Test fit.
knh208,
Test fit the brake assembly and drive shaft.
I had to make bigger cuts to get the brake assembly to fit on the left side.
If your going belt drive I also had to make bigger cuts on the right side to get the belt drive sproket on the drive shaft.
knh208,
Test fit the brake assembly and drive shaft.
I had to make bigger cuts to get the brake assembly to fit on the left side.
If your going belt drive I also had to make bigger cuts on the right side to get the belt drive sproket on the drive shaft.
Yup. Going to bolt it up tonight and test fit. Spent some time making sure all the bearings and seals were just right this afternoon.
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Tom's instructions say to pull the pads and rotor. Did that and it all fits easily.
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I bought the stock 2017 Mountain Cat chain case and brake covers for my 2015 and I must say they have been holding up nicely to the abuse they have been getting.
Just got home from Revy. The sled worked so well. Stays on top of the snow and climbs hard.
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I'm going to be starting the conversion on my 14 m8 in the next couple of weeks. I have the TKI belt drive on my sled now and will be updating to the MTN Cat belt drive. Looking through the instructions I see you have to tap the jackshaft on the 17's for the bolt to hold the top gear. From the instructions it sounds like the 17's had a hole, but no threads. On my 14 it is already drilled, but with a smaller bolt. For those that have installed this on the pre-15 jackshaft do you just use the supplied tap to re-thread the 14 jackshaft?
If you already have the belt drive, you can use your existing top sprocket.
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I am going to put the one I have on a friends sled. Will the top gear that came with the MTN Cat kit work on the 14 jackshaft?
I ordered mine with a sprocket to fit a 15. Not sure.
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