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VE for me
Best looking tunnel extention out there my opinion , RMK did a sweet install on this one very clean now all you need is that little blower thingy on your exhaust.
Best Bumper Conversion for the $$$?
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Best looking tunnel extention out there my opinion , RMK did a sweet install on this one very clean now all you need is that little blower thingy on your exhaust.
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Skinz offers a kit as well, details are as follows.
M Series Tunnel Kit:
Light Weight (approx. 2-4 lbs weight reduction)
Easy Installation
All Parts Included (Rear Tunnel Section/Tunnel Braces/Rear Bumper/Tail light bracket(Holds OEM Tail light)/Snow Flap)
Allows Greater Traction in Deep Snow
Bumper also acts as Tunnel Rack (strapping mounts cut into bumper)
Polished Aluminum
M Series Tunnel Kit:
Light Weight (approx. 2-4 lbs weight reduction)
Easy Installation
All Parts Included (Rear Tunnel Section/Tunnel Braces/Rear Bumper/Tail light bracket(Holds OEM Tail light)/Snow Flap)
Allows Greater Traction in Deep Snow
Bumper also acts as Tunnel Rack (strapping mounts cut into bumper)
Polished Aluminum
How is the stock cooler being fastened once it's flat? Or are you guys welding additional things into it?
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Not sure what your cooler looks like but on my '08 I still used the 4 rivets on the front side (forward in newly drilled holes of course) and in the back I used EMT conduit holders around the pipes just coming out of the cooler. It holds tight and the nice thing about the conduit holders is they have 3/16" holes which are the same size as everything else so the rivets fit through them perfectly. 3/4" ones looked like they would work (I had both) but I wound up using 1" ones and wrapped the pipe in some rubber I had for vibration/insulating reasons and everything fits tight and i'm confident is going nowhere.
Check out the pictures in post #189 at this link for where I got the idea. Mine, the cooler mounting part, is done basically like that.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91798&page=10
Check out the pictures in post #189 at this link for where I got the idea. Mine, the cooler mounting part, is done basically like that.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91798&page=10
Scott, thanks for the info. The 05 cooler is clearly much different than the new ones.
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Careful the stock foot rests will not fit into your stock side rails on older models. I tried to grind down the foot rests to fit and the just break. I went with the BDX foot rests and the stock bumper,looks great.Have three freinds that just orderd the same parts to do theirs.
If you dont cut as much offthe side of the tunnel you can use your stock flap and tail light and you dont have to straiten your heat exchanger.I looked at it as they offset them so you would catch more snow to help cool better,maybe its not a problem and im just being to safe, but id hate to over heat and not be able to ride.after all i have been waiting on snow for six months
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X2. I currently in the middle of doing the arctic cat bumper conversion. And did everything new. I ran into complictions when I did the tunnel gussets though. So I bought the '09 tunnel rolls and new gussets after I broke the two I had. Waiting to install the last four pieces of the puzzle, but after doing everything new I am wishing I would have done the VE conversion. Would have been about the same far as price goes minus a new cooler. Just my $0.02.
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I'll this say again:
If you are installing -09 gussets into -07 or older sled you have to modify and weld them into rolls. Otherwise they WILL broke. I broke mine and pal broke his. After welding they works fine.
If you do not weld them they will broke. They will not fit into older rolls so you need to buy newer rolls - which is more $$$.
But if you are handy and know place where to get those welded -09 conversion can be made about 50$ (plus snowflap if you like to use one - I don't).
If you are installing -09 gussets into -07 or older sled you have to modify and weld them into rolls. Otherwise they WILL broke. I broke mine and pal broke his. After welding they works fine.
If you do not weld them they will broke. They will not fit into older rolls so you need to buy newer rolls - which is more $$$.
But if you are handy and know place where to get those welded -09 conversion can be made about 50$ (plus snowflap if you like to use one - I don't).
Van Amburg Bumper
Well, here is mine completed. Van Amburg rear bumper, Van Ambug Heat Exchanger, Arctic cat 09 snowflap, LED and running board gussets. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out.
Well, here is mine completed. Van Amburg rear bumper, Van Ambug Heat Exchanger, Arctic cat 09 snowflap, LED and running board gussets. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out.
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So the Cat gussets WILL fit in the 08 tunnel rolls? My Cat mechanic said that they wouldn't fit, even though they look identical. How are ya'll liking the BDX bumper kits now that they have the added bracket to stiffen them up?
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Made this one for like $60.
$50 bucks for the 09 parts..and a little to bend the AL. @ a 45 degree angle.. Dont put the LED light as the pic you cant see it. (09Gusset to old style rail)You have to grind down the peice that slides in the rail to fit. Some have had them break. Mine havent yet and there only 7 bucks if they do...
Or just go with the whole 09 rail kit for a few more bucks.
$50 bucks for the 09 parts..and a little to bend the AL. @ a 45 degree angle.. Dont put the LED light as the pic you cant see it. (09Gusset to old style rail)You have to grind down the peice that slides in the rail to fit. Some have had them break. Mine havent yet and there only 7 bucks if they do...
Or just go with the whole 09 rail kit for a few more bucks.
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Went with all newer cat parts on my 08. Still waiting on the new cooler and i haven,t made up my mind on what to do for a taillight and flap. Put extra rivets in the bumper just to be safe and i found that the longer 162 bumper works fine on a 153 without shortening it. Seems very sturdy.
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Looks like you replaced the tunnel rolls too. I know that the 07 and older tunnel rolls are much different, but the 08's look just like the 09's. Do the new style gussets fit into the 08 rails? I need this question specifially answered.
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Kit? Where did you find a kit? How much did it cost?
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For any of you who have flattened an 05 style exchanger...What is the most effective way to do this? Is the aluminum brittle and needing heat or does it flex OK with leverage? I installed the VE 1/2 boondock rear tunnel and the stock exchanger looks a little awkward hanging down.
When flattening, does this affect cooling capabilities? Mine already tends to overheat on non big powder days.
Thanks.
NM
When flattening, does this affect cooling capabilities? Mine already tends to overheat on non big powder days.
Thanks.
NM
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