My 2010 upgrades

Z-Man · Dec 14, 2010

Bumper extension

Today I worked on installing the new VE bumper extension. What the heck does Polaris make their tunnel Rivets out of, they have to be the hardest rivets I have ever had to remove. They dulled the drill bits when I tried to drill them. I finally had to break out the grinder and grind half of them to get them out. I finally managed to get the bumper mostly installed after a little bit of cutting per BiggDawgs instructions. Right now I think I need a drink.:face-icon-small-ton

BIGGDAWG · Dec 15, 2010

Z-Man said:
Today I worked on installing the new VE bumper extension. What the heck does Polaris make their tunnel Rivets out of, they have to be the hardest rivets I have ever had to remove. They dulled the drill bits when I tried to drill them. I finally had to break out the grinder and grind half of them to get them out. I finally managed to get the bumper mostly installed after a little bit of cutting per BiggDawgs instructions. Right now I think I need a drink.:face-icon-small-ton

aww it isn't that bad just the part about hacking up a $180 part :boink:

looking good couldn't have done better myself :face-icon-small-win

Z-Man · Dec 15, 2010

BIGGDAWG said:
aww it isn't that bad just the part about hacking up a $180 part :boink:

That was easy, I had photos to show how to do it....lol.
I cut it a little more than you did so it sets forward just a tad more and covers most of the hole from the stock rivet on the side.

I just flipped it upside down on the sled and marked where the edge of the cooler was and then took a straight edge and drew a line straight out from the center section.

The hard part was getting those darn rivets out that hold the bracket for the running board cooler. I swear it took me over an hour to get those suckers out of there.:face-icon-small-dis

Z-Man · Dec 15, 2010

I almost have the bumper done. I'm going to have to drill out four more of those pain in the Ars Polaris rivets so I decided it was break time.

Z-Man · Dec 15, 2010

I rolled her outside today, so I could clean up the mess a little. She's starting to come together.

BIGGDAWG · Dec 15, 2010

looking sweet!! keep up the good work.

Z-Man · Dec 21, 2010

2 more boxes for the Pile

UPS man just dropped off two more boxes of goodies. These might be to pretty to install. Thanks Polzinhunter:face-icon-small-hap

Z-Man · Dec 29, 2010

Adding to the list;

Mountain fit hoods intake vent and dash vent.
SLP Cool Head.
New fuel tank floats courtesy of Polaris (another Recall)
Dobeck TFI controller
Pro RMK rear Flap
Armor Cord pull start rope

Z-Man · Dec 30, 2010

Got a little done today. I ordered about $200 worth of parts, I almost have enough stuff to finish it now. Then I spent two hours trying to get the Fuel tank off because the clip was damaged.

I also installed Polzinhunter's Rider Select Delete. This is way more work on the 05 than I realized. To install it you need to Remove the console, the fuel tank, the oil bottle and the bracket with the exhaust valve solenoid and coils on it to get to the bolts. Once it is in it sure is nice, no play in the bars at all now.

94fordguy · Dec 30, 2010

Z-Man said:
Got a little done today. I ordered about $200 worth of parts, I almost have enough stuff to finish it now. Then I spent two hours trying to get the Fuel tank off because the clip was damaged.

I also installed Polzinhunter's Rider Select Delete. This is way more work on the 05 than I realized. To install it you need to Remove the console, the fuel tank, the oil bottle and the bracket with the exhaust valve solenoid and coils on it to get to the bolts. Once it is in it sure is nice, no play in the bars at all now.

Why did you have to touch the oil bottle? I didn't have to touch it when I put mine in

I agree... very nice tight piece

Z-Man · Dec 30, 2010

94fordguy said:
Why did you have to touch the oil bottle? I didn't have to touch it when I put mine in

I agree... very nice tight piece

Not sure how you did that because the front bolt that held in the rider select sits right on top of the oil bottle screwed in from underneath. I had to unbolt it and move it aside to be able to get a Torx on it

94fordguy · Dec 30, 2010

Z-Man said:
Not sure how you did that because the front bolt that held in the rider select sits right on top of the oil bottle screwed in from underneath. I had to unbolt it and move it aside to be able to get a Torx on it

Hmmmmm

Guess I just don't recall doing that.... oh well, lol.

At least you got it on there. Hardest part on mine was getting the fuel lines unhooked from the tank, very very tight getting the tool in there and engaged properly. My friend's 06 lines were easy to take off for comparison lol.

Z-Man · Dec 30, 2010

My tool for the fuel lines went right in no problem, but I think the last person who took them off at Polaris screwed up the metal piece that holds it in place on the inside hose. I didn't know if I was ever going to get that thing off. I finally took an allen wrench and unscrewed the clamp holding the hose to the engine so I could slide the tank back a little more. Then I was able to force the next size bigger tool into the hose because it is slightly thicker and get it to release.

bmazb900 · Jan 1, 2011

:face-icon-small-hapBoy z-man, thats a nice lookin wate craft you have there!lol Looks good.

Z-Man · Jan 1, 2011

bmazb900 said:
:face-icon-small-hapBoy z-man, thats a nice lookin water craft you have there!lol Looks good.

LOL, Yah I think they had never seen a snowmobile before. One guy on the street knew what it was.:face-icon-small-win

This isn't me but I would love to see the look on peoples faces if you took it out to the lake here in AZ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTwfVgwxGZM&feature=related

Gmiller · Jan 1, 2011

Sled is sick Z-man, How did the avid drivers go in, pretty tech or easy?

Z-Man · Jan 1, 2011

Gmiller said:
Sled is sick Z-man, How did the avid drivers go in, pretty tech or easy?

It wasn't to bad. Robbie at Avid pressed them on for me. I thought it would be a lot harder but I managed to pull the track and reinstall it myself. I did run into one issue, because the 7 tooth 2.86 drivers are smaller I didn't have any clearance over the front arm. I took a few measurements and determined that I could put 7 inch carrier wheels on the back arm and the clearance it perfect now.

One more thing, I almost forgot. You need to cut the front of your rails back and install an anti-stab wheel kit so that the rail tips don't hit the Avid drivers. Robbie has the Anti-stab kits for less than anyone else so if you are getting the drivers from him just ask him for an anti-stab kit too.

Z-Man · Jan 3, 2011

Can't figure out how to make a garage on here. But if anybody wants to see what's in mine they can check it out here. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=206546&id=679401594

Z-Man · Jan 4, 2011

More goodies

More Goodies showed up today. SLP head, Mountainfit hoods intake vents, and the Armorcord pull start rope.:face-icon-small-hap

Z-Man · Jan 5, 2011

Still waiting on more parts and I guess I am going to have to wait till I can get some pistons too. So, I decided to see what else I could destroy, I mean fix.:face-icon-small-ton

Mountain fit hoods Dash intake and Fire N Ice hood vents.

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