My first build - 1m, Van Amburg, Thundercat, Sno Pro

[arcticcatwill]

The doner sleds...

99 sno pro with d&d 700 BB, M10 rear

98 thundercat with a fresh motor and rebuilt clutches/carbs

2003 1m bulkhead with VE tunnel.

 

[arcticcatwill]

a few pics of the sno pro from the past few years...

Stuck fest with the 121

 

[joshkoltes]

so whats the plan?

 

[arcticcatwill]

1m/VE with the thundercat motor. I have D&D trail pipes for it.
Use all the suspention/drive train out of the sno pro and try to use the pans and hood too if the will fit with the pipes... If they dont i have a mint 97 thundercat hood too and a King cat diamond s hood with black, green, or orange pans.

I am also a CNC machinist so Im goin to try and loose weight where ever I can. And I also have access to a lot of titanium scrap...

For a track I havn't decided yet. It's between a 153 or 162 PC, or a single ply challanger.

 

[cbc24]

Damn those were the days i had 580 sno pro fun old machines yours will be sick!!

 

[kidrman]

Will - I am seriously considering the new PC, let me know if you want to buy the track on my M8 and I will get off my butt on a new track.

John

 

[arcticcatwill]

Going to get motor mounts ordered soon. Think Im going to use a m series skid with k-mod. And I may have figured out a way to use a m series fuel tank and boss seat, just need to the motor in with carbs and filters to test fit.

 

[RCR3]

Sounds like a great project!

 

[Reeb]

Check it out, my '99 Snopro chassis turned mountain. I used the original steering hoop with the 1M tank at first. I swapped to a 1M hoop after realizing the older Snopro hoop doesn't have enough support for the steering. I'm a stickler for my sled being "tight" feeling. This helped a lot. So did a few other re-inforcements tied to the bulkhead.

Reeber-Bomb Album

 

[arcticcatwill]

Check it out, my '99 Snopro chassis turned mountain. I used the original steering hoop with the 1M tank at first. I swapped to a 1M hoop after realizing the older Snopro hoop doesn't have enough support for the steering. I'm a stickler for my sled being "tight" feeling. This helped a lot. So did a few other re-inforcements tied to the bulkhead.

Reeber-Bomb Album

Thats BA sled man hoping mine comes out that clean looking. Really hoping triples fit under the sp hood though.

 

[arcticcatwill]

Heres my extra support... and extra forward steering

Sorry for poor photos, used my phone.

 

[Reeb]

They will fit but will need to be modified. Otherwise the TCat plastics is the easiest route.

Thanks, this year it might get some improvements but I'm head deep in a Rev/Yammi conversion so the Kitty gets a backseat to any mods. I wanna try a different skid to compare with that I have now. Getting the rear to sit lower might help with the light feeling the sled has(too light). M-10's are cheap nowadays, might be worthwhile piecing one together and trying.

 

[RIDECATS]

Check it out, my '99 Snopro chassis turned mountain. I used the original steering hoop with the 1M tank at first. I swapped to a 1M hoop after realizing the older Snopro hoop doesn't have enough support for the steering. I'm a stickler for my sled being "tight" feeling. This helped a lot. So did a few other re-inforcements tied to the bulkhead.

Reeber-Bomb Album

....one of those pics looks just like my old neighborhood

 

[arcticcatwill]

Id stay away from the older M10 like mine. I decides to go with a m series skid with k-mod. My m10 was great for keeping the skis down but did not like to boondock. It was nice for launching to. I had to bend my rails back strait a few times now and then. They are really weak in the middle.

Will

 

[arcticcatwill]

Picking up the freshly powder coated chassis tomorrow. RSI's and motor mounts are on their way.

 

[arcticcatwill]

some pics to update.

CPC front end, cromoly

Also check out the jack shaft that come out the t-cat.

 

[sledfreak89]

Looks like shes comin together!

 

[arcticcatwill]

Yep just waiting on motor mounts...

 

[Reeb]

....one of those pics looks just like my old neighborhood

Ya some dude took some decent pics at one point

 

[arcticcatwill]

Had to do some motor mount mods to get them to work in the front.