The Carver gas shock arrived a bit less than a month after I ordered it.

That was pretty much the final piece I needed to complete the suspension. The only pieces I might consider adding are the second pair of auxiliary idler wheels between the rails that were offered for the CC.

So after the big push to finish the Spitfire before the Badger Steam and Gas Show, I am looking to take a breather for a bit. I just went through this back in February with finishing the 78 LF before we left for the Ride with the Champs. I will say: " if you want to get something done you have ...

To finish the suspension I moved forward to the lower shaft of the front arm, ( the 3/4" shaft between the towers ). The shaft had been shortened the amount needed , but the tube on the front arm still needed a bit more removed because it didn't swing freely. I used the shaft as a guide to get ...

For the most part, to narrow the suspension from a width of 9 1/4" down to 9", you shorten all the shafts that control the rail spacing a 1/4". To narrow the rear arm connection to to the rails, you simply move washers from one side to the other, and to fit the rear axle between the r...

The suspension has been disassembled for final tweaking. I taped a clean sheet of freezer paper onto the bench, drew a centerline, then drew lines where the track windows and drive lugs are located. I am shooting for a consistent 9" rail width measured outside to outside of the new hyfax. You c...

I had basically just roughed the suspension out because I wanted to display it at the Badger Steam and Gas show. The test fit in the track indicated I was really close, but I have it back on the bench for a little more tweaking. The front is right on at 9" wide, the rear is about an 1/8" w...

I have changed the title of this thread once again to reflect what I am doing. With the grandson's 78 Spitfire down to a little wiring work and tuning on the snow ( if we ever get any ), and with the 78 LF CC clone largely finished last February, I am really on a roll. After riding the 78 LF in st G...

This 121" x 16" x 2.52 pitch Yokohama track has a few issues in regard to use with a JD suspension. There two styles of clips used on these tracks. A simple flat clip was used between half the windows, the other half used a clip with a tab that extended up the side of the drive lug, and ov...

In the continuing process of the suspension build, today I power washed the very dirty AC track I have had on hand for years. Later this evening I slid the suspension into the track for the first test fit. It would no doubt work as I currently have it, but I will tweak it a little yet. And all of th...

Lowering of the lift, the first test sit, and the first sled show.

A few more pics from the show.

We had a great time at the Badger Steam and Gas Show! I hauled all my sleds home Sunday afternoon, and went back for the Gator today. I missed getting a photo of the crew as Wade had departed Saturday night to go home to prepare for the Princeton Swap, and Randy was out and about, so I apologise for...

Here is the assembly.

It looks like a sled! We installed the gauges, put the new decal on the hood, attached the hood to the sled, and installed the skis. We have the Kimpex windshield on with 4 screws, but the ones around the headlight do not line up well enough. After the Baraboo Show we will have to re-visit that. It ...

I have declared victory on the hood painting! The mission for this sled is for the grandson's first sled / rider. I hadn't really intended to paint it at all, but we have been working on a 1937 JD B tractor project for the last 3 years, and my methodology has rubbed off on him. He absolutely wanted ...