Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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PolCat
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Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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I started this project back in March. First let me tell you I would never tear apart a restore-able sled JD or any other, I'd rather keep them as they are.
That said I took a beat up 76 Liquifire 440 and a motor blown, cracked belly pan and hood 97 MXZ and melted them together to get this. Still want to get a custom seat made for it.
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I detailed the build on Vintagesleds.com http://vintagesleds.com/bs/index.php/topic,78347.0.html
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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Cool build! Should turn a few heads on the trail.
1976 Liquidator - 970 mile raced sled
1975 340/S - I-500 raced sled
1978 440 Liquifire
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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Looks my-T-fine to me.

Nice work!! :beers;
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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I saw it on the other website I was having trouble waiting for your next update. This is just my opinion but with customs sometimes people think more is better and they lose track of the overall theme. You have not done that here. I know you where kind of experimenting with more graphics and adding more color. I got to tell you less is more. I like it just the way it is.
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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Thanks for the kind words on the build. It does need a new seat cover as there are cracks and tears in it.
The seat will have a lime green center with black sides. I did this in paintshop to see how it would look.
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It will also have this on the hood as it is already bought :laugh:
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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I'm with Bill on this one.

Maybe paint the ski loops yellow and call it done.
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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One of the steel skis were ran over by the skid steer in the junkyard. I tried my best to straighten it but I didn't like
how it turned out. I found these instead. Precision ski, 2 carbides each.
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Well there you go.
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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Nice looking custom

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80 Liquifire (purchased 1996 ~ Running)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2010 ~ Running....Now)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2011 ~ Not running - I officially have a problem now)
83 Snowfire (purchased 2014 father/son restoration project)
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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Thanks
Here are a few pictures of the way it sits today.
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Re: Custom 76 Liquifire 440

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This thing is awesome great job i need one.
Have1976 cyclone 440,1996 Z440 ,1988 yamaha exell 340, 2009 F5 lxr
Had 83 trail fire 440
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