LIQUIFIRE II

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I love it Joe! excellent work!
I get frustrated working on the factory stuff. Kudos to you for keeping your head down, and pushing through! The build quality is exquisite, and I cant wait for the final product! -Clint
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It is looking great Joe !!

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So how is it in the snow?
I buy sell and service all brands. Contact me and i might be able to help. sleds 2-liquidators, 75 340/S, 80 liquifire, 78 440 liquifire, 75 jd 300, 83 9700 skidoo blizzard, 86 skidoo formula plus, 79 motoski super sonic, 91 skidoo mach 1 x, 92 formula plus x, 95 mxz 440, 3 toni hiakonen edition mxz's, 98 mxzx, 97 mxzx, 77 skidoo rv cross coutry, 77 skidoo Rv 340, 75 skidoo tnt 340FA, 97skidoo formula3LT, 06 800 skidoo summit, 08 skidoo tnt full trail mod with nos
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Thanks for letting us follow this project as it progresses, is there any chance we'll be able to see this engineering marvel at The Ride with the Champs?

Tom
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That's some real good vision, engineering and execution Joe! Fine work and real determination. Keep digging! Best Jon
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Good job Joe....When you guys see this you better bring along an extra pare of socks...engineering on this sled is great....There should be a category for build of the year....
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Tom .......plan is to bring it. I would like to reiterate that I have not run this thing yet and have a couple of
major concerns as to if it will all work. So I am not making any promises. Jon and Ed thanks for the nice compliments
and look forward to seeing all of you guys at the Ride.

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You bet Joe, keep digging, it will run great, customs are the new vintage effort! Good luck ....Jon
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Clint thanks for the compliment and I know factory straight builds can be a pain like you said.
I got burned last night and am paying for it now. I was finalizing the clutch alignment and was not able to get the correct X-Y factory alignment
twist to the primary clutch. Screwed around for hours and it finally came down to tearing out the motor to machine more clearance in the motor mount slots. I was able to align them properly before the final weld of the frame. Slight movement from the heat? Who knows? It always goes together quicker the second time :wall: ............

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Routing of the oil lines etc was a pretty big job itself. I made this shroud to protect the K&N filters and help hold lines in place.


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It looks like a work of art Joe.
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Genius design on the plate. It looks better than most factory jobs.
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Thanks Guys ......


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What a awesome sled. can I put my order in for one now ?
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