How is your summer projects going

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jdsledsrgr8
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Real Name: Matt Gabler
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How is your summer projects going

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Summer is a great time to knock out some sled projects. This summer for the most part has has been pleasant to work on sleds plus the bugs have been so bad up north that you might has well forget evening camp fires.

Cranking out 2 sleds (78 Liquifire and a Dator clone for my brother). Lots of help from a good friend which allows good beer drinking time.

How are others doing?
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1976 Liquidator
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sledhead16
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Those are looking great!
1975 340/s Speed Run Sled
1975 340/s I500 #161
1980 Liquifire SN# 4995 From WA Speed Run Sled
1980 Liquifire SN# 4996 From MN
1983 Sportfire
1984 Liquifire Deep Snow Tunnel 4/6 motor
1984 Sprintfire (2)

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Tearing down my first LF motor with Monte. Pics don't wanna load. I also stripped down a 80 TF 340 down to nothing and am working on doing the same to a 80 LF donor. Next will be 2 80 LF suspension pulls and lube jobs same with a 80 TF
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Anyone ever realized the Japanese where down with the ying and yang?
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1975 340/s Speed Run Sled
1975 340/s I500 #161
1980 Liquifire SN# 4995 From WA Speed Run Sled
1980 Liquifire SN# 4996 From MN
1983 Sportfire
1984 Liquifire Deep Snow Tunnel 4/6 motor
1984 Sprintfire (2)

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Motor teardown
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1975 340/s Speed Run Sled
1975 340/s I500 #161
1980 Liquifire SN# 4995 From WA Speed Run Sled
1980 Liquifire SN# 4996 From MN
1983 Sportfire
1984 Liquifire Deep Snow Tunnel 4/6 motor
1984 Sprintfire (2)

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And the famous good garage smelling pin Sol soak
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1975 340/s Speed Run Sled
1975 340/s I500 #161
1980 Liquifire SN# 4995 From WA Speed Run Sled
1980 Liquifire SN# 4996 From MN
1983 Sportfire
1984 Liquifire Deep Snow Tunnel 4/6 motor
1984 Sprintfire (2)

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Here's the motor out of my summer project.

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sledder670
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Ha between working overtime, house projects, and still working on sleds for others I'm not sure I will even get to the sleds I wanted to get going. My 78 440 liquifire and other dator with a 440 liquifire motor in it. Then if I had time my two 77 rv skidoo's one being a cross country. Not resto projects just to go thru them and get them on 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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Summer life is busy enough without winter hobbies mixed in lol
1975 340/s Speed Run Sled
1975 340/s I500 #161
1980 Liquifire SN# 4995 From WA Speed Run Sled
1980 Liquifire SN# 4996 From MN
1983 Sportfire
1984 Liquifire Deep Snow Tunnel 4/6 motor
1984 Sprintfire (2)

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Matt,

Your sleds look great so far! Looking forward to seeing the final products.

I have been crazy busy trying to get all my parts orgainized after bringing the 6th and final load to TX over the 4th of July. But there seems to be a freashly powdercoated 84 bulkhead hanging around in my shop...

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