John Deere Sprintfire 1983. Long time project....

[SS440-80]

The light bulbs and sockets for the heat- and oil level-warning lamps was gone, so I bought L.E.D-lamps and soldered wiring to them and put them in cable seals.






Fits perfect in to the warning lamps

[SS440-80]

The hood straps was a bit dirty, so I cleaned them and put a new M6 bolt with a dome nut on.



Dome nuts give it a A-class look ( I.M.O. )

[SS440-80]

The big hole made in the hood that almost makes it look like a 1982 hood, does not work well in my eyes

Just to do something, I made a plate to fit in to the hole.



I will paint it black and glue in to place with high temp silicon



There are no new windshields to buy in Sweden, and I have not found any windshield from another sled model that looks close enough to modify.

So I will make my own windshield.
But the original model is "old man style", not sporty at all. I will try to make a model that's lower and more narrow, almost like a SRX440 windshield but clear.

First making a template





Windshield is made from a very thin plastic (1,5mm) Here I'm testing how it will fit.
You can also see the plate in the hood hole, now painted.



Gorilla tape and a bag with a wind shield mounting kit.



Good tape is super



Mounted and a black trim on the edge to stiffen the shield a bit



From riders position



Not looking too bad I think....

[AirborneX4Special]

Looks like excellent work for not having access to a proper windshield.

[SS440-80]

Ha Ha Ha, thank you

I also made a template for a more original windshield, but that won't be made until I have repaired the hood

[sledhead16]

I think your making great progress for being across the pond

[SS440-80]

I think your making great progress for being across the pond

Thanks


I don't like having a sled without a tachometer, so I bought one for a Kawasaki. It should work fine with the engine...



Was a perfect fit into the dash

[SS440-80]

So now the sled is ready for start. A long time project is almost done


But first I have to weigh the little Sprintfire....

Lifting the sled with a tractor to the room with the scale.



On the scale. The weight of the pallet is deducted



Weight on my Sprintfire is....














158,8 Kilogram

[jep_800]

By my calcs, that's a very trim 350 pounds. Awesome work!

[SS440-80]

By my calcs, that's a very trim 350 pounds. Awesome work!

Yeah, and thats with the coolant and oil included (and ski skins) So it match the 330lps weight stated in the specifics http://www.jdsleds.com/models/sprintfir ... pec80.html


Thanks for your thumbs up Jason



Now the sled is started and the engine runs very nice, maybe a bit rich but I'm running premix gas the first tank so that I'll be sure that the oil injection works.
I took the sled for a short spin (1/2 mile) just to feel how it works. I came back with a BIG SMILE

[AirborneX4Special]

Great work. You are going to love that sled, easy to ride and loads of fun to throw around in any snow condition.

[jep_800]

Fantastic!!

[sledhead16]

Great to see it out on the snow!

[AirborneX4Special]

Great to see it out on the snow!

Great to see the snow....

[sledhead16]

Exactly hahaha