Datorfire is coming along

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Happy New Year, everyone! I've been working on this for awhile now and I'm getting fairly close to the point where I can take it all apart and send it to the paint shop. I just have to redo the rad surround (it looks ugly) and then figure out how to trim down the tunnel support braces the way there are on a Dator. Once it's back from painting, I'll try to get it back together as soon as I can because I do want to ride this thing this winter.

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I finally am getting back to working on my Dator project which I hadn't touched since last January. I even had the opportunity to try out the John Deere sled rotisserie I bought a couple years ago. I had to build some adapters in order to use it on a bare chassis but it sure does work sweet. I have the chassis completely stripped down and have shortened up the tunnel/running board braces on the Liquifire chassis to the same height as the Liquidator braces. I straightened the dings and dents in the pan as much as I could but admittedly it will not be perfect. I did use some aluminum body filler in some spots and I sure do hope the staff doesn't chip off. I ordered some self etching primer which should be here next week and then it's time to get some painting done. I'll be putting a Rupp Nitro 440 Xenoah engine into it.

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another pic

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engine pic

[SS440-80]

Supernice

[ljm]

That will be a fun sled.

What are you using for a track and suspension?

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That will be a fun sled.

What are you using for a track and suspension?

I am using this Polaris suspension. It's what they called the Dial-adjust suspension and it's out of a 1990 Indy Trail. I didn't want to use anything with too much travel because it would look out of place. But I wanted something with a more plush ride than the original skid.

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I need something with a decent ride because I broke my back on this last January......my one and only ride of the year. I was layed up in bed for the better part of three months and wearing a very uncomfortable brace until the middle of May.

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The track is a brand new low lug height Camoplast and is quite thin. It actually spins over almost as easily as the original cleated track. That is exactly what I wanted as I'm not looking for deep powder performance, but rather something with good durablity and decent trail riding characteristics.

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I painted a few dash related items as well as my rad support last night and they turned out fairly nice.

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I'm grateful to have my brother for company in my shop while I'm working on this sled. He's working on his own little project right alongside me. It's a cool Swinger that he picked up at Princeton last summer. I'll attach a picture of it despite it not being a John Deere. But hey, it's green and that's got to count for something.

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The Polaris skids works very well on old sleds that needs a bit of better suspension.

I mounted a Xtra-10 on one of my Yamaha SRV:s, and it was a big differens from the original ProAction skid.

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That Polaris suspension looks like it belongs in that SRV.....Nice Job! I hope my installation works out that well. Thanks for posting the picture of it.

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I just finished putting the first coat of self etching primer on. It's drying pretty fast. Not sure if I should hit it again with the self etch or not? Looks like the coverage is pretty decent. And no runs that I can see so far.
I absolutely love the old rotisserie. It's a kinda crude looking thing but it sure makes a job like this a bunch easier.

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Hope everybody is having a great weekend. Here's what I did yesterday. Today it was too nice to work in the shop so instead I hopped on my bike and racked up 662 km. Perfect riding day for a motorcycle but I'm starting to think snow already.