My wife and I finally have our new project home. We have picked up a 1979 Trailfire. I am completely new to this but I am still very excited. We have already started making plans for next winter! I am sure there will be many questions along the way, I apologize before hand.
Coming home
At the new home
Finally got her home!
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Re: Finally got her home!
You'll have plenty of help here, just ask.
Sorry, but we should follow the resto of this sled and call it the "TURD". Only because it says it on the hood.
It will look great in the end and run just as well. Good Luck.
Bob
Sorry, but we should follow the resto of this sled and call it the "TURD". Only because it says it on the hood.
It will look great in the end and run just as well. Good Luck.
Bob
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1976 Liquidator - I 500 raced by Jim Zimmer
1980 Spitfire
1982 Liquifire-Last sled my son helped me work on. He did most of the motor work.
1984 Trailfire
2007 Ski Doo GSX 500SS
1976 Liquidator - I 500 raced by Jim Zimmer
1980 Spitfire
1982 Liquifire-Last sled my son helped me work on. He did most of the motor work.
1984 Trailfire
2007 Ski Doo GSX 500SS
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Re: Finally got her home!
Most of the sleds i bring home dont look that nice. You,ve got a project but it will be very rewarding. As far as the Turd??? Well not so sure but maybe.
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Only if the track is wrecked is it a TURD..LMAO...Good luck with it, should be plenty of help on here when you get stuck!
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Re: Finally got her home!
Was that the one up in Loveland? I was gonna go look at it but never got around to it this week.
Looks really nice from the pictures, how is the track?
Looks really nice from the pictures, how is the track?
Re: Finally got her home!
Thanks everyone. The "turd" was on there when I picked it up along with "ESA" ??? No clue. The track didn't look bad actually. No it was not the one from Loveland
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Re: Finally got her home!
Funrover,
Looks like you landed an 80 Trailfire there, built in the fall of 79. Appears to have an alumium tunnel is the give away. Can you post a pic of the serial tag to be sure? Good luck getting her back in shape. I agree with Chuck, my now very nice 340/s resto looked way worse than that, and came over in boxes.
-Joe Rainville
Looks like you landed an 80 Trailfire there, built in the fall of 79. Appears to have an alumium tunnel is the give away. Can you post a pic of the serial tag to be sure? Good luck getting her back in shape. I agree with Chuck, my now very nice 340/s resto looked way worse than that, and came over in boxes.
-Joe Rainville
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Re: Finally got her home!
I couldn't tell the month no matter what I tried. Here are picsJoeRainville wrote:Funrover,
Looks like you landed an 80 Trailfire there, built in the fall of 79. Appears to have an alumium tunnel is the give away. Can you post a pic of the serial tag to be sure? Good luck getting her back in shape. I agree with Chuck, my now very nice 340/s resto looked way worse than that, and came over in boxes.
-Joe Rainville
Re: Finally got her home!
Looks like it says 05/79 which would make it an 80. Looks like a nice project sled! Congrats
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Salem, OH
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Salem, OH
Midmounts.... Lots and lots of midmounts...
"Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege."
Re: Finally got her home!
Thats what i thought when i saw it that was not a 79 as i have one and the tunnel is WAY Rough