My 82 Liquifire Rider

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DeereKid9
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My 82 Liquifire Rider

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After having this sled for a few years:

Complete engine rebuild
Timing issues
Family issues that take your desire away
great friends that put the desire back
Wanting to do most by myself, and realizing that wasn't possible with my lack of knowledge

A very nice shakedown run in the U.P. with great snow conditions

A good clean-up and polish...

I think that I have the sled that I have always wanted.
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Always remember-Any parts leftover is money in your pocket.
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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Sprailfire340
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Re: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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:clap:
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JD600
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Re: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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I saw it Saturday in Oregon. Very nice sled Bob.

DE
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:clap: Great work Bob!
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Re: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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Sweet! The tinted windshield adds a nice touch. Where'd you get it?
'78 Spitfire
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'80 sportfire
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Awsome job you did on that one Bob!! :clap: It looked great over here with all those other Deere. :beers;
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DeereKid9
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liquitisplit80 wrote:Sweet! The tinted windshield adds a nice touch. Where'd you get it?

That is a Cannons Classic. I have one for my 84 LF as well. They are the best.
Always remember-Any parts leftover is money in your pocket.
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: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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Great looking sled Bob. Thanks for posting pics, it makes me want to go out and work on mine again.

I'm definitely heading for the U.P. next year. Not being able to ride this year, just ain't right....

Terre
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nick80lf
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Looks great, whish I could have made it to Toledo to see it. I've always loved the 82 graphics.

By the way nice "flower pot" in the background. :lol22:
80 Liquifire (purchased 1996 ~ Running)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2010 ~ Running....Now)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2011 ~ Not running - I officially have a problem now)
83 Snowfire (purchased 2014 father/son restoration project)
78 Spitfire ~ sold (should have been shot for this)
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Hey Bob, keep an eye on the classifieds Sunday, I will be putting one of my sleds up for sale, just got the decals for it this week. It will go very well with the Liquifire and would make a great sled for Marna. I understand she has taken a liking to riding sleds. It's a turn key sled and it looks pretty sharp.....Terre
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Re: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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nick80lf wrote: By the way nice "flower pot" in the background. :lol22:
Nick,

You mean to tell me that you don't have a concrete Buffalo in your front yard? I thought everyone had one.... :roll:

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Dustin Elder
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Midmounts.... Lots and lots of midmounts...

"Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege."
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JD600 wrote:
nick80lf wrote: By the way nice "flower pot" in the background. :lol22:
Nick,

You mean to tell me that you don't have a concrete Buffalo in your front yard? I thought everyone had one.... :roll:

DE
:lol22:

I was actually looking at the fourth picture down.
80 Liquifire (purchased 1996 ~ Running)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2010 ~ Running....Now)
80 Liquifire (purchased 2011 ~ Not running - I officially have a problem now)
83 Snowfire (purchased 2014 father/son restoration project)
78 Spitfire ~ sold (should have been shot for this)
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JD600
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I didn't even see the crapper nick. A concrete buffalo and a crapper.... That must be quite a classy residence you have there Bobby....

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Dustin Elder
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Midmounts.... Lots and lots of midmounts...

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JD600 wrote:I didn't even see the crapper nick. A concrete buffalo and a crapper.... That must be quite a classy residence you have there Bobby....

DE
Funny story about the crapper.

I remodeled one of my bathrooms, including a new toilet. That takeout was listed as free on Craigslist, a man wanted it, and I wasn't going to be home. He never showed and now it is destined to be a flower pot.

But....I was slapped on the hand by "Craigslist" for listing the toilet as "Obama's Think Tank".

I need to position the buffalo to look as though he is drinking out of the toilet maybe.
Always remember-Any parts leftover is money in your pocket.
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: My 82 Liquifire Rider

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nick80lf wrote:
JD600 wrote:
nick80lf wrote: By the way nice "flower pot" in the background. :lol22:
Nick,

You mean to tell me that you don't have a concrete Buffalo in your front yard? I thought everyone had one.... :roll:

DE
:lol22:

I was actually looking at the fourth picture down.
You mean that you don't have a working toilet on your driveway??? Rumor has it that it could be had for zero down and zero a week. And yes that is a concrete buffalo in the other picture. Very expensive cause it takes forever to get a buffalo to stand still long enough for the concrete to "set".

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