I've been working like a mad-man lately to get everyone's engines restored/completed for their sleds, so I thought I'd snap a few pics of DA's fully restored, 1978 JD 340 LF engine I've been toiling over, chocked-full of NOS parts. He should be able to hear his new baby cry for the first time by Christmas Eve!
Oh yeah...for those of you that I'm building engines for also, yours' are right behind this one!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Peege
DA's about ready to be a daddy again! (pics)
DA's about ready to be a daddy again! (pics)
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DA had a freaking cow when he saw the thread topic!!!!!!!!!!! Actually DA and BA are going to be great-grandpa and grandpa respectively in May.
The water pump cover in the picture is not the actual cover. I'm saving that picture for now.
Hint: The "Busco Bullet" is back.
DA
The water pump cover in the picture is not the actual cover. I'm saving that picture for now.
Hint: The "Busco Bullet" is back.
DA
Feel free to check out our website www.buscobullet.com for restorations or parts.
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That is "SHARP".
Nice work PJ.
Nice work PJ.
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
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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Wow PJ you really are a perfectionist. I wonder what my 83 Sportfire motor will look like. Keep up the great work.
Matt C.
Matt C.
1983 Liquifire 2-1983 Sprintfire's original owner
1983 Trailfire LX 1983 Sportfire and 1976 Liquidator #170
1982 Sprintfire 1982 Liquifire/Intruder "white hood" 1975 340/s #179
1983 Trailfire LX 1983 Sportfire and 1976 Liquidator #170
1982 Sprintfire 1982 Liquifire/Intruder "white hood" 1975 340/s #179
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better than new. what do you use to clean up the cases? just got my grandpa's old sandblasting cabnet from his foundry and i am wondering what is good for the aluminum parts. thanks
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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If the corrosion is bad enough to where you need to use a blaster to get the scale off, I use a blasting cabinet here with walnut shells in it set to 80 psi gun tip working pressure, so as not to harm the soft aluminum parts. Then, run the parts through a wash of some sort to wash away all the walnut dust left behind from blasting. Works pretty slick and it makes short work of 30 year old baked-on, caked-on grime!
peege
peege
Re: DA's about ready to be a daddy again! (pics)
A little machine work done to improve the asthetics a bit for a more "high tech" look, since Mr. Bullet likes that kind of stuff.
pj
pj
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Does anyone have a coolant reservior gasket for the '76-'78 LF engine they can spare? The expensive "Pro" Windrosa engine gasket set I bought for DA'a engine doesn't even have a new one included in it to my surprise, so I can't button the cylinder head down without it and I don't want to have to resort to just "gluing" it on with silicone only. That's not very reliable and so much for that gasket set being "complete" as they advertise....
I'll pay overnight shipping or whatever, I just need it. Thanks!
PJ
I'll pay overnight shipping or whatever, I just need it. Thanks!
PJ
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'76 440 cyclone
'76 440 liquifire
'78 440 Cyclone
'75 JDX8 (sold to a member here)
'78 Liquifire(CrossCountry Clone)
'80 Liquifire(sold)
'76 440 liquifire
'78 440 Cyclone
'75 JDX8 (sold to a member here)
'78 Liquifire(CrossCountry Clone)
'80 Liquifire(sold)
Re: DA's about ready to be a daddy again! (pics)
Thanks for the link!
pj
pj
Re: DA's about ready to be a daddy again! (pics)
Pics of freshly built engine, ready for installation here:
http://www.jdsleds.com/community/viewto ... 5&start=15
http://www.jdsleds.com/community/viewto ... 5&start=15