Another Freeride RN Build

[sflsurfrider]

The turf is stuck pretty good to the padding, so cutting out a pattern and removing the peice to fit another in would rip the padding.

i could grind down the turf in a pattern and glue a piece of black over the top though,:cool2:

thanks, you just gave me extra work tonight...:sneaky:

i didnt think you already turfed the tray area. show some pics!

 

[Rickster]

i didnt think you already turfed the tray area. show some pics!

See third picture post 60...:Banane01:

 

[sflsurfrider]

d'oh! ya mean the one with the jack and coke? at least i saw SOMETHING in the pic.

you could patch something in now, but itd take a lot of work to make it look good. id leave it. its clean.:arms:

 

[Rickster]

I might try and get something in later, but in the meantime I need to get the rear corners turfed tonight, and the pump in.

Steering and engine come out tomorrow night if we ride tomorrow.

 

[Rickster]

Ok, thanks Charlie for making me feel lazy!:lightning:

I decided to add a matching diamond like symbol as I had on the chin pad.:biggrin:

1 - Cut out pattern
2 - Cut out turf piece
3 - Trace turf piece on tray
4 - cut through diamond in tray with razor blade, making sure you do not go through the turf all the way.
5- use dremel and air grinder to remove the diamond within the pattern
6- glue and stick

:biggthumpup:

 

[Rickster]

Turf is finally finished!

:woot: :woot: :woot:

 

[waterfreak]

Nice job Rick! Charlie got's some competition...Did you make the diamond is exactly in the center?:haha:

 

[Rickster]

Nice job Rick! Charlie got's some competition...Did you make the diamond is exactly in the center?:haha:

:1244: urr:

It looks good, we will see if it lasts.

 

[Dirtybird]

You should have made that back section black diamond. Like you did the front. The diamond is cool, considering its different than most. :woot: Always cool work though Rick!

 

[sflsurfrider]

woah, kickass once again, RICK!!!!

dont listen to me. i dont know WTF im talking about.

 

[Rickster]

You should have made that back section black diamond. Like you did the front. The diamond is cool, considering its different than most. :woot: Always cool work though Rick!

I agree and I was going to do the entire tray in black at one point, but I did not have enough black with the diamonds running the correct way.:banghead:

Whatever the tray is, has to run back over the bond rail to give the turf a good bite and just doing the corners would have looked funny.

 

[Dirtybird]

Ah yea. Good point. It still is an awesome machine

 

[Rickster]

Thanks Matt, I just want to get it finished and be done...:smile:

 

[sjetrider]

Looks awesome. Did you make the pole / hood cushion thing yourself? If so how?

 

[FL-cracker]

looks sick!!! But your diamonds dont line up:biggrin:

 

[Rickster]

Looks awesome. Did you make the pole / hood cushion thing yourself? If so how?

Yes i did, but to be honest it was copied off what SFL does.

I took two layers of 25mm padding cut in the shape I wanted, then wrapped a layer of turf around the sides, then plonked on on top.

It's big, but I wanted it this way, as I'm running a -4 pole and x-metal shortened turnplate with straight bars. Probably a -6+ setup all together.

I did not want the pole slamming into the hood, I have too much $$$ in that particular part and would probably end up crying like a baby...:biggrin: .

 

[Rickster]

Well, since I do not have the bigbore finished and the square is getting a face lift starting today, I decided to put the engine and pipe from the square into the roundie.

Welll....

The first start backfired so bad, 8/11 houses in my culdesac came out to see who got shot.:bigeyes: This also blew the pipe off the exhaust tee (must not have been very tight)

Second start, same backfire, realized I forgot to tighten the b-pipe head pipe.:skull2:

At this stage I was about to give up, but got it to a stage where I could take it down to the local canal.:hail:

First run and the pisser never starts flowing, so I turn right back to the ramp.:bs2: There was a slight obstruction in the reducer going to the pisser.:banghead:

clean that out and take it for it's second voyage, the pisser starts drizziling and never flows, so I take it back to shore.:banghead:

Bye this stage it was t -7 hours to Santa arriving, so I gave up and headed back home. I will download some pics of the maiden voyage later.

Since the engine/exhaust and cooling hoses came out of a running ski, I have absolutely no idea what is wrong.....

Oh well, gives me something to sort out next week.:Banane01:

Have a very merry Christmas all!:beerchug:

 

[sflsurfrider]

that blows azz, rick!

sounds like the tube is clogged.... you DID put the hose from the pump to the hull, right?

 

[egorfish]

all one piece of turf on the sides is key. sweet job and the ski looks bad a$$.:Banane01: :bananapowerslide:

 

[Rickster]

that blows azz, rick!

sounds like the tube is clogged.... you DID put the hose from the pump to the hull, right?

:haha:


yepper....