I just became part of the infamous X-2 club...BUILD also

[primetime1267]

I bought my wife our first X-2 about a week or so ago.:arms:
It was needing some rewiring from the previous owner that smoked all of the wires. (I'll show pics of those later) Tom21 and I were inpressed that the damn thing even started given it's condition of wiring.

As I was leaving Toms shop on Wednesday evening, I was pulling my cart out of his shop and the ski slipped off of the cart and nose planted itself on the concrete. Yeah...... The previous owners body body/nose work really showed its ugly head... Needless to say, I located another hull in Ft. Myers and some other parts just to transplant everything over.


So here are some quick pics of what we have so far... Oh yeah, this is project 1 of 2.. As we are building an SN superjet surf boat also....

I will try to keep upto date progress pics coming in as my progress continues..

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Welcome to the club,there are no dues,if you own an X2 you will pay them eventually,no cool T-shirts either ,just a lot of good peeps with too much time on their hands and lots of info in their heads.:scratchchin:

 

[D Slicker]

Congrats, you will love it.

 

[shawn_NJ]

AWESOME!!! Nice pickup bed, full of toys.

 

[Boris]

How dare you come to my backyard and snap up the hull I'm looking for ?

Seriously, how did you find an X2 in Ft Myers ?
Was it on craklist or in the paper ?

 

[Vumad]

Wow, you and I need to get together... I have a couple dozen hulls and no engines... and you have a couple dozen engines and no hulls! Got any 750 cores in the heap?

 

[Boris]

I have a couple dozen hulls

Want to sell me one with a title ?
Should be up in your area next weekend.

 

[cattledog]

hey primetime , i love sarrasota was their new years eve , going their in march break with my x2 maybe go riding together one day, my relatives lives in venice fla, just down the road from you

 

[w-nut]

nice find , you are going to be runied now once you ride a x2 you will fall in love , most fun ski i have every ridden

 

[cattledog]

Want to sell me one with a title ?
Should be up in your area next weekend.

someone get that boris an x2, hey boris goggle x2 in fla , when someone puts an x2 from craiglists it will show up on goggle search

 

[primetime1267]

Want to sell me one with a title ?
Should be up in your area next weekend.

How are you liking that Snap-on torque wrench I sold you last year??

Ohh yeah, I was going to take the guys other X2 hull also, but as you could see from my pics, my longbed was enough filled to the hilt... And he has one more with a title... JUST HULL though. I got al of the extra pumps and parts..

I do have 750 cores also Mike.....

Cattledog, Pm me when you get over this way and we will hook up, I'll show a great ride spot over here.

I can't wait to ride this ski....

Thanks Guys... I feel welcome to the X-2 family already.

:djsmilie:

 

[Crab]

Now get your wallet out...........

 

[Boris]

That torque wrench is a life saver and just got a real work out. I rebuilt the motor and trans in my car and this thing did it all.
Thank you for selling it to me.

Now let me have the guys info so I can go pick up that remaining hull and join the X2 fraternity.

 

[madscientist]

welcome and hope u can make it to the x2travaganza in april chek my sig for info

 

[tom21]

score!!!!!!!!!!! just wondering why you brought all MY stuff to YOUR garage? :shrug: :laugh2:

 

[Vumad]

Primetime... I'm interested in a 750 core...

Boris... I don't have any titles. Thought... I do have a 750 XI SS hull with a title I want to sell..

 

[WaveDemon]

Congrats, you will love it.

maybe after some mods. even a mild 750 in a stock hull was a chore to turn. Get some of toms custom tubbies on there. I bet that'll make it a funner ride.

 

[Vumad]

maybe after some mods. even a mild 750 in a stock hull was a chore to turn. Get some of toms custom tubbies on there. I bet that'll make it a funner ride.

By mild 750... he means a 750 with a restictive exhaust pipe, a waterbox with too much water in it to have any bottom end, retarded electronics, carbs so rich the ski shouldn't have been running and stock steering.

A tuned stock 750 in a stock X2 hull is plenty to have a good time. My 750 is all messed up hitting like a stock 650 and I have a great time and can handle the ski just fine, that is, as long as the engine is dry enough to be in the water running. grrr

Just get it in the water and then decide what 'needs' to be done. You'll probably find that your first modification will be to improve the 'throw' in the steering (stock steering is probably why Tim had so much trouble turning). I'd agree with Deamon about the tubbies. They will be a HUGE improvement if you plan on riding surf, w/o them the wave throws the back of the ski over the nose. I can't wait to try out Tom's new tubbies!

 

[primetime1267]

maybe after some mods. even a mild 750 in a stock hull was a chore to turn. Get some of toms custom tubbies on there. I bet that'll make it a funner ride.

Yep yep yep.. Ideas are already rolling once I mentioned something to Shorty about a larger motor.. :thinkerg: She was like "OKAY!" And tubbies3 will be going on once they are ready.. oke:

Here are some quick shots of this afternoons progress.. I blasted the bottom black. I am waiting for it to dry some more before I shoot some clear on it...
Ohh yeah, the waveness and bumps, are from the PO body waork.. No way in hell am I gonna do any smoothing for a boat that will get ridden like a $2 whore.
And the primer grey is where my canvas started.

I'll post more as the day continues. :bigok:

 

[primetime1267]

more pics

Okay--I have the painting finished.. And it dried nice and quick.

Now I am trying to figure out how to place my wifes logo on the front (SHORTY). Take a look at the assorted pics and lets hear some opinions.

Ohh yeah, look at the kool bar grips, someone took sometime to wrap them in rope. A nice custom design at the bar ends.. No, they will not be staying. :smokin: