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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 1/24/2007 4:03:01 AM   
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ORIGINAL: niceorange

Hey there, I just completed a complete gutting and reconstruction of mine. I took out the electronics and motor, and rigged up a new modern system from parts of various kits. I used a great planes gear box (3:1 reduction) with a stock 20 turn motor to drive a belt system out of a HPI Pro3 (39tooth spur, 16 tooth pinion). I used a bunch of old stuff I had and a few parts from tower, but I'm happy to say, it runs like a champ. WAY FASTER than before. It will spin the track and donut around now, and jumps over snow banks well too. Only tough part is keeping it upright, as it has a tendency to dig in the track and roll... just like a real sled without the rider to counter balance it. I have a bunch of pictures of the build up if anyone wants to get an idea of what can be done.




Hey niceorange, I'd like to get the pics because I have got to do something with mine, it runs nice and I like how they got the motor sounds for it when it is running, but something has got to be done with the speed, because it makes it quite boring to run. Almost makes you want to throw it in the closet and forget it even exists. If you can email the pics I'd appreciate it. thanks Dave email at truckin4dave@frontiernet.net oh yeah and a list of parts that you may have used would be very helpful again thanks Dave

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 1/28/2007 6:48:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		on the interactive toy polaris RC's, if you take it all apart and get to the drive wheel for the track, take a small drill bit (1/16th maybe?) and drill from one end to the other right at every little cog on the wheel, then feed a long piece of haywire back and forth through the holes...Before you just had the little cogs and a loose track trying to drive the RC.....it meant slippage...well now with the haywire on the drive wheel, the great big pieces of rubber in the middle of the track that was used as a guide now becomes ur drive rubber and should go inbetween each piece of haywire as the track goes around.....now beef up the motor and u wont have any problems climbing hills!

i can get pics of my skidoo the polaris 800 if anyone wants to see what im talking about if u dont understand

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/12/2007 7:26:54 AM   
Viperski


 

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Lots of nice mods on them newbrites, I have another model in the making, I've been enjoying some of this last minute snow
here in Maine.

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/13/2007 1:27:05 AM   
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I just scanned some pictures of it, It is a 1963 Moto-ski Tin Cab, with a 9.6v.[image][/image]

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/13/2007 11:58:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's some pics of the 1963 Moto-ski "Tin Cab" i'm working on now. It has a 9.6v power plant. Notice it is center drive with a
cleated track just like the real thing. I have had lots of fun with these vintage r/c sleds regardless of getting my feet cold going
to tip them back over when they tip, due to how tippy they are. The Nitro powered ones are worse, due to the speed they tip on
a crumb. I always liked that with the real vintage sleds, you had to put more work into driving them, to keep them from tipping.

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/16/2007 3:55:11 AM   
Viperski


 

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Status: offline 		The best r/c sleds to hop up are the "New brites" MXZ, or the polaris fusion model from Interactive toys. Those smaller scale ones
couldn't handle the power of some real electrronics inside them. It's up to you, i'd like to see if they could handle it.

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/16/2007 5:58:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've just been outside enjoying this new drop of the white stuff, a whole 18'' of the fresh stuff!

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 2/18/2007 6:04:01 AM   
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http://www.viperski.com.tripod.com



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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 3/30/2007 8:37:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		hi there i have 4 mxzs and 2 are moded and is hard on tranny so eney idias on a belt driven eney pics

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 4/3/2007 4:31:40 PM   
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Yes there is a belt drive set up out there. I got this idea off another fella off this site. Here's some pics. they wouldnt load,
i'll pm you with them.

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 4/3/2007 5:12:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are some pics of my setup.

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 4/5/2007 5:16:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		hi awsom job can you make mine like that? mine are all electrice the sled with out x on windshild has a 19 turn in it with novak esc and jr reciver oil filled shocks the one to the left has the same but an ez start motor its most fast what do you want for that sled?

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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 4/5/2007 1:35:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are a couple videos of my "test n tune" days with my Nitro Sled.

Click here to watch Nitro-Snowmobile-speed-run

Click here to watch Another-short-nitro-skidoo-clip



I have hit 40mph with a Mach .26 motor and the gear ratio I have now. This sled was built for speed. It's gearing is about speed and that is why I built it.

It is moulded with aluminum and then sandwiched with 1 layer of fiberglass clothe on each side. Super strong and can be repaired if need be. The whole sled weighs in at just over 8lbs.

The Track slider (rear end) is a 3 oil shock setup and is adjustable. It is made of light gauge steel and roller wheels are rubber and aluminum with a bearing system.


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RE: Snowmobile Hop ups? - 4/12/2007 6:30:05 AM   
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