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San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
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Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Dave-Co wrote:
The axles are straight, I am sure of it, the grinding off of the rose welds may not be perfectly round but with about 30 holes drilled into the sleeve it takes a couple hours to round them out on my burr king by hand. I go to great lengths to insure the axles stay straight with all the heavy welding involved. the axles themself are straigh I think. I started leaving the rose welds alone after making yours, I have a set on mine that have not been ground off, I wont waste that time again..


No the axles are straight, that's not what I meant. My steering shaft coupled to the power steering isn't perfect. But it should not matter at all since they don't rotate at a high rpm
Author:  Dave-Co [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
I gotcha, should make no difference on the steering shaft
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 4:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Well, finally can say my suspension is done. I cannot thank Dave enough for putting up with me and helping me through some issues I had with suspension binding. Turns out one axle I assembled the outer cup and the c clip missed the groove it was supposed to sit in and went down in too deep. Thus making the axle shorter and causing all sorts of headaches and wtf head scratching.

But with good news come bad news.... No more funds to continue at the moment so she gets stashed away until I find an Engine for it. Don't want to do the same old Engine as everyone else. I have another 670 sitting on my bench but I am going a different route. Hoping to find a wrecked sled this winter. Right now all my money is going into my truck. Heads in for paint after the first of the year.. Can't wait... But don't want to pay the price! I'll leave you with a few pics. As you can see from the last one... She is already buried.

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Author:  Pilot bird [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Nitro, can you please post pics of the power steering setup?
Author:  fully [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
maybe you should ship that baby up here to canada with that 670..why change what works lol..would love to own one of these super dave pilots
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Fully, I want to improve on it. I want efi if that gives anything away lol. Stay 2 stroke.. But efi.

Pilot bird possibly when I dig it back out. For now its buried. Its not a hard install. Once you have the unit in your hand you can visualize what you need to do by holding it up beside the stock column. Pretty much barely fits in there.
Author:  Pilot bird [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
nitrosport_5 wrote:
Fully, I want to improve on it. I want efi if that gives anything away lol. Stay 2 stroke.. But efi.

Pilot bird possibly when I dig it back out. For now its buried. Its not a hard install. Once you have the unit in your hand you can visualize what you need to do by holding it up beside the stock column. Pretty much barely fits in there.


Sounds good:()
Was the installation a pain in the ass? Is the steering column really as difficult to weld to as forewarned by Dave-Co?

Thank you sir!
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Pilot bird wrote:
nitrosport_5 wrote:
Fully, I want to improve on it. I want efi if that gives anything away lol. Stay 2 stroke.. But efi.

Pilot bird possibly when I dig it back out. For now its buried. Its not a hard install. Once you have the unit in your hand you can visualize what you need to do by holding it up beside the stock column. Pretty much barely fits in there.


Sounds good:()
Was the installation a pain in the ass? Is the steering column really as difficult to weld to as forewarned by Dave-Co?

Thank you sir!


It is a pain on the ass because there is no room for error. And it is difficult to weld because you barely have any room for a nice bead on the lower side with the splined shaft coupler. I just hope my welds will hold. I have a backup stock column if all else fails.
Author:  fully [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
there was one year i believe in 93 that ski doo put efi on the 583...its rare something like only 500 were built...i would stay away from that one..but a new efi system would be really nice to have
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
fully wrote:
there was one year i believe in 93 that ski doo put efi on the 583...its rare something like only 500 were built...i would stay away from that one..but a new efi system would be really nice to have


Oh yeah definitely. I am planning on a 2000-up efi setup. This is why I can't afford an Engine just yet lol
Author:  fully [ Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
well in the mean time send it up here lol....

i haven't been able to much this year, didn't ride at all..hopefully my back is healed up for next year so i can ride. been looking a lot at a 583 swap, that would mean i would have to sell the liquid cooled 360 Engine.
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
fully wrote:
well in the mean time send it up here lol....

i haven't been able to much this year, didn't ride at all..hopefully my back is healed up for next year so i can ride. been looking a lot at a 583 swap, that would mean i would have to sell the liquid cooled 360 Engine.


You don't HAVE to sell anything . lol. If I had that Engine I'd deinately hang onto it, use it as a centerpiece for Christmas dinner haha. Can't go wrong with the 583 though. Nice Engine. You will love the power.

You probably have access to sleds fairly easy up there don't you? The spare 670 I've got need resealed but is in good shape otherwise. Can't bring myself to sell it or keep as a spare for my Alabama pilot. . I like to horde engines and Engine parts
Author:  fully [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
funny say that about sleds up here. there are tonnes yes but cheap no..once in a blue moon you will find a 583 powered sled for $500-$800 in running shape. most of them up here guys still want around that 2 grand mark. i see you guys south of the boarder buying those sleds for $400. for that price you can't go wrong. buy the sled throw out what you don't need and get the rest from farr
Author:  Brittabrat [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Nitro if I drove my pilot over could you weld the LT kit onto mine? I'll pay you of course!
Author:  nitrosport_5 [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Brittabrat wrote:
Nitro ie my pilot over could you weld the LT kit onto mine? I'll pay you of course!


Yes I could do that. Send me a PM and we will work something out! Does yours need the bump steer kit installed as well?
Author:  DMoneyAllstar [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: San Francisco pilot wreck - Soon Dave-Co LT and sled Swap
Tell you what, skidoo sled prices have gone up considerably over last year. Likely due to the record snowfall we had here in the midwest last season. A few triples have popped up, but always needing at least a jug and piston kit. The twins that have come up were either 1987-1991 models with many miles, or were 95-01's that were either broke or over-priced. When they do pop up for a "decent" price, they sell fast. By "decent" price I mean under $600 for a complete sled, running or not.
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