Poncho Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 For the record I was there with my 79 TX340.....the TX would not water cross...period....wasn't going to try no matter what my buddies wanted....lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 38 minutes ago, Poncho said: I see you did the normal water cross mod.....nice tape on the front right inlet grill to cover the clutch That and 4 high performance...... Dayco decals...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, bladefever said: That and 4 high performance...... Dayco decals...... We never got a lot of help back then....just kind of figured it out on our own.....pics look great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedz Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 12 hours ago, Garth said: What happened with the watercross circuit? Well the people that run it said they are 'taking a year off'. I think some people are stepping up to run a few races this summer. Hopefully it materializes, spent so many hours building mine and only got to race it one weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 I like the Elan ski stance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) If an Elan can do it, the TX could do it..... perhaps the driver was a bit nervous. 23 hours ago, Poncho said: For the record I was there with my 79 TX340.....the TX would not water cross...period....wasn't going to try no matter what my buddies wanted....lol Edited April 10, 2017 by Puzzleboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Well the Charity boys use to run a citation 250 , granted they put a 521 in that little thing ......... so sure the élan wasn't running its stock lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, Puzzleboy said: If an Elan can do it, the TX could do it..... perhaps the driver was a bit nervous. The open grouser bar tracks on those old TX's acted like a big aerator bubble machine. Was a track problem, those steel tracks drag you down pretty fast, that's why the solid all rubber tracked TXL worked for water cross.....no way an Elan would have gotten half the distance Blade went......but it would do better than my TX as it a had a nice all rubber track, just lacked power, 294 Elan might fair OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sksman Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Poncho said: The open grouser bar tracks on those old TX's acted like a big aerator bubble machine. Was a track problem, those steel tracks drag you down pretty fast, that's why the solid all rubber tracked TXL worked for water cross.....no way an Elan would have gotten half the distance Blade went......but it would do better than my TX as it a had a nice all rubber track, just lacked power, 294 Elan might fair OK My buddy's 250 Tundra longtrack and him at 145lbs went some pretty good distances on open water/broken ice. Not sure how far as 3 of us were going down a river North west of Norland years ago. And after first two sleds there was lots of ice chunks floating for third sled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 1987 Eltigre on Kijiji http://www.kijiji.ca/v-snowmobile/kitchener-waterloo/1987-eltigre/1258598488?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms 200 bucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boered Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 2017-04-10 at 8:49 PM, Poncho said: The open grouser bar tracks on those old TX's acted like a big aerator bubble machine. Was a track problem, those steel tracks drag you down pretty fast, that's why the solid all rubber tracked TXL worked for water cross.....no way an Elan would have gotten half the distance Blade went......but it would do better than my TX as it a had a nice all rubber track, just lacked power, 294 Elan might fair OK I bet you would have made it further than that kid bristow on his fusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 20 hours ago, Boered said: I bet you would have made it further than that kid bristow on his fusion. I could have done the long jump..... farther then he went....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 3 hours ago, bladefever said: I could have done the long jump..... farther then he went....... And stay dry ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Might be of interest to somebody. https://www.facebook.com/groups/19879927826/permalink/10154284928437827/?sale_post_id=10154284928437827 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Tim K is the guy who does the OEM style reproduction seat covers. Has done a couple for me. Does nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, Puzzleboy said: Tim K is the guy who does the OEM style reproduction seat covers. Has done a couple for me. Does nice work. I was going to get him to do a seat for me. Good to know he does good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 I got two covers for the 9700s from him. He'll do the whole seat, or sell you just the skin to build your own seat. The graphics looked very OEM. I'll see if I have a pic. What sled do you need a seat for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 '98 xc700 My seat cover has a couple small holes. I'm going to keep the sled and try to restore it back to new condition. It's in good condition now, just needs a couple things fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 hour ago, 2strokemerc said: '98 xc700 My seat cover has a couple small holes. I'm going to keep the sled and try to restore it back to new condition. It's in good condition now, just needs a couple things fixed. 98 XC 700. Those were rockets. BB non power valve.......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D Harmeyer Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 34 minutes ago, bladefever said: 98 XC 700. Those were rockets. BB non power valve.......... I lined my 99 MXZ 600 up against a guy with an XC700 back in the day. it didn't end well for me. He was 8 sleds ahead at the 1000 ft mark and still pulling. Those 700 were fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puzzleboy Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Could look for a good used seat also. New skins ain't cheap...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Skiroule Ultra 447 on Kijiji https://www.kijiji.ca/v-snowmobile/oakville-halton-region/skiroule-ultra-447/1314240766?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms for all the Ski Roule fans ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted November 18, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, StevieWonder said: Skiroule Ultra 447 on Kijiji https://www.kijiji.ca/v-snowmobile/oakville-halton-region/skiroule-ultra-447/1314240766?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms for all the Ski Roule fans ! How can you not be a fan? They were ahead of their time. Love the outboard shocks. Didn't Ski-Doo invent that like 5 years later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieWonder Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 43 minutes ago, Blackstar said: How can you not be a fan? They were ahead of their time. Love the outboard shocks. Didn't Ski-Doo invent that like 5 years later? Blizzard MX was pretty damn close .. I agree , there just cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladefever Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: How can you not be a fan? They were ahead of their time. Love the outboard shocks. Didn't Ski-Doo invent that like 5 years later? Think they were the first come come with a wider belt. And sleek styling.... Not like the boxes the rest were selling back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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