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[banditpowdercoat]

Well, It's been a couple years, riden hard, sometimes TOO hard. Time to redo frankensled. I'll have to admit, I made some error's in my chassis build last time. Not enough strength in the tail. So, This time I'm pulling out all the stops. Join me on my quest to make the ultimate S chassis Mtn sled.




Heres what I started with, A 380 fan chassis, from A to Z sled parts in Pritchard BC.


I'm going to build a boondocker style tunnel Reminiscent of Van Amburg's tunnels.

Cutting off the stock running boards


Back half trimmed, ready for the extention.



Main thing that happened to Frankensled V1 was I used ZX shocks on the front. They are 17" long. In order to make them fit, I cut off the stock mounts, and made a "saddle" that cradles the bellypan from underneath. One would think that this would be fine, a steel strap from upper shock to upper shock, going around the underneath. Well, in reality, this was BAD.
Turns out, the stock upper shock mounts put the uprights in a tension position. Cradling from underneath puts them in a compression position and both sides buckled. The upper bracing bent back, quite alot.
So, without massive refab, welling and bracing. and thusly, adding alot more weight, I can't use the ZX shocks. So, they are for sale

Heres a pic of V1.0 and the buckling damage. I did not hit anyting in the front, Looks like its pushed back, but its acctually folded up and back, from them being under compression loads, not the tension which they need.

[Mach1Fun]

i'll be following this project for sure!

[98formula500]

Can't wait to follow this build sounds likes its gonna be sick!!

[hitman041]

I'm gonna be all over this build like white on rice.

[banditpowdercoat]

It's not much of a drawing, my CAD skills are iffy LOL But here's what the tunnel will look like. Not set on the color, Black/Red. But I dunno yet.

[Mach1Fun]

that tunnel will look sweet.

are you going with the 670 again on this project?

[banditpowdercoat]

Ya, my 722. Same engine, tank and seat, track n skid from Frankie V1. new, belly pan, hood. mainly it's building the tunnel like how I should have in the first place. I would love to do a REV, but just lost my job, Mine closed down for winter, so it's sled build on a budget

I'll be making rail extensions, Billet wheels and other goodies though. Just got a new Metal lathe before the job issues, so it will be put to work, as well as the CNC mill.

[Blecter]

i'll be following this project for sure!

X2! Sound interesting!

[Mach1Fun]

Ya, my 722. Same engine, tank and seat, track n skid from Frankie V1. new, belly pan, hood. mainly it's building the tunnel like how I should have in the first place. I would love to do a REV, but just lost my job, Mine closed down for winter, so it's sled build on a budget

I'll be making rail extensions, Billet wheels and other goodies though. Just got a new Metal lathe before the job issues, so it will be put to work, as well as the CNC mill.

i've got the winter off as well. hoping i can get the mach 1 bugs all fixed up this fall.

[wildcard28]

I will be watchin this build to , Frankensled is an awesome sled, Nice to see him going under the knife and being reserected, to many older mod sleds gettin parted out.

Good Luck, Wildcard28


My Summit Build ; http://s375.photobuc...s/oo197/ddcard/

[banditpowdercoat]

Is that You Darren?? The one contributing shocks to the resurection

[banditpowdercoat]

OK guy's I need help here. I have settled on a Black/White theme. Now, I have black ski's, will get white loops, and Black Belly pan and a black BRTech Thrasher hood(similar plastic to belly pan). The dilema I got now, is with the chassis. Black chassis with white letters/head, OR White chassis with black letter's/head? Skidframe is also black, was thinking white slides.

I'll try to do out a couple jpgs form the autocad

[banditpowdercoat]

[Mach1Fun]

i'd go with the black chassis. looks pretty good!

[brraap700zx]

X2 on the black/white scheme!!! my trailing arms, tunnel supports and rails are being powder coated white right now, debating on painting tunnel black, or polishing ??? will change slides to white with black wheels when I do the 136 kit! rev seat just needs to have apholstry done!

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