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As the new Gen 2 forum moderator I figured id better actually create a topic here as I do this build. Since the end of winter this forum has been so dead you can practically watch the tumble weeds blow through. So I though maybe Id share my build this year with you guys to garnish some interest again. If your doing a build or just changing stuff on your sled this year, I invite you to make a topic and post your progress for all of us to see.
Anyway a little back ground. The last triple sled I owned was an indy 650 that I had about 5 or 6 years ago, before that I had owned several over the years, 3 XLT's and XCR, that indy 650 and a 96 ULTRA RMK.
I like everyone else made the jump to twins in 98 with the 700 RMK, and hadn't looked back. Over the years I have had around 20 different twin sleds ranging in years from 98 to a 07. RMK's, XC's, Pro X's, PRO XR's, IQR's all of them modded in varying degree's.
Most recently I had a 04 PRO X2 mountain mod sled and a 04 PRO XR race chassis mod sled, each with 800 twins and 144 2 inch tracks.
I sold the Pro XR early this season after only putting about 57 miles on it. I had spent most of the fall building it up from a bare tunnel and bulkhead To replace the Pro x 2 that I wrecked last year.
Late that fall my neck really started giving me a bunch of trouble from that wreck so I ended up being unable to ride for the rest of the year, and sold the PRO XR and my 2 place trailer as I didnt know what was going to happen with this neck issue.
So fast forward to late winter, necks feeling better and I am starting to get the old riding itch again. I live in Missouri so I dont get to ride enough to justify buying a brand new sled, and as far as twins go I have a been there done that mentality with them, nothing a saw really interested me. For quite a while now I have missed the smooth power delivery of a triple. So I decided to pick one up and do a Mountain mod build.
I looked around for quite a while to find this sled at the price I did, and drove all the way to Duluth, MN to pick it up. A cool 2300 bucks later it was in the back of my truck headed back to Missouri. I didnt know if I had made the right choice at first, but after riding it im certain I made the right decision.
The sled is a 2000 XCR 800 and is about as clean for its age as you could ever hope to find. It has 4400 miles on the chassis, however the engine is basically brand new the crank has very few miles on it. I was told that the engine has SLP case and clylinder porting. I know for sure that it has SLP heads, SLP pipes... It runs like a champ and absolutely rips, only thing the engine needs is a water pump rebuild.
I lucked out in a few area's on this sled. It already has a 2 inch lug 151 skidoo paddle track under it and a MMP 2 wheel kit with some nice bling wheels on it. Along with a decent set of C and A ski's and a set of tracks USA extensions I can use for other projects down the road.
I have already started accumulating parts for it, in anticipation for the start of this build. You couldnt ask for a cleaner straiter sled to start with. It even has REVERSE.. Which id like to keep, but I dont think I can as I wont be able to get the correct gearing combo with it.
I bought a 151 skid out of a 06 RMK with newer walker evans shocks, and i have a HOLZ race skid that needs some work I might run too. I recently found a HOLZ Gen 2 kit from a member on this site that I am going to buy so now I need to figure out what skid im going to run. I like options and will probably have all 3 skids in the sled by the time all is said and done to see what skid works the best.
I also found a set of timber sled bark buster trailing arms on the site that Im going to buy and run on it as well. I also plan on getting some aluminum radius and steering rods made and getting a set of Exit shocks build for the front too. Should bring the front end up some and help out over the stock setup ride wise.
The sled came with a light weight fiberglass hood Im going to throw on. Im Going to paint the hood white and go with orange, blue and grey wrap... kind of like a urban camo shattered glass look from Arctic FX. Should be pretty sweet when its all done.
As for the tank and seat combo I have a edge style clear tank I am contemplating running a Pro XR or X2 seat. I also have a tank off an IQ switchback that will work with the oil tank in the stock location so I may find a 07 IQ seat and run that. Not exactly sure yet.
I plan on running a 2 inch extended post from Fabcraft and do a 6 inch bar rise with some Fly Aero taper bars. I already have a set of extroverts and a Drop and roll case of a IQR that I built a few years ago that I am going to use on it. I am going to try to see if I can retro fit a set of air frame running boards on the Gen 2 black tunnel... Might be a bit of work but shoud be worth it and go to a large U cooler over the stock setup.
So its a pretty extensive project to say the least and will take me most of the summer and probably part of the fall to get it all done as I am doing this as I can collect the parts to do it. Some of the stuff may change as I go, but for now this is just whats running through my head.
I've attached some pictures of the sled and some of the stuff that I already have. I will be updating as I get new stuff and start working on it.
Let me know what you guys think.
Anyway a little back ground. The last triple sled I owned was an indy 650 that I had about 5 or 6 years ago, before that I had owned several over the years, 3 XLT's and XCR, that indy 650 and a 96 ULTRA RMK.
I like everyone else made the jump to twins in 98 with the 700 RMK, and hadn't looked back. Over the years I have had around 20 different twin sleds ranging in years from 98 to a 07. RMK's, XC's, Pro X's, PRO XR's, IQR's all of them modded in varying degree's.
Most recently I had a 04 PRO X2 mountain mod sled and a 04 PRO XR race chassis mod sled, each with 800 twins and 144 2 inch tracks.
I sold the Pro XR early this season after only putting about 57 miles on it. I had spent most of the fall building it up from a bare tunnel and bulkhead To replace the Pro x 2 that I wrecked last year.
Late that fall my neck really started giving me a bunch of trouble from that wreck so I ended up being unable to ride for the rest of the year, and sold the PRO XR and my 2 place trailer as I didnt know what was going to happen with this neck issue.
So fast forward to late winter, necks feeling better and I am starting to get the old riding itch again. I live in Missouri so I dont get to ride enough to justify buying a brand new sled, and as far as twins go I have a been there done that mentality with them, nothing a saw really interested me. For quite a while now I have missed the smooth power delivery of a triple. So I decided to pick one up and do a Mountain mod build.
I looked around for quite a while to find this sled at the price I did, and drove all the way to Duluth, MN to pick it up. A cool 2300 bucks later it was in the back of my truck headed back to Missouri. I didnt know if I had made the right choice at first, but after riding it im certain I made the right decision.
The sled is a 2000 XCR 800 and is about as clean for its age as you could ever hope to find. It has 4400 miles on the chassis, however the engine is basically brand new the crank has very few miles on it. I was told that the engine has SLP case and clylinder porting. I know for sure that it has SLP heads, SLP pipes... It runs like a champ and absolutely rips, only thing the engine needs is a water pump rebuild.
I lucked out in a few area's on this sled. It already has a 2 inch lug 151 skidoo paddle track under it and a MMP 2 wheel kit with some nice bling wheels on it. Along with a decent set of C and A ski's and a set of tracks USA extensions I can use for other projects down the road.
I have already started accumulating parts for it, in anticipation for the start of this build. You couldnt ask for a cleaner straiter sled to start with. It even has REVERSE.. Which id like to keep, but I dont think I can as I wont be able to get the correct gearing combo with it.
I bought a 151 skid out of a 06 RMK with newer walker evans shocks, and i have a HOLZ race skid that needs some work I might run too. I recently found a HOLZ Gen 2 kit from a member on this site that I am going to buy so now I need to figure out what skid im going to run. I like options and will probably have all 3 skids in the sled by the time all is said and done to see what skid works the best.
I also found a set of timber sled bark buster trailing arms on the site that Im going to buy and run on it as well. I also plan on getting some aluminum radius and steering rods made and getting a set of Exit shocks build for the front too. Should bring the front end up some and help out over the stock setup ride wise.
The sled came with a light weight fiberglass hood Im going to throw on. Im Going to paint the hood white and go with orange, blue and grey wrap... kind of like a urban camo shattered glass look from Arctic FX. Should be pretty sweet when its all done.
As for the tank and seat combo I have a edge style clear tank I am contemplating running a Pro XR or X2 seat. I also have a tank off an IQ switchback that will work with the oil tank in the stock location so I may find a 07 IQ seat and run that. Not exactly sure yet.
I plan on running a 2 inch extended post from Fabcraft and do a 6 inch bar rise with some Fly Aero taper bars. I already have a set of extroverts and a Drop and roll case of a IQR that I built a few years ago that I am going to use on it. I am going to try to see if I can retro fit a set of air frame running boards on the Gen 2 black tunnel... Might be a bit of work but shoud be worth it and go to a large U cooler over the stock setup.
So its a pretty extensive project to say the least and will take me most of the summer and probably part of the fall to get it all done as I am doing this as I can collect the parts to do it. Some of the stuff may change as I go, but for now this is just whats running through my head.
I've attached some pictures of the sled and some of the stuff that I already have. I will be updating as I get new stuff and start working on it.
Let me know what you guys think.
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