did some work on my other toy :D

[gizmo_22]

well took the trike out for some fun tonight , finally got some snow :)
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/winter1.jpg
as for the sled its a 1976 skidoo tnt 340 twin been a good old sled, ive had it for 2 years now, when i went to get it in my buddies garage this past weekend i discoverd some critters made a nest under the motor. So i pulled the motor cleaned that stuff up and started to clean everything else too. im going to wire wheel and paint the exhaust and maybe polish some engine parts while i wait for the ice to freeze up.
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt1.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt2.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt3.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt4.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt5.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt6.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/tnt7.jpg
hmmm im not too fond of this pic tho, i think i may need to open up the motor to check this piston it looks scored pretty bad. Minor setback tho.
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/piston1.jpg

[84honda200s]

ouch i know that look pretty well. time for new pisto and rings

[gizmo_22]

yup tore the motor down the rest of the way tonight and it is indeed in need of new pistons and rings, im going to replace both seeing as that cylinder supposedly had a new piston put in about 6 to 10 years ago before the sled was parked, once i get the other jug off im going to take them to a machine shop and get it either 20 over or 40 over seeing as thats the only sizes i can get pistons for locally. in the mean time all the aluminum covers are getting polished and i have got new gaskets, going to clean the carb and see what it needs, sliders for the secondary clutch, spark plugs, recoil rope , all new fuel lines to go on and a filter as it has none right now. All for about 40$ cdn so its not bad, now i need to get a good degreaser to clean out the tunnel. While i have the pipes off those are getting wire brushed and a new coat of hightemp black paint. thats all i can think of right now, once i make some progress im going to post more pics :)

[Tecate250]

Damb you for getting snow. Here in Nova Scotia the ground is still bare. My sister has a dandilion blossoming in her front yard. Sweet pic with the atc. I was never a fan of ski doo except for there alpine twin track 1 ski machines. Im more of a big blue man myself.Sno*jets are and will always be the best snowmobiles. Critters like the older sled cause of ther jug style mufflers. I think all my older 68-75 sleds with this style mufflers all had critters. We should meet up sometime.

[gizmo_22]

id definatly like to meet up sometime man, but i need to get my truck sorted out first, ive been getting some electrical gremlins in the rear lights lately and i cant track it down yet...

[Tecate250]

Bathurst, Thats up along the St lauwrence see way,half way up New Brunswick?

[gizmo_22]

bathurst is on the northeast top of new brunswick its about 5.5 hours from halifax , when i used to travel to halifax i would just jump on the #2 east just outside of moncton and go that way, i know my directions suck.. lol just go on google maps and search for bathurst nb, explains it better then i can.

[Tecate250]

Do you have relatives down here?

[gizmo_22]

nope, got some friends in the halifax area , i went to school there for 2 years for college, never did venture out to your neck of the woods tho. im sure i could find someones place to crash at if i get the truck running right.

[Tecate250]

its only winter. About -10 C Were canadian and can handle the cold.
jk What do you ride?

[gizmo_22]

well the sled is the winter toy and so is the bike, if you were asking what i drive, its a 91 3/4ton gmc with a strange flatbed on the back, its got some electrical issues with the rear lights. And i need to replace some front end parts and a driveshaft hanger bearing. other then that it runs great

[Tecate250]

I ment to ask about the bike? Halifax and surounding areas are a hot spot for trikes.

[gizmo_22]

my bike is an 82 185s

[Tecate250]

How goes the sled project? I have taken pistons that look like that and sanded them down just a bit. Same with the rings. But these were all beaters and no where the condition of your sled. Do you know anyone on here from your area?
Im trying to tally up enough people to make a atlantic trike fest.

[gizmo_22]

nope havent found anyone on here from my area yet, im like the only one that rides a trike in all our off highway driving excursions, i know there are others, but i havent met up with any yet.. the sled project awaits funding from a much needed paycheque, so im polishing all the aluminum i can unbolt , lol its extreamly tedious, and its not perfect aluminum to work with. But it is going to turn out 100X better then the silver spray paint on it now...

[Tecate250]

I seen so many trikes just i9n the limited are where i drive its funny. Not so much now cause of the cops.

[gizmo_22]

well i got some more work done, now just waitin on payday to get the pistons/rings and some gaskets and get er all back together :D then hopefully get some snow.. now the wheeler wants some new parts too, cam chain is rattling again and the tensioner isnt doin anything to stop it so i think a new camchain and sprockets is in order lol its always something with these old things...

[84honda200s]

lol aint that the truth

[Tecate250]

Sweet.
I should get at my sled, but winter is not insight yet. Total acumalations is about 3 cm. We should be almost burried. Our winter does not come till feb.

[gizmo_22]

best time to get things done so you dont have any downtime once the snow does fly :) anyways some pics of the progress , not much but still waiting on payday to order the pistons... the polishing isnt perfect but then again its all done by hand, no power tools at all... lol can you tell ive been bored :P

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/ski1.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/ski2.jpg
http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/ski3.jpg

[Tecate250]

I see lots of snow there in the pic. All you need is a heavy frost to go snowmobiling.:D Of thats all I need. My lake has about 1 cm of ice. Im so madd.

[gizmo_22]

lol we had snow... been way to warm the past couple days and its back to grass... ah well forcast calls for 16cm + tomorrow, hopefully we get it! then it will bring motovation to actually finish rebuilding the motor lol

[Tecate250]

Damb you. We have had 5 cm of snow all year.

[gizmo_22]

man were getting it now, 30+ cm and high winds , its sweet finally got the cash to get my pistons and stuff so im going to order them tomorrow get that on the go and have some fun

[gizmo_22]

well if this isnt motivation i dont know what is :)

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/snow1.JPG

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/snow2.JPG

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/snow3.JPG

http://jkscott1.googlepages.com/snow4.JPG

[Tecate250]

Damb you. We have 1 cm on the ground right now. The lakes just froze the other day.

[honda250sx]

Thanks almost forgot what snow looks like. Here close to Buffalo were still barbecue'in and sun tanning. This weather is ridiculous

[gizmo_22]

grrrrrrrrrrrrr they screwed up the order for my parts, now i need to wait a few more days to get them.... ah well should be running by the weekend, and thats all that counts, had fun loading the chassis onto my truck tonight by myself... for some reason the track is locked up. have to figure that one out later...

[Tecate250]

We all have been there. its worse in the winter cause you never know when winter ends in nova scotia. Could be in a month could be tomorrow.

[gizmo_22]

lol i hear you on that one, i lived in halifax for 2 years, while i was going to college... its an interesting place. no one really knows how to drive downtown in the snow and the pedestrians are crazy :P