Kawa-Bunga! A Project Sled for 27

[gary_in_neenah]

Kelly is probably out on his boat drowning worms right now so we'll drop this in to keep things current.
(about as current as 1973 will ever be)​

Courtesy of the Tired Iron Vintage Club
of Medford Wisconsin

 

[euphoric1]

Now that's cool! could you imagine.... "Snowmobile trailer FREE while they last" $1045 for the package! my how times have changed LOL!

 

[skiroule]

I like it! Certainly would seem to bring people in the door. According to the ad, you could also buy a used, year-old 72 that was basically the same sled for $525 and it was guaranteed. Ah....have to love those days.

 

[united]

$1045 in 1973 would be around a little less than $8000 in today's money.

 

[skiroule]

$1045 in 1973 would be around a little less than $8000 in today's money.

Very interesting when you consider that the RTX 440 was the top of the Skiroule line in terms of power, styling, and all-around performance, not a stripped down entry-level sled. Technology is a wonderful thing but boy is it expensive. Order a new sled today and I'm thinking you could pay at least double that.

 

[skiroule]

The right side of the back of the hood was also damaged and my original plan was to fabricate the missing vent piece but then I thought about how little difference it would make in cooling. So, I repaired the one damaged piece and just glassed in the rest of the vents. At least now the sides would be symmetrical.



After some initial filling, things started to take shape.

 

[dwz]

I like the customization

 

[euphoric1]

I admire the work, and deeply appreciate the play by play!!! WOW!!!

 

[skiroule]

Thanks guys!

Over time, most of the material that was glued to the inside of these hoods for sound deadening and/or insulation crumbled and fell off. Not so with the glue. I swear this stuff could survive a nuclear blast.



Removing the glue isn’t nearly as exciting as it sounds: try to soften up an area with lacquer thinner, scrape it with a razor blade, sand it, and repeat the cycle many times to rid all of the hood of the stuff.



Once the glue is finally gone, some finish sanding to get the hood ready for paint.



As is often the case for any painting project, 90% of the time is prep and 10% is the actual painting. That 10% is my favorite part.

 

[hermie]

Looks fantastic Kelly as usual nice work