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Post by magnumed on Jan 31, 2015 16:01:45 GMT -6
ed, your restoration is amazing. i agree that the glass would not be correct for a off set front 3d like your original magnesium sled. the 3d glass that lee fedrickson found was not altered in any way on top of the hood or in the lower sides. it was made from rupp, both side's the same dimension. its hanging on my wall in the rupp shop. any body can look at it any time there here and you will see that it has never been altered. i am not sure how many rupp guys seen the glass before i fixed it up, but there was a handful. it was not off set glass and was not altered. the very front of hood and lowers where cut off, that had to be made but nothing with the top of the hood or the side pods. your sled looks great!! Then it's not correct all 3rd Dimension sleds had the off set front end per Tedd Pierce. It must have been altered throughout the years. Thanks for the compliments. It was a tough few months |
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Post by racingelvis on Jan 31, 2015 16:03:56 GMT -6
there was a small section on the top of the hood that had to be repaired when i fixed the glass up, there was a small section cut out for what ever reason some body did. but the top of the hood over the motor was intact and was not changed, just repaired.
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Post by magnumed on Jan 31, 2015 16:19:19 GMT -6
there was a small section on the top of the hood that had to be repaired when i fixed the glass up, there was a small section cut out for what ever reason some body did. but the top of the hood over the motor was intact and was not changed, just repaired. I've seen it. No 3D. Stickers. Redone.....altered and hats off to you and everyone involved to do the best job you could to recreate the glass. You did the best you could with what you had. |
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Post by red19lite on Jan 31, 2015 21:13:42 GMT -6
Time for Ed to help me put on the stickers. is that a 815 salsbury drive clutch? those were oem on 74 chaparrals |
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Post by snosnake on Jan 31, 2015 23:39:15 GMT -6
The track was easy a 74 nitro II track, NOS! Ed was the out sides of the track trimed down to fit the NT tunnel? |
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Post by magnumed on Feb 1, 2015 6:06:03 GMT -6
Time for Ed to help me put on the stickers. is that a 815 salsbury drive clutch? those were oem on 74 chaparrals Yes it is. I had a few new ones and liked the fact that it was Salsbury. Not that it's a better clutch just the era worked on the 74 sno pro. |
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Post by magnumed on Feb 1, 2015 6:09:36 GMT -6
The track was easy a 74 nitro II track, NOS! Ed was the out sides of the track trimed down to fit the NT tunnel? Yes. A Rupp track! I had bought it some time ago. It appeared to be shipped already trimmed to NY. |
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Post by magnumed on Feb 1, 2015 6:35:35 GMT -6
Carbs on, test run done in the garage it's time to hit the snow, test her out a bit. No glass, that had to be sent to the local paint shop. Won't be done until January 17. Yikes it's getting close. She was alive again after several years on the shelf, parts scattered in my storage area gathering dust, (hoarding didn't seem a bad idea at this point) I rode a sled that I dreamed about and just spent countless hours in the shop basically following the footsteps of of Gene and Tedd only 41 years later and it took me 10 times as long. Thanks for all that read this tread. It's been a pleasure to show off my build. I don't attend too many shows so I thought to show it to the Rupp community that did not attend Waconia or would like to see a little bit more of the sled. It's snowing here today it's time to go for a ride, yes on a 650 3RD Dimension. THANKS Ed
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Post by magnumed on Feb 1, 2015 6:41:14 GMT -6
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Post by yellowlab2 on Feb 1, 2015 7:09:20 GMT -6
VERY cool, Ed, thanks for sharing the pics and details!!
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Post by tmf on Feb 1, 2015 14:41:45 GMT -6
that is one awesome sled ! very nice craftsmanship on your part !
Thanks for sharing ! saved all the pics to drool over at a later date .
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Post by Ruppsforever on Feb 1, 2015 17:23:03 GMT -6
Awesome job Ed !!! Wanna sell it ?? LOL !!
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Post by snosnake on Feb 1, 2015 19:25:51 GMT -6
ed, your restoration is amazing. i agree that the glass would not be correct for a off set front 3d like your original magnesium sled. the 3d glass that lee fedrickson found was not altered in any way on top of the hood or in the lower sides. it was made from rupp, both side's the same dimension. its hanging on my wall in the rupp shop. any body can look at it any time there here and you will see that it has never been altered. i am not sure how many rupp guys seen the glass before i fixed it up, but there was a handful. it was not off set glass and was not altered. the very front of hood and lowers where cut off, that had to be made but nothing with the top of the hood or the side pods. your sled looks great!! Then it's not correct all 3rd Dimension sleds had the off set front end per Tedd Pierce. It must have been altered throughout the years. Thanks for the compliments. It was a tough few months I was sitting at the same table when Ted said it. And it wasn't I think, it was a very positive they all were. |
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Post by Stretch on Feb 2, 2015 21:38:59 GMT -6
Great post and a beautiful sled! Comments were made Sunday to the effect of; "If Mickey had stayed with it, imagine what we would see today"... I think you helped answer that question. The ingenuity and craftsmanship that went into building that sled is a living testament to the Rupp legacy. The old man himself would be proud of that sled, "keep it ruUP"!
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Post by magnumed on Feb 3, 2015 5:54:39 GMT -6
If Mickey Rupp was still in charge in 1974 he would have let Gene and Tedd build a sno pro that would have been more competitive and may have changed the history of this great company and who knows they may still be around. If looks won races for Rupp in 74 they would have taken every race with Arctic Cat a close second. My opinion of course.
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Post by kronnikracing on Feb 3, 2015 7:59:03 GMT -6
Wow, how long did it take you to totally build that? Thats a very impressive sled!! Did Ed Jr help with it or were you flying solo?
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Post by magnumed on Feb 3, 2015 15:01:34 GMT -6
Wow, how long did it take you to totally build that? Thats a very impressive sled!! Did Ed Jr help with it or were you flying solo? I had to look back on my first pictures to see when I started. It took about 9 months, lucky for me I'm retired so every day I would venture out and work on the sled. I pretty much woke up in the morning thinking about my plans for the sled that day and go to bed thinking about what needs to be done the next day. The most stressful time was the pipes. Once I started making headway on my welding the stress went away. Ed Jr, did help out with the glass. Other than the painting it was all me fabricating, fitting, and changing what I didn't like or didn't look like the race pictures I have. Thanks for the comments. Ed |
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Post by tmf on Feb 3, 2015 16:19:43 GMT -6
do you have more pics on the pipe fabrication ?
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Post by dacota25d on Feb 3, 2015 16:24:42 GMT -6
I'd like to know the math you did to make them
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Post by magnumed on Feb 4, 2015 8:08:04 GMT -6
do you have more pics on the pipe fabrication ? Few... |
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