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Post by rascalhoudi on Mar 9, 2008 10:47:03 GMT -6
 Well.... 5 years or so after acquiring this barn find , I finally got it out of my backyard. I had to manufacture a new bumper mount, put on a new brake assembly (thanks BS) and tighten/adjust a few things here and there. The picture is a few years old.. but I found a nice foam to strap on for the test run, and since we got about a foot of snow yesterday... and it drifted and drifted.... our local road was covered in 4-5 foot high snow drifts. When you've got a 440 L/C ready to romp on, and you've got all that snow.... what's a guy to do  WELL.... I must admit that the Brute exceeded my expectations. While my wife's 99 Indy 500 struggled with the deep soft drifts, I jumped right up on them... got a little concerned when I immediately sunk about a foot, but she just powered on through and went looking for more!! up/down/left/right/bank/up...etc she just toyed with the snow. I was very impressed. I found some paved road, but with no windshield, no glasses and a fogged up visor that I had to raise, I couln't really see through the heavy snowfall, so I never really had a chance to open it up. The requested video of the L/C 440 @ 8300rpm is just gonna have to wait ;D Got her back to my shop just in time as one of the 32 year old hoses was spewing coolant all over the place. Still got a few things to do before she's a regular rider... new hoses all around, put some runners in the skis  , fashion myself a seat, etc,etc.... But she passed the first test with flying colours, and I'm really looking forward to having lots of fun rides in the future! WooHoo!!!! |
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Post by wigman25 on Mar 9, 2008 12:05:30 GMT -6
Hey Rascal: Great story! Get more pictures up on the board of this rare sled, we love to see them!!! Wig
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Post by rupprally on Mar 16, 2008 17:07:20 GMT -6
nice brute looks like mine. Havent looked at mine yet but hope to get to it soon. really got some power? can wait to try mine out have a good one.
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Post by oldrupps on Mar 17, 2008 21:20:16 GMT -6
Speaking of hoses, where do you guys get them?
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Post by rascalhoudi on Mar 17, 2008 23:14:39 GMT -6
RuppRally: oh... she's got some snap to 'er all right!! I don't know yet how much... that first ride was only a tease... but I was so pumped up after that ride that I walked around with an eRUPPtion for about 3 days!! (  Did I really say THAT?). Why don't you throw up a pic or two of yours? Mine is not going to be a show piece... at least not initally. She's gonna be ridden ;D Oldrupps: I haven't looked for the hoses yet... I was thinking of putting together a shopping list for Bill Stull or Brant and finding out if I could arrange to meet them at a show or sometime this summer. It gives me and the little woman a nice excuse to go for a motorcycle trip south of the border. I assume that it'll make financial sense to just use normal hose for some of the hoses, but other ones are shaped and would probably be best to get NOS if available. I just haven't checked with Bill or Brant yet.
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Post by by on Mar 18, 2008 8:49:24 GMT -6
hi i have a better looking set of skis for that machine let me know if you wanted them -fan
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Post by magnumforce on Mar 18, 2008 19:03:44 GMT -6
Nice sled rascal ! looks like nobody's knee went into the rib cage! no broken ribs, ;D (on the dash)
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Post by wigman25 on Mar 18, 2008 21:06:15 GMT -6
OldRupps: Check with Bill Stull at the RuppShop, I think he has them. Wig
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Post by RuppParts on Mar 18, 2008 22:19:31 GMT -6
OldRupps....meeting at a show is always fine here.....I will always bring specific parts for someone.....why let UPS get any richer?
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Post by toocheaptosmoke on Mar 18, 2008 22:34:37 GMT -6
Nice, got to love those barn finds. ;D
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Post by alaskaruppguy on Mar 19, 2008 0:14:55 GMT -6
Hey Brandt, I got something to SHOW you, will you bring me some parts? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Dave on Mar 19, 2008 19:13:32 GMT -6
Rick.............That was Good ! You might be on to something there |
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Post by rascalhoudi on Mar 21, 2008 23:50:06 GMT -6
hi i have a better looking set of skis for that machine let me know if you wanted them -fan Hey Fan... sent you a PM |
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