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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 24, 2017 16:19:48 GMT -5
Snowmobiles do not need registration for the homecoming. It's a special one day exemption I believe. you do not need a permit on the lake where the show is held. i always feel good when i take a first ride on a sled i have restored, and it makes it back on it's own power. .
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 18, 2017 18:29:51 GMT -5
i love snowmobiling period. i usually put on around 3500 miles on my modern every winter and about 500 miles on vintage. they are nite and day, my 4 stroke arctic cat i can put 200 miles on in about 8 hours and still walk and not wake up sore and do it again the next day. on vintage after an 80 mile ride i am sore and stiff the next morning but i am smiling and enjoying it the whole time.
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 17, 2017 14:52:50 GMT -5
Ok then.I looked the para-rail over,turned it upside down,to put pressure on the 2 arms.Wife had to stand on the rail for weight,while I took 2 flat bars & wedged them in between the shaft & on the spring.Then I pushed the spring down to disengage it from the axle or what ever the hell it is.Worked great,but putting it back together might involve a different strategy. Now,on to the back.Do ALL 3 shafts have to turn free? I see right now,the blue flame wrench is needed to get the 2 flat arms off the STEEL shaft.I'm off to see the wizard,the wonderful wizard of............. yes all 3 shafts should turn free, the design of the h-frame is to pivot on the shafts allowing the suspension to compress.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 16, 2017 18:22:09 GMT -5
Ok,the shaft with 2 bogie wheels,will that drop out after the end bolts are taken out? Are the bogies pressed on the shaft? the boogies are not pressed on, But due to corrosion the will weld themselves to the shafts also the spacer tubes between the boogies will corrode onto the axle shafts making pushing the shaft out a pain. that is why as i suggested before to split and remove the spacer tubes and just make new. it will speed up the disassably process.HEAT AND PENATRENT.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 16, 2017 18:12:05 GMT -5
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 15, 2017 19:18:28 GMT -5
welcome to the world of para-rail. 7 of my 9 scorpions have this suspension and i have been working on these for 45 years. you will learn to sting together many swear words and even invent some along the way as you work on this. the design is great, the problem is you need to take the suspension apart every other year if it is used in snow(grass draggers dont have this issue)and clean and re-grease everything or it freezes up. the front springs need to be pushed down and out at the same time , i made this tool for that project out of some scrap metal. obj1 has a much nicer one but mine works good,the next problem you will face is getting the boogie wheels off the shafts,a pulley puller just bends the wheels so you get to make another special tool that goes up and over and behind the bogie wheel. once you get the outer wheels off you can attempt to get the side rail off the axles with a rubber hammer. the h-frame in the back normally doesn't want to give up the axles shafts unless you remove and grease them every other year a can of pb blaster and a torch is usually needed. the tubes that are on the shafts will be corroded tight and your best bet is to lightly cut into them to split them and just make new ones. the tube is available at menards for $8.00 for 3 feet.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 14, 2017 19:37:48 GMT -5
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 9, 2017 19:31:14 GMT -5
The owner said he thinks it's a 1962, but I can't get to it to see the serial number! I'm going to try my best to get it. Thanks for your advice!![/quote scorpions first sled was a 1964. they made sleds for sears in 66 and 67.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 9, 2017 19:14:57 GMT -5
looking good. i enjoy following this type of builds.
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 7, 2017 19:52:49 GMT -5
Who all is going this year to the reunion? me and the purple whip will be there
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 7, 2017 19:40:33 GMT -5
hi eric skis in they air over 100 feet, i dont know if the track is going to hold up. he already had to put on a kevlar belt. are you coming to the reunion this year? rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 4, 2017 20:20:46 GMT -5
i just booked my room for the scorpion reunion at the deerwood motel and the person who took my reservation said there was a fat tire bike event the same weekend and they only had a few rooms left.
just a heads up if your planning on going to the reunion.
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 4, 2017 19:58:53 GMT -5
contact paul , he goes by pk brut on here. 1-262-629-1458 he had some for sale on vintage sleds a few weeks ago. great guy i have bought many scorpion from him.
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 3, 2017 20:30:56 GMT -5
Very nice! Looks like he got it all in there, Looks loud with those strait pipes? it's not super loud but you know its running. the skis come off the ground quite nice.
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 3, 2017 19:34:21 GMT -5
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Post by oldscorpman on Dec 3, 2017 19:27:46 GMT -5
we need to paint some scorpion 75 whip blue metalflake on that hood. then you can call it a scorp-doo
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Nov 28, 2017 20:36:10 GMT -5
nick, there is a pair of n.o.s. factory pistons on ebay right now. they are $90.00 for the pair and free shipping. just punch in scorpion piston in the search field.
rick
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Post by oldscorpman on Oct 22, 2017 17:41:25 GMT -5
had some time today to make the duct work for the fan intake. i am going to coat the outside with liquid rubber to seal and insulate.
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Post by oldscorpman on Sept 9, 2017 21:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by oldscorpman on Jul 2, 2017 19:55:32 GMT -5
anyone using photobucket to post pictures on this or other web based sites went from free to $400.00 dollars a year. any past pictures you have posted on these sites are now gone. i just signed up for imgur which is a hosting site and is free. here are my first pics from them.
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