how too !!!! INSTALL SNOWELIMINATORS

[FossY]

finished my snow eliminator install today
thought some folks might wanna have a little walk trough how too install thos things

i bought mine from ebay 89bucks

tools required or recomendet

electric drill
cordless drill
air rivet gun
digrinder straight and 90`
cuttingwheel
sandingwheels
visegrips or clamps
rugs
airgun
hammer
rivets
wholesaw



so if you have that or something like that we can get started

first you have to:

clean ure runningboards
put the eliminators on runningboard
fit them so they sit nicely
clamp tham down so they cant move anymore
drill little guidewholes in every corner for later reference



after you did this its time to mark the cut outs
just use a black marker and circle the wholes than remove the clamped on eliminators
should look like this



on my style it was an option to cut out also the wholes what u donthave to do
in order to drill the wholes use a wholesaw (really pain in the ....) but i got it done




next step would be to cut the premarked wholes out
what you will do with the digrinder and a cuttingwheel
(little tip: good to keep some old small cuttingwheels cause you can cut axactlier whit them )




after all cutting is done grind all the edges nice and smooth check with ure finger till there are no more sharp edges



so the hardest work is done so far
now you put the eliminator back in place and line it up with the predrilled wholes in step 1 !!!!
clamp the eliminator back in place (some thick paper or a rug between runningboards and pliers want give you any scratches)
now its time to drill the wholes for the rivets
measure the sice of ure rivethead which will tell u the drillsize you will need
than widen the guidewholes and rivet them down
you see i also used clamps in the middle to ensure the runningboards and the eliminator are nicely together and your wholes will line up


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[FossY]

now you have to drill the sides
i wanted the eliminators smoothly on there so i clamped them on to the runningboard with a little help from my socket
!!!!! in this step it is important to drill one whole at a time and rivet it right away !!!!
than clamp the next portion close to the tunnel drill and rivet right away



thats what you should eend up with as garbage
its from 1 side !!!




finished product schould look like this

right side



left side



top



im actually quite happy with the result and recomend this upgrade !!!
hope it might help somebody let me here what u think


PS:you know im german so excuse me for any writing mistakes :d​

 

[dooryder]

sweet thanks for the pics

 

[Thunderguy BOOSTED]

Nice!~!
I just ordered a set for my ski-doo only i payed $130.00LOL
They look great:d

Justn

 

[dirtball08]

Thanks for step by step Fossy. They look awesome!

 

[Summiteer]

Good step by step instructions, looks great. (It's still a cat though).:d

 

[mb1]

Nice work. I just did mine a couple weeks ago. I cut out larger holes though. Seems I lost the pics of finished product, but heres the holes I cut.

I can get finished pics if anyones interested.

 

[mb1]

Oh yah. Install tip. If your factory boards have dimples like mine did - look behind the rear cutout, and in between the holes - I used 2 hammers to flatten the dimples out so the boards would sit flush on the boards. Hold one hammer behind the spot to be flattened and whack the top with the other one. Works good.

 

[dooryder]

i would like to see pics of finished product

 

[mb1]

10-4 buddy. here you go.

 

[Pappillion]

MB1 those look great, were they easy to install?

 

[mb1]

MB1 those look great, were they easy to install?

Yes, very. I took my time and marked the boards up before I cut anything up. They came with good instructions too.

 

[Modman]

Yes, very. I took my time and marked the boards up before I cut anything up. They came with good instructions too.

Yep, mine were the same. They are easy to install.

One thing to note is that if you put the rivets in place (just slip them in the holes, don't actually rivet them) once you drill each hole, they will hold the boards in place as you drill other holes (in addition to clamping). If you rivet the board tightly to the tunnel side first and then to the foot part of the running board, it will pull the running board up better (taking out some sag) and makes a nice tight fit. I also used the 3/16" washers on the back of the rivets to add more surface area for the rivet to support on. Not required but I pretty much do it with all the rivets in tunnels. Use large flange rivets as well if you can, distributes the forces over a larger area as well (again not required but helps).

 

[Showtime]

Okay so i just picked up my snow eliminators which i bought from F-Bomb racing in Utah.....does anyone have any pics of these on a REV chassis. I googled for pics, looks like there's lots on dootalk but i don't have an account so i can't view the posted pics. Can someone help out by saving the photos and re-posting here? Thanks for any input or tips.

Doesn't look like i'm going to get them on before my trip to Mcbride on Boxing day sure would have liked to try them in the POW.

 

[Dean10]

I just finished installing a set on my 07 rev, it went really well. I figured out the easiest way to make the cut outs, was to use a metal blade in a jig saw, and cut from the underside of the running board, leaving as much board in as possible. watch for the reinforced portions under the board, work around them.

I went to a place called 'Accufast' on galgary trail and 64 ave, bought a better, stronger rivet for the fastening, and an air rivet gun. ($120) I highly recommend the air rivet gun, it makes the job a breeze.

Sorry I didnt take any pics, I will try to take a few and post them on here in a couple days, feel free to post any questions you might have, I'll do my best to help out.

 

[Showtime]

Dean10, thanks for the reply...i'm sure i'll have a few more questions once i get into it which will be after my trip to Mcbride in a couple days. If you could post a couple pics that would be great. I was kinda wondering the positioning of the board forward & back. I laid them on today and i know the bracket you speak of near the foot sturrip. Thanks again i'll watch for pics.

Merry X-mas all!!!!!

 

[Dean10]

I should get some pics later today

 

[rmksledder]

have you fallen on them yet? ouch!