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Old 02-05-2016 | 08:00 AM
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What's everyone got going?

Sommer Thunder is getting totally rebuilt drives...new cryo'ed gearsets, XZ upper gears, and fresh paint and stickers.

Plus...new microwave, new batteries, new battery charger, all new toggle switches on dash (stupid saltwater!), and a Gorilla-glued faceplate on the fridge that will hopefully NOT come off!

Oh yeah...and heading over to TD Custom Paint in the spring for some much-needed retouching...
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Old 02-05-2016 | 09:07 AM
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Whos doing your drives?
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Old 02-05-2016 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by sommerfliesby
.new cryo'ed gearsets,.
Hey Mike, you have any experience with Cryoing any tooling? I have had cryo'd disk brakes on my old dually and i thought it made a HUGE difference for me for towing/stopping power when using carbon brake pads......but we have been thinking of doing some tooling here at work (carbide cutters and other stuff for the CNC machines) and just wondering if you had any luck with that?
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Old 02-05-2016 | 10:38 AM
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Just got my swim platform back from getting it repowder coated from purple to silver metallic.

Need to get 2 sets of headers

Fix headliner

Hopefully wrap it

Take the cleats off and have them re powder coated white

Install disc brakes on the middle axle on the trailer

Add my EOH setup to the trailer

I think thats it for this winter, LOL
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Old 02-05-2016 | 04:47 PM
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Pulled engines, painted the bilge, led work lights in the bilge, underwater leds, new blower hoses and blowers, replace all light bulbs with leds, new steering wheel and livorsi controls, powdercoat the swim platform and grab handles in the cockpit and custom bilge vents and switching trailer over to EOH
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Old 02-05-2016 | 07:59 PM
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Rebuild both engines
Rebuild transom assemblies
Paint transom
Paint all hardware on transom, drives included
Remove everything from bilge, paint, re rig
New vents
Different exhaust
New indicator cables
Trailer needs a makeover dont know if ill get it done this spring.


Thats all i can think of now lol
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Old 02-05-2016 | 08:23 PM
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Heads, cams, intake, exhaust upgrades.
Drive showers
New Marine Machine controls
Maybe install heads up indicators
Maybe install navigation
Fix the trailer wiring for good
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Old 02-05-2016 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by donzi matt
Heads, cams, intake, exhaust upgrades.
Drive showers
New Marine Machine controls
Maybe install heads up indicators
Maybe install navigation
Fix the trailer wiring for good
Check oout trimsticks for the indicators, nice product and half the price as the other guys too....
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Old 02-06-2016 | 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by donzi matt
Heads, cams, intake, exhaust upgrades.
Drive showers
New Marine Machine controls
Maybe install heads up indicators
Maybe install navigation
Fix the trailer wiring for good
Maybe add buy an AT since this is the Active Thunder section
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Old 02-06-2016 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
Maybe add buy an AT since this is the Active Thunder section

Doh! Just looked through the new posts tab and jumped on in.

It's like a cult in here. Weird.
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