Update #4 - Trash to Trails...It Runs!

Tonight we went at the sled with one goal in mind, we wanted to hear it run. After a couple of hours of work fitting the seat, adjusting the carbs, connecting the new throttle cable and plugging in the kill switch and small stuff like that, we were finally ready to fire up the beast.

We couldn't get the primer to pull any fuel to the carbs so we used some top secret spray to encourage the motor to fire up. It did! After further investigation we found the primer wasn't working at all, luckily we had an extra one kicking around and installed it. It worked and brought the fuel to the carbs. After a few squirts it fired up on its own.

To say we were happy to see the blue smoke is an understatement. We've put so many hours and dollars into this sled it was awesome to see it come to life, even if it wouldn't idle. As we listened to it run and kept it alive with the primer, we started to tear up, soon realizing it was the exhaust from all the crap burning off of the motor...

Now it's time for the finishing touches then a classic permit and the first ride.