1975 Sno*Jet SST Restoration


This is my baby.  She doesn't look like much now,  but if you look closely at the pictures below,  it really isn't in too bad of shape.  The sled is pretty darn rare to start with, so I will be doing a complete restoration on it.  New paint, seat, re-chroming,  NOS motor,  the works.  I have to thanks Carman Jordan for helping me find this rare racer!  You can see his page at http://members.shaw.ca/mr.tincab/ 

 


Now there is quite a bit of fiberglass work to be done,  but at least the hood is still in one piece.   Those cut-outs are the real thing!


I will be having the decals all reproduced,  but that one circle decal will give me some troubles,  as it has rotted away to nothing.  Also the woodgrain dash stickers will be tricky,  but I believe one or two other models used the same stickers,  so there is still hope.


One way to tell if its really a GT is to check the model number,  all GT's went under model #0999.


The seat has basically rotted away to nothing,  but the shape of the board and tool box is still there.  The only part I am worried about is the auxiliary gas tank that was located in the rear of the seat.  There is no sign of it whatsoever.  I am not sure,  but they may have used some sort of a bombardier tank.  I haven't figured that part out yet,  so if you have any suggestions,  please let me know.



The tunnel is surprisingly straight,  no dings in the belly pan,  just two little spots on each side of the running boards that will need a bit of a welding job.


Another note,  two tell the difference between the GT1 and GT2 look at the chain case.  With the GT1 the chain case is mounted flush to the tunnel,  where on the GT2 there was a bracket and the chain case stuck out a bit more so the big twin motors could fit under the steering.


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