Display MoreI would like to share an awesome situation where I was able to hang out with a couple of the forum's best and wrench on their slings.
I left out of Arkansas Thursday morning at 4:30 to make the 525 mile drive to spend some time with the 2 Jim's. The weather was great and the drive was as good as could be for interstate travel. After 10 hours of riding I arrived ready to start wrenching, and boy did we do that.
After 43 hours of work we had installed 2 DDM superchargers, a set of shocks, 2 DDM coolant tanks, 2 reroute hose kits, 2 new sets of DDM hoses, one set of brakes, and to finish it off a Madstad hood extension kit. Oh ya, I got a total of 9 hours sleep.
I then got back in the sling today and made the 525 mile trip home.
I have to give credit where it is do. The Jim's prepped for this to happen so well it felt like I was a surgeon (bracket, bracket...blower, blower...scalpel, scalpel...you know what I mean). They had prepared each sling by removing the hoods, replacing the crank pulley's, and installing the injectors and plugs.
I know I sing the praise of DDM allot, but they deserve it. Their kits are set up for installation with every part packed with all the hardware and components labeled. It is almost as if you had a Revel model with instructions in front of you. From start to finish, both the Superchargers were installed in about 9 hours of work total.
I wish I had a video of the Jim's when they climbed out of their Slings after about 12 miles of driving. They acted like little kids talking, but unable to finish a sentence.
There was a couple of drawbacks this weekend, the cut oil line and leaking anti-freeze. Both of them were silly mistakes that if we were just doing one install at a time would not have happened.
All in all, I had a great time with two family members who allowed me to be part of their desire to transform their slings into what they describe as a completely different riding experience.
@Painter, @SlingRider, please post up some finished pictures of your new rides so everyone else can see the awesomeness.
Bring on Maggie Valley, and fast....
brother this is a great write up... you are truly a Fantastic guy! Driving that distance to help two stellar performers like the "Jims" do a hell of a wrench day... you are a winner brother!!!