It's my understanding that Bob Runyan was involved with the development of the Twist Dynamics top before he developed the Bullet Speed V-Back. This may mean they both have very similar methods to attach the canvas tops. Best to check with Bullet Speed and Design to be sure. Here's a link to their Contact US page - https://bulletspeedanddesign.com/contact/.
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@ultracott is correct. There should be Velcro strips glued to the frame that match up with the Velcro strips attached to the canvas. If need be, contact Twist Dynamics and buy some replacement strips for the frame. If you don't have any strips on the frame, I'd recommend asking them if they have any pics showing where the strips go on the frame. The replacement strips aren't on the TD website (https://twistdynamics.com/), but I believe they can be special ordered using the Contact Us at the bottom of the website. I ordered a replacement set a couple years ago.
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When we had crawfish boils it was at least a hundred lbs at a time - be turning over a lotta rocks
Pardon my ignorance but WTF is a Ramp Supper ?????Being too lazy to actually look it up, I rely on my memories as a kid. Ramps are indeed similar to onions, but with a uniquely pungent aroma. We used to joke that Ramp Suppers should be called Blackmail Suppers as the cooked product had terrible smell, but eating them meant that you didn't really notice the smell and I basically liked them once I could get past the initial smell. Ramps grow wild and I don't recall ever having heard of them being grown commercially. It would take several folks going thru the forest to collect enough ramps for a community supper. Think of a Ramps Supper as typically held as a fundraiser with everybody bringing a dish to accompany the main course, the Ramps.
The link above mentions Richwood, WV, which is about 20 miles northwest of my Grandparents farm where I spent summers and got exposed to life outside the Northern Virginia suburbs. As a kid, I remember my Dad telling how my Grandfather worked in a logging mill near Richwood during the week and how he walked the 20 miles home for the weekend to keep up with farm work and then walking the 20 miles back Sunday afternoon.
We used to have a grocer who drove a truck loaded with essentials like canned goods, flour, kerosene, etc. for those folks who didn't have transportation to get to town. He bought farm eggs from his customers for resale in town and would take orders for feed or other essentials and deliver orders the following week. I always loved the Saturday morning walk to the main road to meet the truck as they had penny candies and chocolate bars for 3 cents. The truck's owners finally shutdown sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, but he helped many people access groceries and other items they would have had trouble getting otherwise.
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Nope - haven’t found any but surprisingly they have 2 good seafood restaurants not to far away. The bummer for me is no more crawfish boils😩😩 one of the coonass traditions I will certainly miss .. (no lobster rolls in Coonass land either)
IF MV is anything like West Virginia, you'll most likely find crawfish (most folks in WV call 'em crawdads) under rock in the creeks, but I never heard of anyone eating them. For a change of pace, check if they have Ramp Suppers down there.
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At one point, I had a set of 6.5" Wakeboard speakers (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DJT5QK/) mounted to the rear crossbar of my TD Canvas Top, but I never wired them up as I purchased a set of Roll Hoop speaker enclosures which I've been using for several years.
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If I had a 2020+ Slingshot, I'd go with the Polaris Excursion Top. It replaces the roll hoops, so the overall Top would need to be at least as strong as the roll hoops it replaces. The manufacturers of the other aftermarket tops all pretty much have a disclaimer that the top is not meant as a safety cage or roll bar.
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I'd try contacting Twist Dynamics and ask them if you can just purchase the rear bar that mounts to the roll hoops. Otherwise any local metal shop or maybe even an exhaust shop should be able to bend some tubing to fit and with a little welding, add some threaded blocks for mounting.
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I think if I was to really consider a sit-on 3-wheeler, I'd want a leaning one to get the true motorcycle feel.
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Pretty neat! I assume we need to remove the Slingshot adapter cable to read normal OBDII vehicle codes?
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Display MoreChanged the angle drive oil today. 75w250. Have the belt tension set at .75 in. cold, tracking on the sweet spot (centered favoring the inside just a bit). Took a ride today with no radio on. Much, much better. After five years I love my slingshot more today than ever!
A nice thing to have on hand. The doggie training pads in extra-large. The inside is absorbent with an outer plastic. No matter how careful my intent I always seem to miss the mark.
Before replacing my old angle drive, I never had to mess with the belt. Now, it seems no matter what I do, the belt keeps drifting to the outside and makes noise. I'm about ready to beg someone in the Houston area who's aligned their belt to come help me as I'm getting beyond frustrated to the point that I'm considering robbing a bank to get a 4-wheel kit. Even more alarming, I'm even thinking about going to a dealer!
One thing I've noticed is that the pivot shaft sometimes wants to turn when I'm trying to torque the pivot shaft nut, an action that can change the belt positioning, so I've learned to either have someone secure the pivot shaft so it can't turn while torquing the pivot shat nut or contort myself so I can place a foot on the socket wrench on the pivot shaft while reaching around/over the tire to torque the pivot shaft nut.
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Now this is funny.
MY first Army assignment was to US Army Field Station Berlin in 1973. We had British Army and USAF folks also working with us. One of the Zoomies I worked with claimed his roommate had rebuilt an old Harley several times in his barracks room due to continual problems with the motor leaking oil.
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If you don't have the Canadian Headlights installed, you can hook up the MadStad's Bumper lights to the CH plugs since they should already be in your wiring harness. You might need to change the plugs to make the connection.The MadStad Bumper's lights do a pretty good job of lighting the sides of the road.
I've now had the MadStad Bumper for 2+ years and am still happy with it. I've hit a couple small critters since during night rides. The first was a small racoon and I was able to loosen the bolts and easily readjust the bumper's position, but the second critter was larger (can't remember if it was another racoon or a large possum or armadillo) and it did bend the bumper arm, although not enough to bring me to order a replacement piece. The bumper's modular design does mean that individual pieces can be replaced, but I've never contacted MadStad about any replacement pieces.
As stated by other posters, the MadSrad Bumper seems to offer a little more ground clearance for the front end, also something I like about bumper.
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All, thanks for the pics. I don't do FB or Instagram, so I missed those posts. Now to figure out my budget and if I can afford a conversion.
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I didn't take any pics at the festival grounds this year but I can confirm it was there and had 4 wheels. Appears to be a little wider in the rear but it might have been me. I'm sure he'll chime in when time permits
Kyle D said he'd be psoting the kit on the ZZP website after the event. I've been checking, but haven't seen it yet.
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Just wondering if anyone got to see the new ZZP 4-wheel kit? Any pics? I think Kyle D was supposed to attend.
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ZZPerformance should be announcing their 4-wheel kit soon. I'm waiting for info so I can evaluate the differences between the DDM and Allthingsslingshot offerings and ZZP's new kit. The DDM and Allthingsslingshot kits are based on the 324 4-wheel kit from DFKitCars here in Texas with each company offering their own coilover choices, but I have heard the Allthingsslingshot V2 kit may now be produced in Canada and reportedly has some minor differences such as sealed tubing vs the open-end tubing on the original 324 kits. Allthingsslinghsot also offers the Slingshot tow-dolly for towing 3-wheel Slingshots.
The 2 main reasons I'm considering the 4-wheel conversion with a limited-slip differential is to better handle boosted power levels and I have become frustrated with trying to get my drive-belt to track properly since replacing the angle drive. Seems no matter how I adjust the belt alignment, the darned belt keeps shifting all the way to the right on the rear pulley, making noise. I'm going out shortly to try to adjust the belt again. I've lost count of how many times I've tried to get the belt to track properly. I never had to do anything to the belt prior to replacing my old angle drive which had started making noise after I inadvertently didn't add enough lube after a lube drain and refill.
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From one of my Funnies Pushers -
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From my Funnies Pusher -
I pass by this old mailbox every day. The old rusty box is nailed to a
tree that has to be over a hundred years old.
After years of passing it by, I decided to open the box to see if
anything was inside, even though I thought, probably not.
After all, there isn’t a house nearby that it could serve, and
any home it served long ago has been torn down.
I noticed an old letter inside the box.
I looked at the postmark date, which to my astonishment was actually
readable, and it was dated July 7, 1958.
Ever so carefully, I opened up the aged, crackly envelope and
gently pulled out the folded piece of paper, almost tingling with
excitement and anticipation.
The message in the letter read,
"We have been trying to reach you concerning your vehicle’s extended warranty."
