fuel caddys

[joesled]

i just bought a gas can for my 08 rev xp.the instructions are not great.does anyone have any pics of their sled with it already installed.much appreciated

[Summiteer]

Originally Posted by joesled

i just bought a gas can for my 08 rev xp.the instructions are not great.does anyone have any pics of their sled with it already installed.much appreciated

I'll trade you my '06 summit for your '08 it already has the fuel caddy installed.

[joesled]

thanks for the offer summiteer,but i am thinking of selling the can and installing a beer box instead.

[Summiteer]

Originally Posted by joesled

thanks for the offer summiteer,but i am thinking of selling the can and installing a beer box instead.

That's always a viable option

[Sleeper700]

Originally Posted by joesled

i just bought a gas can for my 08 rev xp.the instructions are not great.does anyone have any pics of their sled with it already installed.much appreciated

I will post pics tonight. I looked at the instructions long and hard... and then figured out that the front holes of plastic bracket line up horizontally with the rivets for the cooler. This will leave about 1/8" between the back of the fuel tank and the front of the plastic caddy brackets. The inside edge of the plastic brackets should be right beside the outside edge of the cooler. The front of the metal bracket gets lined up horizontally with the middle recess under the sticker on the side of the tunnel (doesn't have to be exact). I put mine under the plastic brackets (traced them out, then undid the bolts for the plastic brackets, drilled and riveted the metal brackets, then reinstalled the plastic brackets. The pictures should explain this better. Hope this helps.

[jeremy]

if you want, give me your email addresse and i can email pics of how i did mine

[Sleeper700]

Here are some pics of mine (sorry for the low light, gets dark pretty fast these days, and no lights in the garden shed). I looked at the instructions long and hard... and then figured out that the front holes of plastic bracket line up horizontally with the rivets for the cooler. This will leave about 1/8" between the back of the fuel tank and the front of the plastic caddy brackets. The inside edge of the plastic brackets should be right beside the outside edge of the cooler. The front of the metal bracket gets lined up horizontally with the middle recess under the sticker on the side of the tunnel (doesn't have to be exact). I put mine under the plastic brackets (traced them out, then undid the bolts for the plastic brackets, drilled and riveted the metal brackets, then reinstalled the plastic brackets. The pictures should explain this better. Thoughts/Questions?

[joesled]

nothing wrong with those pics bud,thanks a million.looks good!

[Sleeper700]

One thing to note.... I have the plastic brackets in what I assume is the opposite way that ski-doo designed them (Left vs Right). I put them this way to snug up to the metal brackets and hide the rivets. They can be swapped so that they are closer together, but I like the look of them this way and the fuel can sits nicely on the brackets. Either way, Your call.

[jeremy]

what are those black things that the tank sits on??

[joesled]

great fab job and thanks again for the help!

[2003Summit]

Originally Posted by jeremy

what are those black things that the tank sits on??

They are part of the new and great patent pending mounting system. Mostly they are to raise the tank up so it does not rock and slop all around due to the fact that the heat exchanger now sticks out the top of the tunnel making it impossible to put anything hard and flat on there (ie. no more aftermarket $16 gas cans for us!). I suppose now that the heat exchanger is flush with the bottom of the tunnel it **might** clear snow a little better, however, did anyone notice that the heat exchanger is now integral in holding the tunnel together? That is, the tunnel is now two pieces split down the middle held together by the exchanger and a bunch of rivits.