SJ pump shoe in a fx-1

motoman96 · 12-22-2009, 02:39 PM

will it fit, what intake grate would be required then?

motoman96 · 12-23-2009, 03:19 PM

Ok, I have a SJ aluminum pump shoe on the way. I will use this thread to post pics of the swap. I can't wait to get this pump in and my ski back together.

fox river pwc · 12-23-2009, 03:27 PM

Better pack a lunch.

I put an aluminum JD shoe in my fx1 along with my bb 144 pump. Many hours in grinding the shoe and the hull. None of them were fun. Tricky to keep the shoe square so it lines up with the pump seal. Mine wound up tight on the bottom but about a 2mm gap on top. Rather than reinstalling the shoe, or loading it up with silicon, I made a plexiglas shim instead. As for the intake grate, I just drilled and tapped a single hole in the JD shoe and used the R&D pro series grate I already had.

motoman96 · 12-23-2009, 03:47 PM

Awesome, thats great info. I have been looking for someone who had done this. Well I have plenty of time, so it will be interesting to say the least. Thanks Fox

motobehrens · 12-23-2009, 05:21 PM

[QUOTE=fox river pwc;] Tricky to keep the shoe square so it lines up with the pump seal. Mine wound up tight on the bottom but about a 2mm gap on top. [QUOTE]

I had my JD shoe machined to match the angles. I also ground through the glass in several areas trying to get it to fit. Not a big deal in my case since I had the tray/foam out to refoam and could add extra glass from the top where I knew I needed to.

I think next time I'll just glass in a whole SJ pump cavity and tunnel.

fox river pwc · 12-23-2009, 05:29 PM

I cut the shoe to match the angles on mine as well, and went through the hull in a few spots too. I'll be glassing from the top now, eventually...

MNTURBO · 12-23-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fox river pwc

I cut the shoe to match the angles on mine as well

is this because in a FX-1 the pump is mounted at more of an angle than in a SJ?

fox river pwc · 12-23-2009, 05:37 PM

No, the angles on the pump shoe "wedges" are different on the fx1 versus the SJ. The fx1 shoe is steeper, so you can cut the solid cast aluminum type shoes to match the fx1 angles.

motoman96 · 12-23-2009, 05:37 PM

this is not what I wanted to hear. I will take a look at what Im in for when it gets here.

fox river pwc · 12-23-2009, 05:38 PM

The other fun part is getting the ride plate to fit

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