What skis to Restore??

[etemplet]

Boy O Boy I got so many skis in the yard and I'm about to thin them out. I have a few that I want to restore just to ride them. I painted my 2000RX and that ski looks terrific so my next skis are gonna get painted and new graphics. I enjoy restoring more than riding.



I want another RX - I may start restoring them alone.

2003- RX DI. I read these things are fast!! I have a red one.
1998- XPL Carb 951 engine
1997 - SPX and a ton of go fast goodies along with a Miller built mild race engine

Then I have a GTX - RFI almost ready to install the engine, A 2003 GTX DI and 3 GTI's.

Thing is I only want to do a couple per year. It takes a lot of time to get these old skis spot on.

 

[burtshaver2021]

That’s some nice skis you have there. I’ve never seen you restore an X4 hull so my vote goes to the 1997 SPX.

 

[etemplet]

That’s some nice skis you have there. I’ve never seen you restore an X4 hull so my vote goes to the 1997 SPX.

Man that one is probably the one I don't want to do. I have about $2k or more in go fast stuff for that ski. I'm including the mild Miller built race engine. It has buckshot carbs and intake, factory pipe with the solenoids, that jet pump nozzle everyone wants to buy finger throttle and all that. Matt Braley wanted to buy all that stuff from me. Said the ski should hit the low 60's and get there really quick. That was before I bought the Miller engine and control box.
I'm a motorcycle lover and I ride those.... ha ha. The skis are fun to build but I don't ride on the water much at all. I get enough riding in testing and tuning them and making sure everything is OK.