1971 Thunder Jet
Alright, I'm happy to finally have some pictures of my latest sled. I picked up
this 1971 Thunder Jet in Michigan. My good friend Marc Sebright picked up the sled, and
stored it for me until I could do the road trip. It looks pretty rough, but definitely
has potential. The important part is that I've got the original Moon Gas Tank, and the
original seat. I can work with the rest. I don't know much about the history of the sled,
but someone made some interesting modifications, some are good, some I don't really understand.
You'll see below...
Unfortunately, the handlebars have been cut, bent and welded. The brake handle was moved to the throttle side as well.
Alright, so the brake was moved to the drive axle. By doing this, they had to lower the drive axle,
you can see on the left where the chain is, and on the right where the disk brake is. The belly pan is actually
in really good shape.
I'm pretty sure that's a homemade motor mount, I think they ran some sort of F/C single, but I didn't get a motor
with it. The criss cross steering is pretty neat!
The original seat is in pretty good shape, there are a few minor tears, but the seat is nice and soft.
Here you can see some more of the modifications, the alluminum is all welded up, the drive shaft dropped, and the disk brake mounted.
The hood is in pretty terrible shape, luckily there is repo glass available. That is duct tape on the side too. You can't tell
from the pictures, but it is actually re-inforced with 2x4's on the inside.