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I would definetly stop dril it with at least a 1/8 drill. It looks like the crack goes 'sideways' like it isn't straight with thte thickness of the hood. Be sire to use a bit big enough to span the whole crack. Then try some t part epoxy and spread the crack enought to get some epoxy in the crack. You may want to put some glass fiber cloth on the inside, and epoxy it down as well. I think it would be easier with the hood off the sled though.

 

Here is what I wrote last year. And it is still holding up :super_happy: .

Iron Rider


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mym7 @ Feb 5 2006, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Was out riding last week end. Here in Alaska. Went to lost Lake
by Seward Alaska. It took six of us three hours to get to the top
where the snow was. The trail did not have much snow actually
none at all just a little ice and lots of roots and rocks.
When we did get to the top we started to play on the hills or
mountian top. You know those trees do not seem to move. One
got in my way. Was not going to fast hit the breaks and slid in to
it and broke bumper, screen belly pan-center and the hood at the
hinge. Used plastic weld a two part glue ( found at auto parts stores)
to put it back togther. Will paint it and it should look good as new.
Then will see how it holds up. Have the parts coming in hopefully
this week. Do not break your tail light on a M7 broke mine and it
has been three weeks and have not gotten it yet on back order.
My friend was riding with me also had a tree jump out in front
of him and he broke his bumper also. Hood ok. We only got in about
an hour and a half of riding. We must have been tired from all the
pushing and pulling on all the sleds. But we had a good time at least
I did. and no one got hurt. No pictures sorry.

Iron Rider. :trail:[/b]

 

If you can..rough up the broken area (crack) & try JB Weld. I would smear it into the cracked area & pool it on the underside of the hood where its concealed. I have seen this done & it seems to work. Cheap too. Get it at an auto parts store for about $3. Good Luck.

 

Talk to a car bodyshop they have a type of glue i think its like a two part fuser and it works! they use it on plastic body panels good luck

 

dido drill the top of the hole so it cant keep splitting the crack. ruff it up and if you want it the strongest then use fiberglass fabric strips , its easy and strong just not that pretting, if you do it to the inside you will only see the crack not the glas. you can just use epoxy but it will crack agian just a matter of time, because it only seals the crack doesnt support the plastic around it from bending the glass will flex with the plastic and hold it in place

 

For what it is worth.

The firecat hood I repaired recently was made of thermoplastic which can be heated and welded back together. For strength cut a small piece of stainless steel mess or screen. Bend it to the shape of the area to be fixed. The most important place is where the crack starts along the edge of the hood. Heat up the screen and push it into the plastic on the inside of the hood. Use an electric solder gun to continue to heat and push the stainless steel screen into the plastic. Not too far or it could push through to the outside surface. When the screen is submerged into the plastis use the solder gun to smooth over the area. My solder gun has a flat end attachment which makes it easier to smooth. Try not to over-heat the plastic. May want to repeate this a couple of times along the length of the crack and where the crack ends. If you need extra material to melt onto the patched area just trim a little from the tabs on the underside of the hood. Also do not breath in the plastic fumes. I have a small fan close by. This may work without having to repair the outer surface of the hood. You will have a crack line but at least it stays together. If you want more strenght take a couple of strands of stainless steel screen wire and twist them together and melted it into the finished surface across the crack. The twist helps them lock into the plastic. I use my solder gun to make a cut in the surface then place the strands in the cut and smooth it over. I repeat this several times near the start of the crack. I file it then use wet/dry sandpaper to finish it smooth. I spray paint it with light coats of Arctic Cat paint. I have found that the Arctic Cat spray paint is much better quality then the stuff you buy at the hardware store and drys hard and fast to reduce scratches. I have done this with the ZR3 hoods as well. The ZR2 hoods need epoxy.

Note: Older hoods that I have worked on need a 2 part plastic epoxy and each hood brand is different needing a different type of epoxy.

Hope this helps.

 

I've always used fusor T 21 for cracked hoods works great and doesn't break.