another yamaha project

[agfirecat]

I recently picked up another sled for my son . it cost me three hours of my labor .I was looking for something for my 12 yr old . he helped my quite a bit on my srx and wanted something we could fix up together that would be his. now the guy could not find the registration so he could not tell me what yr it was and im thinking someone here might be able to help its a 1st gen phazer but i could not find one on the net like it . the chassis has 83v on it. it also has a bender pipe on it. any help would be appreciated thanks.

[vmax-540]

Great Idea, nothing like a father and son working on a project together , that is something that neither one will ever forget. I believe 83V is a 1995

[Bob Vehring]

If I could, I have a favor to ask, Would it be posible to take some close up pic's of the sway bar. Would like to see how it attaches to the ski and the link on the side.
I have two sleds that I would like to build one for, A VM and a SRV. I also not sure how they did it with the knee action towards the front. Bob

[tyler440]

im no phaser guru but i dont believe they made 1st gen phasers in 95... maybe you meant 85?

[agfirecat]

yeah im not sure. but i think they started the phaser 2's in 92 wich had the shocks mounted outside the hood . bob ill get some close up shots of the sway bar set up for ya ill post em aroun 8-8/30 were gonna go out and give it a good degreaser enema after dinner. he seems very excited about the project and it will be his first sled. iwish i had a phazer with a bender pipe on it when i was twelve. i had a 72 tnt 440 at 14 thats the sled that corrupted me . and that aint no shit.

[agfirecat]

bob heres a pic of the swaybar setup on the phazer i only got 1 shot and my battery died ill get you a pic of whats in the bellypan and pm it to ya.

[Bob Vehring]

Thanks for the pic. I don't see why the lower end of the up right bar couldn't bolt to the lower knee action bolt. I guess a good question would be, why did they move the NA to the back on some sleds?

[Vmax540]

Here is the Vmax 540 year guide
First the Year / then Serial # Prefix / followed by Model designation

VMX-
1983/ 8U9/ G
1984/ 8X6/ H
1985/ 80N/ J
1986/ 81K/ K
1987/ 83H/ L
1988/ 83X/ M
1989/ 86T/ N
1990/ 87V/ P
1991/ 88D/ R


Phazer Models ( I don't have all the Seria/Vinl# Prefix's)
First the Year / Serial/Vin# Prefix / followed by Model designation

1984/ ..?../ H (Original Phazer) 116" track
1985/..?.. /J
1986/...?.. /K
1987/ ..?.. /L
1988/83V/M
1989/..?.. /N
1990/87H/ P (Phazer II's introduced) Longer 121" track/seat, wider 36.2" ski stance, shorter windshield, came Stock with Hand and thumb warmers. Ski knuckles in front of T.S.S. and steering rod in rear.
1991/..?.. /R (First year of the ST's ie. 136" long tracks)
1992/..?.. /S
1993/..?.. /T
1994/..?../ U
1995/8BG / V
1996/ ..?../ W
1997/ ..?.. / A (SS Models) wider stance 40"(?) on Non long track models only
1998/..?../ B
1999/..?../C (Last of the TSS Phazer's)

Can anyone add the Serial/Vin# Prefix to any of the missing years ?

[Bob Vehring]

Interesting, did the first years use the same 116 track as the SRV and actully I guess Ii never asked, or measured mine are all VM's 121?

[Vmax540]

Yes, the Phazer had the 116" track up until 1990 when it got the 121". The Vmax's always had the 121".

Interesting, did the first years use the same 116 track as the SRV and actully I guess Ii never asked, or measured mine are all VM's 121?

[greed76]

if you're still wondering it should be an '88. 1988 83v-000101-on

[agfirecat]

you are corect 88 it is .it had me for a while i had found a couple 88's but they were red. found that red was standard and the blk/gold came with elec start and handwarmers.thanks for everyones input . needs a tunnel repaint . new seat cover . and i need a clutch side sidepanel if anyone has or sees one let me know thanks. (not sure if the phazer 2's are the same)