Author Topic: sleekcraft project (Read 3713 times)

eliminatethis · « **on:** November 11, 2010, 12:31:54 PM »

I am new here. live in florida but always have had cal. boats. I have just bought a 1978 sleekcraft SST jet with a big block chevy. Not the fastest hull I have have buy a long shot but have always had a itch to own one of them. I am changing out the floors with Nida-core. the side mounts on the three point mout were bolted right through the tunnels I can not go back with that has anybody restoed one of these and what did you do? pics would be great.

crewchief22 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2010, 05:59:11 PM »

Welcome to SCJB

I think we've had a few people checking in from Florida lately

Pics would be great. Let us see what you're working on. Several people around hear have Sleekcraft boats and would like to see what your doing.

GreatLakes Jet · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:24:13 PM »

welcome like some pics of your ride

rusty

eliminatethis · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:01:55 AM »

set the jig engine in to take ref. points for re rig after new floor.

eliminatethis · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:09:08 AM »

the day I picked it up

eliminatethis · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:11:15 AM »

morning back at my shop after a 17 hour drive

eliminatethis · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:12:11 AM »

tearing her down

eliminatethis · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:13:49 AM »

what a mess. But I do love this old hull.

eliminatethis · « **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:18:05 AM »

what mess did I get into ? still love the hull but had to take the old daytona out to remember how they end up after there done.

eliminatethis · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2010, 11:59:57 AM »

almost cleaned up

IRRebel · « **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2010, 10:32:15 PM »

You need to STOP and just send that hull out here. I'll send you a proper V-hull to work on back there.

Tunnel hulls do NOT work east of the Mississippi! Something about the rotational gravitation forces of the earth....etc...etc......

Ray

BTW, Good looking work!

Bring another Sleek to life!

eliminatethis · « **Reply #11 on:** December 05, 2010, 05:11:55 AM »

I had heard that about tunnel hulls

so I bought a Sanger blown gas hydro with spray. Then I passed my first gator with the tail blown and thought about hitting a gator and taking off my rudder sold the hydro but put the engine in a 234 edge been ruined for life on tunnel hulls. anybody want to buy a old plesant (spelling may be wrong) hull

eliminatethis · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2010, 06:45:01 AM »

got a 8082 carb and a single quad tunnel ram

eliminatethis · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2010, 08:46:13 AM »

14 quart Dooley pan vented and easily repaired--FREE what a bargain all repairs are done and waiting for powder coat

IRRebel · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2010, 02:23:20 PM »

You'll like that pan! My Pickle has the same one. Enough clearance for any mount system you can imagine, and still require a co-signer when it's time to change the oil, depending on what oil you're using.

Put a right angle AN fitting and short piece (12-18") of AN hose and a plug in it on the rearmost drain bung before you install the engine though. Next to impossible to do once it's installed, but makes oil changes a snap. Lift it up so its higher than the oil level in the pan, remove the plug, add a longer piece of hose to it out the bilge plug hole and into a 5 gallon bucket, drink beer...........

Noone thought to do this when Pickle was built, so its comng at least part way out to do it this winter.

Ray

eliminatethis · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2010, 10:52:05 AM »

the repaired 14 QT (FREE) Dooley pan on the 540cid gen 6 block

eliminatethis · « **Reply #16 on:** December 24, 2010, 12:26:00 PM »

puke tank mounted for pre assembly

eliminatethis · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2011, 07:57:00 AM »

plastic Jig engine with 14 Quart oil pan mounted to check clearance in bilge

eliminatethis · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2011, 08:59:57 AM »

Just another sat. and no progrese on the old girl. Working on a customers boat today

IRRebel · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2011, 08:51:51 PM »

Looking good bud!

You planning on running a cam driven fuel or water pump? I'd plan on 86'ing that timing cover otherwise. Gonna be an unneccesary pain to control cam walk I would think. But hell I'm into the look as well as anyone if it's worth the effort!

Ray

eliminatethis · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2011, 08:35:35 AM »

IRREBEL : My cam has a cam plate so cam walk will not be a issue, as to why the cover I plan on using a Race Pump (brand) fuel pump and I will be running it off that cam mount on a custom mount. At the moment that is my intent I use there pumps on all my engines I own if I can.

eliminatethis · « **Reply #21 on:** November 05, 2011, 09:57:53 AM »

bottems up!

eliminatethis · « **Reply #22 on:** November 05, 2011, 10:00:14 AM »

sort of a odd thing next to the HIN#

ka0tyk · « **Reply #23 on:** November 05, 2011, 10:35:40 AM »

14 qt dooley pan for FREE? shooot you shouldve ran out and bought a lotto ticket that day.

more pix!

eliminatethis · « **Reply #24 on:** November 06, 2011, 06:07:18 AM »

Waiting on the resin to cure so I can sand and do a last coat. Damn motor mount holes. I can't believe they were put there in the first place.