Does anyone have any idea how to drive this Hilborn pump on a blown BBF? This originally was cam driven on a BBC, and yes, it needs to be timed    I got it in my lil brain kinda how I would do it, but I want to make sure I'm not missing the obvious here........







Maybe TJ is the go to guy on this. Not a "team" member so, hopefully this hits the right people anyway.......

Ray

My dad has the memory of an elephant....

C and S built it...   http://www.candsspecialties.com/store/html/pumpsparts.html

GT

there is a v drive front cover mount, on Ebay right now for $187.00, the pump should bolt to that with new holes drilled

Ray stop cleaning your parts in the living room ,thats what the kitchen is for   LOL

I'll bet you could build a chevy on the difference in building a blown ford over chevy.

I'll bet you could build a chevy on the difference in building a blown ford over chevy.

No Doubt you're right, Terry! But Moo has never been anywhere even close to normal in this, or any, group. You've all accepted her, and me, well, I think it's time to step it up a few notches and see what happens. I've called on Paul Kane to help make this happen, so we'll see.

All this was supposed to happen to the Pickle!! Short block (BBC) even built for it, but when I pulled the tanks for larger tanks, no way in hell would anything larger fit the boat, so custom tanks......... Crazy expensive versus what I could do otherwise. Cost is ALWAYS on my mind, but sometimes price, cost, and value are three separate things.

Moo holds 28 gallons, vs Pickles 18, Moo handles rough water far better than Pickle, Pickle is running and running fine, Moo ain't, and Moo is already carved up far from original where Pickle sits as she did when made in '76. Hence my decision to embark on this, even though Moo is 1/4 stringer.

I was NOT going to do the BBC swap Nordie is doing to make this happen. It came with a Ford, I think we can make it STAY a Ford!  Besides, it adds to the uniqueness (Or blemishes, if you prefer), of this float! Think about it! It's a Ford, already on a lot of shit lists, is running a "POS" JE pump, that has already proven itself (And is having a few things done to it as well in all this), and it's paint? You were the one that made the quote "Who the hell would paint a boat like that" when you first saw it, LMAO!

We'll get it done!

Ray

I'll bet you could build a chevy on the difference in building a blown ford over chevy.

If you already have all the BBC parts in your arsenal then the cost might be less than compiling BBF parts from scratch.

If you are starting from scratch with either engines, then the "horsepower-per-dollars-spent ratio" goes to the BBF.

Times have changed.

"Just some coin?"  Well....you are looking at drag racing parts, not pleasure boat parts. And as far as drag racing parts go, our front covers are extreeeeeeemly inexpensive for what you get in return.    Further, please show me BBF front covers for equal or less price that offer the versatility that our cover does ("clockable" front cover plate for quick fuel routing changes, can accept fuel pump, water pump, no pump, for jet drive, for v-drive, mutliple water inlet routing, etc).    And BBC covers for that matter.

LO

LO
tell me how you really feel  . just to clarify the "  " wasn't slamming your price, it was for the fact i wanted the cover but don't have the cash for it.

Ray , like Paul said the pump doesn't care what its on (BBC, BBF, Mopar etc)the BBF cover deal can be made by boring a hole thru the OE timing cover and creating/fabbing  a combination cover and mounting plate not unlike a V-drive water pump , probably have one of these in the beer truck (used) if you need I admit I read down the middle so I might have missed something ? Tom

The blower belt extensions are generic as well .. drives rods can actually be created from hex stock