Well guys, I'm new here and thought I would share my recent project with the masses. I'm not a "hey look at me" kinda guy, I'm more of a "hey look what you could do too" kinda guy.
I'd like to share my updated boat to help motivate some of you that are thinking about doing something similar.

So much for the disclaimer. 

I purchased my Eliminator in '96 to help me get over a recent divorce. The boat was old, worn but still ran good and had some potential. I enjoyed the boat as it was for 8 years, each year promising myself that NEXT year I would do some much needed updates, but each year as the winter snow melted, and boating season arrived I said hell with it, I'm going boating.... and put the update off until NEXT year.
Finally in 2006 I decided that I HAD to freshen up the engine. It was nearly THIRTY years old and still running. I averaged probably 1 or 2 days a week on the water from May through Sept. By now even though the engine fired every time, and wasn't using oil or making any ugly noises, it seemed to struggle to pull 4000 RPM on the Berkley JG-A pump.

SO in 2006 I pulled the motor and took it to my Fav local engine builders, C&T machine.  Bart and Rod are the owners, and they are responsible for helping My dear friend Lance Faulkner build some record setting engines.

I asked C&T to freshen up the 460, and add a little fire to it, but make it as reliable as a stone. I wanted it to run for at least another 10 years. They took the block to .060 over with TRW forged dished pistons, added some mildly worked over D0VE-C heads, a Ford Motorsport hydraulic flat tappet cam and topped it off with a Weiand Stealth and a 750 Double pumper.

So boating I went again. The interior had LONG since gone bad. There were holes worn in the carpet, the seat vinyl was faded, stained and split in several places. Each year I promised myself, THIS year I will do the upholstery....

In 2012 I received a sizable tax return. I filed early, and saw my money in March 2012. THIS year I am updating my boat and building the upholstery that I always wanted. I will get it done BEFORE boat season in Utah arrives.

This is where the pictures will start.

I believe this pic to be from '01 and in the all original condition that I had ran it from '96 to '06:



and one more, just because: