Shaa, duh...

I picked one of these up a while back, gonna try it on our deck boat...  http://www.pertronix.com/prod/ig/flame/dist/billet_marine.aspx

Looks like a nice piece to me, mechanical advance and a 2 1/2 year warranty on the electronics... Looks real purdy too, the body is actually nicer looking than my MSD Pro Billet.

If memory serves (rarely does) It was less than $200 with a 40KV coil on special from Goody's Speed Shop. 

GT

I've been running a pertronix flame thrower hei for over 3 years in my chevelle. Its been wet( no fenderwells) been exposed to sun for almost a year (no hood) and has had some major vibrations (slamming the front end down) and not one problem. It went through three msd dizzy in 5 months  before switching. And I picked it up for 150 ish from J&M speed center in riverside. And their customer service is great. That alone was worth the switch.

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Got the engine in and every thing squared away over the last few days. Got the drive line off and flexplate bolted on now and gonna plumb it and fire it up and get it running right and hopefully make a trip or two to perris to dial it in before I take it all apart again to pretty it up

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And its official I now hate and envy you.

That thing looks amazing.

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This is what I got but it seems you have some choices now

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Unfortunately I wont be making it out there but im in riverside/Moreno valley area and I can make a drive to redlands in 10 mins from my house so maybe there's another member who can pick it up

Fat fingered from the phone - Corey

Bam! Here's your stand all you need is some 4x4s to keep it from rocking.

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Thanks for for your time man I really appreciate it. If we ever cross six pack of choice is yours

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Well I was up the rest of the night thinking about this, damn my ocd and adhd. The new plan, gonna widen the holes on the rear stringer brackets so see if I can slide the back over, if it works ill tighten it up and add a 3rd hole to keep it from sliding if they come loose. If not, well back to having them welded up


What time you go to lunch ralph

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Well I fucked up somewhere got just under a degree vertically but im about 1/4 off horizontally? Now im pretty sure im pissed. And I didn't drink while doin this.........maybe that's where I went wrong.

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Should the boat be level and if so do I use the stringers to level it?

And where on the bowel should I place the angle locator?

And as an example
With the boat being level and the pump reading let's say 5 degrees, I should lift/ lower the engine while keeping it level so that when placing the angle finder on the drive line it will read +/-1 from 5 to find my drive line angle?

Or should the engine be angled to match the pump angle and be in line with the pump shaft then lift/lower to get an exact +/- 1 degree at the drive line?

Or could I go off of leveling the engine from the headers so they are straight and not angled up or down?

Sorry I tend to over think things. Thanks Ralph for all the info so far!

Fat fingered from the phone - Corey

So ill be dropping in the engine soon and the boat had a ford in it so the stringers have been doweled and reglassed and I have no clue really what im doin so here's my questions

How deep does the Driveline go on the pump?

What areas on the pump and engine should i use to find my angles?

Should I level (front to back) the engine and lift/lower it to get my 1-1.5 drive line angle?

And any tips or tricks to make this easier

Fat fingered from the phone - Corey