Why don't we do a on the water thing and do it kinda central to everyone.

This is So Cal Jet Boats .com, not So Cal Lounge Lizards.com, lets get them wet one more time guys !!!  I'll bring mine down even if I have to strap some oars on it  !!!

 NOW I'M COMPLETLY CONFUSED !!!!!!!  I went out tonight to check things again / reset the valves / and put the tall valvecovers on it. Simple stuff right?  NOOOOOO !!!!  I set the motor on TDC #1 and the rocker was not tight ( it's a hydraulic cam ) so I lossened the lock, set the rocker to contact and as i tried to add some preload to it I could see the valve spring start to compress, WTF, now it thinks it has solid lifters ! I'm going to pull the intake off and check the lifters and I swear if I find solid lifters in my motor I'm going to visit the motor builder and STAND ON HIS NECK until he explanes how thay got there !!!  I took him a Isky hydraulic cam and lifter set for this motor last time it was apart !! I can also see by the marks on the push-rods from the guide plates that the push-rods are sitting higher than the they did before.

 Thanks speedymopars , I didnt even think about the studs (thay are screw in  ), I'll check that next !  But you guys also might be right about the gaskets, I think the ones I used in the past were realy thick. 

I wonder if you doubled the gaskets if that would solve your problem?  I don't know if that's a solution or not that would be accepted by the real mechanics on here or not.  Just my 2 cents.

I have a new set of Ford racing tall valve covers, but havent cut out the breathers yet . So I just put the old ones back on for some test & tune. I just dont understand why thay hit now and didnt before ??

I want some popcorn

Here you go !  

From what I can find I think it is a Cadillac 

  I think we have a WINNER !! That sure looks like a 472/500ci Cady to me. I've never seen one in a boat before, but it's not a bad idea. HUGE torque and even though its the size of a BBC it only weighs about 50lbs more than a SBC, just keep it under 5000rpm or BAD things can happen !!

ok, how did you do the magical floating motor trick? haha ....wheres the front mount?!

 Well Brad , its like that because BB Fords are so light and make soooo much power that even gravity cant hold them down !!!   But dont worry I'm going to get some chains to keep that BEAST under control !!


 Honestly it has a strange mounting.  The bellhousing mounts to the pumps intake , and there is a cradle that goes under the motor from stringer to stringer and up to the stock motor mount bolts. The cradle looks like some redneck engineering, but it works.


  I just want to say thanks to everyone on the site, without you guys I dont think I would have had the motivation to finish this thing !!  Hopefully this weakend it will be back on the water !!!   

 I'm getting close now !!  Just in time for Winter    or the Nostalgia Jet races in Bakersfield next month !    Brad do thay have a class with a 50mph speed limit ?    I want to kill some ducks too. 

Yeah , Yeah , and the next guy that try's to lap is gonna get wet too! Bitches ! 

-beerjet-

  Everybody cheers for the underdog !!!! GO -BEERJET- GO !!!!

 Nice boats, and welcome !!

Now how about some pics of whats in the garage !!

 Now for some fun!!

Our fearless leader (Brad) hard at work.



 beerjet doing some secret last second tuning



 And the secret pasenger ??



 Ralph at the awards ceramony getting the duck hunter award !