Welcome! From what Proppy told me, GT should have any part you need! If he ain't got it, it prolly wasn't ever made, lol.

You can't go wrong with Grampa Tom at JBP! Good luck with it! Lets see some pics of the beast!

Ray

We gonna go whichever way those guys go, lol. never been there B4 so, yet another learning experience! (lord those are exciting!)

Ray

Kickin some tail on the thing! That's great! Look forward to seeing you again at Blythe!

Ray

Awww c'mon, That's what you guys said I hadda do!   

Ray


Honestly though, it's based on the number of posts and pics I think. You can see how I've uselessly spent too much time, lol.

btw, what  the hell does it take to not be a newby?!

Have you met Beerjet? How open minded are you?...................

Ray

That wasn't Photoshop was it...........................

 

J/K Steve! Really, great work, and glad it popped its cherry, finally, lol!

Congratulations!

Ray

Now I guess everyones gonna hafta pick on ME for all the sheit laying around not floating since you're safe now!

Motor looks remarkably familiar! 

I guess I need to get moving on these other deals!

Looks great as it is!

Ray

Paul is right on the reverse rotation deal. I was under the impression you were simply replacing the existing normal starter with a high torque version. Did I miss Something? One thing though, GM starters can be converted easily to spin the other way, GT can tell you how. Fords, not so easy, kindof a cluster **** to do those.

Learned that from Glenn a while ago, which is why my starters are still mounted normally!

To be perfectly honest though, and I've said this before, why top mount a boat starter? I get the feeling people think that the water will do damage, but how many of these things work and work and work, infallably, in say Buffalo NY when they're packed all around with melting snow in January in Ohio or New York, or in Florida or Oregon getting soaked with water from the street in the constant rain? They are mounted on the bottom on all cars you know......

These things have worked in conditions a jet boat cannot imagine, yet we feel the need to keep them dry. Why?

Leave well enough alone. The starters we have today have performed, IMO, extremely well given what extremes have been thrown at them, and have done so for what, 50 years or better? Using an automotive starter in a boat? I say no problem! Only run in the summer, gets not even 1/4 as wet as it normally would in daily street use, leave it alone!

Just my thoughts......

Ray

Looks like a BBC. Many will have their opinion, probably better than mine, but I would look seriously at the Comp Cams 268H or mabe the 284H if you feel brave on a stock bottom end. Maybe even less, but I take chances and can afford to rebuild my idiotic mistakes.

Problems going above the stock style cam is more on the valvesprings, retainers, studs, and locks than anything else, so proceed with caution on that note.

Did many a cam "Upgrade" back in the day for friends on cars only to be redoing heads and complete engines a year or so later, so keep that in mind.

You can upgrade a "tad" or two, with a completely stock engine and be OK, beyond that, you really need to focus on what you want to acheive, choose a cam that does just that for you, based on HP and Torque curves they advertise, then build the engine to support it.

On a BBC, very cheap and easy to do, as parts are everywhere and inexpensive, and machine work is common knowledge at ANY reputable shop.

Just my .02, AGAIN!

Ray

Looks to me like the engine is in a truck    Sooooo why not build it right to begin with? Crewcheif rebuilt his, for the second time, in like 2 weeks!

I always followed my old man and used Craftsman for years because they always replaced them no questions asked. These days, Sears isn't around every corner. Since I work for Home Depot, AND, theres one around every corner (one 1 1/2 miles from my house), I buy Husky when I can. Same deal, replacements instantly with no hassles!

Used Strap ons when I was in QC at U-Haul, 'cus the rep was there 3 days a week to replace crap and always recalibrated my torque wrenches for free when I wanted. Sold all those tools to another guy there when I left.

Truth be told, can't really see a huge quality difference in any of them and I have broken all of them at one point or another. I'ts gonna happen, just need to know their guarantee and whether the retailer is nearby or not. If Sears is around the corner, buy Craftsman, If Home Depot, buy Husky, if (cough) Lowe's, buy Kobalt. I never said that officially! .

Ray

Lol, What else would I do? Life is too short to sweat little mistakes like a minor exploding, burning and sinking boat. Noone was hurt, I have what seems like a dozen more to work on, so live and learn! 

Besides, made quite an impression on the rest of our kind from a safety standpoint and checking things out better. Sad it was MY boat that it had to happen to, but if it serves to save even 1 life, I'd burn and sink them all without thinking about it.

Ray

Good call! Don't give up for something that minor. Fix sounds worse thatn it really is, just time consuming really.

Ray

THAT looks like fun!

Even gots a wakeboard tower! 

Ray