OK, Got the Place Diverter from Tommy boy (Thanks man! thing looks awesome!). And installed it today. Funny how the old nozzle didn't match the pump and the new PD unit matches it perfectly, huh 

Anyway, went on without a hitch. Tried to see if I could reuse the titty pink reverse bucket, but no, of course not. I guess Cy has another one to paint up.

Some time will be spent with a grinder to fix some clearance issues with the plastic pump cover, however. What do you guys think? about 600 hp and this angle, decent roost?














Ray

I think I found your problem. She's heating up yer engine! get her off there and on the deck where she belongs.

Ray

Brad, I doubt it's gonna take that on you, but if you differ on that opinion, it's ON! lol

Ray

Boat? what boat? I thought we were talking about headers???


Lol I know, click on ALL the links....Duh 
Ray

heres another set of TT headers......but for a bbc

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/boa/1203462670.html

Terry, we need these? Rj'd be happier I think? Gonna call the guy!

Ray

Yet.

I may need to take matters into my own hands, lol. Gonna head up and see Terry and the boyz Monday after the Big River trip and see if we can't get this fugger Monday-Wednesday. Would be nice if my buds or bro would drag up my extra trailer  We'll see about that tho.

This ain't as hard as the recovery of my Blue Boat might be, but I'm gonna see, lol. I've recovered a track hoe (My dad's), a Bulldozer, (Again my dad's) and a flipped over backhoe (Again, my dad's, thank gawd he's outta the excavation business) All outta the Allegheny river back in PA. (Long story, but each a separate incident, lol)

Ray

Volume and pressure Ray, volume and pressure. The pressure is only the volume the motor hasnt used yet, comprendo? If the blower wasnt bolted to the motor to make back pressure it would never produce "boost".

Yeah, I forgot! You told me that before and makes perfect sense. The pressure level merely shows how efficent it is.

Ray

Ray-

Try these to keep your header bolts in check
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/STG-8911A/?image=large

The PD is an easy as pie install.

Those MIGHT clear the headers. Had to install some of the bolts with the headers loose, they can never fall out, but can get loose. All the ones I locktited have stayed in thus far. Been a progressive on going program for unruly header bolts, lol. These Rewarders are a PITA to install, had to use about  half 12 point and and half hex head on them when I put them on to begin with. No way your gonna get a socket or box wrench on some of them. The hex heads are the ones coming out, so prolly just not getting them tight enough.

It'll be Ok, the loctite does seem to be working for now, lol If not, maybe weld them to the heads??

Ray

I'll post pics of the PD install, does look pretty easy and straighforward, here goes ANOTHER drilled hole in the transom, lol. (Was mowing grass this morning)

A cut down 2 litre Coke bottle works on Bacardi, don't know why I know that.... ....Maybe it helps?

Ray

So Steve, are you gonna drag the trailer queen down next weekend to parker or not? I really want to see the thing, and all of us want to see it on the water!

If not, pm me your addie, be driving by you on monday leaving Parker and heading to Terry's to Fock up Mead a day or two.

Ray

lol No, I'm not gonna steal the boat and launch it...........well.......

And you going Chebbie would only make you bi 

Bi.......Lingual? I thought that was someone from Arkansas who liked both sheep AND cattle?

Yeah, Terry's workin hard on me to go Blown Chebbie V-drive, and it's working, lol

To his defense, my son was the one that started all this, intitially and then with the V-drive, (Fell in love with Terry's Sanger) so.........

I do know tranny's, so this is not such a stretch. Might be fun to convert B-rad's Hallett to v drive now that I think about it..... dunno. Gonna talk to HD rider a little more this afternoon. It's only money right?

Lord my wife is rolling in her grave and planning to haunt me for sure over all this. Think about this all a minute.

She dies, and I finally get the boat she wanted. (THAT in and of itself should justify a haunting) Start building it, buying parts, etc, in THAT process get another one that's quicker and easier to build. Then buy a cruiser, because that's more what the kids had in mind, not Cindy and I, but ok, (she wanted to have the most severe hot rod on the lake, that was my Cin, and that is where my motivation is. The Moo ain't it,  She's Faster than anything I've come across yet, but not the fastest I'm quite sure, but the Hallett might just be)

Then the cruiser gets (Not simply broken), but exploded, burned and sank. (Thanks Brett! couldn't have done it without ya) About the same time I get ANOTHER free hull, a flat bottom jet dealio that looks like severe kidney failure when I get it wet. (And the ONE that I think would do Cin Proud!, that thing can be made FAST)

Ray

And yeah

VERY sharp looking machine! But why only 5 PSI from the 8-71? Just thinking out loud............

Ray

I started a thread on that too, no takers on anything I saw.

Ray