it's home!!

« **Reply #100 on:** January 10, 2008, 08:42:12 AM »

sssshhhhh, don't tell her (the placemat was on the other side in reserve)

« **Reply #101 on:** January 10, 2008, 09:31:27 PM »

were did you guys originally by the boat from?i remember one sitting in a drive way off northern and maybe 19th ave.it looked just like that one.

« **Reply #102 on:** January 11, 2008, 10:31:03 AM »

same boat, one of my buddies that has a daytona with an o/b had been leaving notes on that house for about 6mo trying to buy it but never heard back from anyone, then we saw it in the paper and immediatly bought it, buddy was pissed, but it works out that now i work with the guy that we originally bought if from and that i new him when we bought it just did not realize it (my dad went and picked up the boat without me)

« **Reply #103 on:** January 11, 2008, 02:01:51 PM »

i remember seeing the boat,and we always wanted to stop and ask about it then one day it was gone.saw it in the trader,they sold it pretty cheap if i remember correctly.

« **Reply #104 on:** January 11, 2008, 03:30:46 PM »

it was a great price, but.....the advertised price did not inlcude going to the shop and picking up the jet, and pay for the rebuild and all work done to it, going to another shop and scrounging up what they had left of the motor, and paying them for it, about all it covered is what you see in the pics, but like i said, it was a great price and has a hell of alot more invested in it now

« **Reply #105 on:** January 12, 2008, 08:43:25 PM »

well got the carb issue squared away, pulled my head out of my ass and set them correctly

, decided tonight what the hell lets put some fuel and ignition together, after cranking a couple a times with nothing (realized i never plugged the dist in

), hit the throttle once, hit the key, motor rolled over a turn or two and

IT'S ALIVE

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started right up for me, scared the shit out of me, i wasn't expecting it to actually start

, still had it all the way in the garage, blew everything on the work bench all over the place, still need to install alternator, breather tank, air cleaner, polish the hell out of everything, fine tune it, but it runs

« **Reply #106 on:** January 12, 2008, 09:13:42 PM »

Congratz!! Ain't that an awesome feeling to hear it ignite for the 1st time.

« **Reply #107 on:** January 19, 2008, 07:24:56 PM »

got the alternator mounted, need to go get some 8ga wire in the morning to finish the install, disconnected the driveline to the jet, so i can run it for a while and start getting things readjusted, getting closer every day

« **Reply #108 on:** January 19, 2008, 07:38:23 PM »

Looks great

« **Reply #109 on:** January 19, 2008, 08:51:58 PM »

Looks awful purdy. Great job! Video the first start up and post it. Gotta sound bitchen.

« **Reply #110 on:** January 20, 2008, 08:36:11 AM »

i got the start up on video, but i cannot figure out how to get my computer to read, it does not want to recognize the mini disc so i can transfer it to computer, i have the sony handicam that records to the mini disc. anyone got any input on how i can do this

« **Reply #111 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:49:39 PM »

Congrats for a job very well done!!! Looks bitchen and you'll be ready for the water as soon as it starts to warm up......

« **Reply #112 on:** January 24, 2008, 09:31:52 AM »

still need to do all the fine tuning, install breather tank, polish the hell out of everything, decide on interior direction (piping on the seats no longer matches

)

cheasy video, but you get the idea

« **Reply #113 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:17:34 PM »

That's got me all excited. Can't wait to see it on the water.

« **Reply #114 on:** January 26, 2008, 08:16:10 AM »

nice bill

« **Reply #115 on:** January 26, 2008, 08:45:02 AM »

looking good

« **Reply #116 on:** January 26, 2008, 08:52:46 AM »

there are few people going up to pleasant [back four lane] onthe 2nd of feb,to work out somebugs and do some testing.you should come out.most of the people are on the other site performance boats . com

« **Reply #117 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:42:41 AM »

i will see what i can arrange for the 2nd, at the shop now sucking oil of it to flush and install the drain hose (thanks tom and jbp), going to try to get a rough set on the timing and carbs

« **Reply #118 on:** January 26, 2008, 10:54:54 AM »

sweet, so we'll be seeing you at the Parker gathering I take it...

« **Reply #119 on:** January 27, 2008, 10:50:08 AM »

100% comitted to parker, 5th person on the list i believe, time already scheduled off work, and looking for a place to park the toyhauler, i have some friends with a rental in the keys so worst case i will stay with them. but i am stoked about getting out there and meeting everyone (the beer also), i think i am going to try to do havasu in the beginning of may as well, no progress on the boat, yesterday was a bust. 4 1/2 hrs and onlly 1/2 the oil out of the boat, going to lift the motor today and do it the right way i guess

« **Reply #120 on:** January 27, 2008, 11:37:57 AM »

Boat looks great. Glad to see the alternator fit. It does look, however, like the pulleys dont quite line up. In measuring things up for my plate/rail setup, I discovered that the mounting point for the alternator on my old 4-point front mount, which worked perfectly for a GM alternator, was 5/8" forward of the block face. That means that with a 3/8" front plate it would take a 1/4" spacer to get the pulleys lined up. You might want to look into this. Hate to see you throw a belt.

« **Reply #121 on:** January 27, 2008, 11:44:07 AM »

its an optical illusion (sp), the belt looks to be way off in the pics, but i do have about 1/4" +- of spacer behind the alternator pulley leaving me at most 3-4mm off from perfectly straight, i agree i do not want a belt coming off at high rpm, especially with all the hoses sitting there

i don't think that amount will affect me but if i am wrong please chime in now and save me the hassle later

« **Reply #122 on:** January 27, 2008, 11:51:09 AM »

here are a couple of better pics

« **Reply #123 on:** January 27, 2008, 12:10:56 PM »

OK, looks a lot straighter in those pics than it did in the earlier post.

« **Reply #124 on:** January 27, 2008, 06:46:53 PM »

what is going on in parker?and when?

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