its ALIVE!!!!  got it running last night. dont ever count out the simple things cause they just might be the reason. in this case 7 of my plug wires were not seated down all the way on the cap . i guess you live and you learn right ?

its always something simple...  keep pushin till you hear/feel the click.

@farmergord. me too although i pulled the numbers on the carb and its a 650 holley not a 750. no biggie works a hell of a lot better then that edelbrock so im not complaining. thanks again

took the boat over the puddingstone yesterday but they wouldnt let me on cause it was jet ski day. they let me put the boat in the water and run it on the trailer. going back today to run it. got a little teaser video 

455 jet boat at Bonelli park

jet ski day yet theres a boat in the background in the water?

since the lake is so small, and the "speed" zone is so small they are on an odd, even, schedule.. the jet skiis go in the speed zone on the odd and boats on the even... BUT you can put a boat on the water anyday you want.. u just have to stay out of the speed zone and you cant go faster then like 5 or 10 mph.. pretty much no wake...

lol at the 1 min mark your forehead is SOOOOO close to those pipes...

total inspiration..im so close to being in that same situation it hurts...maybe a couple weeks