SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Projects => Topic started by: MADSKILLZ on June 06, 2009, 07:28:58 PM
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Well here is my new project boat. Got back today around 3pm from Fort Mohave with it. I am going to take my time with it and do it nice! :)
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Nice find! Can only imagine how bad ass that will be when finished!
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Thanks! Ya it will be killer when I am done with it.
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Three times the money, but did you see this one?, new and unrigged :o
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/boa/1209114401.html
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You gonna try and save the paint? It actually doesnt look that bad, a little wet sanding and polishing and it may come back real nice. Not to mention save some coin!
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did a chick use to own it? if so, very fitting name lol
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You gonna try and save the paint? It actually doesnt look that bad, a little wet sanding and polishing and it may come back real nice. Not to mention save some coin!
Ya Im going to try my best to save the paint! Im hopeing that it will come back!
did a chick use to own it? if so, very fitting name lol
Hell I dont know but the name is comming off for sure!
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Well I think I might start to do some color sanding today and see what it looks like. I pulled the carpet out and I need to vacume all the dirt out of it.
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gunna be ready for BR? ;D
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Yup! ;)
2010 ;D
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Very nice Nick what are your plans any ideas?
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Im just going to plug away at it. My plans right now is to clean it up and start peicing it together.
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Nice project boat...good luck with the build!
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SICK !
-beerjet-
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That thing is sick! Very jealous
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That is sick, if i wasn't moving next month it would have been in my drive way .......
Just swap everything over and go kill fords :D :D :D :D
Good luck with it Nick, im gonna watch this one for sure ;)
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Thanks guys!
I just picked up a motor from RiverDad today. Looked it over and the bearings look like new and I can still see the hone marks in the cylinders! Im going to put a set of 990 heads on it and a nice roller cam and some other shit we have lying around! ;D
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I think im going to get some material to start building the rail kit this week.
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Hell I dont know but the name is comming off for sure!
Good call.
What kind of hull is it? I haven't seen one before.
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Its an 89 eliminator scorpion 20ft
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So I decided to bust out some of my fabrication skills and made myself a stainless steel scoop! ;D
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Wow! That takes alot of talent... had no idea you did sheetmetal too :thumbup: Where did you get all this metal skills from?
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Honestly I just fuck around with different shit all the time! :)
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So I decided to bust out some of my fabrication skills and made myself a stainless steel scoop! ;D
I NEED one of those!!! How much $$$$ is it gonna take?
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Mad Skillz! I see a 2nd stream of income!
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Very nice Nick X2 mad skills
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Thanks guys! it was a pain in the ass. i dont have any sheet metal tools. It was all plasma cut and formed by hand! I dont think I want to build another one (unless I had the equipment to do it better and easier)
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Alright then , I'll just take that one! ;D
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HAHAHAHA even if i dont run this one I am going to hang on to it! ;)
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Started working on the rail kit today! I got it all drilled and ready to bolt on. I just need to get the bolts.
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I think you should put a backer plate of the same thickness as the rails on the out side of the stringer. It'll save the wooden stringers. Also some stringer washers or something for the head of the bolts to tighten up to. Just my 2 cents.
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Yes I have made them too! They are just not in the pic! Thanks! ;D
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I have been doing some polishing on this thing and it is comming back pretty good.
Before and after pics
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:o Guess you just saved some money on a new paint job!
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Ya for now! there are a lot of bad spots in the red areas but it will have to do for now!
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Mad Skillz! I see a 2nd stream of income!
X2 Nick I also need one get to work ;D
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Looks good there CJ. You can always paint after the season winds down.
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Well I started spraying the inside of the boat with black & white Zoletone. It looks really good in person! ;D
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Probably towards the end of the month I will be taking my pump to Harold Bruce at R&D Marine to have him rebuild it and do some detail work to it! Plus I will be taking him the boat to have him flip it over and blueprint the bottom of it! ;D
He has a picture up on the wall in his front office of his Eliminator Scorpion he used to race and he said it did 116mph in the 1/4.
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Well I took the boat today to Harold @ R&D Marine so he can get started on the bottom of it. Here is a pic of it flipped on the dolly
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The bottom looks really dirty from all the wet sanding I did to the top and it also cleans up real nice! Did a test spot on the rear bottom side.
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I took the pics with my phone! not to bad huh? :thumbup:
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shoot man, really looking forward to see how this thing turns out....would love to have the talent and coin some of you have.......
you doing 2 seats only or full interior?
btw....what does blueprint the bottom actually mean?
and....test spot?
josh
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For now I am just going to run two front seats.
Blueprinting the bottom is when they fix any hook or rocker that might be in it. in this case they are going to reshape the center keel so the boat rides dryer in the water. This boat has potential to run in the 110's with a decent power plant.
The test spot was just where I hit it with a buffer wheel to so how it would shine up!
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For now I am just going to run two front seats.
Blueprinting the bottom is when they fix any hook or rocker that might be in it. in this case they are going to reshape the center keel so the boat rides dryer in the water. This boat has potential to run in the 110's with a decent power plant.
The test spot was just where I hit it with a buffer wheel to so how it would shine up!
would a hook refer to?????? and a rocker refer to a "bump" on the bottom of the boat?
cant figure out what a hook would be.
and what do you meat dryer in the water?
josh
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Hook and Rocker.
Put a straight edge on the bottom center of the boat starting at the very back right along the side of the intake.
If the straight edge is touching at the back of the boat and the front of the straight edge but not in the center then you have a hook in the bottom. hooks want to force the bow down making your boat ride real wet. (alot of boat in the water) witch will slow you down.
If the straight edge is flat to the bottom of the boat and not touching in the very back you have a rocker. Rockers alow the front of the boat to come up a little so that the boat can run dryer (less boat in the water) witch will give you more speed.
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Hook and Rocker.
Put a straight edge on the bottom center of the boat starting at the very back right along the side of the intake.
If the straight edge is touching at the back of the boat and the front of the straight edge but not in the center then you have a hook in the bottom. hooks want to force the bow down making your boat ride real wet. (alot of boat in the water) witch will slow you down.
If the straight edge is flat to the bottom of the boat and not touching in the very back you have a rocker. Rockers alow the front of the boat to come up a little so that the boat can run dryer (less boat in the water) witch will give you more speed.
cool. i will have to check this out. seems that i would be able to crawl under the trailer and do that huh? thanks for the info brother. just got my first boat not more than 2 weeks ago, just trying to pick a few things up. none the less though......why are you posting? shouldnt you be working on your project? >:D
josh
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Haha i would be working on it but they are not open today. I am working on the trailer today! getting it ready for some new paint and bunks while the boat is off it!
Ya you can check this while ur boat is on the trailer!
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pictures of the trailer???? How much is the bottom costing you (pm me) ;D
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Very interesting bottom on that one :sly:. Can you get some better pics when you get a chance ? I thought it would be more like a Daytona.
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Very interesting bottom on that one :sly:. Can you get some better pics when you get a chance ? I thought it would be more like a Daytona.
I will see what I can do!
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Painted the trailer today! changed it from red to black!
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ready for new lights and bunks!
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Damn thing looks brand new! :thumbup:
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Thanks! not bad for 30 bucks worth of paint huh? >:D
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Spraygun right? Now way that can be rattle can...or can it?
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Thanks! not bad for 30 bucks worth of paint huh? >:D
Not bad at all! Grab some white, I have one for you to do! ;)
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HAHAHA I hate painting. One trailer is good enough for me!
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Got the new bunks made up and mounted them today! Still need to make new sides for the fenders.
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Went to Harolds shop today and did some work to the boat! I got the keel all roughed up and ready to do some building up with duraglass. Also got the sides polished out while its off the trailer and flipped. here are a few more pics!
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hey nick what are you using to polish out the boat? i need to do mine
Thanks
The Beav
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I cant remember the name of it but it is harolds stuff he had. ti comes in a gallon bucket for a hundred bucks and it works bitchen. you just brush it on and buff with a wheel.
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cool thanks man. see you in blythe
The beav
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Good work as always Nick keep the pics coming.
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Well i decided to fab up another air scoop! I really like this one more! ;D
Thinking of having it polished
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couple more
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You could sell those scoops for bank if you wanted to!
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Ha Ha yeah probably! >:D
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I have seen people pay BIG bucks for a scoop that really catches theire eye.
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yeah i bet
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I have a friend who paid a guy $700 for the scoop off his boat at the river. And it was really close to the first metal scoop you made.
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WOW thats alot!
I'll let this one go for 1k lol
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Here are some progress pic of the bottom of the boat. Used balsa wood to build up the bottom and then they will add fiberglass to blend it into the boat
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Nick-
Why are you adding material to the bottom? I'm not nitpicking, just curious.
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Harold says these boats were designed for outboards so he fills in the bottom and puts a rocker in it so it sets back and carries the nose. He has done lots of these in the past. He says that once he is done setting my boat up and with the 540ci motor im building it will run in the 110's ;D
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Harold says these boats were designed for outboards so he fills in the bottom and puts a rocker in it so it sets back and carries the nose. He has done lots of these in the past. He says that once he is done setting my boat up and with the 540ci motor im building it will run in the 110's ;D
Looks good Nick 540ci hell yeah 110 mph :thumbup: any kind of speed coat going on the bottom.
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No speed coating going on
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Here are some progress pic of the bottom of the boat. Used balsa wood to build up the bottom and then they will add fiberglass to blend it into the boat
Very nice !! Didn't want to say anything (cuz I don't know shit) but in the other shots I thought that step would be a problem, nice to see its gone.
This is a great thread. I always loved the look of these hulls, but heard bad things about them with jets. I'm sure its not a cheap fix, but at least now I know they can be made to work. :thumbup:
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Those tunnels are HUGE!!!
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who is doing this work ?
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who is doing this work ?
Nick is doing this work
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Actually I have been doing some of the work. Harold Bruce @ R&D Marine is the master mind behind this project! :thumbup: He knows how to set these boats up to work right and haul azz. He used to drag race these hulls
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Those tunnels are HUGE!!!
Dont hate! ;D
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More progress!
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More updates!
The bottom is all filled in and re shaped. The next step is to glass over it and gel coat it! Here are a few pics!
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Well I went and looked at the progress on the boat today and they got the 2 layers of glass on it! Now they just have to finish sand the glass and gel coat it! here are some pics.
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Its coming out nice very good work :thumbup: are you going to get a bare hull weight?
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I might try and weight it
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Well the boat is ready to spray the gel coat now. They said when it stops raining they well shoot it! :banghead: Stupid rain :mad:
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got the first coat of gel on yesterday in gail force winds but its on we will be sanding today (wet sanding that is)
jr
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Awsome! I will be there today after work. I have to drop off a tunnel ram.
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still waiting
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Well I started spraying the inside of the boat with black & white Zoletone. It looks really good in person! ;D
What is Zoletone? And how well does it lay down?
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It is what they spray on the inside of automobile panels. it covers over stuff really good and is easy to touch up. we use it in our circle race boat as well. it is about 30 bucks a quart though.
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still waiting
I will post some pics of it when it is finished!
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Very Nice work Nick , good that you have Harold as a Mentor , this has been a facinating bottom project to watch Thanks for sharing ! Tom
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Pssssssssssst, Nick, Tom's been watching your bottom! :sly:
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Very Nice work Nick , good that you have Harold as a Mentor , this has been a facinating bottom project to watch Thanks for sharing ! Tom
Thanks Tom! I did some of the early prep work but Harold has done all the magic to it! I am excited to get this thing in the water for next season. Should be a rocket ship with the 540 BBC power plant going in it!
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The hard work will pay off, Similar work has been done to my boat , very fortunate as I don't belive I would have had the Patience to do it myself Great thread . Tom
ps your Impy will head out this week
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ps your Impy will head out this week
Thanks again Tom! :thumbup:
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ITS DONE! Ok the bottom is finally finished! I started buffing out the rest of the bottom to clean it up. Now harold just has to machine a shoe for it and then it can go back on its trailer! :thumbup:
Here are a couple pics from today!
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Job well done :thumbup: cant wait to see it finished and running some big HP.
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Thanks bro! Ya i cant wait either!
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How's the sand rail coming along? ;D ;D
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How's the sand rail coming along? ;D ;D
Lets see....... it has a big orange stripe going down the middle of it and is almost ready for a motor. Oh ya and the tunnels are HUGE! ;D Wait this wont work in Glamis will it? >:D
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Now get that air boat in the water Bud !
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Now get that air boat in the water Bud !
Im trying! Still trying to cough up enough money to finish my 540 bbc. Eventually
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Flipped it back over last week and started polishing out the top side. Here are a couple of pics!
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Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics
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Once again looks good :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thanks bro! I will be bringing the boat home this sat. I will be installing the rail kit that I made and start making the motor plates for it. I should be getting the crank, rods and pistons back from the ballance shop this weekend too!
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looks killer, cant wait to see it with a powerplant in it :thumbup: :thumbup:
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I talked to HB and JR @ Lake Ming about your boat, it should handle like a damn Caddy! Looking good Nick.
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my buddy just picked up a nordic tunnel you should check it out on bwurst1. that is a good find!!!!!
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I talked to HB and JR @ Lake Ming about your boat, it should handle like a damn Caddy! Looking good Nick.
Thanks guys! I am getting really excited about this boat now and cant wait to get it finished up!
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Here is the rail kit that I made. all ready to install!
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Nice work Nick.
Is that powdered.
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Thanks! yeah the black is powder coated and the other is just polished
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Nice work , very nice attention to detail ! Tom
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Thanks Tom. Well just got back from spending the day at R&D Marine. Got my rail kit put in and made the motor plates and mounted them to the rails. Brought the boat home with me too! No pics though too dark outside. Will post some pics tomarrow. :thumbup:
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Here are a couple pics of the motor plates i made mounted to the rail kit.
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Very nice nick that thing looks good! Glad to see you save a really nice boat
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Thanks Josh! I hope to have it all ready for next season. :thumbup:
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Can't wait to see it...is tpm a little too soon? I know you can get it done
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Nick, that is some SWEET work and craftmanship. I thought the Schiada was bad ass!, That thing is gonna outshine all of us collectively! Great work!
Ray
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Nick, that is some SWEET work and craftmanship. I thought the Schiada was bad ass!, That thing is gonna outshine all of us collectively! Great work!
Ray
Thanks Ray! Im trying to do it as clean looking as I can!
Can't wait to see it...is tpm a little too soon? I know you can get it done
Ya I dont think it will make it to the TPM in Elsinore. I still have alot of work to do and the motor is going to take some time to complete.
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Thanks Tom. Well just got back from spending the day at R&D Marine.
thata boy, nick! keep going over there and distract the competition!!! >:D keep them from workin on their circle boat! ;D
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You never fail to impress me Nick with some of the trick out stuff you build very well thought out :thumbup:
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thata boy, nick! keep going over there and distract the competition!!! >:D keep them from workin on their circle boat! ;D
Hell everyone was so busy working on the race boats they didnt even know I was there! ;D
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You never fail to impress me Nick with some of the trick out stuff you build very well thought out :thumbup:
Thanks bud! If you want to make something for your boat just let me know!
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very nice work nick, can't wait to see this done :thumbup:
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very nice work nick, can't wait to see this done :thumbup:
Thanks bub! you and me both ;D
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Well I got my carbon fiber gauges today! And I also picked up a used stacked gas tank! I will be taking the brackets off the tank and have them powder coated and then I will re polish the tank! here is a couple pics.
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:o :o :o :o :o :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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;D
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dam if you don't mind me asking how much.. for the carbon fiber gauges thats just bad ass :thumbup:
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Well the oil,fuel,water,and volt gauges were between 45.00 and 55.00 depending on the gauge. The tach was 129.00. All from summit racing.
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Started cleaning up the tanks. Looking better!
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zephyr pro 40 nick thats all i got to say!!!!! looking good
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Looking good...but then so is everything else about this build!
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Thanks for all the complements guys! :)
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Well the oil,fuel,water,and volt gauges were between 45.00 and 55.00 depending on the gauge. The tach was 129.00. All from summit racing.
What about the streeing wheel lets see it. ;D
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I am sending it back. the 9 hole bolt pattern is different then the steering hub bolt pattern :mad: I really liked that one too :banghead: Now I have to get the typical steering wheel that every one else runs. :thumbdown:
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I am sending it back. the 9 hole bolt pattern is different then the steering hub bolt pattern :mad: I really liked that one too :banghead: Now I have to get the typical steering wheel that every one else runs. :thumbdown:
Bro switch the hub or get an adapter?
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I already have a one piece aluminum hub. Im not changing it. just going to get the right wheel to fit it.
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So today after work I went and paid a visit to my old Boss who is a good friend of mine and he let me have at it with his Lathe. I started machining my steering wheel adapter for my new steering wheel that I got. My steering hub on the boat is a 9 hole pattern and so is the new steering wheel but the bolt hole circles are different, so I came up with a solution! Here are a couple pics of the Lathe work and the steering wheel. I am going to try and do the mill work tomarrow.
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Attaboy! :thumbup:
Adapt it and make it look trick, Usually turns out better anyway, especially with your skillz!
Ray
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Thanks Bro!
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Attaboy! :thumbup:
especially with your skillz!
Ray
i was thinking the same thing :thumbup:
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Thanks Ralph!
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I'd hit it!
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I finished up my steering wheel adapter today! Just need to polish the two surfaces that will be seen. here is a couple pics.
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Got the side plates back from powder coat for the gas tank yesterday!
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Very nice :thumbup: now hurry up and finish so you can help me get mine to look like that.
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:D Whenever your ready bro!
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I finished up my steering wheel adapter today! Just need to polish the two surfaces that will be seen. here is a couple pics.
That is freakin' cool Nick, you got skills
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Thanks Skip!
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Polished the steering wheel I made today. Mounted the wheel and gauges as well. Here are some pics.
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awsome work keep going wheres the beef ;D
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Thanks! Just plugging away at it little by little.
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Keep up all the hard work or maybe i should say nice and detailed ;) Its really coming together from when you first bought it. Whats your plans on the pump?
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The pump is being built and set up by Harold Bruce @ R&D Marine. Should have that back soon so i can paint it and install it. :thumbup:
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very nice, keep up the fantastic work :thumbup:
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awsome work keep going wheres the beef ;D
where is the beef ?
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here ya go! ;D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISkVvi5iI8
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Polished the steering wheel I made today. Mounted the wheel and gauges as well. Here are some pics.
Looks VERY trick! Glad you came to your senses and adapted it, looks KILLER Nick!
Lord, my boats are looking worse and worse by the minute in this crowd ........ :thumbup:
Ray
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Ray if it run and moos its ok ;D
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looks KILLER Nick!
Thanks Ray!
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heres the beef
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Lets see the brackets you made for the tanks, and how are you going to mount them?
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Will take pics after I get them back from powder coat and tank is installed! :thumbup:
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Lookin Good! It's amazing seeing how each little piece make the boat look that much better
That adapter and wheel are SWEET ;D
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Thanks Bud! I will have some pics of the gas tank installed in the boat soon. :thumbup:
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More progress pics!
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Very nice Bud now lets get the pump in :thumbup: BTW seats look good :thumbup:
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Thanks bud :thumbup:
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Picked up an Aggressor 9 Vane bowl Yesterday!
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Picked up an Aggressor 9 Vane bowl Yesterday!
Nick what size cut impeller are you going to use should turn some high rpms with that motor polished bowl ::)
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Harold set me up with a "C" impeller. Stainless
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painted the pump with epoxy enamel
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If it helps you afford the desert trip I'll buy that agressor off you! ;D
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ha ha sorry cant part with it ;D
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Sexy shit. Did that bowl have alot of casting pits on the outside? I had my dominator turned to try and remove them :o
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If it helps you afford the desert trip I'll buy that agressor off you! ;D
Marc your going to need it to keep up lol
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Sexy shit. Did that bowl have alot of casting pits on the outside? I had my dominator turned to try and remove them :o
It was already a polished bowl when i got it! :thumbup: Just cleaned it up some more!
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Marc your going to need it to keep up lol
Already have one on the way , I was just fuc*ing with nick! ;D
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Marc your going to need it to keep up lol
Oh shit here we go ;D
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Already have one on the way , I was just fuc*ing with nick! ;D
Both of your guys boats are going to be bad ass :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Marc holding out with some top secret sh't
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All three of our boats are going to be bad ass :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Fixed it for ya! ;D
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Fixed it for ya! ;D
Cant wait to the next gathering so we can all hang out I remember when I first met you guys Bridge inn LOADER BEARING good times.
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HA HA HA Loader Bearing! That was good shit
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Out of the 3 of our boats ( Marc, boost and I ) mine is the longer and heavier one
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HA HA HA Loader Bearing! That was good shit
Everybody stop for a minute and was like wtf did he just say :o :o :o
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Out of the 3 of our boats ( Marc, boost and I ) mine is the longer and heavier one
Me and Marc are twins ;D
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Will be fun to run eachother!
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Ok the pump is in!
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thats purdy
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Thanks! here is another shot
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Nick your going to have your boat together in no time lets see the motor in already :thumbup:
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Nick, could you do us all a favour and do SOMETHING half-assed once in a while to make us feel good?
Dude, Coming along NICE! and that is going to be a beautiful, functional piece I know!
Can't wait to see it run, Bud!
Ray
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Nick, could you do us all a favour and do SOMETHING half-assed once in a while to make us feel good?
:D I cant.....I dont know how ;D
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Nick your going to have your boat together in no time lets see the motor in already :thumbup:
The end is comming near! it will be a complete boat minus motor very soon and then come the emergancy brakes. it will be a while before I can complete the motor I am building :banghead:
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verry nice. i really like that style of boat
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Thanks Bud! Yeah it will be a little bit different than everyone else out there on the water.
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The end is comming near! it will be a complete boat minus motor very soon and then come the emergancy brakes. it will be a while before I can complete the motor I am building :banghead:
Looking great Nick. I realy like that hull, its soo cool looking and different.
Dont worry about waiting for the motor, it will be worth the wait to do it right the first time. :thumbup:
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No temp motor to get it wet?
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No temp motor to get it wet?
Maybe! :'(
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Nick you should run the race motor.
Do the break in on it before it goes in the Rogers.
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Nick you should run the race motor.
Do the break in on it before it goes in the Rogers.
HaHaHaHa I have been workin on that one! ;) Not getting too far with it though ;D
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Started fabricating another stainless scoop today. This one is for a dual carb setup! here are some pics of it.
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More. not totaly finished. still need to make the front peice and then weld it up
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THATS HOTTTT
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I gotta say Nick........ you got some madd skills dude :thumbup:
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i love that scoop....but why is it in brians garage?
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I gotta say Nick........ you got some madd skills dude :thumbup:
Thanks Bob!
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i love that scoop....but why is it in brians garage?
Ha Ha Ha yeah I stopped by his house to show him the scoop and he liked it so I thought I would tease him a little! ;D
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Spent some time on my little buffer at home and polished out some of my jet parts!
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;D
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Sick bro that scoop is really going to stand out BTW nice intake.
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Thanks! Yeah I got the intake from this guy who decided to step it up a little bit more :thumbup:
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This is what it will look like with a pair of carbs under it. :thumbup:
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Just a little more shiny :thumbup:
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More ;D
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Are you using any kind of coating to keep them looking that good?
I heard a good coating of car wax can last a good season of heavy use in dirty water.
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I will probably wax it
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that scoop is sick, if you want jeff will be at the shop this weekend you can ask him to micro finish clear the scoop and you will never have to worry about polishing it ever just wipe it down
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That would be bitchin but it will have to be another time. Im going to Havasu this weekend to do some stuff.
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The intake with carbs and scoop on ;D
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ahhh shit nick, where's the bottom end?
bitchen as always :thumbup:
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The intake with carbs and scoop on ;D
Looks very familiar did you steal something out my garage :o
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Thanks Ralph.
where's the bottom end?
The block just got bored and honed. The rotating assy is getting ballanced. The heads are going to be sent out to get some work done to them this week. Should be putting it together soon! :thumbup:
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Looks very familiar did you steal something out my garage :o
No some guy hit me up and said $200 for everything. I couldnt pass it up ;D
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No some guy hit me up and said $200 for everything. I couldnt pass it up ;D
Almost identical setup from the top up huh how in the hell did that happen,all I have to say about that is I'm going black.
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hurry up and finish it nick, the kona needs a fresh victim, lol -D
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Almost identical setup from the top up huh how in the hell did that happen,all I have to say about that is I'm going black.
you know what they say about that brian!
once you go black...........
i see a siggy line there, but i wont use it
good job nick gonna be a nice float when your all done :thumbup:
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good job nick gonna be a nice float when your all done
Thanks Josh!
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The 540 motor will start getting built next week! >:D
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its come along way since the last time Ive seen it :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Yes it has! :)
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Its looking great :o
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The 540 motor will start getting built next week! >:D
Glad to see she's back in your driveway :thumbup: lets get her done bud.
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Its looking great :o
Thanks bud
Glad to see she's back in your driveway :thumbup: lets get her done bud.
Me too! Im getting there! :thumbup:
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Just curious.. Do you have any pictures of yours or the same hull in the water? The transom looks like it would be a little more lake friendly. I love the layout, most of them are just too low in the water for my local lakes.
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Here is one
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Almost done! The motor is in the works of being built and once that is in the boat all that is left is the stainless plumbing! :thumbup:
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Almost done! The motor is in the works of being built and once that is in the boat all that is left is the stainless plumbing! :thumbup:
Harold needs to finish yours so he can finish mine! Haha.
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Right! well now that he finished that big 35' fountain he will be able to tackle other stuff!
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Right! well now that he finished that big 35' fountain he will be able to tackle other stuff!
Good cuz Im getting anxious as fuck. I want to go to that McIntyre Park meet! And WITH my boat.
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I hear ya Bro! Im the same way
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The 540 motor is finally coming together! :)
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SWEET! :thumbup:
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what are all the blue an fittings for on the tunnel ram???
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When are you planning on your maiden voyage Nick.
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what are all the blue an fittings for on the tunnel ram???
The left fitting is fuel inlet, the 4 in the center are for the carbs and the one on the right is a fuel return line to the tank.
When are you planning on your maiden voyage Nick.
Not sure yet Ron. I still need to come up with the money to get my carbs back form the shop and need to plumb everything still. My goal is to have it running and tested @ Twin Palms before Fathers day weekend.
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what are all the blue an fittings for on the tunnel ram???
I was wondering the same thing...
I read up on a jet boat engine build several months ago where the guy ran NOS but plumed it all under the tunnel ram where you couldent see it. It was sneaky. Anyone out there have any info on that?
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I was wondering the same thing...
I read up on a jet boat engine build several months ago where the guy ran NOS but plumed it all under the tunnel ram where you couldent see it. It was sneaky. Anyone out there have any info on that?
My very first jet boat had a tunnel ram that was plumed for NOS that way. They had drilled 4 holes in the back by the distributor for the lines going into the valley of thr motor. Then they machined a block that was bolted across the valley of the manifold that the lines went into and then had 8 lines coming out of it and into each backside of the intake runners. Pretty trick
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You cant tell to good in the pic of the motor but there is a plate I made that bolts to the top of the intake that mounts my fuel log. It is not actually the manifold its self that the blue fittins are going into ;D
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I read up on a jet boat engine build several months ago where the guy ran NOS but plumed it all under the tunnel ram where you couldent see it. It was sneaky. Anyone out there have any info on that?
i have one of those setups at the shop it works pretty well
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Got the motor in today!
Im in LOVE!!!!!! ;D
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Holy balls! :o :o :o That thing looks killer! Good job Nick :thumbup:
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That just looks frickin awesome :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thanks Guys! Im really happy how it turned out
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Yah.. That looks amazing! How bout a picture of the whole boat with motor and everything in her? How big is that Ford in front of your boat? Looks HUGE!
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f*** thats just bad ass looks good :thumbup:
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Yah.. That looks amazing! How bout a picture of the whole boat with motor and everything in her? How big is that Ford in front of your boat? Looks HUGE!
To dark noe for any more pics. My truck is lifted 8" and sits on 38" Super Swampers
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f*** thats just bad ass looks good :thumbup:
Thanks bud!
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Nick,
Everything looks bitchen, but that scoop is just an unbelievable piece of art.
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Sick bud about time lol all your hard work payed off :thumbup: almost done whats next.
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Nick,
Everything looks bitchen, but that scoop is just an unbelievable piece of art.
Thanks Ron! Yeah I love my scoop!
Sick bud about time lol all your hard work payed off :thumbup: almost done whats next.
Save up more money for all the stainless braided lines and finish a few small ends.
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Awsome :thumbup:
Can't wait to see it at Big River ;D
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Thanks! I hope I can get it done by then :-\
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Looks great Nick. Hope to see it rockin at Big River next month.
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Thanks Jimmy! Im going to try hard to have it done and tested by then
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HOLY SH*T THAT LOOKS BAD AZZ NICK :thumbup: keep up the bitchen work and keep the pics coming
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Thanks! ;D Lots of shinny stuff on it
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wow I wish mine was going to look half that good ;D
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wow I wish mine was going to look half that good ;D
hey ur boat is turning out awsome and is going to look KILLER when its done! :thumbup:
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Got the motor in today!
Im in LOVE!!!!!! ;D
That thing is a fuc**n' BEAST!
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That thing is a fuc**n' BEAST!
HEHE >:D
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Couple more pics! ;D
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Come a long way in a short time looks awsome great job :thumbup:
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Thanks! Im so itching to get it wet I cant stand it :)
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I see why :thumbup:
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Jeezuz Nick! Just beautiful......I know we call you Mad Skillz, but that is a work of art! :thumbup:
Ray
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Damnit Nick! When Bebo sees that I know it will cost us more money! :D
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Thanks for all the complements guys!