1978 TROPHY CUSTOM BBF 460

« **Reply #25 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:25:58 PM »

That's what i'm saying.I made sure to make the front buckets big enough!

« **Reply #26 on:** February 26, 2007, 09:36:14 PM »

some one told me you cant glass all of the wood because they wont be able to drive the staples in. is this true

« **Reply #27 on:** February 27, 2007, 06:47:03 AM »

That's what the upholstery shop told me to.I have a 2 inch border around all the inside's of the seat's where the foam will sit on top of it and the front of the 2 inch board is where they will put the staples.I'm glassing all the joint's for strength but not in the place's where they need to staple.

« **Reply #28 on:** February 27, 2007, 05:46:20 PM »

Quote from: TCRUSH on February 27, 2007, 06:47:03 AM

That's what the upholstery shop told me to.I have a 2 inch border around all the inside's of the seat's where the foam will sit on top of it and the front of the 2 inch board is where they will put the staples.I'm glassing all the joint's for strength but not in the place's where they need to staple.

Thats some good info. I wouldnt have even thought of that. I would have just glassed it all.

« **Reply #29 on:** February 28, 2007, 05:40:28 PM »

If I'm building one those sun deck type engine covers how much gap would I have leave around edges so it opens close smooth. like the one in the picture

« **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:58:09 PM »

Quote from: deerob on February 26, 2007, 09:36:14 PM

some one told me you cant glass all of the wood because they wont be able to drive the staples in. is this true

Originally the guys who do cobra boats were goin to do my 18'er's upholstery and he told me to just glass the edges and joints and do a 2" overlap and cover everything else in a good coat of resin and that should seal for another 30 years .

-beerjet-

« **Reply #31 on:** April 04, 2007, 10:57:29 AM »

I finally picked up my BBF from the machine shop.Here's what they did,
thermo clean and mag block.
bore and hone block.
deck block.
align hone.
install cam bearings.
They charged me $490.00 for everything.I think it wasn't to expensive.Now I need to get the crank checked out and get the rod's resized and the piston's hung.All I need is more money.I can't wait to start getting it back together.

« **Reply #32 on:** April 04, 2007, 11:01:40 AM »

how did your interior turn out?

« **Reply #33 on:** April 04, 2007, 12:14:38 PM »

The wood part of the interior is finished.I haven't had a chance to get it to some shops for quotes.I might have to wait for a little bit to save up some more cash.Atleast now I can get my block painted and get the freeze plugs in it.Have you started your interior yet?I hope to drop off the boat to get painted and drop off the interior at the same time.All I need is more cash!

« **Reply #34 on:** June 05, 2007, 05:43:28 PM »

wow great job on the wood work........i build speaker boxes some times, and they come out cool, but making a whole interior is craziness...looks good, waiting to see pics w/ material on the plywood

« **Reply #35 on:** August 28, 2007, 12:57:16 PM »

Thanks for the comments.I just moved into my new house, and haven't had time to check out this site. It's still in wood form.I hope to start working on it again soon. I built speaker boxes all through high school for my friends.I loved that stuff.I want to build some fiberglass speaker boxes.

« **Reply #36 on:** September 06, 2007, 10:14:19 AM »

Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on January 30, 2007, 04:26:49 PM

25' is a lot of boat for a jet....i have never seen anything for 21' with a jet before

You should see what's down at the Aggressor shop... 25' Schiada with a dual drive. She's almost turning 70 with only mid 600 HP.

« **Reply #37 on:** September 18, 2007, 07:10:59 PM »

Wow! You did a great job on the interior. I may pester you a bit when I get that far. Good tip about leaving a band unresined for the staples to go into. I would have never thought of that. John

« **Reply #38 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:21:34 AM »

Thanks for the comments.Ask any questions you want.I got alot of advice from an upholstery shop here in Phoenix.I still need to get mine upholstered.Hopefully soon.

« **Reply #39 on:** September 19, 2007, 09:36:21 AM »

you can brush on a coat to seal the wood, be sure they use stainless staples

« **Reply #40 on:** September 20, 2007, 08:50:03 AM »

Tcrush '396" just sent me a bunch of seat plans and had his seats done back your way I'll check with him ,He always seems to find the "long deals" Tom

« **Reply #41 on:** September 20, 2007, 12:22:03 PM »

That would be awesome.Let me know.Maybe I can get a good deal.Thanks

« **Reply #42 on:** September 20, 2007, 07:43:20 PM »

Quote from: jet boat performance on September 20, 2007, 08:50:03 AM

Tcrush '396" just sent me a bunch of seat plans and had his seats done back your way I'll check with him ,He always seems to find the "long deals" Tom

Hey Tom, do you think you might share some of those plans? Greg

« **Reply #43 on:** September 21, 2007, 09:13:45 AM »

Tcrush call my buddy Micheal (check your PM) he'll hook you up with one of his boyz in mesa ...Tom

Greg not a problem on the seats he's sending me a Cd soon has all the dope on the how to ...Tom

« **Reply #44 on:** October 23, 2007, 11:29:09 AM »

Hello fellas.First of all,thanks for all the help on this site.This is the best jet boat site out there!I am thinking of selling my project boat.I can't ever get time to work on it.I also have a 77 Chevy truck I need to restore.It might take me 20 years to finish this boat.If anyone is intrested I have every part of this boat.It is stripped to get ready for paint and body work.I have all the seats built,they just need to be upholstered.I have all new parts for the 460 ford short block.I had the whole block machined here in Phoenix.All brand name parts.The heads are the only part that I haven't had looked at yet.I also have a brand new Edelbrock RPM intake for it.It comes with a good tandem axle trailer.I'm thinking of throwing it on craigslist.Do you guys have any ideas on a price range?It's a cool boat.I thinks it's kind of rare.I also would trade it for a lifted golf cart.Check out some of the pictures.Thanks TC

« **Reply #45 on:** June 26, 2008, 09:54:06 AM »

Hello everyone. Well I decided to keep my boat and start working on it again. I look at all the work you guys are doing and i'm ready to get started again. This past weekend a couple of my friends and myself started sanding it down getting it ready for paint. I have most of the parts to get the motor back together. I really want to get this thing ready for next summer. I'm sure I will be asking alot of questions again. Thanks to this site i'm motivated again. TC

« **Reply #46 on:** June 26, 2008, 03:04:43 PM »

good to see youre back at it keep us posted

« **Reply #47 on:** June 26, 2008, 03:25:59 PM »

keep the pics coming

« **Reply #48 on:** July 08, 2008, 09:38:26 AM »

I will get some progress pics of the body work.I just got back from Montana.I used alot of my boat fund money.We went to a lake in Laurel Montana and did some wakeboarding,and their wasn't a single jet boat around. I didn't see any old school jet boats around town either.The lakes were awesome.They were so smooth.

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