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koyota93

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Project Rootbeer Float
« on: June 07, 2009, 10:50:01 PM »
I am in the process of rebuilding my 76 Howard. The engine blew last season. One thing lead to another and I decided to redo most of the neglected repairs and maintenance. Here are some of the pics of the progress. I started about a week ago and hope to be done this week.























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koyota93

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2009, 11:01:13 PM »


Old block




New Block



049 Heads


Polished some parts









Put the Heads on





New Carpet



New Wiring





New paint with some speck flakes







« Last Edit: June 07, 2009, 11:03:49 PM by koyota93 »
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 06:25:37 AM »
Looks good.  ;D
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koyota93

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2009, 01:36:04 AM »
Got the oil pump, pick up, oil pan, and water outlets on tonight.
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IRRebel

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2009, 04:14:02 AM »
Looking Great! I wish I'da painted the Moo's bilge white like that! Then I'da seen the oil there quicker instead of chasing down the leak now. (Maybe that was your plan,  ;D)

You should be in the water REAL quick on that!

Ray
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2009, 04:35:01 AM »
Looking really good! Keep up the good work!
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 10:31:36 AM »
Looking Great! I wish I'da painted the Moo's bilge white like that! Then I'da seen the oil there quicker instead of chasing down the leak now. (Maybe that was your plan,  ;D)

You should be in the water REAL quick on that!

Ray

I know what you mean. With the last motor there was a constant oil slick in the bilge area. I tried to cover it up with lots of chrome (empty Coors Light cans).
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2009, 10:35:00 AM »
Waiting for a couple small things from Tom at JBP and Summit Racing before dropping the motor in. Made all new seat mounts, but figured I would put the motor in first and plumb it before mounting the rear seat. Crossing my fingers on getting parts and having it done by Saturday. Want to break in the cam and motor at Elsinore before hauling 4 hours to the river.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2009, 01:34:20 PM »
That metal chinga dera hanging below the dash is scary looken
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2009, 01:43:23 PM »
That metal chinga dera hanging below the dash is scary looken

Looks like a stereo mount ???
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2009, 02:51:09 PM »
Looks like a stereo mount ???

Bingo, it holds the back of the radio. We got rid of the radio. Opted for an amplifier, 10" sub, and 2 6x9's. Ipod hookup RCAs go directly into the amp, no reception for radio at the river anyways.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2009, 02:52:34 PM »
Bingo, it holds the back of the radio. We got rid of the radio. Opted for an amplifier, 10" sub, and 2 6x9's. Ipod hookup RCAs go directly into the amp, no reception for radio at the river anyways.

XM radio works great ;D
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IRRebel

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2009, 03:06:42 PM »
Couldn't hear a stereo on the Moo (Which has a mount for one) If my life depended on it.  Dun care how many amps hooked up to it. Eight cylinders of 466 Ford rap is my music fix on the water, lol.

Ray

Don't worry Steve, a Chebbie is well in my future too. I'm not a bigot!
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2009, 03:29:50 PM »
Couldn't hear a stereo on the Moo (Which has a mount for one) If my life depended on it.  Dun care how many amps hooked up to it. Eight cylinders of 466 Ford rap is my music fix on the water, lol.

Ray

Don't worry Steve, a Chebbie is well in my future too. I'm not a bigot!

the stereo is for when you float :thumbup:

And you going Chebbie would only make you bi  ;D

Sorry for the JACK Koyota ;)
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2009, 03:46:28 PM »
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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
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koyota93

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2009, 04:10:44 PM »
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, 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.

Ray

With all this talk about converting to V-drive, I think calling you bi would be generous. ;)

We only use the stereo when floating or beached.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2009, 10:53:48 PM »

I do know tranny's.........
Ray

And yeah

Oh lord ;) ;D >:D
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IRRebel

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2009, 04:27:04 AM »
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I do know tranny's.........
Ray

And yeah

OK, lol, you guys have met Omar right? lol

My phone now contains some of the nastiest pics the planet has to offer thanks to Omar,  ;D

OK, Thread jack over, please lock the trays up and restore your seats to the full and upright position...........

Ray
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2009, 11:37:16 PM »
Dropped the motor in.



Ran some new wires for the gauges and did some plumbing, but no pics yet.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2009, 12:52:38 AM »
Tonight we rebuilt the carb, adjusted the valves, and attempted to prime the oil. I say attempted because 2 seconds in we quickly realized 2 plugs were missing in the block when oil poured out into my freshly painted bilge. It was 10pm at this point, so hopefully I can pick up some plugs and have it running tomorrow.
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GT Jets

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2009, 12:58:00 AM »
Do yourself a little favor and get some cold rolled steel to back up your motormounts...Those washers wont last.

I'll get some picks of mine if need be. Make a stringer sandwich :thumbup:

Looks close... :thumbup: :thumbup: I like the thumbup dealio ;D

GT
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If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
Ray

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2009, 12:32:50 AM »
Do yourself a little favor and get some cold rolled steel to back up your motormounts...Those washers wont last.

I'll get some picks of mine if need be. Make a stringer sandwich :thumbup:

Looks close... :thumbup: :thumbup: I like the thumbup dealio ;D

GT

That will be on my to do list. First priority is getting it done to be on the water before the season's over. 

Need some major adjustments to the carb. Got the motor to fire for a few seconds but while adjusting the carb, flooded the crap out of the engine. May just get it going with the old carb before adjusting this new one. Tomorrow will be the day this thing comes alive.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2009, 10:29:16 PM »
Finally got the thing running tonight. It ran for about 30 secs and then the neighbor came over and bitched. Out of respect, I didn't fire it up anymore because they never called the cops or complained about the wild parties we have. Tomorrow its on.
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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #23 on: June 19, 2009, 10:32:05 PM »
Finally got the thing running tonight. It ran for about 30 secs and then the neighbor came over and bitched. Out of respect, I didn't fire it up anymore because they never called the cops or complained about the wild parties we have. Tomorrow its on.

Go buy the man a nice bottle of wine  ;) .................. My asshole neighbor would have called SWAT, the IRS, The local newspaper, other neighbors and the mayor....LOL.

GT
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If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
Ray

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Re: Project Rootbeer Float
« Reply #24 on: June 20, 2009, 11:45:40 AM »
Go buy the man a nice bottle of wine  ;) .................. My asshole neighbor would have called SWAT, the IRS, The local newspaper, other neighbors and the mayor....LOL.

GT

I would run it every night for 15-20 minutes right up to 9:59pm. Let him call the cops.
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