Featured: Sean's 1981 Eliminator Sprint

« **on:** May 02, 2013, 03:39:08 PM »

This is a SCJB Feature of Sean Kana's (aka allfiredup)1981 Eliminator Sprint. It will be making its debut at the Avi this Mothers Day Weekend.

HULL:

1981 Eliminator Sprint
Original Gel Coat
Berkely JC Pump
Competitive Trailer

Interior:

Front Fiberglass Buckets
Rear Fiberglass bench
All New Carpet and Upolstery
Hardin Marine 4 Point Engine Mount
All Original SW Gagues

Motor:

Hardin Marine 425hp 454 BBC
Holley 850 Douple Pumper Carb
Bassett Long Collector Water Injected Headers
MSD ignition
ClaySmith Hydraulic Cam w/ Scorpion 1.75 Rockers
Dooley 10qt oil pan
Reworked 49 heads
Polished Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap Intake Manifold

Project thread: http://www.socaljetboats.com/projects/jetboat-newbie/

« **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2013, 03:49:51 PM »

pretty sick dude!
cant wait to see it in person
chris

« **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2013, 04:39:55 PM »

thanks! 7 months to get it to this point, my wallet is tired!

« **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2013, 05:07:07 PM »

Well spent!

« **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2013, 05:50:42 PM »

absolutely mint

« **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2013, 06:45:08 PM »

Good job Sean... Thing looks BRAND NEW !!!!!

« **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2013, 06:45:15 PM »

Quote from: allfiredup on May 02, 2013, 04:39:55 PM

thanks! 7 months to get it to this point, my wallet is tired!

Yep beautiful floater!! It amazes me even to this day how much the "little" stuff kicks the wallet's ass. Nickel and dime just isnt the correct term anymore.

« **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2013, 08:13:47 PM »

You did good

« **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2013, 10:56:39 PM »

Quote from: 19ftDANA on May 02, 2013, 06:45:08 PM

Good job Sean... Thing looks BRAND NEW !!!!!

X2. Even the trailer looks brand new.
Congrats on a CLEAN ride.

« **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2013, 05:17:56 AM »

Quote from: TrollerDave on May 02, 2013, 10:56:39 PM

X2. Even the trailer looks brand new.
Congrats on a CLEAN ride.

Thanks! had it repainted, and new wheels and tires. gotta look good cruisin to the river!

« **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2013, 08:08:53 AM »

beautiful boat man congrats. wheres the video of it running

« **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2013, 08:48:49 AM »

Very nice

« **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2013, 09:02:02 AM »

came out bad ass sean i know the wallet dealio spent the money mostly on the boat but did do trailer rebuild but no paint or rims yet

oh well as long as the boat looks good cant wait to check it out and see some differences in our set ups

« **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2013, 07:51:29 PM »

Haha! I just need to get a avatar pic like yours of my float! Gonna have to get the better half intoxicated

« **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2013, 07:56:43 PM »

Quote from: allfiredup on May 03, 2013, 07:51:29 PM

Haha! I just need to get a avatar pic like yours of my float! Gonna have to get the better half intoxicated

pretty much how i took that pic

« **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2013, 10:20:01 PM »

The boat looks Great!!!

« **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2013, 09:06:06 PM »

Took it out for the first time today, now I know why you guys love jets! I f$ckin love the sprint! Had a blast drivin it

« **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2013, 11:06:41 PM »

Beautiful boat!

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« **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2013, 05:28:10 AM »

Very nice!

« **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2013, 10:34:19 AM »

Sean your boat and trailer looked awesome

« **Reply #20 on:** May 13, 2013, 07:18:41 PM »

Thanks! Hopefully have the pump seal fixed this week, guess that's what happens when they sit for so long

« **Reply #21 on:** May 13, 2013, 07:38:42 PM »

Quote from: allfiredup on May 13, 2013, 07:18:41 PM

Thanks! Hopefully have the pump seal fixed this week, guess that's what happens when they sit for so long

or send me your address and since its gonna b off i will c if i can get you a jg bowl with all the other parts i have for ya

« **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2013, 08:24:23 PM »

And to get rid of the bluing on your headers use the pic below. I brought it with my cleaning supplies for my boat but ended up getting to kit and forgot to show you how it works

« **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2013, 08:43:05 PM »

9400109699937669152283

« **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2013, 08:54:34 PM »

I'll pm ya

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« **Reply #25 on:** June 07, 2013, 09:51:32 PM »

Very nice boat! I love the decks on these sprints which were obvious copies of the Biesemeyer flats (prolly why I like'em so much

).

« **Reply #26 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:17:54 PM »

curious to know what you are using to take off the bluing on your headers.. can't see the pic

« **Reply #27 on:** June 17, 2013, 04:37:35 PM »

Quote from: bills79southwind on June 17, 2013, 12:17:54 PM

curious to know what you are using to take off the bluing on your headers.. can't see the pic

kaboom tile and scum cleaner it takes a few times but it will slowly turn like a black chrome instead of blue. i know a few peeps that borrowed my bottle this weekend and were amazed how eazy it was to get rid of the heavy water spots too

« **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2013, 07:50:28 PM »

Very Nice!!

« **Reply #29 on:** August 01, 2013, 01:29:52 PM »

Looks great buckets and bench look sweet!!!

« **Reply #30 on:** August 05, 2013, 08:58:31 AM »

Thanks guys!

« **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2014, 09:47:52 PM »

so hows the rebuild coming

« **Reply #32 on:** January 15, 2014, 05:41:55 AM »

Quote from: Just Electric on January 14, 2014, 09:47:52 PM

so hows the rebuild coming

Nothing to see here move on

« **Reply #33 on:** January 15, 2014, 08:33:45 AM »

Quote from: Just Electric on January 14, 2014, 09:47:52 PM

so hows the rebuild coming

How's Sean's pump rebuild coming?

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« **Reply #34 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:41:47 PM »

Good now after 3hrs just to get the impeller nut off since it was frozen on Znd had a tweaked thread I'd say good now. We got it torn down finally today and now it's build time
Would upload the picks but saids error

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« **Reply #35 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:43:03 PM »

Quote from: Just Electric on January 15, 2014, 02:41:47 PM

Would upload the picks but saids error

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did you download the new update?

« **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2014, 02:53:31 PM »

Yeah I like it 👍

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« **Reply #37 on:** February 12, 2014, 10:07:15 PM »

Looks good, I have one too

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« **Reply #38 on:** February 25, 2014, 09:56:35 PM »

so hows it coming along long now you finally take a pipe cutter to those headers yet

« **Reply #39 on:** February 26, 2014, 05:28:06 AM »

Haha no that's the one thing heather asked me not to do. But I am picking the boat up tomorrow

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« **Reply #40 on:** February 26, 2014, 05:39:25 AM »

Can't wait to see this thing in person! You going to Parker?

« **Reply #41 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:20:55 PM »

Sawzall.... My dad had the bell ended headers, then one day he was outside cutting them off with a sawzall and just cleaned the cuts up with a grinder lol

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« **Reply #42 on:** February 26, 2014, 04:18:23 PM »

Quote from: MorePower on February 26, 2014, 05:39:25 AM

Can't wait to see this thing in person! You going to Parker?

Most definitely

« **Reply #43 on:** May 07, 2014, 06:42:41 PM »

Very nice, very clean, job well done, I love the colors, kind of look like mine, love blue & white. Maybe I can see it up close and personal some day, I'm going to make the SO Cal Jet Boat meet in June at Big River.

« **Reply #44 on:** June 09, 2014, 06:40:51 PM »

Letting the cat out the bag on Sean johns intake just need to machine it and make a hoe and ride plate 😜

« **Reply #45 on:** June 09, 2014, 07:14:30 PM »

Dammit!! That's not mine! :-)

sent from the garage...drinkin cold ass coors light

« **Reply #46 on:** June 09, 2014, 07:28:58 PM »

Quote from: Just Electric on June 09, 2014, 06:40:51 PM

Letting the cat out the bag on Sean johns intake just need to machine it and make a hoe and ride plate 😜

Oh chit! hahaha

« **Reply #47 on:** June 09, 2014, 07:59:23 PM »

Quote from: Just Electric on June 09, 2014, 06:40:51 PM

Letting the cat out the bag on Sean johns intake just need to machine it and make a hoe and ride plate 😜

Oh shit your machining me a hoe.... I might need the jig

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« **Reply #48 on:** December 21, 2014, 04:12:24 PM »

I'm new to all this i lov your boat

what a work of art

« **Reply #49 on:** December 22, 2014, 12:53:54 PM »

Quote from: Jimmie on December 21, 2014, 04:12:24 PM

I'm new to all this i lov your boat what a work of art

Thanks👍

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« **Reply #50 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:58:28 PM »

So reviving and old thread, while out at Lake mead doing a little racing last summer I broke a poly lock and wreaked havoc on my motor. Happened to be hanging out in the garage when I got home with some buddies and noticed a dent in my valve cover. Pulled it and saw two rockers had come off the studs, ended up exploding a lifter so bad it was in pieces. Had to replace the cam, lifter, new rocker all within a week to make the last trip of the year at avi.

« **Reply #51 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:05:42 PM »

Had tons of help from art (whosyodaddy), Hal (holorinhal), and b-rad to get this all done for the last trip of the year at laughlin. Boat was not running right when I got it on the water and could not figure it out. Thought it was the timing so me and Justin (justelectric) tried to get it fixed but no bueno. So it was just a floater that weekend. Brought it home and figured out that in our rush to rebuild we didn't torque the intake correctly causing the intake gaskets to leak so back apart the motor came

« **Reply #52 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:08:12 PM »

Had so much water that literally the rockers looked like someone took a water bottle to them and sprayed them like they were watering plants

« **Reply #53 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:12:33 PM »

Pics

« **Reply #54 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:18:42 PM »

Got most of the moisture cleaned out, oil changed a couple of times and primed the oil pump to get some clean oil throughout the motor. And there it sat on the stand for 3 months (next to my wannabe project big c.i. motor)

« **Reply #55 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:20:47 PM »

Found a set of aluminum heads on the site for a steal (thanks Todd) and my money pit dug a hole in my pocket again for the third year in a row.

« **Reply #56 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:22:56 PM »

« **Reply #57 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:30:50 PM »

So in the meantime, I started looking at other things I don't like. Namely my scoop. Never matched very well from the get go of getting it painted in town. Sooo ordered a new harwood scoop, tray, and mount from jegs. This time it is getting done by the legend Sam and I can't wait to see the finished product.

« **Reply #58 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:34:23 PM »

Well a couple of weeks ago had our vegas crew over for beers and shenanigans. And b-rad says why don't you run all AN lines instead of rubber?. Thanks b-rad. Sorry wallet. So now I will be running all stainless AN lines, fuel and water. I only did the fuel lines before but the AN definitely looks much better, more pics to come of those

« **Reply #59 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:37:39 PM »

Continuing my ocd with this damn boat I started thinking this past weekend about what a rats nest my wiring is. It was all original and left a lot to be desired. Sooo out the wiring came. All of it.

« **Reply #60 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:40:48 PM »

Funny to think I have updated this whole thread while on my back under my helm looking back on the past 6 months

« **Reply #61 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:41:27 PM »

Looking much better

« **Reply #62 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:41:53 PM »

« **Reply #63 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:53:08 PM »

One more helm pic

« **Reply #64 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:18:09 PM »

Don't mind all the odd color wiring, I do electrical and it was free.99 lol

« **Reply #65 on:** February 20, 2015, 01:22:25 AM »

Awsome Sean...

« **Reply #66 on:** February 20, 2015, 07:36:22 AM »

Looks sweet Sean. what's next?

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« **Reply #67 on:** February 20, 2015, 09:03:13 AM »

Gotta stick the motor back in and finish the water lines. And that's it!

« **Reply #68 on:** February 20, 2015, 09:03:54 AM »

Clean! Can't wait to see what that motor does.

"RTCP"

« **Reply #69 on:** February 20, 2015, 09:13:29 AM »

Quote from: allfiredup on February 20, 2015, 09:03:13 AM

Gotta stick the motor back in and finish the water lines. And that's it!

I will believe that when I see it. I wore out to wallets with this deal I have going so I have a complete understanding of what your dealing with.

« **Reply #70 on:** February 20, 2015, 10:02:04 AM »

Good job buddy👍🚤💨

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« **Reply #71 on:** February 20, 2015, 06:58:40 PM »

Nice work Sean.

Now, I know you'd like to stay with the blue theme but don't ever ask me to trace a wire in that mess.

That is almost as bad a finding a loom of about 30 wires in a motorhome and they're all white.

« **Reply #72 on:** February 21, 2015, 03:09:13 PM »

Quote from: crewchief22 on February 20, 2015, 06:58:40 PM

Nice work Sean.

Now, I know you'd like to stay with the blue theme but don't ever ask me to trace a wire in that mess. That is almost as bad a finding a loom of about 30 wires in a motorhome and they're all white.

Well hopefully there's no reason to ever trace a wire!

« **Reply #73 on:** January 05, 2016, 05:57:57 PM »

Good looking boat forsure

« **Reply #74 on:** April 18, 2016, 09:19:29 PM »

Boats getting a redo again this year. Starting to think this is a yearly project. New interior, tunnel ram and carbs, carpet, pump, machining the intake getting a ride plate and shoe, powder coating all the plain stuff to a nice blue to match

« **Reply #75 on:** April 19, 2016, 05:56:28 AM »

Going to look great.

« **Reply #76 on:** April 19, 2016, 06:47:35 AM »

Quote from: allfiredup on April 18, 2016, 09:19:29 PM

Boats getting a redo again this year. Starting to think this is a yearly project. New interior, tunnel ram and carbs, carpet, pump, machining the intake getting a ride plate and shoe, powder coating all the plain stuff to a nice blue to match

. I feel your pain mines in a 100 pieces right now and it getting warm outside. Getting old and I already have to redo some more this winter.

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« **Reply #77 on:** April 19, 2016, 07:20:31 PM »

Got my scoop tray back from madskillz, he modified it from a single carb to dual carb

« **Reply #78 on:** April 20, 2016, 02:14:35 PM »

I'm so glad I opted to buy a newer not so cool jet boat because I would go broke trying to keep up with you Sean. Your Boat already looked great I can't wait to see the new updates.👍

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« **Reply #79 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:44:33 PM »

Quote from: 5oclocksomewhere on April 20, 2016, 02:14:35 PM

I'm so glad I opted to buy a newer not so cool jet boat because I would go broke trying to keep up with you Sean. Your Boat already looked great I can't wait to see the new updates.👍

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Lol trust me I have dust in my wallet where money used to be. But thank you for the compliment

« **Reply #80 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:45:45 PM »

Think the Tunnel added a few inches of height!

« **Reply #81 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:58:38 PM »

Dam that looks bad ass I like where u put the SoCal Jet Boat sticker

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« **Reply #82 on:** April 26, 2016, 10:26:45 PM »

Getting closer. Still don't have the boat back from GS to put it all back into but doing what I can in the meantime.

« **Reply #83 on:** January 19, 2017, 11:40:02 PM »

CLEAN is an understatement...congrats!!!!

« **Reply #84 on:** January 17, 2018, 03:55:54 PM »

For sale now?

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