New here with a 73 Bandito

« **Reply #25 on:** June 04, 2010, 09:09:02 PM »

Quote from: GlassCutter on June 04, 2010, 08:52:50 PM

That sure doesn't look like the Bellflower I know in the background. You do have the makings of a real nice ride there, good luck.

Thank you and no it isn't in Bellflower. Those were taken the day I picked her up in Colton hehehe.

« **Reply #26 on:** June 04, 2010, 09:10:52 PM »

Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on June 04, 2010, 07:51:02 PM

i can see theres numbers on the transom....whats the first 3 letters?

BND

« **Reply #27 on:** June 04, 2010, 10:35:35 PM »

I'm diggin it! looks like a good solid boat there! Should handle rough stuff real well too!

Ray

« **Reply #28 on:** June 04, 2010, 10:54:13 PM »

bring her over tommorow. workin on boats all day! beers~

« **Reply #29 on:** June 05, 2010, 04:01:18 AM »

From the Coast Guard Database..

"'BND' WAS BANDITO BOATS, ORANGE, CA; OOB 7/77UPDATE PER CG-5093"
--OOB meaning "Out of Business"

Now if you put BND into search field, comes up with some company out of Florida in the early 90's. That comment was at the bottom. Nice boat BTW..

« **Reply #30 on:** June 05, 2010, 06:27:18 AM »

Quote from: TrailerHo on June 05, 2010, 04:01:18 AM

From the Coast Guard Database..

"'BND' WAS BANDITO BOATS, ORANGE, CA; OOB 7/77UPDATE PER CG-5093"
--OOB meaning "Out of Business"

Now if you put BND into search field, comes up with some company out of Florida in the early 90's. That comment was at the bottom. Nice boat BTW..

youre right.... http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_detail.aspx?id=BND

interesting to see how 2 companies ended up with the same code. explains why i couldnt find the company as 'bandito' in there.

nice boat!

« **Reply #31 on:** June 05, 2010, 07:58:57 AM »

hey B
dont get butthurt about replacing everything. ask kari about my deal. i worked on it or replaced something everytime i went out last year. its part of the maddness. the first time i took it out i had zero problems but after that it was all downhill. starter, alternator, flywheel, bigger carb, leaking gas tank, upholstery falling into the alternator while running. etc. etc. etc. now i would like to think all my bugs are getting worked out and it might just be reliable. we will see. i got towed about 6 times last year. Just head up river until you get the kinks worked out.
If you need help when were out there dont hesitate to hit me up.
Kevin

« **Reply #32 on:** June 05, 2010, 03:14:18 PM »

OK....Bandito came over this morning to do some carb work....can't get the mains to stop dumping at idle. Anyone got a 750/850/anything in the way of a good working carb for sale?

« **Reply #33 on:** June 05, 2010, 03:47:06 PM »

All I got is a marine 650

« **Reply #34 on:** June 05, 2010, 04:14:33 PM »

is it in good shape?....like..bolt on and go?

« **Reply #35 on:** June 05, 2010, 05:07:59 PM »

It's a vacuum secondary I picked up from old guy off PB last year. It works good. It's what I had on my boat when I met u at the island last year.

« **Reply #36 on:** June 05, 2010, 05:20:58 PM »

Pat I'm getting ready to light a match bro hehehe. It worked so good at your house. Fired up stayed running and sounded good. Wtf happened from when I left your house to the drive to my house???

Btw the pump works bitchin dude. Thx.

« **Reply #37 on:** June 05, 2010, 05:53:25 PM »

Belmir I can bring that carb out with me next weekend, if you need it. When's the next time you and Kari are goin out

« **Reply #38 on:** June 05, 2010, 06:54:27 PM »

We are going next weekend...not sure at this point if its the carb not brother. If pat is cool enough hehehe I'll swing by his place tomorrow again to make sure if its the carb, if it is I'll take yours off your hands dude.

Pm me how much....

How bout it pat? Tomorrow 10 am?

« **Reply #39 on:** June 05, 2010, 07:29:29 PM »

so i roll over to pats to check out the bandito and when i get there, they got the forking street blocked, drinking beers and smokin cigaretts. no wonder the damn carb dont work

god i love this place and the people in it.

hope you can make it to big river for fathers day. nice meeting you

« **Reply #40 on:** June 05, 2010, 07:29:59 PM »

Well if it is, well throw it on next weekend, if it works we will figure somethin out, I'm not really worried about it.

« **Reply #41 on:** June 05, 2010, 08:18:59 PM »

Quote from: Ralph Brunt on June 05, 2010, 07:29:29 PM

so i roll over to pats to check out the bandito and when i get there, they got the forking street blocked, drinking beers and smokin cigaretts. no wonder the damn carb dont work

god i love this place and the people in it.

hope you can make it to big river for fathers day. nice meeting you

Yessir, nothing better then an ice coldie and brand new pack of stogies to get things rolling hahaha.

Was great meeting you too. I hope its the carb I really don't feel like yanking that frigging manifold off again but at this point...

« **Reply #42 on:** June 05, 2010, 08:23:04 PM »

Quote from: sandeggo on June 05, 2010, 07:29:59 PM

Well if it is, well throw it on next weekend, if it works we will figure somethin out, I'm not really worried about it.

Thx a lot Kevin I really appreciate it. I'll figure it out tomorrow if its the carb or not, I'll let you know if you should bring it or not. Canoo or no canoo I'll be at the river this up coming weekend.

Btw the ol lady Kari said "take me in your boat for a hot lap" hehehe. Dude I saw that frost on the manifold when you pulled it out of the water on Sunday. Gorgeous!

« **Reply #43 on:** June 05, 2010, 09:08:24 PM »

Quote from: Ralph Brunt on June 05, 2010, 07:29:29 PM

so i roll over to pats to check out the bandito and when i get there, they got the forking street blocked, drinking beers and smokin cigaretts. no wonder the damn carb dont work

god i love this place and the people in it.

hope you can make it to big river for fathers day. nice meeting you

So what's the problem?

« **Reply #44 on:** June 06, 2010, 10:25:09 AM »

Quote from: GeneralLee on June 05, 2010, 08:23:04 PM

Thx a lot Kevin I really appreciate it. I'll figure it out tomorrow if its the carb or not, I'll let you know if you should bring it or not. Canoo or no canoo I'll be at the river this up coming weekend.

Btw the ol lady Kari said "take me in your boat for a hot lap" hehehe. Dude I saw that frost on the manifold when you pulled it out of the water on Sunday. Gorgeous!

i was pretty stoked on the manifold frosting up..... i wasnt stoked on the freaking oil mess in my bilge after those hot laps. looked worse than the gulf

« **Reply #45 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:56:35 PM »

Yeah...that oil mess gets old pretty quick.

I ran my breathers into the header collectors...problem solved. My header chrome sucks though, so I didn't mind cutting holes in them.

We got the Bandito running....nothing wrong with the 660 I loaned him, but Ralph offered up a spare Edelbrock carb which will probably run better on the olds. Oh...also, it helps if the ignition switch doesn't spring back to the "OFF" position.

« **Reply #46 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:42:06 PM »

Quote from: lbhsbz on June 06, 2010, 01:56:35 PM

Yeah...that oil mess gets old pretty quick.

I ran my breathers into the header collectors...problem solved. My header chrome sucks though, so I didn't mind cutting holes in them.

We got the Bandito running....nothing wrong with the 660 I loaned him, but Ralph offered up a spare Edelbrock carb which will probably run better on the olds. Oh...also, it helps if the ignition switch doesn't spring back to the "OFF" position.

Hey pat don't worry about it we all make mistakes and oversee the ignition switch popping back into the off position hahaha. Dude appreciate all the work and bs I you went through. Thank you sir seriously. Thank you Ralph for the carb I'll PM you.

« **Reply #47 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:56:06 PM »

It's better than leaving the key on and exploding the coil

« **Reply #48 on:** June 06, 2010, 07:23:26 PM »

Quote from: sandeggo on June 06, 2010, 02:56:06 PM

It's better than leaving the key on and exploding the coil

Yep luckily it kept snapping back to the off position.

Everything is buttoned up, plumbing redone, added a water pressure gauge and a valve to my inlet hose. Also replaced my ignition switch 8.99 at kragen hehe. Ready for Big River this upcoming weekend.

« **Reply #49 on:** June 06, 2010, 08:14:46 PM »

No problem dude...we fixed it.

Got my shitbox running today...made new splashsheild, new MSD bracket, scooped the motor back in, rewired it....ran into some starter problems though. The nice new starter gear was hitting the flywheel all the time...hehe...slapped the old half worn out one back in and it works fine. Could be worse...at least it's not a ford.

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