[HDriderTH]

actualy means "North Corona", if that helps ya at all........

[GlassCutter]

Horse Town U.S.A.        Where the official city bird is the Fly and the farm animals outnumber the people.  Where you get a $$$ ticket for parking on a horsetrail, the bars have hitching posts, and the tap water is a delicious shade of brown. 

[crewchief22]

Come on Glasscutter, If you tell him any more he's gonna want to buy property to store the boat there.

[GlassCutter]

Too bad there isnt a lake in Norco. Would blend right in Sorry Ray...had to say it.

Well there is Lake Norconian but it is small and "off limits".
Oh wait, there is the mighty Santa Ana river right there too.  Uhhh well ya probably don't want to run a boat on that either.   But Norco is only 30 minutes from Elsinore.   Gee ain't life just peachy around here?

[IRRebel]

Ohhh, Ok. Now I get it. Shoulda put that together! Sounds kinda like West Virginia, where we joke a bisexual is anyone who likes both sheep AND cattle.

Boat with choke = what

Thanks Steve! Removed the choke, kinda, and now starts easier and idles like a champ at 800 rpm!  Why didn't I think of that?

Can't get the choke butterfly out without removing the curved vent tube on the marine carb. Any ideas on how it comes out? or do I break out the Sawzall again?



Also replaced the ignition switch. seems it was the source of all that was evil with the guages, thanks Skip. A few raps with a screwdriver handle ans all is well



Ray

[flytime]

Looks good Ray. I wouldnt worry about the butterfly in the carb. Just leave it open. I am sure if someone has a different opinion they will chime in.

[IRRebel]

Held open by a return spring right now. Maybe I can fab something a little less hilljack.

Ray

[crewchief22]

The vent tubes are normally just lightly pressed in, You can pull it out and reinstall it after removing the choke plate.

Now, if Holley has started using epoxy and you break something, you didn't hear it from me 

 

[IRRebel]

I pulled on it pretty hard. No move. Guessing it's lock tited in or something. Gonna leave it be for now.

Ray

[crewchief22]

Use a prybar/screwdriver to turn the vent as you pull 

[IRRebel]

ooooook, gonna go try it now.....hold on..................................... .............

Popped right off! easiest thing so far on the boat! Thanks crewcheif.

Still need to rig something, or borrow something to pump the oil out of this thing on Friday at Mead after it's break in run. The old fuel pump I had is no good. Any ideas? Anybody got one set up to do this?

Ray

[Nordie]

i would suggest just getting one for yourself so you can continue doing this...tools are awesome! and you cant ever have too many

[IRRebel]

Yeah, and I will. seems a handy device anyway. Just under the gun right now. I'll see what I can scare up at the local parts stores today. Maybe someone has one off the shelf.

Might hafta resort to my store (HD) for some adapters and tubing. Wanted to stay away from there on vacation though,

Do you think I'm OK using the current CA registration (good thru 09) or do I need to swing by the Fish and Game and put AZ registration on it? Was wondering about that when I transferred titles the other day. Then forgot. Alzheimer's is such a fun affliction.

Sounds kinda cheap, but why pay to register it when the PO already did?

Just pretend I'm testing it out before I buy it, right?

Ray

[IRRebel]

Also changed up on the scoop deal. The other was for the dual quad tunnel that will go on it later. So I picked up this modified one for the time being. Will work ok for now, and I'll save it for use on the Yellow Submarine, which is next.



Shoulda seen me trying to put THIS nut on and tighten the Fokker at 6 am!  My neighbors learned a few new words. PO of the scoop drilled a hole through the top, I assume to make it easier, that was nowhere near the center. I should weld it up and have it re coated in the future. Prolly yellw considering where it's going eventually.



Also made this lil dealio out of aluminum strapping. Hopefully it saves me from the signiature crooked scoop of Omar's



All that's left for tomorrow's trip is another coat of resin on the engine cover, rattle can it, install it and tighten up the wiring.



And no, the Pallet is not the engine cover, 2sav.

Ray

[OC2Vegas]

Looks good.....

In the future, try a wing not on the top of the air cleaner.

[IRRebel]

Well, yeah, that woulda been easy, were it not for the fact that the scoop and flame arrestor need to go on TOGETHER at the SAME TIME. And a wingnut would never clear between the top of the flame arrestor and the bottom of the inside top of the scoop.

This is how this thing was modified, I guess. No forethought as to assembling it easy. Going to fix that before it's next rebirth. But no way to tighten the nuts behind the carb if you remove the air cleaner base from the scoop!  Thought of , and tried, that, 

But it's on and secure, I happy!

Ray

[OC2Vegas]

Just noticed that problem....what a Pain in the A$$

[2savage4you]

Looks good.....

In the future, try a wing not on the top of the air cleaner.

 

Well, yeah, that woulda been easy, were it not for the fact that the scoop and flame arrestor need to go on TOGETHER at the SAME TIME. And a wingnut would never clear between the top of the flame arrestor and the bottom of the inside top of the scoop.

This is how this thing was modified, I guess. No forethought as to assembling it easy. Going to fix that before it's next rebirth. But no way to tighten the nuts behind the carb if you remove the air cleaner base from the scoop!  Thought of , and tried, that, 

But it's on and secure, I happy!

Ray

You have to excuse Jeremy , he dont have a scoop like that to put on his boat....................Or a boat to put a scoop on

Just razzin ya 

Ray its looking killer bro

And you should take the engine cover... ooopss i mean pallet for fire wood

[IRRebel]

"tis why I kept the pallet Steve, for the firepit when I get the time to cut it up.

Ray

Maybe I shoud just drag it with me to Mead, since I'm only leaving my washer and dryer here anyway. we can cut it up there and burn it.

[OC2Vegas]

You have to excuse Jeremy , he dont have a scoop like that to put on his boat....................Or a boat to put a scoop on

Just razzin ya 

When i first looked at it, I thought there was enough room for a wing nut....

Keep it up there funny guy and I will come down there and take your boat out of your driveway and take it to mead this weekend! Im sure all of us together could get it finished! 

[IRRebel]

Keep it up there funny guy and I will come down there and take your boat out of your driveway and take it to mead this weekend! Im sure all of us together could get it finished!   

LMFAO! That's funny, I'll bring the sawzall and the cherry picker, we can get that dizzy on the right end, just rotate the engine 180 degrees. ROFL!

Lord, I gotta go to work, but FUNNY, Thanks Steve, needed that! Even tho you're taking the 'Brunt' of it.

Ray

[IRRebel]

Alright. Been awhile now detoxing from the trip!

The Lake Mead test worked out well, given some near major catastrophes, we got back, boat ran well, considering the carb was untouched and nearly new, and we never did use Crewcheifs timing light on it. Now I'm getting her ready for a run in the morning at Saguaro with my uncle, a real Holley guy, to see if we can get the timiong down, and just to get some more run time on it. Everything looks good, all evidence of the Mead Milkshake is gone (Changed the oil again after we got home, lord at $125 a case this Joe Gibbs stuff is getting EXPENSIVE, cost more than any single part I put on the thing so far, but worth it in the end). Retightened the oil pan, where I beleive the water came from, from nearly flooding the thing to the bottom of the lake, cleaned out the bilge (and the beer cans). Tomorrow afternoon gonna pull the corks on the block and start the install of this





The 750 is the twin to the one on the boat now that I ran at Mead. I figure get my uncle loose on that one, then switch them and do the same for the second, should get me close to running them together. At least in theory.... More likely is retuning over and over again to get them right. 2 Vac secondary 750's on this thing is WAY over carbing the engine from the standard formula, but given what peformance I saw at Mead, I think it will be just about right on THIS engine. Besides, It's what I have in the garage.

Finish that, Maybe an electric fuel pump system and adding in the oil cooler/remote filter dealio, and get the engine cover upholstered by my overworked and overbooked contact, I think this boat is as far as I want to take it right now. Will follow up with pics on them as they happen. Then it's onto the Yellow Submarine. I promise, more pics of every aspect of THAT build, which my PLAN is to be much milder than this thing turned out to be. (What a surprise THAT was to see this thing come out of the gate like that, need to find out what's in this pump!) Then again, any boat painted like this one had BETTER run or go home and graze.

I owe a ton of thanks to EVERYONE on this site for making this happen. You all contributed, be it little or a lot, but some names like Crewcheif, Tom at JBP, Brad, Omar, 2Sav, Skip, Chromey, Joe (Cowboy), Forked up,  and Nordi come to mind, and I know I'm missing a lot of you. Don't take it personally.

As this thread closes, with maybe a few more posts from me and some others, I'm proud of the result, and I hope it serves to help out anyone else working on or building one of these things! What a great hobby!

Ray

PS Still haven't had any name airbrushed on, but common comments seem to suggest simply "Mooooo", even as clever as all the suggestions were.

[GT Jets]

Alright. Been awhile now detoxing from the trip!

The Lake Mead test worked out well, given some near major catastrophes, we got back, boat ran well, considering the carb was untouched and nearly new, and we never did use Crewcheifs timing light on it. Now I'm getting her ready for a run in the morning at Saguaro with my uncle, a real Holley guy, to see if we can get the timiong down, and just to get some more run time on it. Everything looks good, all evidence of the Mead Milkshake is gone (Changed the oil again after we got home, lord at $125 a case this Joe Gibbs stuff is getting EXPENSIVE, cost more than any single part I put on the thing so far, but worth it in the end). Retightened the oil pan, where I beleive the water came from, from nearly flooding the thing to the bottom of the lake, cleaned out the bilge (and the beer cans). Tomorrow afternoon gonna pull the corks on the block and start the install of this





The 750 is the twin to the one on the boat now that I ran at Mead. I figure get my uncle loose on that one, then switch them and do the same for the second, should get me close to running them together. At least in theory.... More likely is retuning over and over again to get them right. 2 Vac secondary 750's on this thing is WAY over carbing the engine from the standard formula, but given what peformance I saw at Mead, I think it will be just about right on THIS engine. Besides, It's what I have in the garage.

Finish that, Maybe an electric fuel pump system and adding in the oil cooler/remote filter dealio, and get the engine cover upholstered by my overworked and overbooked contact, I think this boat is as far as I want to take it right now. Will follow up with pics on them as they happen. Then it's onto the Yellow Submarine. I promise, more pics of every aspect of THAT build, which my PLAN is to be much milder than this thing turned out to be. (What a surprise THAT was to see this thing come out of the gate like that, need to find out what's in this pump!) Then again, any boat painted like this one had BETTER run or go home and graze.

I owe a ton of thanks to EVERYONE on this site for making this happen. You all contributed, be it little or a lot, but some names like Crewcheif, Tom at JBP, Brad, Omar, 2Sav, Skip, Chromey, Joe (Cowboy), Forked up,  and Nordi come to mind, and I know I'm missing a lot of you. Don't take it personally.

As this thread closes, with maybe a few more posts from me and some others, I'm proud of the result, and I hope it serves to help out anyone else working on or building one of these things! What a great hobby!

Ray

PS Still haven't had any name airbrushed on, but common comments seem to suggest simply "Mooooo", even as clever as all the suggestions were.

Right on Ray, Cowabunga LOL, just to stir some shit here, its virtually impossible to overcarb with a vacuum secodary carb., so you should be golden, use the yellow secondary spring and she should rock like a Holstein 

GT

[IRRebel]

Pretty much what I was thinking, Glen. And you're one of the one's I did not mention, sorry.  Gotta thank 2SAv for the 'Choke, what's a Choke?' tip too. Saved my ass right there!

Gotta tell you though, first couple times I rolled out of the marina with the thing, and bear in mind I've never driven these things before, as Crewcheif and Mrs. Crewcheif can attest first hand, I rolled into the throttle pretty easy only to have the bow stick up in my face for awhile until she decided to come up on plane. Kinda scarey not seeing in front of you. Learned to whack the throttle about 3/4 and the thing would launch out of the water and be right on plane, albeit around 30 or so MPH,(more than that according to my son who was incharge of the GPS) in less than a second it seemed.

Biggest problem I had was the carb hesitating allowing me to do that, but the power was there, none the less.

Ray

[GT Jets]

Totally reminds me of the first time I drove an aluminum tunnel hulled riverboat, that thing stood up like morning wood and scared the living crap out of me, finally learned to mash it to the wood and hold the hell on...

GT