Finally!!! I have a FE ride back in my life!~

[Ford428CJ]

Hey Blair!
 Thanks for the kind words and the advice. I'll dig up the cam specs on the Erson I got.





I might have to get a hold of you once I get it up and running like it should! Thanks again Blair!


RJP,
 I wont sell this one! it is staying in the Fam!.... We are normally around the Pit River, Squaw Creak  or just east of the I-5 bridge there. We ride sky ski's a lot LOL.  Squaw is my Favorite place!

Wade,
  I am! Its been killing me for a long time now... Not Having one to ride in since 07... About time! LOL

machoneman,
  Thats not just any air cleaner... Thats a M/T baby!!!

Kevin,
 Thanks man! Your right about the price of doing any upgades on a boat! Watched people blow money on boat stuff for years... Guess I'm next! LOL
 

[Ford428CJ]

Jay,
  You dont need to know anything about boats  .... The most important thing is like you said, "It has an FE in it!"

Just got some stuff in for this boat....



The cool part is where they are made. Go U.S.A



Going to need this for my moded 750DP. It has adjust a jets on it... So it makes it super long. Who cares when you can re jet in seconds...

[Ford428CJ]

Did a little polishing on the #5 runner... Just to see what it looked like 

[BH107]

Thats too bad, if it had been last year I had a nice set of M/T exhaust logs and bellhousing I could have sent you to match your air cleaner.

I'm going to be doing some work on a boat this summer as well. A friend of mine just bought a 69 Hondo with a Hilborn injected 430 MEL in it, with a 3 speed transmission. It runs, but needs a restoration. Should be a fun boat when it's finished...probably faster than I want to go on the water.

[RJP]

Thats too bad, if it had been last year I had a nice set of M/T exhaust logs and bellhousing I could have sent you to match your air cleaner.

I'm going to be doing some work on a boat this summer as well. A friend of mine just bought a 69 Hondo with a Hilborn injected 430 MEL in it, with a 3 speed transmission. It runs, but needs a restoration. Should be a fun boat when it's finished...probably faster than I want to go on the water.

Any pics of that Hondo? Be sure to include pics of that injected 430. Thats something you don't see very often esp. since the hotboat world is dominated by brand X engines.

[BH107]

Thats too bad, if it had been last year I had a nice set of M/T exhaust logs and bellhousing I could have sent you to match your air cleaner.

I'm going to be doing some work on a boat this summer as well. A friend of mine just bought a 69 Hondo with a Hilborn injected 430 MEL in it, with a 3 speed transmission. It runs, but needs a restoration. Should be a fun boat when it's finished...probably faster than I want to go on the water.

Any pics of that Hondo? Be sure to include pics of that injected 430. Thats something you don't see very often esp. since the hotboat world is dominated by brand X engines.

Will do, I'll get some next week. It runs, but isn't pretty yet.

[Heo]

Nice! I realy like boats like that. But where i live you
cant use it so often.  Open sea with to ruff water most
of the time. Or the river with houses down by the beach
(they assemble a lynch mob when you have passed a couple of
times with open headers )
A friend had one about 15 years ago, I dont remember
what hull it was but had a Kinsler injected Scott Shaffirof
540.With water jet with rooster booster. That thing could
spray a lot of water!!
I made a lot of brackets and mounts for that boat
and bronse rings for the jet drive
If i lived by a lake i would buy one myself

[RJP]

Wes, IMO you should go for the "sleeper" look. Wet, thru transom exhaust, single 4bbl on a Victor or Perf. RPM manifold and a engine mounted ski tow but the engine....how about a 445" FE, some compression and a decent solid roller. Something that'll spin in the 6500 range. Of course you'll need a steel prop, a 2 blade if you can live with the low rpm vibration. If in fact the boat has a 12* shaft angle you can work around and minimize tail-lift with a well selected prop. Methinks it has a 9* shaft angle as Rudy was pretty savvy on boat setups. What V-drive gearbox is in the boat? Seems most Raysons, Laveys and Sangers, etc of that era used toploader Casales.

[Ford428CJ]

RJP
  Point taken. 445 would be super cool and I could buy myself a kit to do so. I could use my Hyd Roller and run Solid Roller lifters on it. I think for right now. I just need to get it up and running and have some fun with it. Maybe the cam, lifters, rockers can go in it. Along with the Tunnel Ram. Use what I got first and go from there.

  I do have to say.... Tunnel rams are hard to beat out on the water. They seam to work the best... Besides that, it gives it an old school look! LOL

She is home now!

[bn69stang]

Nice boat Wes , have fun and be safe .. dont see many fe s in boats .. Bud

[Ford428CJ]

Thanks Bud! 

[Ford428CJ]

Did do some more buffing... Poor boat needs some TLC...



Having my Dad help me out ! LOL

[bn69stang]

Now you have to let him drive it Wes  , lol .... have fun  life is short .. Bud