'79 Formula 255 Liberator Update
#31
Registered
Thread Starter
Small Update
Finally got the old transom assemblies and Y pipes out of the boat today.
I was very pleased to see that there was no transom rot and every thing is dry.
I do have a technical question...will my existing steering cable work with an Alpha/Bravo steering ram?
I was very pleased to see that there was no transom rot and every thing is dry.
I do have a technical question...will my existing steering cable work with an Alpha/Bravo steering ram?
Last edited by sprink58; 04-02-2012 at 10:30 AM.
#34
Registered
Thread Starter
Update...Bravo Transom Assemblies Installed
Got up this AM and decided today was the day.
[IMG][/IMG]
Prepared and cleaned up the transom cut outs where the old No. 1's had been
[IMG][/IMG]
Set the template...courtesy of Marc Berman at BAM
[IMG][/IMG]
I used this drill guide that I picked up at Harbour Freight for $20. Call me an engineering nerd...I wanted the angle for the 2: new top holes to be correct.
[IMG][/IMG]
Got port side mounted.
[IMG][/IMG]
Now starboard.
[IMG][/IMG]
[IMG][/IMG]
I wonder how many Formula 255 Liberators have Bravo Set Ups? Looks very serious compared to No 1/Alpha...very serious.
This little project is moving right along folks....stay tuned for steering ram, Bravo couplers and bell housings....next thing you know it will time to feed the bilge a pair of Vortecs
[IMG][/IMG]
Prepared and cleaned up the transom cut outs where the old No. 1's had been
[IMG][/IMG]
Set the template...courtesy of Marc Berman at BAM
[IMG][/IMG]
I used this drill guide that I picked up at Harbour Freight for $20. Call me an engineering nerd...I wanted the angle for the 2: new top holes to be correct.
[IMG][/IMG]
Got port side mounted.
[IMG][/IMG]
Now starboard.
[IMG][/IMG]
[IMG][/IMG]
I wonder how many Formula 255 Liberators have Bravo Set Ups? Looks very serious compared to No 1/Alpha...very serious.
This little project is moving right along folks....stay tuned for steering ram, Bravo couplers and bell housings....next thing you know it will time to feed the bilge a pair of Vortecs
Last edited by sprink58; 04-08-2012 at 01:02 PM.
#36
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Olive Michigan
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Looks great John -- now the outdrives aren't dwarfed by that huge transom. It's looking like a factory setup. I saw some yellow around the holes -- was that the original gelcoat color?
#37
Registered
Thread Starter
I set these Bravo TA's next to the originals for comparison...the difference is dramatic to say the least...in as much as the comparison of the Alpha and Bravo drives.
I have to say...this isn't the hardest thing I have ever done but an extra set of hands would have been a big help. If you don't have significant upper body strength...don't attempt this without help or a transmission jack to raise the TA into place. It's an arm load to say the least.
As I said previously...putting things in as opposed to removing them is a lot more fun.
#38
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Buffalo,NY
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
glad to see what your doing to your 255, kinda jealous sprinks. i hope to get mine back in the water this year. i had the portside drive fail on me last 4th O july. keep up the good work. can't wait to hear on here how it does WOT on the water! should youtube a video of that.
#39
Registered
Thread Starter
Regarding a video
glad to see what your doing to your 255, kinda jealous sprinks. i hope to get mine back in the water this year. i had the portside drive fail on me last 4th O july. keep up the good work. can't wait to hear on here how it does WOT on the water! should youtube a video of that.
I have a few friends I work with that manage our Video/CCTV division that have mentioned doing something...stay tuned...got a bit to go yet.
Last edited by sprink58; 04-12-2012 at 08:33 PM.