Winter Project
 

Well it's the time of year to get going on some winter projects. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years since we upgraded the 500's to 600's. So, it's time for rings, bearings, valve springs, valve job, rebuild lifters, paint bilge and a ton of other stuff.

Worked for a while tonight but it was hot as heck in my shed.

What are you guys doing for winter projects?

Start with both motors in the boat, running OK BTW.

pulling mine out as we speak as well to do the bottom ends and maybe small blowers on top. good luck with your project.

Rick let us know how it goes. Interesting concept to put the little blowers on. Shouldn't take too much to make Audacity run in the upper 90's to 100.

I'm doing all new power for my 32 again. The engines came out last week and Im working on the new 850 blower motors now. I sure hope I can have them completed by spring.

First one out.

Pulled my motors today. Did leak downs on them and..............going to do complete rebuilds. Well, now I have something to keep me busy this winter.

Man, looks like alot of a/ts are going to be fresh this spring.
Flenner did you do the Chattanooga run with Eric?
I wanted to go but I had already had some of the coolant hoses off the engines.
He told me it was a blast. I seen your boat there when I picked
up my 32 from getting the steering system on. NICE!!
Im talking to Scott at Suncoast power boats about Rolling Thunder. Its a long shot because I already have two boats
But I like it. Good luck with your builds.

T What are the specs on your engines now? Can't remember. Should be a screamer.

Lot's of projects in the AT world. Good to see.

T, Chattonooga was a blast. That is the hardest that we all have run all year. It was the last run for the year so we gave it all we had. I think this run is going to grow fast. The people were great, Homemade BBQ, And the leaves were in full color. Good luck on your winter project.

BTW you guys are very motivating. Looks like I'm going to get moving today instead of growing my azz on the couch watching football.

cool.. good talking to ya bud.. say hi to Leslie.. besides the Saints will kick butt.. :grinser010:

At this point its a little in the air. I was going to do 509.
But the leak numbers are at 2% to9% With these numbers im sure im going to keep the cylinders sealed up for another season. I will pull the cranks and do bearings for sure and
have the cranks dbbl keyed for the blower hubs. I think im going to go back with solid cams and dry exhaust.
Mooneyham 12/71 blowers with mag/teflon stripped rotors, boost retard boxes, 4 hp 950 blower carbs, offset ign system.
This summer it would run 91 any time you push the throttles down. My wife said 93 but I wasnt looking at the gps that much. They were 625 hp. The new engines will be 850 hp.
I hope to see 110 or 112. Im sure it will run out of boat before if will run out of power. I dont run them wide open all the time its just nice to know it will. No competion runs for me, just fun at the lake.

i hope to see mid 90s , i think im going to need nose cones as well, as you did to get over 90. good luck with your rebuild.

rick

Well, OK so you guys ARE very motivating but I was demotivated to work on the boat.






I went fishing instead, 20 redfish, 60 speckled trout. Maybe I need some extra motivation guys. :evilb:

Both motors to whippled 509's, New billet marine drives and overhaul the bilge a bit. Motors coming out tomorrow.

Update
 

Update, the motors are out and ready for the upgrade, should be a fun winter.

las
Who's doing the work? Can't wait to see you run next year. Should be awsome. Have a great winter .
Steve

Greg Reno at Kustom Marine and having Gellner Engineering do the heads and custom cams for the whippled 509's. I cant wait to see how it runs.

That should be a sweet ride love that boat.

I believe I have seen this before on that particular boat..:eek:

me too

It already had the boost gauges and did not know what to do with the holes so we figured we should make them work again. Have some pretty custom pieces going into it, should be an interesting winter.

Ok so I got busy with my project today.

Motors ready to pull.

Stbd hanging on the lift.

Anyone else??

Im at the same stage as you, chains hooked up ready to lift out this weekend, then the fun starts.

All out and in the machine shop.

Im moving slowly. One is almost done, and this one is mocked up so I can measure for pulleys and belt sizes. I sure wished I had next weeks lotto numbers!

Great job on the motors, looks very good.

that should run nice with Dean doing his magic.

Just talked to dean the other day and his words were they will be a killer set of heads, he is almost done with them. Can't wait to see the dyno numbers.

Finally getting moving on winter stuff.

Bilge needs some work!

#4 Main Bearing cap.

Crank.

Back of motor shows effects of the Key West run hose leak in '07.

Parts for powdercoating piling up.

I've got a lotta work to do. :lolhit:

How are all you guys doing??

Bearings don't look too bad from the pic, how many hours? are they aluminum back "P" bearings? I don't know what Merc uses. I use ACL coated by Calico in everything. Im might be rolling bearings into 2 HP500 carbed engines soon to get another year out of them and curious to see what they look like at 400ish hours.

I don't remember what bearings we put in last rebuild. I'll take a look.

Probably have 250-300 hard hours on the bearings so I'm changing them some other parts while the motors are out.