Winter project - Motors/Bilge
01-21-2012, 07:03 PM
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For your LED lights, I have a few suggestions.
C-Spray has a trick set up with both clear and colored LED strips to both accent and actually light up the bilge.
BOJO - "Bazooka" Joe on OSO is one of the owners of OPTX Marine LEDs and they are top notch pieces.
http://www.optxmarine.com/optxmarine/index.html
Lastly, if you want red, LED truck lights work awesome and cheap.
C-Spray has a trick set up with both clear and colored LED strips to both accent and actually light up the bilge.
BOJO - "Bazooka" Joe on OSO is one of the owners of OPTX Marine LEDs and they are top notch pieces.
http://www.optxmarine.com/optxmarine/index.html
Lastly, if you want red, LED truck lights work awesome and cheap.
01-21-2012, 07:08 PM
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Progress update...finally finished de-rigging...I think 
and started sanding today and taping/wrapping everything. Enjoy the pix!
One question, does anybody know how the trim/drive brackets come off? Do you REALLY have to remove the back seat to get them off? It seems they are bolted through and would be behind the backseat...but come on, really?
and started sanding today and taping/wrapping everything. Enjoy the pix!One question, does anybody know how the trim/drive brackets come off? Do you REALLY have to remove the back seat to get them off? It seems they are bolted through and would be behind the backseat...but come on, really?
01-23-2012, 05:05 PM
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They are getting a freshen up new set of Dart aluminum heads little port and polish, new exhaust, going through the blowers and the injection. Power will be between 750-800hp. They are 540's with 6-71 blowers so they will only run 3-4 psi of boost so a milder set up. I am limited by the XR drives. I am excited to get it done. By the way great job on your boat I have been following your progress along the way.
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01-23-2012, 07:55 PM
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[QUOTE=Cigaretteman;3599956]I have the exact same boat and engines and I love them, great running engines! Blowers are actually 8-71s
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Are you running XR drives? If so are they stock? What speeds are you seeing?
sorry for the hi jack
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Are you running XR drives? If so are they stock? What speeds are you seeing?
sorry for the hi jack
01-25-2012, 11:01 AM
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I ran Imco Extreme SC's but the suckers broke as expected! I will upgrade to SCX oo maybe -4's buy would like to see someone else do it first. best I have seen is 92 mph. with standard 4 blade Bravo 1 32 props. The boat has seen 96 with special props according to a few people here on OSO that knew the previous owner. I have one of the props bur the other one was replaced with a standard 34 Bravo 1 prop so I never tried those. Love the boat and engines but need to find better drives! Love your boat too nice grafix and colours!
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02-10-2012, 05:54 PM
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Okay, little update for those that are interested, lol.
Couldn't get the trim brackets off. Could reach up behind the seat but Subwoofer box was in the way from getting at the last two brackets and didn't feel like taking that all apart. So I decided to spray bomb them white along with the engine mounts on the stringers. The offshore plates that mount to the engines are being powder coated purple.
Here's an update pic. Hope to get it the first coat of primer tomorrow...Shogren's thread is putting me to shame
Couldn't get the trim brackets off. Could reach up behind the seat but Subwoofer box was in the way from getting at the last two brackets and didn't feel like taking that all apart. So I decided to spray bomb them white along with the engine mounts on the stringers. The offshore plates that mount to the engines are being powder coated purple.
Here's an update pic. Hope to get it the first coat of primer tomorrow...Shogren's thread is putting me to shame
02-10-2012, 06:50 PM
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Wow J, that looks great already!
And yea, good idea not taking the speaker boxes apart. They were custom built INSIDE the seat with the proper CI for those particular 12" speaker.
And yea, good idea not taking the speaker boxes apart. They were custom built INSIDE the seat with the proper CI for those particular 12" speaker.
02-10-2012, 07:48 PM
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Can i get some pics of this? I am building a box under my bench for 12's & would like to see how yours was done.
