I opened Pandora's box
 

Well after wiping out a trans at the Rendezvous last year I figured why not check the drives since the engines were out. Well that led to new drives since TRS are no longer made, since I had the box open a little why not open it some more. I figured a couple of new oil pumps and I was good to go. Then I find someone I know was selling some PRO1 CNC heads so down a new rabbit hole. At this point I built two new engines, replaced my drives, transmissions, and now since I'm in this deep I figured with the new heads, standard deck blocks, (Original were tall deck) and new position for pipes I might as well put a transom in rather than patch it. Now I know why I got out of this hobby years ago, I can't seem to leave well enough alone. :eek:

Where’s the pics!!!??

I have been so busy with other stuff I haven’t had time to get them together. Hopefully I will get some together and post. Your new boat is sick, can’t wait to see how it runs.

Thanks brother.

Good luck on your updates. Should be cool when you're done. You going to be done in time for June run?

Cigarette addiction is real and hard to quit!

No, hopefully be done by August. I built a new building to keep it in and just finished that this week. Electric and heat to go and back on the boat.
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[QUOTE=thisistank;4892188]Thanks brother.

Yep it’s real,

Fantastic shop!!! Wish I had one of those.

Looking forward to seeing the progress brother!

Tank

Thanks Tank, it was long overdue. Hopefully now I can get back on the boat. I will try to get some pictures in a couple of weeks.

^^^ Puppy dog says, cool new doghouse for me and Dad! Momma says, What the fudge did this thing cost???!!, You are going to live in here with that money pit!

....Great distraction - that's the perfect way to keep the wife from noticing the cost of updating the boat

Sometimes you can do stuff in stages other times its a snowball affect... you had a blizzard ! lol

Building looks great !

More like Avalanche. Thanks
My wife writes the checks, she is a sweetheart. I just need to make sure I replenish it when I can. After going to the Miami show I figured it is still way more cost effective to rebuild then buy new. Plus where else can you have this much fun.

So I didn’t see what you actually put in. What HP as you looking t making. Supercharged or NA? And what drives did you end up going with?

Dart big m, Molnar rods, Manley 4340 cranks, Dart Pro 1 CNC heads custom ground roller cams, stainless rockers, N/A 540 ci, should be mid 700s per the builder, he builds this combo often. I went with the Konrad HP 540s. They are rated for 800 so I should be just under the limit. Also went with all new trans oil pumps, more clutches and plates. New coolers and of course new props. I’m not concerned about speed I just want a good cruise speed and dependable.

Damn!! You dropping some coin!! Thats gonna be super nice. I was totally on the fence about putting new power in the cafe and was SUPER close to doing it before decided to go another direction. Can’t wait to see how it runs. Super cool bro. 500EFI’s got buddies cafe a hair over 70 with bravos. 750ish HP is gonna get that thing scootin along!!

My boat would run 68 on gps with 520 hp and TRS. I’m sure the notch helps. With the added hp and raising the x about 1.750 it should move pretty good. I thought about a six boat like yours, but there are not many nice ones out there as you know. You took the best one..

Since I like the lines and cabin in the cafe I figured I would just hang onto it and build a resto mod. Plus mine is one of only 3 built with the notch out of 110

Looking forward to seeing pics. Sounds like you are building a keeper there!. I just wanted to add that the notched transom makes a big difference top speed,...on the Bullet model anyways. Id say 3-5 MPH and honestly closer to the 5 MPH on the Bullet. I know every hull is different when it comes to how they react to mods, but the notch was definitely a "step" in the right direction! We need pics sooooon !!

Nice!
 

Nice shop man! I can’t say much I did the same thing when I opened up Pandora’s box on my ol Cig
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Nice, it never ends. It is definitely nice when you have the space to work on it.

Yep!
 

its been rough when I first started this project I was working on it in a old dark horse barn i said “ F this “ I ain’t dealing with it anymore lol!

[QUOTE=kreed;4892376]Looking forward to seeing pics. Sounds like you are building a keeper there!. I just wanted to add that the notched transom makes a big difference top speed,...on the Bullet model anyways. Id say 3-5 MPH and honestly closer to the 5 MPH on the Bullet. I know every hull is different when it comes to how they react to mods, but the notch was definitely a "step" in the right direction! We need pics sooooon !![/QUOT
Sorry folks no pictures yet, my wife got sick and it has been a rough month. I hope to get back on it and get some pictures very soon.

[QUOTE=1Zoom;4893851]Hope your awesome wife is feeling better bro.

[QUOTE=thisistank;4893855]Thanks Tank, I appreciate it. Any new changes with RWD?

[QUOTE=1Zoom;4893861]still haven’t run it, let alone even see it in person lol

going out Easter Sunday to havasu and plan on running it for the first time that week. Then back out for Supercat fest west a couple weeks after that. Haven’t started doing anything to it yet. New seadeck is scheduled, trailer stuff will get done after we run it in April. I’d like to get it back to ca end of June to run out here through fall.

can’t wait to see pics of all
The work youve been doing on the cafe!

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Here is a couple of pictures of the drives I just finished polishing. Hopefully I will get the engines home next week and get some photos of them. I also started on remaking the hatch for more clearance.

dayum!! What was the process to get them
to shine up like that? I was thinking of polishing the lowers on the 6’s but couple runs and they dull up quick again. Polish and clear coat would be the ticket I’m guessing.

These were painted silver, so I started with 120,180,220,280,320,400,600,800,1000,1200,1500,250 0 on a DA in the locked position. Then buffed them with Brown, Green and White bar compound with spiral cut pad, then soft cut, then flannel. It is a lot of work but goes pretty quick if you have the right tools. To keep them looking good use Sharkhide protectant, put on a couple of coats which is really easy. It should last about a month or so getting dragged through the water.
I hoped to be done with this project by mid-August but I keep getting pulled away. I'm now hoping to get it done before we get snow so I can get it in the water and do some tuning.