need help building up a classic? 26 martini
11-19-2007, 07:18 PM
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need help building up a classic? 26 martini
Hi all,
heres the scenario,
putting together a motor for my partners Classic26 ' Martini / Corsa
he's had the boat for 27 years. He's old school, and wants to be able to run her in the 70's, no not the 1970's.
She has a new transom, as we pulled the TRS, put an entire new transon in her, cut it for a bravo, which we have.
The hull's original hook was taken out years ago, has K-planes, and cmi or stainless exhaust. just laid the block in to cut holes so we can finish the paint work.
Now the dilemma????
454 4 bolt, .060 L2399 pistons, bottom end all assembled.
Have 1 se tof 049 heads, 1 set of 781 w/ stock valves, and 1 set of 781 w/ 2.19's, they are at the machine shop getting cleaned and spec'd so if i pick a cam, i know where they will bind.
Need reco's as to if we should spring for Merlin ovals, what cam seems to work for everyone, as well as intake manifold.
Can post pics of progress if it helps.
Thanks in advance to all.
Capt. Rich / mailto:[email protected]
(yeah so I fish, now want to go fast too....)
heres the scenario,
putting together a motor for my partners Classic26 ' Martini / Corsa
he's had the boat for 27 years. He's old school, and wants to be able to run her in the 70's, no not the 1970's.
She has a new transom, as we pulled the TRS, put an entire new transon in her, cut it for a bravo, which we have.
The hull's original hook was taken out years ago, has K-planes, and cmi or stainless exhaust. just laid the block in to cut holes so we can finish the paint work.
Now the dilemma????
454 4 bolt, .060 L2399 pistons, bottom end all assembled.
Have 1 se tof 049 heads, 1 set of 781 w/ stock valves, and 1 set of 781 w/ 2.19's, they are at the machine shop getting cleaned and spec'd so if i pick a cam, i know where they will bind.
Need reco's as to if we should spring for Merlin ovals, what cam seems to work for everyone, as well as intake manifold.
Can post pics of progress if it helps.
Thanks in advance to all.
Capt. Rich / mailto:[email protected]
(yeah so I fish, now want to go fast too....)
11-19-2007, 07:45 PM
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Will check with my partner tommorow. He was the Martini Dealer in 1980 or so. We have 1 i/o boat "His", and we also have another which had a pair of 235 O/B's on a bracket, i will be bring that boat in to the shop shortly to recore the heavy A$$ floor, and was will be removing the rear seat and hatch, redo the interior with honeycomb coring, and was considering making her a fast fish boat. i know that sounds like sacrilege here, but .... We also have friend with a 26 with twin Bridgeports, and i am in the process of restoring, and painting a 30 Corsa Center console that was originally a big block jack shaft boat that was changed overr to a bracket and o/b's in 1990, with 200 1990 merc she runs 55+. Will be installing a pair of 175 Suzuki 4 strokes for the guy so he can run off shore 50+ miles efficiently.
Do i have to upgrade my membership to post pics?
Thanks for the response
Rich
Do i have to upgrade my membership to post pics?
Thanks for the response
Rich
09-26-2011, 07:56 PM
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good luck on the corsa resto, post some pics
I have two original 1983 silver colored bolster seats and v berth cushions that I would part with towards spring. iam currently restoring a 1983 corsa 31 ft. and will redo the interior this winter.
