my 29 gets new power
 

seeing Ive decided to keep her its due for a repower and a freshen up......I know its not 1100 a side but it officially got started last weekend, many thanks to OSO Sutphil for driving an hour one way to help out and offer guidance.......I needed it!:drink:

thats Phil on the ladder....
the new ones are waiting......all purple.......355s, dyno 360hp/410 ft/lbs, all done by 4800......engine builder said we can change camshafts spin to 55 or 6 and see way over 400 if I want.......we'll see how these work.......bilge is pretty bad.....new bilgecoat there for sure.....

Boat will run great and look great when she's done. 360 hp should be a reliable package and will scream in a 29

Doug, what the hell is with that redneck heating ductwork? Don't you know a good HVAC guy? :)
See that new garage is full. A little Chevelle project going on too? Love the economy ceiling look. :D

Motors look sweet! Serious oil pans there!

Just noticed your water inlet is on the opposite side of what I'm used to seeing. Is that typical of SB setup?

Very nice Doug, awesome looking package for sure when all done. Bet you're chompin at the bit now!!!!!!!!.......keep us posted and congrats, good luck.

Jay

Ohhhh he burns me on the furnace and the cieling:p .........been a time issue more than anything........its been alot......100ft of gas pipe, elect panel, all the wiring, lighting etc.......done it all myself......going to try some different things with the ductwork in low buck flex before I do everything in tin and decide I dont like it.......

picked up the 69 chevelle awhile ago........going to put 5 or so yr old late model stock car chassis underneath the body, run it on the street, with between 5 to 600 smallblock (see a trend!) hp........as an obsolete race car they arnt worth (3 -5gs roller no body) much but have huge brakes, fully adjustable susp, quick change etc.......want to do it all myself here in the shop including channeling it & paint......plan on 4 or 5 yrs.......heres a pic of my old 69 that was my daily driver in 85'........and a pic of the fully channeled, 12" tire on all 4 look I want to catch in this build......the first one wasnt low enough:cool:

havnt researched the crossovers much.......thats the way they came

been awhile but not that I havnt been busy on the boat.......never realized how grimey the bilge was till I got the motors out......scrubbed it down twice with acetone and used bilgecoat......every single clamp replaced (like 90 some) and I found out some of the cables are actually red!......they were so covered in grease and oil I thought they were all black!!

new engines dressed and ready to go......that was a chore and a half.......Im going to go with the crossovers and keep the alphas so i'll be relying on the drive mounted impeller to pump all the water.......according to some OSOers supposed to work ok........Im keeping all my engine water pump stuff (molded hoses etc) so if I want to change back it will be easy......so I ended up sourcing out all new hoses.......the main one coming from the outdrive to the crossover ended up being from a 87 full size chevy van!.......

boat and motors have been sent up to Double R Performance in Orillia Ont for installation and testing.

that bilge makes me jealous. Should have done that to mine while the motor was out. Nice job!

very nice Doug.......really turned out great.
where did you get the "bildgecoat"?
can't wait to see it all together......going to dbl r tomorrow to do some stuff on mine while the motors are out........yours turned out amazing...congrats again.

Jay

looks killer!

thanks for the kind words everyone.

Jay - Interlux Bilgecoat is available at any marine supply store.

looking great i`m going to d the same next year this year its paint and rub rail gauges let us now how she runs with motors
looking to put 383 stockers in my 29

Look'n good boss!

lookin good Doug. I am still waiting on lots of parts from Crocket Marine to finnish riggin my new motor but its gettin there.
wonder what speed you'll see with the new power.

Sean - so is this your 500efi motor or is it a completly different bullet?........
Im hoping for mid 70s.

Very nice! You should be good to go by the time the ice melts.
:D

well, same block, exhaust and electronics. New guts, blower etc.

Looks great, I really like the purple.
Good luck on your project, and thanks for the pix.

I see your sportin' a 69 chevelle..You can never have enough chevys..I have 3 1970 camaros. Ls6 Z28 L78.Here is a pick of the Ls6 ..It has a 1973 Crate CE Ls7 w 858 heads..12 sec car w 14 inch radials and highway gears..I just got done with it after a 5 years in the parking spot. :cool-smiley-011:

This baby is good as new! Are you going to turn your props inwards now? I guess you could get 83 mph out of it?!?!?!?! Fun in a 29 Fever. ;-) post some more info and pictures when you test it. Good luck.

wow....you get 82 out of yours with 377 scorpions?........thats haulin!!.......my props spin the same way but now I purchased a counter rotating drive and Im looking forward to trying it along with the new mills......was going t o spin the props out......I take it you spin yours in?......what props do you run?........Im thinking of trying some Rev 4s

nice:cool-smiley-011:......BBC, air and vinyl roof?.......pretty optioned out car......heres a buddy of 35 yrs 73'

I run inwards. Run 32p Bravo 4blades at 5400 rpm with 1,65:1 gears. Want to try out 33 Maximus props... I guess you need as much bow lift as possible.....

I need bowlift big time!.......hopefully the extra power will get the boat up on the pad better.

im jealous of the stellar job engines, redoin my engines... not to that extent. Where did you get that Bildgecoat... im needing to restore mine to original as well! hope the ice melts soon for ya,

Interlux Bilgecoat......West Marine should have it

i`ve been told to run my props out by several people is it better to run them in ? i got my bow lift by taking 400lbs of rotten wood out and redoing in composite marials can`t wait to hear how you run

every boat is different but what I have gathered over the years on here is the general concensus is you might get some slight additional speed from turning in but it is offfset by some scary handling traits that go along with it........Y225s boat has a step hull that ours doesnt and his X dim is going to be signifigantly higher.......maybe Monstaa has some input.......be a cool thing to try though!!!

hey Im feeling real badazz getting out of the stone age with my new counter rotating drive so I dont have both my props turning the same way!!!:rolleyes::D

yeah heard that i just put new drives on my pig this year too can`t wait to run them i had two drives spining same way

ok, their in, sound pretty healthy, not crazy, took it out for a little run around with some 23 mirages from 21s......buzzed them to 5 grand in sticky conditions, supposed to be all done by 4800.....need to try some 25s and use the torque,way more midrange..... saw 65 @5g on a borrowed GPS, speedo was reading just under 70 up from 62 before, Im likin' the speedo!!:angry-smiley-038:.....engines seem tight......the millisecond you turn off the key they stop.......we'll try some 25s.......Man!!!good to get back on the water!!!!

Congrats on a problem free first run Doug.
They look nice and you did an awesome job on the rigging.
See you soon;

Jay