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green lightning 12-17-2015 04:43 PM

No a friend of mine had it made .There is no alignment tool needed because when you bolt the block - trans assemble in , the front can only go in one place

ICDEDPPL 12-17-2015 06:13 PM


Originally Posted by billpor930 (Post 4386126)
I am so happy I don't need to worry about these expensive drive conversions. My boat is perfectly reliable with xr's..

Joke of the day!

Wildman_grafix 12-17-2015 06:34 PM


Originally Posted by green lightning (Post 4386168)
No a friend of mine had it made .There is no alignment tool needed because when you bolt the block - trans assemble in , the front can only go in one place

Oh yea duh, forgot about the Transimsion. To many IPA's. I am done posting tonight.

Tibbstoy2 12-17-2015 07:49 PM

We did the same thing. I think I still have the CAD of the hole pattern and shape of the extension box if anyone wants to make one. Once the holes were started with a smaller drill bit, we used a drill bushing welded onto a plate and used a locating pin to ensure each hole goes thru the transom exactly square. With the size of the studs Rik uses (5/8" diameter and 10 holes), its pretty important to be on the money inside the transom vs being the guy that needs to rat out the holes inside the boat.

TUFFboat 12-18-2015 06:52 AM

What is the height required or the X dim. for the unit?

jmoore1225 12-18-2015 06:53 AM


Originally Posted by green lightning (Post 4386150)
What boat was that ?

This one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff9Iv5MUO50

green lightning 12-18-2015 07:29 AM


Originally Posted by jmoore1225 (Post 4386332)

When you said they did not perform well , someone took the arneson's off put on a different type of drive and they worked better ?

green lightning 12-18-2015 07:39 AM


Originally Posted by TUFFboat (Post 4386330)
What is the height required or the X dim. for the unit?

The X dim. is set when you mount the lower point of the boxes 1/2 in above the bottom of the running surface of the hull in line of the of the boxes

jmoore1225 12-18-2015 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by green lightning (Post 4386342)
When you said they did not perform well , someone took the arneson's off put on a different type of drive and they worked better ?

No, they did a comparison w/ it somewhere against a 42 w/ merc 700/6's. The Merc boat was faster.

ttuton 12-18-2015 03:21 PM

Probably due to the na ilmor not making the torque of a supercharged v8!


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