Side Winder 1971 - 2012
 

Well I`am 2 yrs in now and I think we are now getting there. My fresh 383`s in their new home at last !!

Kalaazar

Sorry Guys, first time to post a picture on my own, however I think this time I have them attached
Side Winder is a Magnum 27 Sport Hull no 159 from1971. The work goes on. I hope you all enjoy.
Kalaazar

Wow, looks awesome, like those "special" tabs!!!!

Wow!...Jeff said you were doing a nice job...he wasn't kidding.

Thanks for the update.

Aaron

Ah, the Tabs, the foam edge is to stop my Grandson banging his head on them as he walks past. Feel sorry now?

Touche!

Hay Aaron, I get that user name, very cool my friend!

[QUOTE=Ratman72;3808951]Touche!

Sorry not all true, but a nice story just the same, don`t you think ?

Thank you Aaron. The point is with Petrol/ Gas here in the UK at $9 US/ Gal. I won`t be able to afford to run it when its finished, so I thought I would build it just to look at and clean !!

Kalaazar

Looks Awesome!
 

Kalaazar,

Sport looks awesome. Engines look awesome. Need more photos! Keep at it, we will both get them done some day.

Jeff

Hey Jeff, at this rate the first thing is being able to live long enough. Aware that you too want to deliver an A+ project your kind words are appreciated.

Thought you may care to see the new hand laid Teak Foredeck insert just before it was bonded in.

Kalaazar

Now that's nice.. :ernaehrung004:

Teak Inlay
 

Now that is awesome! Can't wait to see it installed. Going to be a beautiful boat.

Jeff

That looks fantastic.. I want teak decks!

Thanks Guy`s for all the positive comments and H2O for turning my picture around, looks better now.
I don`t want to be seen as overloading the site but I am happy to post more pictures if any would like to see them.
I am particularly pleased with the new Rub Rail and end trims, I don`t think it will ever be accused of being understated.

Kalaazar

Overload us PLEASE !!!!! :evilb: I know it helps my motivation.

Thank you for asking, coming your way soon.

Kalaazar

NICE WORK!!!!!

Thank you for the pics, I'm in the midst of my rigging, your pics came at a perfect time.
What are the specs on your 383's?

Where did you mount your trim pumps?

Mario L.
Time Flies , a work in progress.........

Mario – The engines are 350 cu inch 4 bolt main bored out plus .030 and fitted with Eagle forged steel long stroke cranks and fitted with Eagle forged H-beam rods. The pistons are competition pistons with a 9.5:1 compression ratio. The inlet manifolds are Edelbrock Performer RPM fitted with Holley 750 CFM 4 barrel carburettors with mechanical secondary’s. The fuel system is both mechanical and electric with non return valves in each line fed to the carburettor via preset pressure regulators.
The valve train is competition cams hydraulic with roller rockers and flat tappet followers.
The cylinder heads are GM high performance steel plus custom porting. The exhaust manifolds are Stainless Marine with a centre riser fitted with custom made water jacketed exhaust pipes.
The oil pans are high capacity steel with high capacity oil pumps, external oil coolers plus oil thermostat bypasses. The ignition system is MSD with separate rev limiters set at 5,800. Distributors are magnetic pickup.
The trim tab pumps are mounted on the aft face of what is left of the engine bulkhead outboard of each motor under the side decks in front of each engine. The trim pumps are mounted on brackets which are welded to the steel mounting plates bolted to the outboard stringers to which are bolted steel plate brace mounts across the outboard and centreline longitudinal stringers forming a box mount. Each trim pump is mounted outboard but beneath the line of the outboard exhaust manifolds on each engine making for a cosy but serviceable fit (easy with the outboard exhaust manifolds removed).
The raw water cooling is fed via custom made stainless steel transom pickups pulled through Gil swirl type sea strainers, through the raw pump and up into Stainless Marine inlet crossovers which are also fitted with thermostat bypass. The Gil sea strainers have spring adjustable pressure relief valves fitted to discharge overboard and the whole system for each engine is plumbed to have changeover valves which allow for external connection of fresh water purge through the entire engine setup post use.
I will be posting additional pictures after the weekend. Is there anything in particular that you would like a close up of? Please advise. Good luck with your fit out. Kalaazar.

Kalaazar,
Thank you for the all the details. Our builds are very similar.

My engines are Dart blocks using the same rotating components , my CR is a bit higher, AFR Heads, Comp Cams, Edelbrock Air gap and Holley 750 with vac secondaries.
My tab pumps are on the same bulkhead , but I chose to locate my trim pumps under the rear seat, they fit behind the storage bins.

What is your centerline to centerline dimension?

I'll take some pics this weekend and update my thread. I can only hope that my build is as clean as yours!


Mario