That sounds pretty heavy, are you sure that was bare? It sounds more like a rigged hull dry

When they weighed the 27 sedans, everything was included except fuel..That how it is listed in the original sales brochure.

Brain 41 flipped a 27 cig over with chain falls and straps then set it on a custom build cradle. It's posted in here some where.

Robert this is how I have worked on hull bottoms. I place the hull on timbers than I can lean the hull from side to side to work on it. This is a lot easier than making a rotisserie set up.

Getting ready to start on the bottom:

Holy crap! Talk about back in the day. Who's the guy sitting next to you?

Jeff

Jeff I'm not in this pic I took it. The guy on the right is John P the one who had HOT KNOTTS & the Clem Mariah, on the left is Darrel C.

Wanna bring them to my place and recreate the scene? I could use some extra hands lol

I ordered 2 Scat Stroker cranks today, and will begin tearing down the core motors this week. Plans are :
408 Cu In
Engine Quest Iron heads W/ 270 CFM at .500 lift
262-264 duration cam with .512 lift
9.0 to 1 compression
Center rise Chrysler manifolds with Stainless risers

Should be good for 425-450 HP each

Hope that is enough to get the ole resin bucket on plane lol

Got the core motors stripped down, I have 3 blocks to choose from, going to take the 2 best for the Magnum and the 3rd is going into a Jeep project I have cooking on the back burner. I also mounted the taller valve cover and a manifold to make sure they clear, everything is looking good.