The 20th but if there is salt on the roads, it`s staying.
I wanted to go down and work on the trailer since the boat is off .. I have all new springs and shackles.
Performance was high on replacing those parts. so much easier to do while the boat is off the trailer.

The trailer paiting will have to hold off for a while , I`m broke.

Clear coat pictures yet?

Outside pics on trailer is clear coated.
The tunell and strakes are next with some single stage paint.
MO got a ton of snow so last week was a snow week.

Other parts are coming in thou.

Eddie got the cams in.
Interior is coming along ..

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Standard cam vs. 55mm

Looking sick man!! Serious progress!

Wow Dan!!!! That looks incredible!!! Congrats man!

:eek: WTF!!!
I ignore a thread for a couple of weeks and the F'n wheels fall off.
Well Done, Dan! Well done...

Thank you Mike.

Shadowing and stripes are done....More clear today.

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spring is just around the corner !
Clear that thang !!! LOL !

That shadowing really makes a big difference giving it that 3D look. Nice choice on the design and colors.

Looks awesome congrats Really makes the boat look more modern!

Wow Dan, do you go ham on everything? Great work - kudos to sticking it out on another project.

Waketurf did a great job on the Marine mat.

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Seats are done:

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Headed down tomorrow to help put all the hardware back on her and hopefully bring her home Saturday

Wow! Looks fooking amazing!

Quite a difference :drink:


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Your not kidding looks great.The old interior looks like it was in good shape.

Went down wed. to help with reassembly.
Paint and sparkle is amazing.

She`s home now.




SUPER HAPPY!!

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Well... that's a...
WOW factor !!!

Looks amazing, enjoy it!

Very nice!!! How are the engines coming along? Any ETA on first water test?

Nice!

Looks great.

Is there pearl in the clear? Looks awesome! Can't say enough good about it.

Motors are coming along.. waiting on custom oil pans.... water test? I have no idea, one thing at a time.

Zfrilly, it`s called "ice" very sparkly

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Dan,

Good GOD, man. I'm starting to think it's the project you're after, rather than the boating. :angry-smiley-038:

Looks awesome, BTW. Gonna be a RIDE when you're done.

Thanks. Brad.

Any updates on this beast?

Any updates on this monster?

Dans wife has been looking at sailboats .

LOL.
This section is dead, feel like I`m posting for myself ha.

The website as a whole has been pretty dead. At least you get some reply's on your posts. The Black Thunder group chat almost never has any response to posts.
Looking forward to seeing your engines in and everything completed.

I think a lot of us are following along... just not posting to clutter up an awesome thread!

Just been watching you're great progress and did not want to mess up things up or rain on your project. Looks like you have the same issues as me, waiting. Promised one month and it takes 4 time that long on everything. Been working on much the same type of project as your's except a Magic 34 Scepter. Waiting to see and hear about your engines as well. Got mine finally done and at the Dyno shop now. One running and one to go next week. We are working up to the 7200 redline. So far a number of issues, blew the oil filter off after 5 seconds, electric sensor failures, bad tune to begin with all the normal stuff on start-up.
Happy with the numbers so far: 1319hp@6500, 1146tq@4600. We will hit the goal at 1400hp@7200, 1180tq@4800. It has over 1000tq@3200rpm so getting on plan will be no issue. These won't be in the boat until November though. Hope to see your running soon. :boat:

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Tried to upload a video but it failed.

LB4.......how in the world do you blow an oil filter off...........:readinghelp:

Only the second time I know of it happening in 40 years. But of course it happened to my engine. I got these engines one in just parts and the other together. Well as you know there is water around boat parts. All was cleaned at reassembly but the pressure relieve piston in the pump was not taken out. Who would think it would be rusted in? Just around the tip but enough to not let it open. At 5 second after start and 140psi, Oil everywhere, floor ceiling walls about a gallon or so out of the 17 quart pan. Not happy but glad it happened at the Dyno shop not in the boat bilge which would have been a whole lot worse. Off the dyno and pulled the pan to do a 15 minute fix that took 5 hours. First one was on a 426 Hemi but a lot easier to fix with a external oil pump.

OMG what a mess, so 7200 revs / 2800 HP going in a 34 ft boat......:fear:....no hijack Dan boat looks killer

Think Dan is doing 2200 HP or so is his 36 so not to far off. don't Know the rpm but should be at least 6000 rpm.
I'm old school and just can not go outboard so have to go Big power to run with them egg beaters. :evilb:

Hey bring it on. Your threads are one of the few on here that are interesting.

Looking forward to Spring and your new batch of problems. 🤪😂

Where does everyone do their build threads now if not here?

BTW, I am enjoying watching the progress in this one!