89 scarab 21 excel rebuild
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im going to rebuild the old buick. its actually a 2 dr hard top. but, that is going to be waiting while i finish my boat. I really wanted to be on the water the past week. its sad looking at it sitting there with nothing in it...lol
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So my engine is finally finished but I haven't been able to pick it up yet. All said and done, its a BIG investment...lol that being said however it should hold up very well. I didn't skimp any corners on this either, the clevite H series bearings arn't cheap, same for the weisco pistons. I will say I was able to hit the water, just not in my boat. Its kind of sad when I'm at the ramp and all these baja's are being launched and I roll up in a 17' bayliner... yes its a boat and yes it gets me on the water... but its like going from a Harley to a moped.... my oldest boy asks... "dad can we go any faster?" and all I could do was laugh, we were topped out at under 35... oh well soon enough.
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So... progress is now at a hault. I got injured and crushed my left arm. I now have two steel plates in my left forearm. I so want to work on my boat, but right now I'm just glad to be alive. I will have this boat on the water by next season. Nothing will stop me from finishing my boat. I'll post dyno charts once I get the motor down to the tuners.








