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88Rocket 05-10-2016 08:24 PM

it's a factory 330 hp 454 that's now .30 over I got rid of the peanut port heads and went to the cast 049 heads edlbrock intake and a bigger cam with the cmi split tube dry exhaust figuring about 450hp now

BBCSUNSATION 05-11-2016 12:50 PM

Sounds real good! Ive got a 502 ProCharged in mine and there is no room to fix anything. Yours looks like youve got enough room to get around the engine bay to get to things.

I really like the build, Id love the boat with black on black theme, matte black with ultra high gloss ; )

-Matt

88Rocket 05-12-2016 07:33 AM

the interior was horrible when i got it I had kicked around the idea because of that repainting the whole thing but in the end i decided not to I'm doing the interior to match the black
here's the colors for the interior.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jp...YDEbUk=s250-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cm...ncglEY=s250-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rV...ombE94=s251-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MK...RNLPCI=s251-no

in this design
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/12...w=w800-h600-no

BBCSUNSATION 05-12-2016 08:16 AM

I think that will look great. My company make aftermarket accessories for the powersports industry and we produce knee pads and such for ATVs, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, etc using hydro-turf and i have been using it as accent pieces on the boat where you get in and out and on the front which you could always do to add a little contrast if you decide the black is too boring in the end.

88Rocket 05-12-2016 08:19 AM

the interior should look something like this color wise
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2c...8=w400-h267-no

with the exterior something like this
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RT...=w1345-h432-no

BBCSUNSATION 05-12-2016 08:58 AM

Nice! Are you going to be using the newer style "Carbon Fiber" cloth for the interior material?

Also, Sunsation just sent me the artwork files of their logo if you need them for your design guy to save time/money, i can email the files to you if youd like.

88Rocket 05-12-2016 09:00 AM

nope just normal vinyl. Joe sent me the same file about 2 weeks ago too.

bparsel1 05-26-2016 01:03 PM

You didnt happen to pick this boat up near Keego Harbor Michigan did you?

88Rocket 05-26-2016 01:05 PM

yes I did about a mile from my aunts house it use to be on lake st clair then the guy I picked it up from used it on cass lake

bparsel1 05-26-2016 01:29 PM

I knew it as soon as I saw it.

I actually came close to going and looking at this boat back when it was listed on CL out by Lake St Clair a few years ago. Then I was sitting on the sandbar on Cass Lake 2 Summers ago when it showed up. It had some god awful high back seats in it!! He ran it all that Summer, I dont remember seeing it last Summer.


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