85 Scarab 1 project questions
 

Hey guys i purchased a blue 85 scarab 1 running and "driving" for $1600. The gel coat is pretty faded and the interior its shot, other than that the boat is pretty complete and i cant wait for my first trip to the lake with it.

My first question is can someone send me pictures or a link to where i can by the engine cover hinges that these came with. Someone put some home cheapo barn door hinges on it that rusted out. I would like to keep everything as factory as possible (besides the radio and the engine)

thanks for you time

I doubt they are any kind of factory special hinges... Bill at diamond performance, cp, harden all gould have stainless hingess for it

Sounds awesome. Post some photos of it. What kind of power are you running?

Just curious how you found the boat so cheaply? I'm looking for a decent running boat for the summer while I build my engines.

And if your looking for parts contact Smokin gun or Sick Stinger on here or post in the wanted section with what your looking for. I would not be too worried about trying to find the original exact hinges for it. Just find something that is designed for the marine environment (chromed brass or stainless) and use that.

http://i67.tinypic.com/2r2olqs.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/2l808w.jpg I found it behind a repair shop and asked the owner about it, it was a project of his and he lost interest. Unfortunately the trailer has no paper work and the id tag is long gone. I'm trying to deal with that nightmare before the weather warms up enough to work on the boat.

Can you apply for a home built title for the trailer? If not what about doing a history search on the boat and seeing if any of the previous owners of the boat had the trailer titled at the same time. I like those colors on the hull. Have you checked out ScarabKV's Scarab 1? His is a George Barrris modified boat that was used at Universal Studios and has all the documentation on it.

Jkrum, Where in NJ are you at, or is it just an NJ boat?

Had one of those boats and loved it. Fast hull with the right power. Handles well too.

I'm up in north jersey around wayne, the shop i bought it from is in haskell and the owner on the title before me was also nj so i assume so.