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Forum: General Q & A
12-25-2007, 09:09 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

if you are serious it would make sense. cheers ...

if you are serious it would make sense. cheers tassieboy
Forum: General Q & A
12-25-2007, 05:45 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

well guys i finally bowed to the pressure and...

well guys i finally bowed to the pressure and purchased a 440hp mercruiser .454 big block chev and trs drive ,has anyone got any views on this combo. cheers tassieboy
Forum: General Q & A
09-30-2007, 04:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,017
Posted By tassie boy

go for a big merc , if looked after you will get...

go for a big merc , if looked after you will get many years of reliability and they pull like a 16 yo boy. but they sound like a 3cyl daihatsu that has run out of oil. cheers tassie boy
Forum: General Q & A
09-30-2007, 03:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,080
Posted By tassie boy

hay mate , you are right on the money with them...

hay mate , you are right on the money with them heads ,they are superb. if you are getting the heads from over here why don,t you contact clive stenlake at wade cams and get the best cam money will...
Forum: General Q & A
09-25-2007, 02:20 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

is there any ill affects from the offset on...

is there any ill affects from the offset on yours. cheers tassie boy
Forum: General Q & A
09-23-2007, 03:46 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

the biggest stroker kit available down under will...

the biggest stroker kit available down under will take them out to 408 but when you use a 6.2 conrod the gudgeons go throuh the oil control ring groove and the engine smokes a bit . is the deck...
Forum: General Q & A
09-22-2007, 11:50 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

thats excellent darrell good to see that the old...

thats excellent darrell good to see that the old clevo,s haven,t been totally overlooked.i would have loved a bbc but over here they are either overpriced or rooted but i think everyone i know has at...
Forum: General Q & A
09-22-2007, 06:05 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

no update,s yet guys, the weather has been...

no update,s yet guys, the weather has been frigging cold and wet down here and i,ve been doing nightshift. life just slips by when you sleep all day .one question --- how come americans as a rule...
Forum: General Q & A
09-03-2007, 06:56 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 46,255
Posted By tassie boy

i got a bit of a bite ,thats cool, mr 2112 ,thats...

i got a bit of a bite ,thats cool, mr 2112 ,thats a couple of seriously nice looking engine bays youv,e got there i think we all should take a leaf out of your book . i,ve only got a 351 cleveland...
Forum: General Q & A
09-02-2007, 05:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 46,255
Posted By tassie boy

i,ve got one of them king cobra jiggers for my...

i,ve got one of them king cobra jiggers for my boat but it will be at least 6 months before i get her going .it will be interesting to see if we can prove the rich clean fingered skeptics wrong ....
Forum: General Q & A
08-29-2007, 04:57 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

roflmao say what ???? cheers from the...

roflmao say what ???? cheers from the inbred tasmanian who married his sister. tassie boy
Forum: General Q & A
08-29-2007, 03:03 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

ok guys i,m stripping the inside of the transom...

ok guys i,m stripping the inside of the transom out and have a piece of 60mm aluminium honeycome cut out to fit and i,ll get the local pool guy to lay her up with the chopped strand gun. my question...
Forum: General Q & A
08-26-2007, 04:05 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

up the north,[tamar valley]. its better up here...

up the north,[tamar valley]. its better up here ,not so many people with two heads . but my cousin has an extra thumb growing on his back. cheers tassie boy
Forum: General Q & A
08-26-2007, 02:45 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

just checked the transom and stringers [alls...

just checked the transom and stringers [alls good],its just the engine and sterndrive thats offset ,all the fabrication work is first class, so i suspect the builder had good hand skills but no tape...
Forum: General Q & A
08-23-2007, 04:09 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

thank,s mate , thats bloody excellent. cheers...

thank,s mate , thats bloody excellent. cheers tassie boy
Forum: General Q & A
08-23-2007, 02:49 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

its the later model with the volvo type cone...

its the later model with the volvo type cone clutch with hyd steering.its a bloody huge thing compared to the penta. anyways thats all i,ve got so i,ll chuck it on with a couple of screws and see how...
Forum: General Q & A
08-22-2007, 02:50 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

Forum: General Q & A
08-21-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

i expect you guys are right and that would...

i expect you guys are right and that would explain why it has sat unused for many years. not for much longer though. i,ll get the kids to put the photers on and to the bruvva in qld i,m still having...
Forum: General Q & A
08-21-2007, 05:41 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

thats not a bad bit of banter , coming from a...

thats not a bad bit of banter , coming from a thursday islander on his way home. but seriously this boat is 7.5 meters long but only 1900mm wide and 23 degree,s at the transom,if you were going to...
Forum: General Q & A
08-20-2007, 03:17 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

offset sterndrive

well guys i took some photo,s but i can,t work this frigging phptobucket account out . standing behind the boat ,the sterndrive , engine and even the exhausts are 55mm to the left of the centre .it...
Forum: General Q & A
08-19-2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

i can,t believe the only response has been by...

i can,t believe the only response has been by another aussie. sounds like i,ve asked a question that the yanks cant answer. i think i,ll just fit the drive in the centre.it was probably offset to...
Forum: General Q & A
08-19-2007, 02:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 960
Posted By tassie boy

lifter change

yes but do yourself a favour by borrowing a dial guage . whip your rocker covers and inlet manifold off,then loosen your rockers and take your pushrods out .set the dial guage up in the valley...
Forum: General Q & A
08-18-2007, 07:51 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

thanks mate ,the name on the boat is timewarp if...

thanks mate ,the name on the boat is timewarp if thats any help .it would be nice to confirm its origins as the previous owner was very sketchy on details. but i still need to know about the offset....
Forum: General Q & A
08-18-2007, 06:47 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,384
Posted By tassie boy

offset sterndrive

ok you guys . i bought this old race boat in sydney last year . it is an avenger 24" ,cant find any info on these boats other than it is american. it came out to australia in the late seventies to...
08-16-2007, 03:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,857
Posted By tassie boy

omc king cobra

i just bought an old offshore race boat .t is called timewarp and is a 24" avenger . it is currently fited with a volvo penta sterndrive and a small blockchev . i will be fitting a filthy hot...
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