These #6 drives were canary yellow when I got them. What a pain in the ASS to get all that yellow paint off. Gimbals are epoxy primered and painted , need some seals and bushings from merc and they will go back together, still have rigging to do on engines , then to the dyno!:evilb:

We should be dyno-ing soon. Hip Hip HurAAA! I'm thinking if they run as good as they look, we'll be in great shape!

Playing around today trying to make since and my self feel better about building a boat from a bare hull. So here's what I did. I added up the cost of the boat and the parts I'm using so far. As in New VS Used / Rebuilt. No labor cost is in this senerio. This is just the bare hull and the parts.

Cost of new is if I bought a new hull and New same parts I have so far
New $265,000.00 and this is a consecutive number.

Then I added up what I actually paid for the boat and parts I have so far. Shopping around waiting and finding deals. Now some of my parts are new of coarse and some are like new used and some had to be rebuilt to new.
Used my cost is $89,500.00 and this is an actual cost I paid.

Then I got the % I paid New VS Used like new

$89,500.00
$265,000.00


33.8% so this means I have saved 66.2% over the cost of New VS Used like new!

OK lets get back to work I feel a little better now. Time and patience mostly patience.

What horse power and speed are you hoping for?

Andy, I PMed you on the drives, your box is full. Bob. Sorry for the hijack VV

850 HP :daz: 75 MPH

You come see me anytime brother.

LMAO thats a good way to put it! So im shooting for 700hp & 60mph

Picked up a couple high backs today, we will recover these when we figure out our interior color. This is the look I'm after when we get there Bob. A 4 seat design cockpit. This OE has tons of room in it and Id like to keep it that way. This is a Cig converted to the Gladiator style cockpit. I really like the steps.

Told ya they look good as is. RED and WHITE.