Thread: Fountain
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12-30-2010 11:28 PM
Love your boat!! I am actually interested in 35' but I keep seeing these 38' straight bottoms and it gets me thinking. I am trying to get rid of my Checkmate so after that the hunt is on. Not decided on 35 or 38 but I want to find something without motors and drives, and in decent shape. A little work does not scare me. Keep up the good work!!
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12-31-2010 08:31 PM
Joe....there are a couple guys on Boatfreaks looking for you....they are interested in your huffers!
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01-01-2011 12:55 PM
Joe, give me a call when time permits.
Thanks, G.
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01-04-2011 05:41 PM
New blowers getting polished up, and going thru the carbs. Carb finish wasnt so great, so decided to give them a new look while rebuilding....Kind of hard to get a great shine from the older cast blowers, but came out ok with some jewelers rouge and buffing wheels...One down, and one to go.
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01-04-2011 05:44 PM
Hard to tell with camera phone, but they polished up nicely.
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01-04-2011 07:52 PM
Lookin' good Joe. How did you prep the carbs. for paint. Mine are unpainted as well right now and would like to paint them silver....wasn't sure if they should be primed or just cleaned and painted. If just cleaned what did you prep them with. My intakes will be going on this weekend and we will get the valve covers fabbed up after that.
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01-04-2011 09:17 PM
If I need help working on a fountain. I am calling Joe. By the time you are done you will know every inch of that boat and should almost be able to build a fountain from scratch.
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01-04-2011 09:57 PM
Dipped them in carb clean (carb dip) bucket, let them soak for about 20-30 minutes. Dry them out, then hit them again with spray carb clean to get any more solvent off. I ended up using rustoleum gloss black hand painted with detail brushes. For the linkage, i primed, then sprayed with gold paint, along with the bowl screws and accel pump screws. Metering blocks were taped off, then shot with red spray paint. All the brass screws, like the quick change jet screws, and float screws, i hit with rouge and a buffing wheel. came out like mirrors
The nice thing about the rustoleum paint is the high gloss. Dont think i could have gotten that good of a gloss from a rattle can job. The carb's are old, linkage arms showed rust and corrosion, etc. Not exactly a high dollar job, but they look alot better, and it was fun doing it while sitting in Ryans garage while he was working on his blower polishing.Last edited by MILD THUNDER; 01-04-2011 at 10:08 PM.
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01-04-2011 10:21 PM
BTW, if you have the 4150 carbs, you can just buy the chrome type fuel bowls for them, then paint the metering blocks your color of choice, and main body. Of course painting the bowls is much cheaper. The big thing nowadays with the fancy carbs from AED, quick fuel, holley ultra series, and willys, is the metering blocks being a different color than the rest of the carb. Most of their stuff is anodized billet metering blocks.
Doesnt get any sexier than these when it comes to carbs.....
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01-05-2011 12:18 PM
Awesome progress, I thought my carbs were big, looks like you got 4 bowls that you could use for breakfast cereal
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01-05-2011 02:24 PM
Lookin good !!!!
Cant wait to hear it crackle now !!!
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01-05-2011 06:51 PM
I like your style bigger is always better.....
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01-06-2011 08:51 AM
Looking good pal!!!! Maybe when we finish out mc nuggets rhino and keith will make us
some chocolate martinas????
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