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[OBNOXUS]

and I just popped in on the tail end on my way home from the shop

[Tony M]

A phone call woulda been nice BTW......I wouldnt have minded coming by to lend a hand....jerks

ditto......

Pops is not going to ask for help, I know his work hours as he goes up to dam near the same place I do so from time to time we hook up, He does like slow steady work so there fewer mistakes made . :chillpill:

[Roger 1]

Behind the scenes action...in order to save room and make for a cleaner appearance in the engine compartment, all the trim pumps, and of course the steering pump (no power assist! Power steering takes horsepower away...duh!) have been mounted in the "cabin." The plumbing still needs to be cleaned up and fastened, but it is all hooked up.

The underside of the indicators...Brian custom made the bracket mount and the mounting plate.

That's all for now. Big projects in the future include cutting 2" off the seat bases and making mounting plates to secure them to the stringers...a problem with the mounting positions that had to be compensated for is the fact that the original boat had pedestal seats which did not interfere with the center-mounted fuel tank. The bolsters would, and thus have to be customized a bit. Also, swinging the motors in and making new mid-plates for the motor mounts to accommodate the slightly different positioning.

The other strategic advance has been the naming of the boat, which will invariably be: STRAIGHT JACKET.

As Mike said, The seat bases needed to be modified to work. I shortend the legs by two inches and made new mounting plates out of 3/16" stainless steel, as opposed to the original 1/8 " plates, with the inboard mounts offset 2 inches.

[Roger 1]

One more.....

[OBNOXUS]

looks sweet,,,,,the old guy should have the mid engine plates remade by now with thicker material,,,,,, he was burning through cutoff wheels at a furious pace last I saw,,,,, ( havent talked to him since the weekend ) then we can fab the rear engine mounts and set them in.

He did an awesome job of making brackets for the coolers and other accys.

Its coming along nicely !!!

[redhotsommer]

Mid-engine plates are done and installed. I was over there Sunday, and Bri and I cut the other one out of 1/4 aluminum plate (was .090!!) with a saber saw. Not quite as quick as the cutoff wheels, and we burned through quite a few of those little blades, but we got it done. Drill pressed all appropriate holes and remounted the plate and the tranny. 2 hours. Done.

So both motors will be fully rigged up and ready to drop in by the end of the week.

Oh yeah...seats and plates look great Roger! Thanks so much for the help!

[Hammer01]

Mid-engine plates are done and installed. I was over there Sunday, and Bri and I cut the other one out of 1/4 aluminum plate (was .090!!) with a saber saw. Not quite as quick as the cutoff wheels, and we burned through quite a few of those little blades, but we got it done. Drill pressed all appropriate holes and remounted the plate and the tranny. 2 hours. Done.

So both motors will be fully rigged up and ready to drop in by the end of the week.

Oh yeah...seats and plates look great Roger! Thanks so much for the help!

Looking great guys!!! And btw, great pick up grabbing Roger, he is the man!!! Mikey, take notes my friend, you have two, pardon the pun, Fountains of Information at your sides now. If someone can not learn something from Sr and Roger H, they are not learnable(like my grammar)!!! Congrats guys, keep up the great work and Roger thanks for making the project an even bigger pleasure to watch come together!!! Hammer

[DAREDEVIL]

Mid-engine plates are done and installed. I was over there Sunday, and Bri and I cut the other one out of 1/4 aluminum plate (was .090!!) with a saber saw. Not quite as quick as the cutoff wheels, and we burned through quite a few of those little blades, but we got it done. Drill pressed all appropriate holes and remounted the plate and the tranny. 2 hours. Done.

So both motors will be fully rigged up and ready to drop in by the end of the week.

Oh yeah...seats and plates look great Roger! Thanks so much for the help!

Cool,,,but i would of used steel for the engine plate !!!!!!
Tell Sr. i said hello !!

[Tony M]

VERRY COOL !! I'l Talk to him tonight for sure on his way home from Mn.

[MILD THUNDER]

Mid-engine plates are done and installed. I was over there Sunday, and Bri and I cut the other one out of 1/4 aluminum plate (was .090!!) with a saber saw. Not quite as quick as the cutoff wheels, and we burned through quite a few of those little blades, but we got it done. Drill pressed all appropriate holes and remounted the plate and the tranny. 2 hours. Done.

So both motors will be fully rigged up and ready to drop in by the end of the week.

Oh yeah...seats and plates look great Roger! Thanks so much for the help!

I was there saturday as Brian was starting to cut out the mid plates. Wish someone had a plasma cutter handy. Everything is looking great. Im sure he is greatful for the little elves coming by lending their hands. Cant wait for spring to see that puppy run.

[OBNOXUS]

Plasma cutter came up SEVERAL times that day !!! LOL

[kerigoff]

I have to laugh because I think I even mentioned plasma cutter on Saturday. I'll never measure up to my brother but I'll try and help with whatever I can. I think I have more "communist" (dad hates that I work for toyota) knowledge than anything.

[Tony M]

I have to laugh because I think I even mentioned plasma cutter on Saturday. I'll never measure up to my brother but I'll try and help with whatever I can. I think I have more "communist" (dad hates that I work for toyota) knowledge than anything.

100 Guys having a good time in comes 1 woman and there goes the party! Tee Hee!!!!

[OBNOXUS]

Shouldnt you be sanding some #4's !!!!!!?????

[Magic Medicine]

thanks for the update, looks like the project is coming along great!

[Tony M]

Shouldnt you be sanding some #4's !!!!!!?????

You forgot what I told you in our last phone call conversation, as to that sand paper/charmin, Should your memory need to be refresh!

[Roger 1]

Looking great guys!!! And btw, great pick up grabbing Roger, he is the man!!! Mikey, take notes my friend, you have two, pardon the pun, Fountains of Information at your sides now. If someone can not learn something from Sr and Roger H, they are not learnable(like my grammar)!!! Congrats guys, keep up the great work and Roger thanks for making the project an even bigger pleasure to watch come together!!! Hammer

Thanks for the kind words Trent. Give me a call next time you're in town.

Roger

[10x]

You guys are doing one hellofa great job. Keep up the good work, from the looks of it, this boat's gonna really fly.

[thedonz]

Nice project,but how why not staggered ?

[redhotsommer]

Funny you should bring that up. I think that's the one thing Brian would change if he did it again...but when the decision time came, somehow the standard cockpit won out.