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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    Thanks..I bought it because it's small and just had a neat old-time look to it. I gave it a blast and paint, dropped in a battery and it runs like a swiss watch. It's amazing how many uses I find for it. I have even dropped a cooler on the forks and driven up and down the street :D Old stuff...
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    Engine is out Not a big update, but I guess it's a milestone. I yanked out the 460 and dropped it on a skid. That is one heavy engine :eyecrazy:. With my makeshift boom hanging out there, my little vintage forklift had it's rear wheels in the air. I had to bring it in closer before I could...
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    I have had good results using lexan (not plexi-glass which is more brittle). Lexan can be drilled and sawn very easily. I can bend it in the press brake but it does have a lot of "memory" so overbending is required. I have a large power roll for making sweeping bends. Again, over bending is...
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    Red, thats a great looking boat :thumb: Regarding the drain holes in the primary tubes....I was wondering about those, they just drain down into the bilge? Is there much water coming out, or does the heat dry most of it up quickly?
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    Hey Jetmate :>) The headers are made by Basset and are actually water injected. I have a valve that is linked to the throttle linkage. Once the RPMS rise above a certain setting, water will flow to each primary tube on the headers. Hopefully I will set it up correctly and not have water flow...
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    Few more pics...
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    Jet boat restoration/mod

    The engine The intake is pretty much all fabbed up. I need to add some fasteners and then send it to the powder coaters. The headers are ford big block that I re-flanged to mate with my heads. Unfortunatly I discovered that they are not high enough to clear the transom so I have another set in...
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