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The plan is to barrier-coat the interior with two coats of epoxy
and apply a two-component urethane clear topcoat.
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A temporary dash and a Teleflex NFB Dual Cable helm were installed. A 20'
cable was fed into the helm and laid out to measure the length of cable
required. Also visible are the driver's seat track and the 2 gas tank
enclosure panels (between frames # 3 and 4).
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Frame # 4 has to be cut to make room for the stuffing box.
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A 3/4" strip is left on either side of the keel.
A frame brace will have to be fabricated to reinforce the frame.
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Photo quality should improve drastically from this point on.
We bought a new Canon PowerShot SD600 digital camera. Hopefully the closeup
and white color balance issues I had with the old camera are a thing of the past !
The rudder and rudder support bracket are back from the machine shop.
3-1/2" stainless steel pipe stubs were tig-welded to the Gibson Transom Mount mufflers.
We also picked up a 1350 series Center H Yoke which will replace the torque tube.
(26-OCT-2006)
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These performance mufflers should be legal at idle. Can't wait
to hear them when that 283 comes to life !
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A bare-block 400 cubic inch V8 was bolted to the Velvet Drive
transmission and hoisted into position.
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Temporary motor mounts provide up, down and side-to-side adjustment.
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Found some vintage transmission mounts at Ayling's Boat Yard.
They're stout pieces and fit better than the previous ones I had.
A new set of stringer brackets is being fitted.
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A 1350 series Borg Warner power takeoff (Glenwood Part # 90-797) is bolted to the Velvet Drive
transmission's output shaft. Ratio is 1:1. The used Casale 12 degree
v-drive with 15% overdrive was equipped with a 1350 series V-drive flange takeoff
(Glenwood Part # 90-865).
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Cutting into the oil pan (adjacent to the frame) moves the engine back
far enough to install a 6-1/2" long H joint instead of the 10-1/2" long torque tube
(Glenwood Part # 90-835) we initially thought would be used. This also drops
the engine down 2" closer to the keel. To provide more oil capacity, a
front sump and kicked-out sides will be added to the pan.
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The H joint was bolted up to the transmission flange. The v-drive was pushed
back and down until the propeller shaft coupler rotated freely on the propeller shaft.
(30-OCT-2006)
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An inclinometer (angle finder) was used to set the H joint at 0 degrees. The
v-drive mounts can be now be welded in their final location.
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