its that time lake palestine

[78Kona]

I'll be on the road. My next time in will be the 23, 24 and 25 of April.
Alan

 

[J C Gordon]

Everybodys welcome as always... Water temp??? :smile29:  Other than it being 38 right now I figure its too cold to swim for sure.. :smile17:

 

[3boatpaul]

Everybodys welcome as always... Water temp??? :smile29:  Other than it being 38 right now I figure its too cold to swim for sure.. :smile17:

ya what's up with that 70's yesterday and now 38 , well at least i have the barrel heater in the shop ready to go. 

 

[badblood]

Everybodys welcome as always... Water temp??? :smile29:  Other than it being 38 right now I figure its too cold to swim for sure.. :smile17:

ya what's up with that 70's yesterday and now 38 , well at least i have the barrel heater in the shop ready to go.

Gonna have to fire my heater up sunday...I have all the parts here for Ricks motor and need to get it done...warm weather will be here before you know it.

 

[J C Gordon]

Rick is the one with the SWTD right?

 

[jerjrvette]

I'LL STOP BY AND BUM SOME RIDES! SINCE MY STUFF STILL ISN'T READY TO GO! JR

 

[J C Gordon]

Should have enough rides for everybody. My nitrous system won't be functional by then but should be running and floating.

 

[jereme834-77jet]

I got a family tx-19 w/a back seat

 

[J C Gordon]

Mine got backseat too. But no seatbelts.  :smile30:

 

[badblood]

Rick is the one with the SWTD right?

Rick has the California Performance that runs 9s on the motor.

 

[badblood]

Ricks Motor is almost finished...we are going to try to dyno on monday.

 

[J C Gordon]

Ricks Motor is almost finished...we are going to try to dyno on monday.

Cool hope yalls projects are going better than mine, seems like there is never enough money..

 

[KONA77]

well i bought a new engine hoist to get the motor out and there is another road block,  the dam thing is not long enough to reach the motor... must have been made in china,  if i have time i will go out to the steel yard and get a 6' x 2" tubing to make it longer,  what a pain in the a$$$  :smile15:

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

That is what I had to do on my engine hoist . Just need to be careful with the entension , it gets pretty easy to flip over if you go to far out . Mine is fine with just a Natural aspirated  big block on it ,

 

[KONA77]

i need about 6" more,  yes the tipping got me worried but i have a plan for that,  i have some sandblasting sand, gonna make a counter balance tray to set it on... 

 

[73 Sanger Flat]

Just adding 6 inches I don;t think will cause you any trouble . I added more than that to mine . Don't remember exactly .. The counter balance will work also ..

I still have to take one tire off of the trailer to get it to reach from the side to drop the engine in place .plus I have to  keep the trailer jacked up . It sucks to be a shade tree mechanic and not have all the good tools handy all the time ..

 

[Patchman]

That's why I installed the short block first. Then put the heads on in the boat. But my motor wasn't already assembled like Kona's.

 

[J C Gordon]

Thought we where talking bout going to the lake?  :smile15:

 

[J C Gordon]

Well let's go I b ready after next weekend

 

[J C Gordon]

Dont wait on me, had to order more parts today and got the pump tore down for paint yesterday.. Going to get fuel friday.