maiden voyage, needs more power.

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ChryslerJet

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SimplyOrange said:
update:

i have the hull in the air and shaved the bow rail and all other not needed holes, reconfiguring the dash, i build a rear seat frame and hatch cover that will be covered soon, the shortblock is built and im waiting on the heads to come back so i can finish putting the motor together. it will get paint in the meantime.
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Looking good
 
SimplyOrange

SimplyOrange

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time for some color, and i did it before page 50  :smile23:

put sealer and pinstripe color down tonight, gonna go back early in the morning and lay down yellow, then white, then blue pearl/white pearl/gold flake top coat then a bunch of clear.
 
SimplyOrange

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i just finished clearing it, im whipped.i dont drink beer much but im about to f@#* up some bud light.

my buddy kayed the sealer and blue yesterday for me, he was nice enough to send me pics of him tailgating today while i finished the boat.
 
spd500

spd500

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SimplyOrange said:
time for some color, and i did it before page 50  :smile23:

put sealer and pinstripe color down tonight, gonna go back early in the morning and lay down yellow, then white, then blue pearl/white pearl/gold flake top coat then a bunch of clear.
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So , it took you two months to paint the boat ? That's funny , it took me two months to paint mine too . But you want to talk crap about how long mine took ? I thought you were a painter , why did yours take so long . Mine took that long because I am not a painter or a bodyman , but I would think a painter could knock it out a lot faster than me .

Boat looks good BTW  clap.gif
 
SimplyOrange

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SPD said:
SimplyOrange said:
time for some color, and i did it before page 50  :smile23:

put sealer and pinstripe color down tonight, gonna go back early in the morning and lay down yellow, then white, then blue pearl/white pearl/gold flake top coat then a bunch of clear.
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So , it took you two months to paint the boat ? That's funny , it took me two months to paint mine too . But you want to talk crap about how long mine took ? I thought you were a painter , why did yours take so long . Mine took that long because I am not a painter or a bodyman , but I would think a painter could knock it out a lot faster than me .

Boat looks good BTW  clap.gif
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retired painter, have a 40hr+ job just like you.no need to get mad, i was just joking. i have maybe 6 weekends in mine, i dont work on it on weekdays and i had t take 1 weekend to go get my new boat and i ride motorcylces every other weekend. so yeah, every other weekend for 2 months so it took me 2 months to finish it. i bet i can finish the whole build and test ride under 10 pages though  :smile16:
 
spd500

spd500

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Im not mad , joke all you want . I was just pointing our that both boats took the same amount of time to get painted . I could have finished the boat in less than one page , but instead I had a discussion thread about building a boat where all of the steps and process of building the boat were discussed . I shared what knowledge I had to share and others gave advice and input on knowledge that they had . I am actually very proud to have contributed to the sharing of knowledge on this site , its one of the things that make it great . You can finish your thread on this page if that's what you want to do , or you can have several pages of usefull information that you share with other members here , its up to you . You never know you might learn something along the way , I know I learned a lot on mine .
 
SimplyOrange

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SPD said:
Im not mad , joke all you want . I was just pointing our that both boats took the same amount of time to get painted . I could have finished the boat in less than one page , but instead I had a discussion thread about building a boat where all of the steps and process of building the boat were discussed . I shared what knowledge I had to share and others gave advice and input on knowledge that they had . I am actually very proud to have contributed to the sharing of knowledge on this site , its one of the things that make it great . You can finish your thread on this page if that's what you want to do , or you can have several pages of usefull information that you share with other members here , its up to you . You never know you might learn something along the way , I know I learned a lot on mine .
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nah, i know everything already. :smile28:

dont get all bothered, im actually really impressed with your paint job, i was just tugging your leg a little, hit my stuff in bursts, i build motorcycles, atvs, and boats, and i ride bikes alot so i never have time to snap picks, im usually slinging tools. also i dont do write ups on paint work because 4 different painters have 4 different ways of doing things and my motor is just s run of the mill BBC, not a whole bunch of tech to be offered to this forum in that department. this boat sat there primed and water sanded for 2 weeks without being looked at. i only do build threads to give people something to look at while at work, because i enjoy when others do.
 
spd500

spd500

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Damn man , looks like you got a rats nest to get out of there before you can start on the wiring .
 
SimplyOrange

SimplyOrange

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SPD said:
Damn man , looks like you got a rats nest to get out of there before you can start on the wiring .
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the previous owner did all kinds of dumb s*** under there,everything had 2 wires run from the power source, one original then the new one that he added when he drilled holes for new switches... i cut it back to the original wiring just to the left of the steering wheel, its all tagged and ready to hook up tomorrow, prolly take me 15 minutes now.
 
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