sidewinder
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i have a stock 1970 sidewinder jet,that is all 1970 and mint there is some things i like but do i change it
to change a vintage boat are keep it vintage
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This is, IMO, totally your decision. I have a bone stock Glastron, that I will keep as close to factory as I can. It draws attention at our THB events and I'm very proud of it. I also have a Hot Rod Liberator, that I have re-motored, re-glassed, and re-rigged to my personal taste. I think it will draw some attention when I'm through with it, and that's what I'm getting out of this sickness we call Texas Hot Boats.
If you keep it stock, it will certainly be worth more as time passes, and you will have a much larger crowd to sell to. Building a Hot Rod boat, is in most cases financially loosing proposition. The chance that a potential buyer will have the same taste in paint, interior, etc. is much smaller that the true classic.
There are hundreds of "project" boats out there. A lot of them are at bargin prices, especially if you do some of the work yourself, but a bone stock vintage boat is becoming a rare treasure.
If you keep it stock, it will certainly be worth more as time passes, and you will have a much larger crowd to sell to. Building a Hot Rod boat, is in most cases financially loosing proposition. The chance that a potential buyer will have the same taste in paint, interior, etc. is much smaller that the true classic.
There are hundreds of "project" boats out there. A lot of them are at bargin prices, especially if you do some of the work yourself, but a bone stock vintage boat is becoming a rare treasure.
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I agree with Jim. Minor changes I think are OK especially if they can be reversed. Post some pics of your ride!!! Why is this pinned?
blazeracer
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I resto-modded my CVX because the stock interior was long gone and the original gel was shot. That, and CVX20's are still fairly common. There's plenty of boats out there that are far from original that can be hot rodded. If it's mostly stock I wouldn't do anything that can't be reversed.
You don't see a whole lot of Sidewinders out there Andy. I'd leave it alone.
Oh, my Glastron. I still have all the original gauges, the seats are stitched over the original wood, and the LS motor is being adapted to the original motor mounts. It wouldn't be too difficult to put back.
You don't see a whole lot of Sidewinders out there Andy. I'd leave it alone.
Oh, my Glastron. I still have all the original gauges, the seats are stitched over the original wood, and the LS motor is being adapted to the original motor mounts. It wouldn't be too difficult to put back.
spd500
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I don't really think that there is much of a collectable value for Sidewinder boats anyway . I say do what you want to with it , it's your boat . I had a very nice all original Stevens flat bottom , but when I put it up for sale it wasn't worth any more than any other nice flat bottom on the market . There are some boats that would be worth alot more all original , but I doubt that the Sidewinder is going to sell for more either way .
sidewinder
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thanks for the input i know i will keep it simple because of $$$$$ i will post pics as soon as i learn how little slow at this
i am the second owner and been around the boat when it was new in 1970 i dont pull it much it still has tires older then
my kids g78 polyglass thats still good and hold air
i am the second owner and been around the boat when it was new in 1970 i dont pull it much it still has tires older then
my kids g78 polyglass thats still good and hold air
ChryslerJet
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My opinion do with it what you want. If you feel its too nice to mod then like others have said there are plenty of projects out there to be had fairly cheap that are good to mod up. Mine is a very unique boat and not many are still around. The original motor is long gone so that's getting replaced but with a motor that externally looks exactly the same. I am doing minor changes that to someone that doesn't know anything about these boats which is most people would be mistaken for stock. The only major modification that deviates from stock is that I plan on putting in a hot foot, Since mine had no interior I am designing my own but it will be similar to the stock setup. I am going to use LED lighting through out the boat along with some fiber optic cables. One other thing I am going to have fun with is a motorized engine cover cause I just want to see if I can do it.
Keep it tghe way it is or resto mod it the choice is yours. Mine just was so far gone the only thing original was the steering wheel and Chrysler Jet.
Keep it tghe way it is or resto mod it the choice is yours. Mine just was so far gone the only thing original was the steering wheel and Chrysler Jet.