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  1. matt167

    projects other than boats

    That’s pretty cool. Get a good old 4.8L and throw some boost at it. Would be 600 hp all said and done. I just stuck my A bone chassis in the garage yesterday. it had been in the back of my wife’s truck since Sunday. I may pick up the cab tomorrow from my late grandparents ( my mom owns the...
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    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    I had a ‘65 Rambler American that had vac wipers. But they were boosted off the fuel pump so they actually worked just like electric. 50 Plymouth was dangerous in the rain because the wipers didn’t work up hill. I didn’t keep that car long even though I probably should have kept it
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    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    This little manifold has me thinking. Along with a Clifford 4bbl intake, as finding an original intake ( or exhaust manifold) is seemingly impossible. Holley throttle body EFI would run with the turbo. Putting 4-5 psi without an intercooler wouldn’t hurt I don’t think. Wake it up a little...
  4. matt167

    Ninja wood fired grill

    They basically work like a pit boss. That said, I’d get a pit boss.. if you are going to smoke something on a grill, you can indirect grill it with some wood chips on a propane or charcoal grill. But something like a pit boss is unmatched except commercial smokers.
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    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    It’s $1,000 has a lifter tick and a misfire. No thanks. Aussies did some pretty crazy things with them including a HEMI head If I could find one, an MGB 1.8L would be pretty cool with 2 SU carbs. I had a ‘74 and it was a blast. I shouldn’t have sold it. The sound of those carbs was amazing
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    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    There is a slant 6 and automatic pretty local but the guy wants wayyy too much for it. I do have an LS 4.8, a 350 and a 460 in storage. But not really sure I want to use any of them. Originally I wanted a 1UZ-Fe Toyota V8 but not with an original frame
  7. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    Perfect. I thought that was probably the case and the internet was wrong. I’ll either see if I can get a Chevy II manifold or a Clifford. I’ve wanted a 470 for this use but I don’t want the hassle of finding a good core, when I have a good 2.5 here
  8. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    Somewhere I read that the Mercruiser 2.5 has a special intake bolt pattern and one needs to be built for it. Is that true or can I grab a Clifford intake? I bought stuff from Steve Langdon years ago for a Chevy 235
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    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    This is more or less how it sits now on a back halved Ranger frame
  10. matt167

    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    I’ve been thinking about starting work on my long abandoned scratch built rat rod in my nice insulated and partially heated garage ( has 8’ of baseboard heat for washer/ drier. Never gets ‘cold’ )… and I happen to come across a model A frame that is perfect for it as I’ve never liked the frame I...
  11. matt167

    any tire preference for vans at the boat ramp?

    I would use a tire with rain and snow characteristics for the launch ramp slime. Something like the Kumho Road venture HT 51 which is an all season highway tire with 75k warranty but it has siping and rain channels for rain/snow and is 3 peak snow rated. You may never need the snow capability...
  12. matt167

    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    Outboards are built with a transom angle. Do I/O’s have the same angle? I’ve never checked. The tilt pin/ position would negate it a bit if it was different tho
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    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    My dad launched a StarCraft Offshore V-18 with a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Once, because his jeep was in the shop and it’s a couple miles to the launch
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    3.0 Mercruiser

    Hook up an external fuel tank and see if it’ll run. My parts boat quit on the previous owner and he thought it needed a fuel pump. It would run out of fuel after a short while. I hooked it up to my portable tank, and it fired up and ran great. I looked into the fuel situation quickly as it’s...
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    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    They use 4L60E transmissions. Good enough for towing but only with a trans cooler imo.
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    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    I used to work on them all the time. W/ the Atlas engine.. they were usually roached out at the point I got to them. ( 2013-2015 ). TBSS will scoot as it’s an LS2 if memory serves me. But the V8 TB’s have the front CV running through the oil pan. Not something I would want.
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    How do I rate hp size of outboard with the new pod installation

    They did put 4.3L in them. The 3.0l was base model. 180hp would be about right. You could do with 150
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    Looking for pump to drain oil through dipstick tube

    pumps are fine. I was proven they worked once by pumping a car out. Then filling it up with junk mixed grade leftovers, draining that and, no sludge… I’m not saying a pump is my preferred method, as I’m a drain person.. but it does work. A basic $6 harbor freight pump will work well enough...
  19. matt167

    MR outdrive

    I would try a little heat and something like a very small punch. I was very mad when I saw what the previous owner did to mine trying to get it apart. But when I got a replacement. I was sure to get an Alpha Gen one so that I got threaded pins
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    Who did you use to have a plexiglass windshield made?

    Dont discount your local glass shop ( NOT Safelite ) Many of them will do plexi/ Lexan fabrication. UDP is probably the most well known for mail order
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