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    Home Made tools in a pinch...pics

    This tool will work for GM based engines too, so I posted it here. Mods please move if you think it should be elsewhere. Had to swap out the pickup coil and module on my buddies older chevy 2500 350 v-8. It was TBI and the dist. bolt was 14mm. I did not have the dist wrench for this on hand...
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    Rocker switch orientation question

    I have the dash out of my Baja and powered it up on the bench to bench test the switches and breakers. Am I seeing this correctly that with the rocker switch in the down position that this in the ON mode. Does not make sense to me. The dash wiring also looks virgin where I doubt the previous...
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    Baja Dash restore help.

    I have a baja dash that is some sort of injection molded stuff. I was to refinish it. It was very rough so I sanded it with 400 to get all the nibs off. What is the best thing to use on it. I tried a small spot of shiny black rustoleum. No good, it bubbled and is too shiny. I think I need to...
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    Motor Mount Fabrication-Long

    Ok it has been a long time since I posted anything about my 190ES Baja project. I have had many other projects in line before getting back to this boat project. I had to make a flat bed dump bed for my 02 Ford F250 superduty (the original bed rotted, go figure). Had many house and yard projects...
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    Engine Test Stands...let's see them..

    Here is mine I built and have been using for years. I have done small block and big block Chevy?s on this stand that I made, both for cars/trucks and boats. I have since sold it but I want to build another one that will be able to be disassembled when I am done. This will allow the thing to be...
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    Breather Tank Fab and Tool modifications.

    Don't ya just love it when a plan falls apart. Man, crazy s&&t. Anyway, I have been asked to make a puke/breather tank like mine on my Nordic Jet Boat. The wierd thing is this person has the same make Nordic. Found some nice 6061 tube and made a drawing from mine on my boat. While I was...
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    New V-block and floater Bar Fabrication

    This is what they do out West. It is called a floater bar. Had issues with the boat always sliding forward even with the transom strapped down and the front V-block. So I decided to make a floater bar also with a new V-block mount. This is how I made it. Notice I also had to TIG weld the mounts...
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    Adding another cross memeber to a trailer..pics

    Ok. I needed to add another cross member before putting the engine back in the boat after the dyno session. When I got this boat it had a home made trailer that only had two cross memebers that held bunks. The bunks were like bananas. I knew I had to fix it so now it was time. I found the angle...
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    Trailer Shackle repair/Fix Pics

    This trailer is for my Jet boat but this will apply to other leaf sprind trailers as well. It tows much better as well after the fix. Ok this trailer was home made many years ago I guess. It was made by "Hack and Butch Inc." trailers. I guess they did not have a drill, they torched all the...
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    Newbie with 1989 Baja 190ES project...Updated with Pics

    Hi everybody. As you can see this is my first post. I am not a newbie to boating though. Just a little new to Mercruiser I/O stuff. I have a Jet boat (BBC 8-71 Blower and EFI) which is my hot rod boat. The wife and I decided we need something just to cruise, tube and ski on. So I picked up a...
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