95' Nautique Project ... expanded

Well done lad. That boat will make you proud...

JQ

Well guys, I finished all the odds & ends late last night including reinstalling the driver seat. Topped off the battery today while at work and put some fresh fuel in tonight when I got home. I didn't make it home in time to do the 20 minute lifter break-in that Mark outlined, but I just had to turn the key to make sure the fuel would prime and the engine would turn over with no hic-ups. Half a revolution and she growled, grumbled and rumbled !! Kind of scared me at first because I really didn't expect it to take off that quickly. Of course I shut her down quickly ... fighting the urge to give it just a few revs    I don't know if I'll be getting home late again tomorrow night again ... but soon, gentlemen, soon

How embarrassing
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Fram-Filters-3-5-in-Extra-Guard-Oil-Filter-PH3614/204990158

Jonny Quest wrote: Red filter.....no way!   Instead of cleaning out that pesky fuel tank, how about one of these: JQ

   Yeah, double duty too - when it's dry you can use it as a fender or a throwable

Or ruffle Pete's feathers and put on an orange one.

Thanks for all the nice comments!   Finally - just about done with this whole project
Got busy again tonight and finished up the rest. I had been planning on cleaning out the fuel tank since the rest of the boat was so dirty/ grimy and did that first thing. Good thing too because there was at least a half inch of .... well I don't know what - chunks & flakes of some black pulpy stuff settled at the bottom of the pick-up. It's a wonder it could siphon anything out of that well without clogging up the screen!    
With that done and installed I finished the blower and bilge pump then moved on to filling the fluids. Hmmm..... wouldn't you know it. I could have sworn I had a new filter and trans fluid. So picking those up on the way home tomorrow and I should have it ready to turn the key for the first time!   Think it'll be beer time first though    

Looking good Joe! Nice work!

Jonny Quest wrote: Shaaaaweeeeet. Looks fabulous. You've passed me for King 'O Red award. Now KENO can twist your tail... JQ

nah...............you enjoy it to much JQ

Shaaaaweeeeet. Looks fabulous.

You've passed me for King 'O Red award. Now KENO can twist your tail...

JQ

Somebody needs to remind you that the water intake is shut

Lol .... Ken, just wait till I post pics of the final product in a few minutes

Love the RED bell housing and oil pan. It coordinates nicely with the gelcoat color scheme.

JQ

Just discovered that I didn't take any pics of the throttle and shift cable routing and bracket mounting locations and don't remember where or how they go. When this whole project started I was only planning on a head swap to the GT40P heads so with just a couple of days it didn't seem like I'd forget. BUT that's been 4 or 5 months ago now.
If anyone has pictures, or can snap a few for me, or at least talk me through it, I'd appreciate the help. THANKS

Ha ha ... you guys     I suppose I should feel good if that's all the CCF seasoned crew can find to poke fun about    I did notice the crooked vc label and though I'm not sure I should admit it publicly, I did actually try to remove it to get it straight. Twenty some years of being out of parallel won and I decided to leave it (of course figuring that no one would really notice).

The pan is another one of those preference things though. I recall how tight it seemed under there before and when I'd drop a nut or washer it would be heck retrieving it so I'm more inclined to leave more space than less. And considering I already had the original pan and had also already had it powdercoated ....   Incidentally, for those that are thinking about using a std. automotive pan, though we now know it will clear in the bilge, they'll also have to use the automotive oil pick-up. The marine version being shallower and configured a bid differently they use a proprietary pick-up that may be too shallow to do the job well and may not allow the pan to bolt up anyway because the deep well is located further aft - the marine version extends downward further forward.

Paul, I would have liked nothing better than to assemble it complete first. Unfortunately my space is very limited - i.e. the ceiling height is very low - so I don't have the option of an overhead hoist. I was installing with an old school cherry picker - plenty of lifting capacity but the arm only goes out so far and that was still about 3 or 4 inches short of being centered on the cradle. My Son lowered the hoist while I pushed it into place and with the angle of the far side chains I'd surely have damaged something had I tried it fully dressed. I do like the gizmo in your link though .... think I'll have to get one of those anyway

Gary, sorry for the delay but I'm dropping those valve covers @ USPS today - I'll let you know what the shipping is.

gt40KS . [/QUOTE wrote: Joe, I've noticed some absolute shoddiness in this picture, that based on your previ

Joe, I've noticed some absolute shoddiness in this picture, that based on your previous posts (I was gonna say based on how anal you are, but decided not to } that I just know you won't be able to live with, so you should fix it now rather than later.

That sticker on the left valve cover may be original but it's crooked and peeling in the lower left corner. It'll eventually drive you out of your mind

Not much else on the boat is original so why should that be?