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  1. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Got the Chief back from the welder this evening. He did good work and I'm happy. Everything is solid and clean. There was no evidence of any burn through on the bottom. :) We also discussed having him fab up a fuel tank for me. We took some measurements and he'll let me know after he...
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    Electric Cars or Trucks

    Not in the drag race portion. He gets airlifted out after crashing in a hill climb event later on. I saw a follow-up show where he said that he escaped with a broken leg. Lucky, lucky.
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    Electric Cars or Trucks

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    Electric Cars or Trucks

    Yup.
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    Some good stuff happening

    I actually did get started on the Chieftain project again and we're making good progress there! Right now it's at an aluminum fabricator getting knee braces made. :D So we had a little more garage time this morning. It was a real mess after all the stuff we've been doing this month. It's...
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I forgot to put up the pic of the Chief at the fabricator's place. He has 40 acres. Nice. :)
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I just dropped the Chief off with the aluminum fabricator guy! He'll call me once the new knee braces are done. :D
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    Transom adaptor from 15" to 20"?

    I remember those mini-jacks. I think they're only rated to 35HP.
  9. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    It's a trailered boat. I'll be paying a guy to spray it for me. The same fella who did the dustless sandblasting. I did a photo edit a little while ago and didn't really like the gray. Moving on... probably back to white. :cool:
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Okay guys, talk to me about paint! Getting that done next month is a real possibility. :p The first option I've been told about is acrylic enamel. Good stuff for our aluminum boats? And I know I've been planning on white, but seeing the Chief stripped makes it look like a destroyer or...
  11. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Yeah, it was a good truck. I sold it last year after I got the Santa Cruz. The young deputy who bought it lived 300 miles away and paid my full asking price. Nice guy. He deserved a nice truck. :)
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    :LOL::LOL:
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Thanks. I thought I was going more senile! 🤪 :ROFLMAO:
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I'm confused. :confused:
  15. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We hooked up the Chief and headed to the car wash this afternoon. Stopped to get a coffee for me and a snack for the boy on the way. So while the boy was inside getting the goodies, I snapped a quick pic, natch! 🤪 We followed my buddy's advice and used the heavy duty vacuum at the car...
  16. BWR1953

    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    Nice work! (y) :)
  17. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I went out to "have a look" at the Chief this morning and suddenly found myself working. And with great success! :cool: I guess the 6 months of physical therapy I had is paying off! :D Seriously, I was just going to look. Maybe figure out options on how to get that 90HP center section out...
  18. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    I found a different way! Surprised the heck out of me this morning. 🤪 I'm not sure if I'll have a custom under-deck fuel tank fabricated. I have a contact who should be able to fab up the extra transom braces for me. I'll talk with him about the fuel tank option. :)
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    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    This afternoon I used my trucklet to pick up a single sheet of 4' x 8' BCX plywood . It was easy peasy to get the sheet in and out of the bed of the little truck. :cool: The purpose of the single sheet is to safely let us walk around inside the hull while working. Later on, it'll...
  20. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    We got the Chief back in the barn this evening. Man, is it dirty! 😏
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