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  1. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Spent last two weeks looking for a local machine shop that isnt booked for 12 weeks. the ones with machine time available have filthy shops and when I asked about sonic testing, magnaflux texting or cleaning the block, I got a "we dont got a sonic tester, used to, however it broke" Right now...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Hot Rodding ..... Modifying a Mark 4 BBC Oil Pan For a Gen V/VI BBC

    Thought I would close this out. took a bit of time yesterday to finish the oil pan. I had all the welding done a while back. Clearance each bolt location. will be using polished stainless button heads had two pin-holes in a weld along the flange, used some JB weld to fill those in and smooth...
  3. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    Status update on the project. Sold the stock L29 heads. 2.06 / 1.72 valves and 100cc chambers would have made a nice torqey 454 with a lot of throttle response. Picked up a set of Merlin 269CC heads, 119cc chambers, 2.3 Stainless intake / 1.88 Inconel exhaust valves for just a few $ more...
  4. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    So, this project has been pushed to the back burner again. Wife wanted a distressed farm table since she watches too much HG TV. So after selling the perfectly good dining table, we picked up a used farm house table with 4 chairs and no extra leaf. Built a leaf, repaired the 2 dog chewed chairs...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Dogs......

    working from home this afternoon. the dogs decide to lay about the office. one of them just passed gas and peeled the paint off the walls. my eyes are tearing up as I type this......dang......
  6. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Paint scheme Snow White Brilliant Black Legendary Red
  7. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    thinking about exhaust layout in my head. thought I would sketch it out with the long elbows, I have a much greater resistance to reversion based on everything I have learned in the past few weeks. the down side is the long risers are intended to go straight into the exhaust tips and out the...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Perspective of Fiberglass Boat design life

    Having been a member on this wonderful forum for a few years, I thought I would share some perspectives Design Life..... that magic duration of time that your product is designed to survive until being replaced. Lawn and Garden equipment has a design life of about 7 years for the average...
  9. Scott Danforth

    oil cooler or no oil cooler..... that is the question

    working on my BBC build and have been vacillating with whether or not to add an oil cooler. the Gen VI block has two oil cooler ports in it and would make plumbing an oil cooler a breeze. I would put one in the supply hose to my crank mounted raw water pump, and have identified the oil cooler...
  10. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    playing with a desktop dyno program. here is where the SBC was. (passes the smell test since the base was 271 hp and went up with vortecs and a cam). i drwe a line at 5100 RPM as that is all I could get out of it loaded in the boat. Here is the 454 with the comp cam. matches pretty good with...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Under Construction: Bateau.com TW28 Stretched

    what is not shown in this picture is the two bent prop shafts (or second bent rudder) this was damage done by a rock in water that was a bit low as they say.....ship happens
  12. Scott Danforth

    BBC build- Don't tell the Admiral

    A bit more progress.... just scored a set of Stainless Marine manifolds for a bit more coin, i could have had either of these: the later two came off a 750hp 540 with a supercharger..... dont think my little 496 would make enough HP to matter. If it did, my outdrive wouldnt survive.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Who on here like to photoshop?

    Here are a couple of new versions..... not sure which arch I like: No arch aft sweeping arch.. forward sweeping arch... another version of forward sweeping arch...
  14. Scott Danforth

    2000-2005 Hyundai Sonata fuel vent system

    Not going to join another forum to post this, so here goes..... google will find it here. I dont have pictures of the process, however I will have covered it in detail that anyone with understanding of righty-tighty lefty-loosy will be able to follow issue - 2000-2005 Hyundai Sonata fuel vent...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Who on here like to photoshop?

    Here are some pics that we started with...... my actual boat some internet boats some newer boats mostly with arches The current boats in the running all white with graphics with graphics and arch other color schemes With Huggy Bear
  16. Scott Danforth

    Who on here like to photoshop?

    looking for ideas on revising the paint scheme on the boat, and would like to add a radar arch to the boat. However I dont have photoshop. anyone on here want to take a few side shots of a boat, and add in a radar arch and change the stripe scheme? be careful.... may get multiple requests for...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Trip to Plymouth England

    While on vacation, I get a call that I need to head to Plymouth England to assist in an installation / commissioning for a project at work. took a few pics that you guys may be interested in. yes, that is where the mayflower sailed from, yes, that boat is a few years older than the US, and...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Nelson Lake, Hayward Wisconsin

    I'm convinced there are no fish in this lake. At least no walleye. The recent flooding may have passed them over the dam. Nephew left the crawlers in the sun... What a ripe smell. At least the Leinies are cold Headed to door county this friday for walleye fishing.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Hot Rodding ..... Modifying a Mark 4 BBC Oil Pan For a Gen V/VI BBC

    Didnt get much done. tanker fire on the skyway meant I took the long way home with over 100,000 other people. traffic was a mess. took 3 hours to finally get home. however did get my jig off the laser (some welding will be required for the checking feature I added). also got my most of my holes...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Hot Rodding ..... Modifying a Mark 4 BBC Oil Pan For a Gen V/VI BBC

    As part of my BBC build http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engin...ll-the-admiral I had picked up a mark 4 (1965-1990 454) 8-quart mercruiser cast aluminum oil pan. The problem is I picked up a Gen V/VI core motor for the project because I wanted a 1-piece oil seal and roller cam and valve train...
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