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Started right up super easy! Engine sounds awesome. This thing is just dripping with good old American pushrod horsepower!! Can you believe it runs at all never mind actually even idles at lowest throttle setting despite never having rebuilt or even opened up the old Holly that has been dormant...

Fuel pump is on! Need to get a new hard line from pump to carb but have a hose hooked up to test.

Fuel pump, lines, and filter removed. Peering in a little through the port it looks pretty clean inside for a 15-20 year abandon job I think. The oil pan dipstick port is leaking after messing with it and the motor mounts so that's going to have to be resealed somehow. Wanted to do a new oil pan...

Freeze plugs are in and all set. When hooked to garden hose block now fills with water and then starts spilling out the exhaust risers instead of just pouring out the side of the block so that's a plus! First quick test spin of engine no-go. Seems like it is not firing. Worried when I swapped...

Awesome, thanks guys! I like that there is some purpose mixed in with the gimmicky style too. I think I'll be adding one on if I can. Would be interesting to see if it helped me increase economy at times if not at least just be an overload indicator. I'm definitely not going to have any fancy...

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Hello, does anyone happen to know what the old mid 70's Mercruiser Vacuum guage on the instrument panel is all about? I'm guessing fuel economy optimization but curious if anyone knows just how these were used and how they were hooked up to the engine from the factory. I really like 70's tech...

Hopefully! lol I think I found the timing info bc it seems to match how this thing was set up. Was too dark way too early last night to get any good pictures but all the plugs, wires, coil and the new distributor are now in. Hopefully I'm not a whole tooth off on the distributor timing! Going to...

Going for swapping plugs first, then probably freeze plugs. Not sure about this firing order... This is how it was connected but doesn't seem to match normal 302 firing order.

Sounds like a solid plan! Looks like that boat lets lots of light in especially with those nice long windows. Did you find out what's in the bow compartments??

So it's 1:05pm and the weather is good today and I told the admiral I could focus on either the console or the engine. She chose the 5.0 so that is coming next. Tune up time!

Cupboard with range hood details: The fan switch is a 3 position toggle and can select Exhaust, Off, or Cool. The high power exhaust fan pulls out smoke while about 10% of its flow/suction is allowed to pull air from behind the shroud, cooling it. The other fan is for less smokey occasions and...

Thanks! I've always really liked cedar. The look, smell, resistant properties. There was a bunch of cedar in the boat that previous owner installed. I've been recycling the original ceiling and wall panels for stuff like this, the bathroom, dining area ceiling. It was some of the only wood in it...

Yeah, I'm guessing maybe 9000 rpm?... lol So might be self hover capable, didn't flight test. But now I have a starboard-only docking thruster!

Exhaust vent fan for stove built into the oversized cupboard. Take out from a powerful blade server. This thing is like a leaf blower outside lol so going to need to get a dimmer switch for it.

Got the wiring started. First established power from house battery 1 in bow compartment to the main 12 circuit fuse panel by the sink. Close-ups of the heat shrink connectors I like with the glue inside. Was great to be able to turn the water pump on with the flip of a switch.

Got the wiring started by first establishing power from house battery 1 in the bow compartment to the 12 circuit main fuse panel by the sink. A few close-ups of the heat shrink connectors with the glue inside. Was great to see the panel light up and to now be able to turn the water pump on with...

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Probably bc it was the quickest and or easiest way, that's how a lot of DIY installs go... Since you don't normally have to worry about wood in your particular hull someone just had to add some for ya! 😅 Sealing it back up without the wood sounds like a really good idea. Have you tried spinning...