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    In desperate need of volvo penta help!

    OYE!!! where do I begin? ok, first the drive, it's a 1991 DP-A, the suspension fork is badly pitted but a mechanic assured me that it's strong enough to be used. the paint was shot, so i had it soda blasted and have the paint system (all mil-spec) for constant submersion use. first, is...
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    silly question, but not really....

    Alright, here's the deal... i have a vp DPA drive. the drive needs to be completely blasted, cleaned, primed and repainted. i started disassembling all the bracketry last night and had an idea that i think could be FANTASTIC, and i'd like your opinions. I'm pretty darn good with fiberglass...
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    How much power can a DP-A handle?

    I'm building a new chevy 350 for my boat. it's a grady white 241 offshore. the old 305 is done. the new one will be home-grown with vortec heads and all the trimmings. i've already spec'd out the cam, it's going to be a hydraulic-roller from compcams, for marine use, and the heads will be...
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    powder coating outdrive

    I have a volvo DP-A outdrive and it needs to be repainted so I was wondering about powder coating it. Apparently powdercoating is much more durable than paint, so I was going to have the whole thing powdercoated, otherwise I'd use etch prime with imron. I've searched all over the web and...
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