Let the journey begin!

After a few years of getting a 1980 hull and drive train,I've found everything I need for a complete 1980 ski nautique. It had nothing. Other than a hull. I found original windshield,Morse controls,platform ,mirror,steering wheel ect. I went after market gauges ,except for Speedos! The motor ran ,but bent a valve that sat in open position when I went to start it. After working my tail off and not getting time, engine problems turned more problematic. Pistons rusted to walls and engine seized up. I hit it with kroil and let it set even longer. Bad decision. After a little thought,I jumped up yesterday morning and pulled the motor. Took 3 hours. 2 hours to organize tools and get cherry picker from friends house. He's had it 10 years. Right at an hour to pull it. I loaded it up and brought to my guy I get to do things I don't have the have time to or take more time than I have. So hopefully before next year it'll be on the water. It's only been on the trailer for 16 years. Wish me luck. I think I'll need a head for sure. I'll update with pics as we get to different phases. I know how y'all like pics.

Link.didnt work. Removed guys. Fix tomorrow.

Joby1969 wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0pw1mnkde5y02yc/AAAYYqMAmrw2a-LmzDuUFKGGa?dl=0

I'm not having any luck with this link. Just time outs. Anyone else?

Im concerned about rust build up in the water passages.Any suggestioins guys?

Well it all looks good at this point. Was just enough condensation to lock it up. It broke free really easy. Tore it down. Realized boat is a 1980 and engine is a 1979. Don't know if that's the origional block,but seems to be from what PO says. Im picking up new push fods today and gasket set will be in from skidim on Monday. Ill also be grabbing a set of heads from Rod (from here on CCF) on Sunday but I'll go head and make sure they are all ready to go prior to installing them I've gotten all my tourqe specs in hand as well
.I think I might even paint the engine back to the factory blue Today is going to conaist of cleaning and a little glass repair in the battery box area. After that I'll paint builge area and prep for engine install next weekend if time allows. Work always gets in the way. That's for all the input and info guys. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Was thinking orange!

Top piece and bottom.piece Ken!

Some pieces of the engine may have been blue from Ford, but that engine would have been silver coming from PCM in 1980. A commander would ave been blue though. Which do you have?

It's the commander. The bell housing paints flaked off over the. Years. And you're correct on the pcm manifolds. It's a bastard child Ken.

Blue would be easier. Silver would look cleaner. Orange was a spelling error;)

That's friggin awesome. NOT   

Picked up push rods yesterday. Gasket kit today. Going to check lifters today as well. Woo hoo. Need heads and I'll start assembly.

You're right there's nothing wrong with orange I've always owned Chevrolets!