1967 Mustang

8122pbrainard wrote: Steve, Are you sure the Higgins deck was scarfed and not just butt blocked? Sure would be easier!!

Actually Pete, I've already got the wood scarfed and ready to glue up. I want to prestain the new, "whiter" mahogany to match the existing stripped wood before I glue the joint.
After doing this, I noticed there are actually butt and scarfed joints on the boat?

Bruce,
Your floor looks really nice-for someone that says their not a woodworker!   
How are you going to finish the interior sides? Were they spatter painted? My daughter just did that to their old boat.

Steve,
CC used scarfed hull sides/bottoms and butt blocking on their decks. I've never looked at a Higgins real close?? Pre seal (or reduced varnish) the new ply too before you glue it in.

I see what you mean by splatter paint, like the old car trunks.

Correct Craft painted them with a solid, similar color as the hull. My Mustang was painted where the side panels didn't cover. I got a decent matching oil paint from Ben Moore. If I like the look, I may leave it like that to cut down on weight. With the 6 banger, it's going to need all the help it can get.

Here's a pic out of the ref section.

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/reference/1968_brochure/index.asp?page=18

Bruce,
I understand you found someone that knows all about the Dearbomatic. Fantastic!! Did he say what was wrong with it?

BoatDr found someone 7 miles from my house that knows engines and seems to have a fondness for Y blocks and Dearbos. Small world, I used to work with his wife. He thought he knew what was wrong with it before he even saw it. He was right. There's a little disc that goes in the shifter assembly that is easy to reverse. It really doesn't look any different when it's upsidedown, but it won't work right. It was runni9ng good today when we picked it up. I had him drop it in the boat. Major accomplishment. That engine's been out of the boat almost 2 years.

Mike, I'm not sure about Green Lake this year. I believe I bought the last Tempo fuel tank after they were bought by Mueler. Mueler make the same tank, but put the fill in the center. I may try to use our old one if it's still good, just because it's easier to install.

Looking good....

is that really the way the battery cable routes? seems like it's not going to be too long before it welds it's self to the motor.

Looking good!

nice bacerds inline ford!!!
is it 221cu? how many hp?

most of the i/o engines down here carry that engine but in the 221cu 165 hp versions...hooked to a volvo drive...

kapla wrote: most of the i/o engines down here carry that engine but in the 221cu 165 hp versions...hooked to a volvo drive...

What years was the 221 available?

This version of the motor was only made in the 144 , 170 , and 200 cu in version (at least here in the US ) The 250 cu in engine shares the same head, but will not "bolt in" , the bell housing pattern is different.


I have a 200 I would like to rebuild for mine ....ahhhhh, someday...

Steve, you have a different bracket for your voltage regulator that puts it up high and out of the way. Mine is down by the battery. I've got a V8 engine box, but still have less room to work with. I may be able to do it with a Group 29NF battery which is only 5.5" wide.

Is there anything more dangerous about having the battery in that location rather in a remote location up front in the bildge?

62 wood wrote: kapla wrote: most of the i/o engines down here carry that engine but in the 221cu 165 hp versions...hooked to a volvo drive... What years was the 221 available? This version of the motor was only made in the 144 , 170 , and 200 cu in version (at least here in the US ) The 250 cu in engine shares the same head, but will not "bolt in" , the bell housing pattern is different. I have a 200 I would like to rebuild for mine ....ahhhhh, someday...

Its a version only made here I guess same engine with bigger bores. The 221 was the top of the line. smaller 170 and 188 cu were also available.
It equipped most of the cars and pick up produced from the 60 to the 90!! Falcon, Fairlane, F-100. This I-6 its as common here as your V-8.... The chevy I-6 is the 230 and 250cu.
And from dodge we had the slant 6...
Ford Argentina also offered a V-8 engine based on a Y block till end of the 70´s but it was rated around 160-180 hp, so the lighter I-6 221 rated 165 was more of a choice for local gear heads....
chevy officially never introduced a v-8 engine car in the market untill 2004 when they started selling here the 5.3 v-8 avalanche and then the zr06 vette in 2006 (144K they ask here new)!!!

That looks great Btuce. You and the boys must be having a ball!

john

if you have enough wire length then you might not have to remount the regulator 180, but if you did they would be routed like they currently are.