Another BFN Rebuild

Tim- with the Roller Rockers and higher valve covers do you think the stock PCM manifolds would have fit? I know you guys picked up the EMI thunder exhaust. But I was just curious

I'm just worried if the pumpkin will start now!      

black might have been a good choice too, and made the chrome pop in the process.

kytom2 wrote: The big block Chevy Gods will not smile on you, if you leave it blue. BB Chevys are meant to be orange. Its in the big book on the facts of life. Look it up if you dont believe me.

But any color engine in a Correct Craft is better than a Mailbu!!!!         

Oh man, the truth comes out- I knew there was something "off" about you, Tom! I figured you had just been hanging around Greg too long!

Does that mean you're a "new boat" guy, Tom? If not, what type of CC will you be looking for? We've yet to see someone build a SBC powered CC that can hang with the big boys. (The 6.0L Crush and the big blocks dont count!)

BuffaloBFN wrote: Can you spare a little salt for my wounds?

ditto



Thats ok Tim. Still gonna look great.

Larry, thats orange? Thought it was red. Like I said, no offense intended- just dont like the look of orange and blue together!

Tom, no one said it would be a SBC powered CC- thats why I was asking. I figured it could either be a late model (03+ is all Chevy), an older big block (BFN/2001/Martinique), or a smaller, SBC powered vintage CC (Mustang/Tique/2nd gen SN). I think the latter would make for a screamer, if anyone ever builds one.

While I have come over to the dark side and learned to love engines that are odd colors and have most of their parts on the opposite side of normal, how can anyone say this black GM engine with the dreaded M word on the side is not a good looking engine.


Larry, I like that orange engine and although it was an upgrade over the standard Ford, do these guys ever make you feel like it is the odd cousin?

Got to admit that "sparkly blue" is fast.

Just don't paint it whatever color Spurling's engines were, they don't seem to last...

Ha, I may be ok Gary- when we got it, the motor was already a non-original color (black). At least blue matches the boat. If it had the original OMC manifolds, I might have gone back to that ugly green... but it wont look much like a motor that ever came in a Correct Craft anyways. From the top, hopefully all you'll see is the polished stuff! Valve covers, exhaust manifolds and flame arrestor are all polished aluminum and SS. Id like to get new pullies as well, but that wont happen this year.\

Regardless, something tells me this thing wont be an underperformer.

TRBenj wrote: I dislike black greatly (on a motor). Reminds me of a Mercruiser.

That's funny- reminds me of a GT-40.

I got the chance to pull a few dimensions off another early-ish ('86) BFN this weekend, so we've got another data point for the reassembly. I need to get another round of sanding and fairing in tonight. We decided to cover up the aft channels between the mains and secondaries, which were originally planned to be the drain access. With the primaries only 3" tall in that spot, I was afraid it would be too easy for water to get in, so we cut some coosa and glassed them closed. Im thinking maybe we'll add some drain plugs to the top so we can still access that spot easily, without it being an intrusion point.

One more issue that I keep flip flopping on is the bilge paint. My plan all along has been to use Interlux Bilgkote, which worked really nicely in the Tique. The white would match the BFN as well, so I hadnt given much thought to using anything else. Recently Ive been contemplating going with gel though... it would be fairly easy to do with a brush, and maybe it would hold up better than the paint. Any thoughts?

Thanks Andy. It should have been in the water by now, but summer got in the way!

I traded emails with Pete and he assured me that the Bilgkote was the way to go, non-original as it is. He must be eager for me to get the boat in the water (or to eat least stop asking him questions) for him to make such a suggestion... but at least Ive got a plan!