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also jbear, check out the way Randy polishes his knob. It would probably work on manifolds and heads as well.

John, glad to hear that you're staying busy anyway. There's only so many coats of wax you can put on your boat before it doesn't add to the finish.

You can get Flitz at any auto parts store, Lowe's, Home Depot etc. Probably even Wal Mart. Just wanted to verify that those manifolds are somewhat smooth already. Like an AL skin water jacket over the top of a cast unit. That's what mine were like. Not a solid cast AL piece. A solid cast piece would probably be pretty rough to start with and you might have to start with something else to get them smoother before using the Flitz. Hope that desciption makes sense.

87BFN,

I do have a MSD dist. The ignition box is a 6AL. I know, not the marine version, but I was running out of funds. Still works flawlessly. The bottom circumference of my motor box has a 1" x 1" wood strip that the upholstery is stapled to. I took a small piece of 1/2" marine plywood that I had left over from my floor replacement and treated it with epoxy so it doesn't rot and just screwed it to that furring strip. Then I attached the ignition box to that and dressed everything off. You should be able to see that from the engine pic on the first page of this thread. If you want a better pic, I can get that for you too. Just let me know. I wired it up with waterproof quick disconnects (from MSD) so I can remove the engine cover if I need to and the ignition box stays with it without having to remove it. It's kinda slick.

Thanks for the props. Actually, I did end up getting the MSD coil. I started without it, but my existing coil only lasted about a week. Scared the piss out of me after all that work. I was worried about the 6AL lasting with the wet environment and the vibes like you say, not to mention the heat. Not even a hint of a problem so far (knock on wood). I did make sure that I used the marine distributor though.

backfoot, yeah marine dist. onlyway to go. Thought about a regular auto as the motor turns that way but, no sense paying all that money and having crap out on you.

Meant to call you today but somehow the day got away from me.

Ain't started on the Commanders yet. Won't be puttin' them on just yet, need some elbows and the polishing. Reid and I are talkin' GT-40 heads. He has a good line on some.

john