New project 1965 mustang

Got my windshield I will post pics tomorrow some time.... got a hell of a deal $400 tailer maid for $100. I'm excited

Sharp looking boat!

TRBenj wrote: What's the height on that windshield? Something about it doesn't look quite right.

It's 17inches I think it is a bit big but could not pass it up for the money.... I think the original one looks to small anyway

Bilkolayne wrote: Finally got it running right I put the new distributor on and it's running great.

Any chance that you are going to put it the water this weekend for a test run?

OK so here we go back at it.... just picked up new carpet for the interior. Hopefully order controls and exhaust pipe this week. Still need to free up the steering cable and build front seats. Little bit of wiring left to do and a new flame arrestor and we will be ready for the water.

Bilkolayne wrote: Hoping to have it in the water this weekend.

This weekend's forecast is looking pretty grim. 65 and raining both Saturday & Sunday. Hope it changes.

Bilkolayne wrote: Update.... Just got to figure out this alternator wiring or order a one wire alternator. Also I am looking for a flame arrestor for a Mercruiser Quadrajet if anybody happens to have one that they are willing to sell please let me know.

Did you contact the folks in San Diego about the alternator yet?? Nothing simpler than a one wire hookup.
If a Holley style ( 5" neck ) will fit then I have this one. $25 + shpg.     Duane

Update. Got the steering all hooked up and straightened out my rudder. That's the good news the bad news is I was running it yesterday and I think I spun a rod bearing in the lower end. Luckily enough the engine is easy enough to pull out only 5 wires one fuel hose 1 water hose two hoses for exhaust. Probably going to yank it out and replace all connecting rod bearings and crankshaft bearings and the oil pump maybe this weekend hopefully if I can get the parts in time.

Duane in Indy wrote: Bilkolayne wrote: Update. Probably going to yank it out and replace all connecting rod bearings and crankshaft bearings And the crankshaft!!!!!!!

Depends on how it looks. Hopefully it's not scored up its only spun for a few seconds

I was setting the timing at 8 degrees at idle and read it up a couple times to check Max advancement. So get up to about 3500 RPMs then started to hear a slight squealing noise with some rapping coming from the bottom end. I looked over to see what my oil pressure was and it was only at 5 PSI. So all-in-all sounds like oil pump failure then wiped out bearings

Yea I know lucky enoff the parts for the 283 are dirt cheep. I just need to put it under a tree and pull it to see what happend

If there is a # it will be up by the coupler. Might have been painted over. You can try registering it as homemade

OK so the last few days where interesting. I belt a Gentry crane remove the engine check all bearings and I found 1 connecting rod bearing that was wiped but not spun. All main bearings are fine. I replaced all the connecting rod bearings and Polished the journal with the bad bearing. I then put it all back together put it back in the boat and it was still making the noise. so now that I knew that I did not spin a bearing I let it run a little bit longer and found that the noise was coming from the timing chain cover. So this morning I pulled the harmonic balancer and the cover to find all three bolts on the camshaft COG to be loose and hitting the timing chain cover. I put it back together with blue Loctite new gaskets and fired it up and it runs great now. At least I know the lower-end has good bearings now and a new oil pump and screen so this engine should be pretty sweet.

Are you going to run it in Mousam? I just got up here and plan on putting the dock in tomorrow since it is suppose to be 90 out. Doesn't look like the markers are in yet. If you are launching it in Mousam and have not been out there go online and look at a map. It's a little tricky out there.. again I'm in carpenters cove the every top of the lake. I'm in wooded patch with the new stairs and deck in the trees and a green canoe on the dock and/or pile of dock pieces.   Feel free to pm me if you want my cell # if you need assistance if something arises.. can't wait to here it pass by..

Yep, Acton trading post on lower Mousam. Filling up the glass of wine and going to the lower deck. Maybe a can catch a photo or two.