1986 Sunsport (open bow) rebuild

[Milliken37]

Took on this project last summer. With school and work it's been slow coming but it'll get there.

It's going to be a lot of extra work but I'm not doing carpet. I've gel coated all the visible surfaces and I'm planning on routing my own black on faux teak Seadek.

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[Milliken37]

I knew I was getting into a lot of work but even at this point I had no idea.


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[Milliken37]

Time to tear out some stringers! Woohoo!

My number one suggestion to anyone wanting to take on a full rebuild is... Don't!

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[Milliken37]

For the stringers I used 23/32 treated plywood. For the inner stringers I staggered the ends of the strips and then glued, pressed, and screwed them together.

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[Milliken37]

I used 1.5oz mesh cloth, 1.5oz biaxial, and epoxy resign. Under the stringers I loaded it up with a mix of epoxy resign "peanut butter"

I would suggest to anyone to use thinner mesh cloth, with more layers. Thinner cloth with contour better.

Don't use polyester resign. It won't have the structural support that epoxy does.

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[Milliken37]

I forgot to get picture of installing the foam under the floorboard.

At this time I was supposed to head to Phoenix for school in 2 weeks so I was pressed for time.

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The brown on the sides is a strip of fiberglassing to keep water out of the voids during my trip.

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Improvising at its finest. Using the apartment complex carport as a check lift using ratchet straps
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Got the floor deck fiberglassed

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[Milliken37]

At this point on I've been doing my work out of a storage unit at my apartment complex. Not ideal condition but I've been making it work.

Fresh gel coat on the deck floor
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[Milliken37]

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For these edges, I did each surface separately. I hit the cloth with polyester resign, let it set for a day, then cut away the access.

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[Milliken37]

Here I just wanted to see how everything sits and looks. I have yet to cut away slots in the fiberglass lip at the bottom to allow the seats to sit flush.

I'm planning on fastening the lower engine surround with 2 stainless steel pinned hinges and 2 anti-rattle latches.

I'll be fastening the seats with corner brackets and inset threads in the floorboard so that then can be unscrews and removed.

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[Milliken37]

Can't wait to get the rest of the engine as shinny as that air filter and those valve covers.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170305/eabe08e66bf55dab59b91b260cedd4dd.jpg


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[Okie Boarder]

Looks like you are coming along nicely.

[Milliken37]

Thanks @okieboarder
Almost ready to slap some paint on her. I'm really tempted to paint over all the fresh gel coat, I'm just sick of trying to get the finish right..


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[supra790]

It looks great

2016 Supra SG 450

[wotan2525]

Seems like every year we get a new batch of full-rebuilds. Yours is looking nice. Keep it up!

[Milliken37]

Thanks a lot! It'll be done in in few decades


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[Mischief IV]

Thanks a lot! It'll be done in in few decades

Why the rush? Looks good.

Also, that has the Rider windshield where it had the long arms and they cut them off. (From your first pics) Don't see many '86 Sunsports with that style of windshield. I'd be curious to see the HIN on this boat.

[Milliken37]

Thanks Mischief! Hey good point, I've never looking into that. I'll have to run the HIN and check the title.


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[lively]

Here I just wanted to see how everything sits and looks. I have yet to cut away slots in the fiberglass lip at the bottom to allow the seats to sit flush.

I'm planning on fastening the lower engine surround with 2 stainless steel pinned hinges and 2 anti-rattle latches.

I'll be fastening the seats with corner brackets and inset threads in the floorboard so that then can be unscrews and removed.

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I like that passenger seat ! Looks like my same setup ! I made the seat lower the 2nd time though to allow for 10"
Foam . Looks good


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[Milliken37]

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[Milliken37]

I like that passenger seat ! Looks like my same setup ! I made the seat lower the 2nd time though to allow for 10"
Foam . Looks good


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Thanks Lively! I just wanted enough room to get into opening in the bottom of console. I may end up cutting it down a few inches for that same reason, to allow for foam height


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[lively]

Thanks Lively! I just wanted enough room to get into opening in the bottom of console. I may end up cutting it down a few inches for that same reason, to allow for foam height


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When I did mine that where I put the batteries and then made a latched back rest . But what I did the second time really worked far as comfort . It's plush but that white is hard to keep clean ! Lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170317/e0959469c6f084df972a01d5df133f15.jpg


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[Milliken37]

When I did mine that where I put the batteries and then made a latched back rest . But what I did the second time really worked far as comfort . It's plush but that white is hard to keep clean ! Lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170317/e0959469c6f084df972a01d5df133f15.jpg


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Looks good! I'm worried about cleanliness. I want to do mine white as well


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[Milliken37]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170328/5e763695cd0558b347e55139d14a7e34.jpg. I've got my fingers crossed for this being a good stereo system. Sure looks cool. Now to buy matching GPS speedometer and RPM gauge


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[lively]

Looks good! I'm worried about cleanliness. I want to do mine white as well


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I use small scrubber for tough stains , but always use conditioner and just keep it's at least wiped down , but it's a boat . So yeah it's gonna get dirty


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[lively]

Looks nice ! You will like the rear controls , I love mine , drink , float , change the song !


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[Milliken37]

Hey Mischief! I finally remembered to write down that HIN. It's XKB02082F686. Any suggestions where to go to look that up without having to pay $10

[Salty87]

Hey Mischief! I finally remembered to write down that HIN. It's XKB02082F686. Any suggestions where to go to look that up without having to pay $10

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm

Won't get you too much detail though. Supra from '86 plus hull # 02082.

[Milliken37]

Improvising is scary!! I'm about to paint the bottom side. I don't have the means to do it all at once so I'm blocking it, then removing the blocks, and then painting the missed spots.


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[Milliken37]

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[Milliken37]

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Did some brainstorming yesterday and ended up far from a classic look for the exterior design. The last picture is the design I'm going with. It's slightly copied from a newer Supra look. What do you think?!


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[lively]

Looks good , are you gonna wrap it ?


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[Milliken37]

Looks good , are you gonna wrap it ?


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Yep! But I'm not having it printed. I'm ordering white, red, and black vinyl and using the knife-less cutting tape to do my designs. Your engine rebuild seams to be coming along great! I'm curious how much that new prop cost? I've gotta replace mine as well.


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[lively]

Prob was like 400$ shipped to my door . Like 368$ or something , check out wake makers.com for pricing , I'm interested in the tape .. that's gonna take some time to get it laid on . I have been thinking on wrapping my boat . But too much $$ in it all ready


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[Milliken37]

Prob was like 400$ shipped....

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Oh I bet! That engine doesn't look cheap. It's sure going to run though like hell though.

I made up a 3D model on CAD software to calculate how much wrap I need for interior and exterior. Came to about 65ft x 5ft so about $600 bucks from Vvivid, not to bad really. I figured it will take a day to wrap, I'm sure it'll turn into 2 or 3 haha


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[lively]

That's pretty good !$ , so are they just giant decals ? Pre cut ?


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[Milliken37]

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It's just the stock material and I'll use that knife-less cutting tape to cut out my designs. I'm planning on getting black sheet pvc material and using a CNC router or water jet to zip the Supra logo. The raised letters on the newer boats really looks cool


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[Milliken37]

Improvised paint booth and then the vinyl wrap. For doing this with conditions that aren't ideal I couldn't be more happy with the results.

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[Milliken37]

Got the swim platform done! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170717/d380f65243a94a033b89002bfe010b87.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170717/fe8a1dd09470903cfc77ab867a406855.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170717/23616bc6e23ddd2083ff7ff8e57cb927.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170717/1f3120d923aae476c4d556a401a5de04.jpg


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[Milliken37]

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[Milliken37]

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Getting there! Getting the engine cover done will be a pivotal point for the appearance. At a standstill on upholstery until my sewing machine gets fixed


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[Milliken37]

Making some serious progress now!

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[Milliken37]

Hit a mile stone by getting the engine cover done.
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[Milliken37]

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[Cooose]

So jealous of where you are at with your rebuild. Can wait to see the seadek installed.

[Milliken37]

So jealous of where you are at with your rebuild. Can wait to see the seadek installed.

You wouldn't be jealous if you saw the balance of my bank account haha thanks Cooose


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[Milliken37]

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[zroe]

Beautiful stitch work sir! In my opinion that is going to be nicer than a new boat do I wouldn't too feel too bad about the bank account unless it reads -$107,000 like it would for a new Supra!


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[scottschmitt]

Captain chair looks great. Hard to get the vinyl to stretch just right and lay flat.

[Milliken37]

Beautiful stitch work sir! In my opinion that is going to be nicer than a new boat do I wouldn't too feel too bad about the bank account unless it reads -$107,000 like it would for a new Supra!


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Thanks! That's what I'm going for! Good point, I'm really curious what I'll be able to get out of it


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[NorCalPR]

Seriously good work. Yoi did better than the professional that did my rear seat. The seam on mine is not flat 😐

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[Okie Boarder]

Definitely looking really good. Nice job!

[torch]

Any updates?


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[Milliken37]

Any updates?


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School has been kicking my ass so I haven't had much time to work on it. I was having trouble getting her fired up the other day. We found that the fuel filter/ water separator was clogged and restricting flow. After bypassing the filter it starts up and runs like a charm! Hopefully there will be some water in the next pics!


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[Milliken37]

Here's the link for my time laps for sewing and wrapping the most complex cushion in the boat. Enjoy https://youtu.be/r6RbwzqDZgM



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[Milliken37]

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I've mentioned installing "seadek" in the past. This is what I really meant, buying 3 sheets of off brand Eva foam flooring and routing it myself. This method will cost me $320 where as seadek would be in upwards of $1,300. This is a trial run to make sure I would get clean cuts and it turned out AWESOME!!!


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[KELLER343]

Are you just free handing with a router?

[Milliken37]

Are you just free handing with a router?

Nope, I was going to do that until my school purchased a CNC router. It's only 28"x18" so the larger sections will be tricky. I'm using solidworks to make the patterns but any CAD software could be used.

I made the first actual flooring sections to the proper dimensions, which I will be installing tonight.
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[KELLER343]

Looks awesome! Cant wait to see the finished product. I would love to do this to my saltare but isn't perfectly flat

[Milliken37]

Looks awesome! Cant wait to see the finished product. I would love to do this to my saltare but isn't perfectly flat

Thanks! I'll keep ya posted. I installed the two pieces I cut out. Really satisfied with it!

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[Milliken37]

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[Milliken37]

When I did mine that where I put the batteries and then made a latched back rest . But what I did the second time really worked far as comfort . It's plush but that white is hard to keep clean ! Lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170317/e0959469c6f084df972a01d5df133f15.jpg


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Hey Lively! Do you have an issue with the location of the passenger side window? My window is cutting into headroom for the passenger seat. Could be dangerous If I don't pad it.


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[lively]

Hey Lively! Do you have an issue with the location of the passenger side window? My window is cutting into headroom for the passenger seat. Could be dangerous If I don't pad it.


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I did the first time , but yes most of the time in mine I had kids there . But adults always held on the tower to help with the “shock”


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[Milliken37]

I did the first time , but yes most of the time in mine I had kids there . But adults always held on the tower to help with the “shock”


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Oh yeah you sold yours, right? Gotcha, I'm going to make up some headrest to mount on the windshield frame to prevent a head from getting gouged.


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[lively]

Yeah she’s gone to new owner , I was going to put head rest on the frame . But just never got around to it . The other way would be to lower the seat height


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[Milliken37]

Yeah she’s gone to new owner , I was going to put head rest on the frame . But just never got around to it . The other way would be to lower the seat height


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Yeah I remember you telling me to make it lower but by that point I had already made the seat frame. I'll try a headrest first


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[Milliken37]

Finished up routing my EVA foam for the swim platform and once again I'm ecstatic with the results!!

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[lively]

They look great


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[Milliken37]

They look great


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Thanks! Just wish I had access to a 4'x8' so I could do it all at once. The one I'm using is only 18"x24"...


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[jtryon]

Looks amazing. Though I would suggest cutting down your swim platform if you're going to use this for surfing :)

[Milliken37]

Looks amazing. Though I would suggest cutting down your swim platform if you're going to use this for surfing :)

I kept that in mind when making it. It's pretty close to the original size. The flooring pads may have been misleading because they were cut larger than the platform to wrap over the back edge. Check out the newest pics


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[Milliken37]

Couldn't be more happy with it! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171028/c36464f60e06e3344e69522f3e9bbfdc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171028/2fe4b556976e583bbc74da7c43936c0f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171028/0bed89977b517ac9d6eb0b98ba5356ed.jpg


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[jtryon]

looks great!

[Salty87]

i dunno...all i see is the missing vent :(


JOKING! you probably have something over the top waiting to be installed there

[Mischief IV]

i dunno...all i see is the missing vent :(

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-CROWNLINE-BOAT-3-DOMED-CHROME-SWIM-PLATFORM-DECK-VENT-DRAIN-GRILL-60469/171018732698?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649


Build looks great!

[Milliken37]

i dunno...all i see is the missing vent :(


JOKING! you probably have something over the top waiting to be installed there

Haha yeah I actually lost that one somewhere and haven't gotten around to reordering it.


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[Milliken37]

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Reverse engineering the boat floor was a tedious process! More custom routed "SeaDek" coming soon


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[KPL Supra]

I have a 1985 Sun Sport that has bad stringers. Does anyone know of an outfit that could do the job? This tread has great info and enough detail to convince me that I shouldn't attempt the project myself. The boat is in Wisconsin. Thanks!

[Milliken37]

I have a 1985 Sun Sport that has bad stringers. Does anyone know of an outfit that could do the job? This tread has great info and enough detail to convince me that I shouldn't attempt the project myself. The boat is in Wisconsin. Thanks!

Sorry for the late reply. I’m not sure of anyone around there, but you’re making the right decision by having it done! After calculating time and materials I might have saved a grand. However, I didn’t have an interior or existing wiring to reassemble afterwards. That would make the job all that much more difficult

[Milliken37]

I recently bought a wakeboard tower for cheap. Turned out being too narrow so I welded up a sleeve to widen the tower. It includes a total of 8 set screws and 8 pins. I also had it powder coated. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180206/26720ef2ab95b207ef6e62429e074925.jpg
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[ckracing]

Keep going! I’m envious of all the shop goodies you have access to.
~Chris

[Milliken37]

Keep going! I’m envious of all the shop goodies you have access to.
~Chris

It’s one of the few benefits of going to school! Definitely not taking it for granted.


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[Milliken37]

Got the faux teak EVA foam flooring routed and installed. Better pictures coming soon. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180211/f3c9958ddffbc3610af712e526ea0399.jpg


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[Milliken37]

Picked up a trailer to fix up. Not completely done but it’s looking much better. Didn’t feel like driving for 6 hours transporting the two trailers to transfer the boat over so I decided to lift the boat and swap the trailers. That old ragged trailer was making the boat look bad but this new trailer pairs up great! Plus it’s so much safer with the tandem axle.

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[Milliken37]

A lot has been getting done! Got the sound system prewired and transferred into the boat, except for the sub (More Pics coming soon). Most of the dash is wired up now, so the boat has all new wiring, new fuses, and new gauges. All of the gauges work besides the fuel gauge which I’m struggling with still. (Any threads out there on fuel gauges?)

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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180402/50f7870b628b61003119e7a700291f81.jpg what an ugly steering wheel

Also, I got the wakeboard tower installed. Can’t wait to get the speakers cans mounted.
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Finally, got two batteries installed with a battery selector switch. Connected the grounds together and then ran the positive leads to the switch. The difficult decision here was where to put my inline fuse for the sound system. You want the fuse as close to the battery as possible, but I’ll be using two batteries some times. Anyways... I put the fuse first thing after the switch. I’ve got one more fuse so I may also put it on battery two’s positive lead for when I’m only using battery 2 for music. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180402/d15eb34d2e6ce3f3a3721cec4d83bce8.jpg


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[Cooose]

Looking good...you will be jamming some tunes on the lake before you know it!!!

I'm currently pulling together a parts list for my dash rebuild. Any tips?

[Cooose]

One other question I meant to ask, did you use the inter protect 2000e on the floor under the Eva and on the seat bases?

[Milliken37]

One other question I meant to ask, did you use the inter protect 2000e on the floor under the Eva and on the seat bases?


Thanks Cooose. As far as the dash goes.. one thing I didn’t pay particular attention to is the gauges operating range. Your sending units resistance range must match the resistance range of the gauge. Yesterday I found out that my resistance range on my fuel gauge isn’t correct. Also I would suggest buying gauges that you can change the bulbs on instead of inclosed LEDs so that you can make all of your gauges backlight match.

For the exterior of the seats and floor I did a layer of fiberglass mesh, then gel coat, then vinyl wrap. For the interior surfaces of of the seats I just brushed on 2 layers of polyester resin. There’s probably a better way to do it but I figured it would be sufficient.




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[Cooose]

So this may be a stupid question, but I'll be replacing both the gauges and the sending units. Is it easier to find gauges and then find sending units to match the resistance or vice versa, or are they fairly universal.

[Milliken37]

You’ll want to find the transducers / sending units first, because they will generally be the same resistance range as your OEM parts. I found gauges from 3 different sources so you can tell that they are slight different. I would suggest buying a kit with all of your gauges so that they will match (some sellers will customize the resistance range). You can get them for $250+ which isn’t far from what you’ll spend by mixing and matching.

If you haven’t already looked into it, check out GPS speedometers. I’ll be able to let you know how mine works in a few weeks. I chose this route to due ways with dual speedo gauges and the old school tube pressure transducer system.


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[Milliken37]

So this may be a stupid question, but I'll be replacing both the gauges and the sending units. Is it easier to find gauges and then find sending units to match the resistance or vice versa, or are they fairly universal.

I forgot to tag you in that last post. One more side note, I have all of my old gauges and speedo tubes. If you need any parts just let me know


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[Milliken37]

A member individually messaged me and asked how much the material for the upholstery cost me so here is my response for anyone else who may wonder how much supplies will run.

"I have a rough estimate, but I made so many trips to the store for little things that its hard to say for certain. I bought all of my upholstery at Joann's Fabrics and I would only purchase vinyl when they had a coupon for "50% off one regular priced item." I got lucky, and due to misinformation and them sticking to their word, I got 60% off of my biggest vinyl and cushion foam purchase. Keep in mind that I haven't purchased the vinyl to do my open bow yet and up until this point I have about $750-850 in the upholstery and foam with coupons. That would be around $1,500-1,700 without coupons. I predict that I will be spending, another $150 (with coupons) on the open bow cushions.

To summarize, If you plan on buying from a local store, make sure to download that Joann's Fabrics apps. If you use 50% off coupons at Joann's then you're looking at $2,000 if you're redoing an open bow."

[Cooose]

Curious what sewing machine you used? I scanned the thread and don't think you mentioned it, but I may have missed it.

[Milliken37]

Curious what sewing machine you used? I scanned the thread and don't think you mentioned it, but I may have missed it.

I used a Singer 319W that I picked up for $150. The the thing is a tank. I was made in the 50’s and will go through 5 layers of vinyl. You can’t use the really thick thread or do as large of spacing as you could with a newer walking foot machine, but I’m happy with the results. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180417/d87e3d3bfdd27eb093e4a4fca3b53680.jpg


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[Milliken37]

After resolving a few issues on the engine I went to make sure the transmission ran as desired and found that reverse didn’t work. I pulled the tranny and found that the reverse clutch plates were destroyed. Replaced the clutch plates, cleaned out the whole tranny, and cleaned the pump of debris. After reconnect the tranny, it ran great!!

For anyone having issues with reverse, Don’t worry. The repair is very simple. You will need a set of 12 point bolt sockets the rebuild kit and that’s all. If reverse is your only issue, there is no need to pull the 3.5” bearing at the mouth of the tranny. If you want to do a full overhaul / rebuild then you will need to pull the 3.5” bearing in which may require taking it to a machine shop. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/8d7195eb2ebdb4586e10de28e0dee1d3.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/b42a86e1502612445084cb556d320b9b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/a28061f48bfe98d3f825f57028104b9c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180506/d413130fff2fb6a3cc1988185bf24b99.jpg


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[Milliken37]

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[Cooose]

Nice job on getting reverse back.

Question on your step through in the back seat and sun deck. I thought I remembered that you had some detail posted around how you created the step and wrapped your vinyl around it before putting the EVA on it, but I can't find anything on it now?

[Milliken37]

Nice job on getting reverse back.

Question on your step through in the back seat...

Sorry for the late reply. For the EVA foam pad on the back I sanded down a board, wrapped it in vinyl wrap, put a bead of silicon on the outer edge of the bottom and screwed it down.

[Milliken37]

Rebuild the carb and found quite a bit of crud in he secondary bowl.
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[Milliken37]

SHE LIVES!!!!! Now to name her!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181211/916989a7a8a1a1c76dae53c8d3022712.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181211/f28e6cc7c0d7832a76c34378779b0dd9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181211/a64f8d7a705a5c1d4aa88a09da964468.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181211/d56db7be039f582c0f17e5dc0f874d3f.jpg


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[jtryon]

boat looks awesome man, good job!

[zroe]

Nice job, beautiful boat! Not trying to be rude, but I was wondering if you are glad you rebuilt the Sunsport instead of buying something newer? I'm deliberating if I rebuild mine or pass it off to the next guy to do.
Also curious what lake you are on, for some reason I thought you were in Illinois when I was reading the thread but I don't think there is any scenery like that in Illinois.

Cheers, Zach

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[MJHKnox]

Nice job, beautiful boat! Not trying to be rude, but I was wondering if you are glad you rebuilt the Sunsport instead of buying something newer? I'm deliberating if I rebuild mine or pass it off to the next guy to do.
Also curious what lake you are on, for some reason I thought you were in Illinois when I was reading the thread but I don't think there is any scenery like that in Illinois.

Cheers, Zach

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I’m assuming you would want to fix up a boat b/c you like the model. Not for the money aspect of selling it afterwards.

At the end of the day, the older boats only hold so much value no matter if everything is brand new, but if you get personal satisfaction from you boat, they who cares what others say it’s worth or if someone else likes it or does not like it.

I go to a lot of hot rod shows. People will spend 40-50 building cars or trucks where the market prices are 30-35 and there is a limited market for interested buyers.

You need to be comfortable with the time and money.


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[Milliken37]

Nice job, beautiful boat!.......

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Thanks man! Very valid question and one that can be upsetting. I would say with all honesty that if placed in the same situation but with the knowledge I have now, I would not do this again. It’s to far too time consuming and labor intensive. I could have generated enough income during the time that it took to build this to buy a much nicer boat. I mainly did this because I misjudged the work and the cost... oh and I’m just addicted to personal projects.
However, if you are someone who doesn’t plan on allocating your spare time to generating more income and you have spare time AND you have a fully equipped garage/ shop, then sure, give it a go! It was fun to look back on my hard work and enjoy a sense of accomplishment.
Ultimately I spent FAR more time and money then the boat could ever be worth, but how I justify that extra cost is in the knowledge gained and the gain in confidence to tackle anything.
I initially got this boat to get on the water and wakeboard/ surf. In the 2.5 years it took to build this, I never had a boat or the time to get on the water. I could have gotten a loan on a boat and enjoyed these 2-3 years on the lake.

Shortly after purchasing the boat I moved from Illinois to Phoenix to finish my engineering degree.

Hope this helps you make your decision!


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[71 Judge]

[QUOTE=Milliken37;133480]Thanks man! Very valid question and one that can be upsetting. I would say with all honesty that if placed in the same situation but with the knowledge I have now, I would not do this again. It’s to far too time consuming and labor intensive. I could have generated enough income during the time that it took to build this to buy a much nicer boat. I mainly did this because I misjudged the work and the cost... oh and I’m just addicted to personal projects.
However, if you are someone who doesn’t plan on allocating your spare time to generating more income and you have spare time AND you have a fully equipped garage/ shop, then sure, give it a go! It was fun to look back on my hard work and enjoy a sense of accomplishment.
Ultimately I spent FAR more time and money then the boat could ever be worth, but how I justify that extra cost is in the knowledge gained and the gain in confidence to tackle anything.
I initially got this boat to get on the water and wakeboard/ surf. In the 2.5 years it took to build this, I never had a boat or the time to get on the water. I could have gotten a loan on a boat and enjoyed these 2-3 years on the lake.

Shortly after purchasing the boat I moved from Illinois to Phoenix to finish my engineering degree.

Hope this helps you make your decision!

Milliken37 - I'm resurrecting your thread. The restoration work you did on your '86 was First Class - all the way. I, too, own an '86 Supra SunSport that was remodeled. I purchased it last year (2019) and what a gem it is. I do own a few classic cars (hot rods, too) and yes, even it you're experienced at this, the time and cost do surpass initial expectations. However, the fact you own the boat outright without a loan and the fact it will perform to your expectations is meaningful. Most importantly, the fact that it brings you joy is "PRICELESS". Your restoration is truly impressive - and you did it yourself. Incredible work, thank you for sharing all of this.

Related topic, here's the link to the '86 Supra I purchased after it was remodeled (complete restoration including floors & stringers): https://forum.supraboats.com/showthread.php?1829-Bouy-s-1986-Supra-SunSport-Skier&highlight=1986+supra+sunsport+rebuild