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God I love your boat...I can't wait to get started on the cosmetics of the Saltare i have...but it may be a while.
The only issue I see is that kneeboard...real men stand!
Last week when I ran the motor I noticed a leak at the thermostat housing so I re-sealed it and ran it again - all fixed. I checked the new PSS shaft seal water line and it looks as if there is plenty of water coming out around the shaft, with still plenty coming out the exhaust.
Next step - take care of the rats nest under the dash!
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Hopefully I will get to lake test the motor and tranny this weekend, hopefully.
That's a pretty clean rat's nest! At least the wires don't look to be 20 years old.
I'm sure it'll look incredible when you're done.
Truly a tastefully dun restoration. She is one gorgeous SUPRA. I have enjoyed looking at all of your pictures. But you haven’t posted any of the power plant that I’ve seen. Come on show us the motor. PS I did notice that there is a missing cup holder. I know shut up Hagman
Search his other threads. He's shown lots of pics of the motor and it's just as nice as the rest of the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hagman
For Hagman - thanks for the compliments. Are you talking about the missing cupholders on the motor box? If so, we left them out intentionally because I was never crazy about them there. I've got a couple of make-shift cupholders in the back next to the seat that seem to work ok, but I'd like to do something more permanent, maybe.
Here's a pic of the motor you asked for - Stock 351W dressed up a little.
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Absolute beauty man, thanks for posting those again!
So with the PSS spitting water on the shaft does that allow you to put it in gear out of the lake?
Definitely looks top notch, Clint. I'm interested to see what you end up with under the dash. A dash redo is definitely something I want to do to mine.
Congrats on the seal plumbing. Good luck with the wiring (although it doesn't look too bad) - I'm still a bit intimidated by the wiring job ahead of me. I still wouldn't run it in gear out of the water. The seal face may not get enough water & the strut bushings are still dry.