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11-28-2017, 10:45 PM #31
another RONNIE story to share: heading south for an event had transmission failure and changed it in the mall parking lot with his truck mounted hoist!!
why ask me ?
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11-29-2017, 08:28 AM #32
Yep
When he came to the first Rumble, I was just getting serious about going fast. Ronnie was light yrs ahead of me. He popped a powerhead there, spent 5 mins being pissed then dove into replacing it w/a spare that he brought.
Told him he just taught me something cuz I would have let it ruin my whole weekend.
Learned that if you push your motor, it's going to happen.
Oh yeah, his spare powerhead?? Was in a box in bed of his truck.
Box was marked, "DANGER, LIVE SNAKES!"
And he changed the p.head w/a hoist mounted to bed of truck.
From the mind of Ronnie....I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.
I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.
Checkmate 16' 140 Johnson
Hydrostream 17' Vector FrankenRude I
Laser 480 (?) 21' w/GT 200
Glastron Carlson Conquest w/XP 2.6
Glastron Carlson CVX 20 w/XP 2.6
24' Sonic w/twin 250 Johnsons
24' Sonic w/twin 250 HO Johnsons
19' STV River Rocket w/FrankenRude II
Allison XR 2002 w/Frankenrude II
Hydrostream 18' V-King w/Frankenrude II
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12-03-2017, 07:17 AM #33
Truck tailgates make good work benches.
DB
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12-06-2017, 07:34 PM #34
Tt was the motor in the truck that I had to change. Crankshaft gave up after 200000 miles. Crank was broken in half when I took it apart when we got home. Still ran connecting rods on that jornal held the crank together. Put a jasper rebuild in. What a piece of crap that was. With a hoist from walmart. olny took about 4 hours for the whole job. Nick If you look at Gregs pics you can see the old motor in the bed of the truck.
Yeah Gary thats how it goes> sucks the the powerhead I took off I had just built it. I made the tuneup too hot that day and I screwed it up . It was my first steel drag sleeve conversion motor. it was extremly fast for a carb motor(ask Yammer) The live snake thing was my buddy idea. I just bought that powerhead from Chad Hill and just got it the day were leaving for Kentucky. Didn't even have time to look mat it just threw it in the truck and left.
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12-06-2017, 07:47 PM #35Screaming And Flying!
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Busted a crank in a SB olds once. Shut it down right away, what a noise. Replaced it with a 330 crank. Amazing it got you home.
I'll say it again that brown looks great
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12-06-2017, 07:55 PM #36
It didnt make it home made it to the next exit and wouldnt go any more changed it behind the gas station on the interstate
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12-06-2017, 09:43 PM #37Screaming And Flying!
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12-07-2017, 12:20 PM #3821 Intimidator 300x Sold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBoYUJ58sLE
1/2 21 Skater 300x Sold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKNFL8b6kWo
30 Activator 850 HP Sold
https://youtu.be/NZgOTNGKzqg
30 Concept Twin 300Rs
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12-12-2017, 06:19 PM #39
funny Kieth I know your the one hanging out in those places
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01-30-2024, 08:29 PM #40
[QUOTE=Instigator;3004091]Yep
When he came to the first Rumble, I was just getting serious about going fast. Ronnie was light yrs ahead of me. He popped a powerhead there, spent 5 mins being pissed then dove into replacing it w/a spare that he brought.
Told him he just taught me something cuz I would have let it ruin my whole weekend.
Learned that if you push your motor, it's going to happen.
Oh yeah, his spare powerhead?? Was in a box in bed of his truck.
Box was marked, "DANGER, LIVE SNAKES!"
And he changed the p.head w/a hoist mounted to bed of truck.
From the mind of Ronnie....[/QUOTE. Dude that was one of the best times ever!!!! Wouldn’t trade those memories for a million dollars!!!
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01-30-2024, 09:45 PM #41
Wow, now i know the story of “that” Viper. I watched that vid and some of Eddie P’s a hundred times over the years. I had also seen that mangled up one somewhere someone posted it as an example of what happens when you dont recore a stream. Until today i had no freakin idea it was “that” Viper. Ronnie my hat goes off to you for that legendary rig, and a thank you for bumping this today. Just amazing
Hydrostream dreamin
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