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wrechin2
05-29-2011, 12:55 AM
While working on a boat today it had a case I had never seen or hear of. This is a factory case and is not a add on. It has the heavy duty bearing carrier with the drain plug. It has 2 holes on the "rhino" horn it has. Hopefully someone can tell me what it is as I have never seen one like this.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh70/wrechin2/xr2%20cowling/P1090540.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh70/wrechin2/xr2%20cowling/P1090542.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh70/wrechin2/xr2%20cowling/P1090543.jpg
HStream1
05-29-2011, 05:34 AM
A Coned CLE?? That someone did a very nice job on.
Forkin' Crazy
05-29-2011, 05:42 AM
Old Merc ModVP case?
tlwjkw
05-29-2011, 06:18 AM
Dia.?
wrechin2
05-29-2011, 08:36 AM
It is a 4 3/4 case and it has been painted.
Fish
05-29-2011, 09:02 AM
Looks like the older style cle with the small inspectiin plate, but never seen a factory cone that long on a cle.
DarthVMAX
05-29-2011, 09:19 AM
That was the prototype Mercury "Pinochio" Case. :D:confused:
What motor is it on and what kind of boat is it?
wrechin2
05-29-2011, 09:48 AM
It was on a 91 2.5 200 on a 84 Allison XTB. The guy just bought it.
HStream1
05-29-2011, 10:04 AM
James:

In reference to your first post. How do you know it's not a add on?

Everything about it says early 2 hole CLE except the extended cone.
tlwjkw
05-29-2011, 10:09 AM
That was the prototype Mercury "Pinochio" Case. :D:confused:
What motor is it on and what kind of boat is it?

Thats what I thought at first but I remember it bein' a lot skinner (nose), a lot more blunt with a straight skeg and orginally for tha inlines.......so I donno?

CLE with a damn good job done to it!
wrechin2
05-30-2011, 06:31 PM
James:

In reference to your first post. How do you know it's not a add on?

Everything about it says early 2 hole CLE except the extended cone.

It may be a coned CLE. If it is a cone CLE they done a very good job! I was going by the fact that it had the inspection windows and was factory as it never had the casting below the water pump. Never thought about a CLE having this wierd cone. Was hoping someone knew of a RARE case. LOL!
tlwjkw
05-30-2011, 10:12 PM
RARE case. LOL!

Something ya can't completly rule out with Merc junk!!!! Ain't no tellin' whats floatin' around out there.
johnnyracer
05-31-2011, 05:46 PM
I saw something very similar at Westlake a LOOOONG time ago at a old DSRA race. It was for sure not factory but I cant remenber who had it .
HStream1
06-01-2011, 05:13 AM
It may be a coned CLE. If it is a cone CLE they done a very good job! I was going by the fact that it had the inspection windows and was factory as it never had the casting below the water pump. Never thought about a CLE having this wierd cone. Was hoping someone knew of a RARE case. LOL!


Actually James there is a company (Vance Manufacturing) That makes a all aluminum cone that fits lowers such as CLE's.
wrechin2
06-03-2011, 11:25 PM
Thanks for the information Bud. I know I had never seen one so I had no clue!
HStream1
06-04-2011, 05:42 AM
http://www.vancemfg.com/DSC00527.JPGThis looks like the cone they used. Like I said someone did a really good job. Looks like they took the time to align and connect the pick up holes and most likely did a continous weld and a super job blending everything together.

The company that makes these is Vance Manufacturing located in Taft Tennessee. The cone as pictured is around $16.95 retail. My cost as a distributor is $7.25.