Fujimo, can u tell us about this gearcase???Quote:
Originally Posted by PARKER RABE
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Fujimo, can u tell us about this gearcase???Quote:
Originally Posted by PARKER RABE
Not much to say Parker, its no longer available & hasn't been for years, and not many were produced when they were made for the T-4 in the eighties. Give Rick Mackie a buzz at Merc Racing & ask if the tooling still exists, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARKER RABE
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When Mercury was sold---there were some things NOT included--Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
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KAMINC was a holding company that owned Mercury. KAMINC sold Mercury to Brunswick, but Kiekhaefer kept KAMINC.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
For a long time I wondered why controls and a few other accessories were sold under the KAMINC name along side of the same stuff sold by Merc under the Quicksilver name. This probably explains it - Kiekhaefer wanted to sell the accessories to Western Auto customers but keep the Quicksilver name exclusive to Mercury.
Looks like a boat built by Frank ZorkanQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
My wife has one.... she Irons on it...
I would love to try one of those last generation 44s.
I'm not particularly impressed by them. They are less than equal to an old 44 with squared ports and pipes as far as performance goes. They do have the looks though.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
The last 44 I raced was a 1975 manual start 500. It was very similar to my first one, a 1963. Raced a lot of miles in front of those 44s. Still have a soft spot for them.