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05-06-2016, 05:53 PM #46Member
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05-06-2016, 06:03 PM #47
looks killer great job!
SEEBOLD CHAMPBOAT MERCURY S3000
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Not much happening lately, just fine tuning everything again. I finish sanding all the original paint off, and block sanded all the facets with 150. Still have a few spots to touch up. I made a front cover ( David) with plywood and mounted it with four screws
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I will seal the wood with a coat of "bar-top" epoxy before primer and paint.
All that's left to do for bodywork is to make the centerpiece for the false NACA ducts, or as I have been calling it "the vent wings. I will cut it out of 1/4 inch poplar and probably cut it with Epoxy or filler before I have my buddy "JB" "weld" it in, and because I like overkill I'll throw in a few screws from the inside. Once I blend the corners in it will be ready for the first coat of epoxy primer.
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05-15-2016, 01:51 AM #50Member
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Was supposed to be a Symbol for you David.
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I set a 1/4" ss bolt on the top rear of the engine ( in the bolthole that used to hold the bracket for the old cowl, dabbed a little epoxy on the headof it then set the new cowl in place. After which i braced the bolt with an aluminum bracket and epoxid the crap out of that. Now I have a rigid firm "pin" that lines up perfectly at the top. There is about a quarter inch gap between the base of the "pin" setup. A few rubber washers Will allow the Cowl to slightly rest on it taking a load off the bottom pan. I think that should be enough support for this. I don't know, maybe I'll set the front side the same way to
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05-21-2016, 01:25 AM #52Member
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Made The center pieces for the "vent wings" with 1/4 inch poplar and shaped it before I epoxied it into place. Although Epoxy itself is probably more than strong enough I went ahead and drilled holes along both sides to allow the epoxy to seep into ( I know, it's ridiculous) and of course I'll throw in a few small screws underneath it to further overkill on top of my overkill just in case some fool tries to use it as a handle and snaps it off I want to know it's not because I didn't bond it good enough.
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05-24-2016, 12:09 AM #54Member
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So I guess I lied... About the 5 intake vent holes on the top. At first I didn't mind (that they were bigger) but the more I looked at it the more it bugged the sh!t out of me. The way it looked stretched across too far ( was more like 1" than 1/2") seemed to throw off the dimensions and I know i'm the only one who would think that. Maybe I really am crazy! But it wasn't very hard to fill a couple of holes in. It took about 10 minutes of work with 20 minutes of wait time. So now I have four vents holes instead of five and I'm glad I did it. In looks much better to me, and the engine was still breathe just fine. I've seen earlier models of these Cowls with 3,4 and 5 vents.
Epoxy primer is next!!!
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05-25-2016, 01:32 AM #55Member
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05-25-2016, 08:32 AM #56
Very cool... I was kind of doubting it would be possible (that you would end up with just a pile of jigsaw pieces) when you started - but it looks awesome.
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05-25-2016, 10:00 AM #57
So now that you have one under your belt I would like to send you maybe 15 or 20 old clamshell cowls to convert. You OK with that?
Rock
BTW It looks really good.Team Junk
No sparkling wiggles in here, only dump truck grinches.
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05-25-2016, 06:56 PM #58
god damm looks killer, u might want to start a little side business ,im speechless ! GREAT JOB BUDDY!
SEEBOLD CHAMPBOAT MERCURY S3000
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05-25-2016, 08:29 PM #59
Been wondering what it weighs. Have you had a chance to check it?
RockTeam Junk
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05-25-2016, 10:51 PM #60Member
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[QUOTE=rock;2860306]Been wondering what it weighs. Have you had a chance to check it?
Rock[/QUOTE
Top cowl-15 lbs
pan-7 lbs
front cover-1.6 lbs
so altogether it is just shy of 24 pounds. Certainly not a lightweight version, I just can't compete with molded plastic. But it's almost 1 1/2 pounds lighter than the old cowl I'm replacing it with and if my calculations are correct that equates to 100 h.p.
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