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    Chaz, your photoshop skillz are getting pretty good. That trellis bigger than usual? Billet addition is a nice touch as well..
    I CAN ALWAYS MAKE ANOTHER DOLLAR, BUT I CANNOT MAKE ANOTHER DAY

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    Great pics!!! Later, Dave
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin_From_NJ View Post
    Those are some of the biggest tires I have ever seen. They should fit on the lifted cutlass I just picked up.
    Ill need to get a rules clarification .
    But I believe that above a 22" rim your not allowed to call it a Cutlass anymore . It is referred to as a "donk". I really don't know why , since it is too tall for those extra large ba-donk-a-donks to line the back seat . If you did manage to crane them in there , the tires would rub and burn the paint and at that point it would be just another hooptie ...

    vnemous
    Gary no one wants to see you on a calendar


    Excellent point ....


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    Chaz, your photoshop skillz are getting pretty good. That trellis bigger than usual? Billet addition is a nice touch as well..


    Mid Life , You don't miss a thing ...
    The Mrs . use to think I was crazy when I would tape rice paper to the TV and trace parts out , and scale it off of something else in the picture to get an exact size ... Now she helps ..

    I was released from my hand shake contract , so that I could build some Mercury stick-mids. All the jigs , fixtures , templates and stuff for doing 6 + 8 cylinder OMC's still belong to Gordon . Most importantly , I still get an invitation to the Christmas party ..

    There are a few reasons that the "trellis" looks tall . Compared to an OMC or 3.0 Merc , the 2.5 has a footprint that is only half as long , giving an allusion of being tall . With no diagonals in yet , you get the "pinstripe suit" thing happening .
    We are not going with the stock adapter plate which is aprox 3" tall . Instead we are using the "blender / coffee pot" as the bottom of the block . It's a really nice piece , built in Canada .
    Also , it will be run in a class that mandates a 15" mid section ... This one is proud by a sixteenth .
    I have some piece's under the tree's in front that tie into the swivel / tilt assembly that are a little different from the others I have made . These are spread out a bit and will bolt in place of a standard clamp bracket .
    The guys that are getting this one are already accomplished racers with a well set up boat and strong motor program . They have really been a pleasure to work with . Actually , my instructions were ... here's money , do your thing brother !
    Hard to beat that

    PS .. does that little tube look anything like the exhaust snout sticking back on a stock 15" can ...
    Maybe just a little ...


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    Glad to see that style of contract still has merit today. Neat idea using standard clamp bracket set up. Snout shorter than the standard Aurora size of 12/13?
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    Kevin , "you da Man" thanks for the great pics as usual

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    Quote Originally Posted by vnemous View Post
    Gary no one wants to see you on a calendar
    LOL You are correct Mikey!!!! BTW I mean't a Jasper calander.

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    Awesome pics !! Thanks for sharing !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chaz View Post



    I don't get the photo shop comment? I've spent some time in Charlie's shop and it looks just like that, in fact now there are many paintings reminiscent of a bad acid trip in the 60's
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    That two tone blue STV is one sharp looking boat!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wicheckmate View Post
    The only thing E-Tec on it is the Air plenum..... But its a fine motor for sure.
    Blocks not Front half is and so is the 3.4L crank
    Quartershot T-3R 15" 3.5L E-Tec 1.62 Sportmaster


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin_From_NJ View Post
    Thank you Bill.

    You mean this one?

    I have the Nikon 70-200mmF4 and I just picked up a 1.4 Tele-converter which brings it out to 280mm. And of coarse I wish I had more at times but those big lenses are EXPENSIVE$$$ I am pretty happy with what I have. I blame all of this on Dan He had brought his camera years ago and he let me shoot with it and I was hooked. All I had before then was a little point/shoot camera.

    You guys are missed, hope to see you at the next one.

    Kevin

    I really like the nikon 300 f/4. Works well with the 1.4 tele as well. The older version can be had cheap in the used department now.

    Houston camera exchange has a good one for just under 400.00, I almost grabbed it since I miss mine so much. I’ve been using the 80-400 vr a lot and still miss the light fast 300/f4.

    They also have a version one 300 2.8 that’s rough looking on the outside from use but mechanically perfect. For 800ish

    I played with both of These and mounted to my body and tested. They are good to go. The 300 f/4 is clean.

    You can view view them online on their website and buy online too if you were interested.

    The 300 f/4 focuses ALOT faster than your 70-200 f/4 with a tele, heck it’s faster than my 70-200 2.8 vr with a tele.

    Anyway nice pics and thanks for posting im sad I missed it.

    Will be back for Catahoula and back to racing as soon as I have fixed all the Harvey damage on my house

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    Quote Originally Posted by baja200merk View Post
    Blocks not Front half is and so is the 3.4L crank
    Sooo like 20% lol

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    What year did the E-Tec designation begin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF View Post
    Glad to see that style of contract still has merit today. Neat idea using standard clamp bracket set up. Snout shorter than the standard Aurora size of 12/13?
    Perhaps I didn't explain myself very well .
    There is a ton of weight in the stock clamp assembly . And of course I am doing one of my own . The OMC F1 is a tightly constructed unit with a fairly small bolt circle pattern.
    Mercury uses the standard bolt pattern and most transoms are drilled accordingly . Which gives me a little more room width wise to make the can not look so tall . Pictures also tend to distort things , well at least those shot from a phone . Kev , Greg and Freezzzee Jeff ~ not so much ..

    The handshake deal :
    I took a set of headers to my Porsche guys . They were a copy of some antique design that the car owner just had to have .
    The boss man asked how much he owed me ... I said , standard price will be fine .
    He said , I told you to keep track of your time , that I know these weren't going to be like the ones you can do in your sleep ... Normal price is fine .
    He handed me a check out of his top pocket for $100 dollars short of "double the standard price". I told him , I cant do that to you ... He said , look at it from my point of view ...
    If you don't make money , you cant pay your rent , light bill , phone bill so I can call you , sanding wheels , belts , grinding bits , stones , argon , tungsten , filler rod , lathe- mill bits - cutters and everything else it takes to keep the doors open . So you see , besides us being friends , it's in my best interest to see you succeed . With that , I took the check , shook his hand and thanked him ...
    On the way home , he texted me the specs on the next two sets he wanted built ...

    Vnemous :
    I've been accused of making the house smell like transmission fluid , machining oil , safety clean etc ...
    It's nice that I can return the favor ... geeezzz girls , the whole house smells like wet paint ...
    Some big art show , they got plans to rent a booth ...
    Best part is, in the mean time they don't try to micro manage what I'm doing .
    Even though , they don't spend money with me ...
    I took the high road and was their first sale ... kind~a matched our cars paint scheme ...


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