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[QUOTE=krisx125;3375133] I have a 454 with very low hours on it, was thinking of using that and an alpha. It will be a stock base for now with gil exhaust. What will this thing run? mid 60's? [QUOTE]
Base 454 (7.4L) with a Bravo will run just over 70 mph with a worked 25 Mirage.
Base 454 (7.4L) with a Bravo will run just over 70 mph with a worked 25 Mirage.
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An Alpha is going to be the weak link with a torquey big block in it.
I like a Bravo Drive with a shorty lower unit
A 383 stroker motor with that Alpha might hold up if you babied it a little. or even cooler a Blackhawk drive.
I like a Bravo Drive with a shorty lower unit
A 383 stroker motor with that Alpha might hold up if you babied it a little. or even cooler a Blackhawk drive.
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Thanks but Ive got a few 502's and some bravos...But i really dont want to go bigger than a 454. The 454 i have is all ready to go. We have a 1970's 23ft formula and we ran a alpha and a 454 and squeezed low 60's out of it lol.
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So spent a few hours on it today, remved the gas tank..and cut some more stingers out..While doing this i was a bit concerned about the hull..It seemd water logged..And didnt seem like it had a wood core. Well i drilled a little hole..And found this:
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It sucks its wet/rotted...But i guess it better than grinding all the glass from the bulkheads down. When i cut the top layer of glass out it all comes right up! I thought i had more pics of the rotted core. But i dont.
Here's some transom and stringer mess:
This is right after yankin the tank out.
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So tomorrow im going to cut EVERYTHING out and start from a bare all glass hull. Do i do what they did and use plywood as core? Or should i balsa core it?
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It sucks its wet/rotted...But i guess it better than grinding all the glass from the bulkheads down. When i cut the top layer of glass out it all comes right up! I thought i had more pics of the rotted core. But i dont.
Here's some transom and stringer mess:
This is right after yankin the tank out.
![](https://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216134_10150154671704639_540989638_6754794_5869053_n.jpg)
![](https://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216134_10150154671724639_540989638_6754798_3712829_n.jpg)
So tomorrow im going to cut EVERYTHING out and start from a bare all glass hull. Do i do what they did and use plywood as core? Or should i balsa core it?
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Ill get some more pictures soon..Its been rainy and lame. The next real question i have is what do i do for a windshield? I cant find the original glass and track. So do i build a fairing like the new ones?
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paint it the same color scheme ...
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