1980 30' Velocity - Redo in progress
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Cool thread/cool boat brought back to life. Looking forward to watching your progress. I'm also in the process of bringing back a 1984 Checkmate 2800 SX with outboards back to life!!
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This will be a fun thread to follow. You have to stay motivated, you have an audience watching now!
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I don't understand big blocks not fitting in your boat
, should call Steve at Velocity to check that information . He is always happy to talk to owners of his boats , old or new
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Yes, here's the link to my restoration thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...storation.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...storation.html
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Going with alum. heads and building an all alum. hatch. Should lighten the boat a lot.
For the money, I get a lot of horsepower and save a lot of rework.
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I had sc 572's in my old 30 and it was tight but workable , the boat had big block turbo's before we swithched to super chargers . Very fast and fun to own , mine ran into the teens
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Big blocks WOULD fit if I were willing to re-rig everything. When the boat had relatively mild 355's it ran in the 70's. I can build 427 ci, 585hp small blocks for about 7k each. Use all my existing stuff (exhaust, etc...), save a bunch of weight, and still be able to change the spark plugs without pulling the motors!!
Going with alum. heads and building an all alum. hatch. Should lighten the boat a lot.
For the money, I get a lot of horsepower and save a lot of rework.
Going with alum. heads and building an all alum. hatch. Should lighten the boat a lot.
For the money, I get a lot of horsepower and save a lot of rework.