Bluebird & Alpina racing P25 rebuild pics

[RossM]

Originally posted by Jonnyboy
I am hopefully going to get her in the water by the end of August any earlier is a bonus

whats there to do ?? there cant be much, she looks sea worthy!?

[Burty]

Originally posted by PuppiesBalls
Whats the score with all that pipe work?

i should think it goes like this,

Fuel tank to low pressure pumps
low pressure pumps to swirl pots ( 2 big canister thingys)
swirl pots to high pressure pumps
high pressure pumps to motors

sorted don't want fuel starvation when bouncing around now do you?
thats why i got a sump in me tank

[RossM]

yet theres not 1 fuel filter

[Burty]

Originally posted by PuppiesBalls
yet theres not 1 fuel filter

right so i'll do it again then cus you can indeed see the filters, nobba

so it goes

Fuel tank to fuel filters
fuel filters to low pressure pumps
low pressure pumps to swirl pots ( 2 big canister thingys)
swirl pots to high pressure pumps
high pressure pumps to motors

[RossM]

Originally posted by Burty
you can indeed see the filters

you can?

[Matt]

Yep

[Jonnyboy]

"Well spotted"
LOW PRESSURE
Out of the tank via a non return valve, through the filter in to a holley red, in to the top side of the slosh tank, then a return to the main tank.

HIGH PRESSURE
From the bottom of the slosh tank in to the EFI pump, to the injector rail via a Kinsler filter, then a return from the regulator
in to the slosh tank

John

[Burty]

[Jonnyboy]

A couple of weeks and she will be in the water

[scottyboy]

Very nice Jonnyboy!

[Temporarily Insane]

I love that middle picture. Now that takes some working out!!

I am assuming that you will be hosing down after every trip






Boat looks amazing

[Temporarily Insane]

I ve just noticed that you have a hand bilge pump.

Bloody good idea.................................Looks like Im busy over Easter fitting one.

[robbie]

Even those rods keeping the batteries in are a work of art.
Makes my engine and trim motor look like a sewer!!!

[Temporarily Insane]

Im assuming you have got some niiiice anodised or polished billet battery holder tops to bolt over the batteries.

Be warned about the lovely Rex marine and most American coated billet parts, that they powder coat some lovely colours that look fantastic but after one year, corrosion creeps underneath and then its time for the bin.

You probably know that already.

[Jonnyboy]

Thanks for the comments It has taken me over 3 years to get this far,as you can see by the first day I brought her she has come on alot and yes I will be cleaning & polishing alot to keep that salt water at bay. I plan to strip again this winter as I would like to install new fuel tanks (Wish I had done it at the begining) and I will change a few things!!. Got somebody designing some serious graphics at the moment so watch this space I have attached a few pics of the buil progress hope you like.
Cheers
John

[Jonnyboy]

Some more pic's

[robbie]

Bloody awesome Jonny.

The re-gel coating of the dash - can you explain how that stuff is just laying there? When I had a go at doing the same thing on my boys boat it was dripping off the bottom onto the floor with virtually nothing left at the top.

Obviously a thickener is used that we didn't have, but the finnish you ended up with looks great.

[Jonnyboy]

Thank Robbie,

[Jonnyboy]

Thank Robbie, The chap who did it was good that is all I can say.He put 3 coats on and it took him along time to smooth it down to get it like it is. I will post some more pics over the weekend as I have a few extras to bolt on.

Cheers
John

[Paddy]

Wow, what a great work, Jonny. Absolute fantastic!!!
I'm really impressed. How fast will the boat go with the two Mercs?
I love the look and the long bow of the 25ft. Phantoms...