The Midas Project

[cfun]

All looks really great, I hope to see it at the brassmonkey, will have to pop next door to see Mark Mum to check if he has kept up with this thread and it's radical renovation...Chris said your work is top notch on both his machines

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Loser wears a Butt Plug on the forehead for prizegiving.

I better hope for some rough weather then!

Joking aside the engine looks good mate!

[BluFin]

No Monkey, got an Rock Band project to keep me busy most if not all of Jan.
Scotty you can be as rough as ya like with the "Plug", coz I aint having it, Got ya name on it

[Pash 1]

John,
Are you going into production of the personalised Butt Plugs? if so I have a candidate and it only needs 3 letters!!!!

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by BluFin

No Monkey, got an Rock Band project to keep me busy most if not all of Jan.
Scotty you can be as rough as ya like with the "Plug", coz I aint having it, Got ya name on it

[Dan]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Finally got a chance to potter a bit today, Fitted the wingplate & attached the Dry Stack hoses, (pic1), Got all the steering hoses cut to length now the engine is in it's final position This is it at its highest setting, lowering on the lifter will give a little more bend at the Deck fitting end(Pic 2).
Started to connect up the Bow tanks, (pic 3).
Dan did a cracking job on the BluFin "Bulletproof" Clevis pins Satin Stainless try a break one of these fekkers. Just hated the look of the off the shelf plastic ones

My pleasure, I'm just chuffed to bits to see the wingplate on! As for the clevis pins, bulletproof sums them up exactly! Speak to you on my return to work Blufin (next week-doh)

[BluFin]

Project Update of whats left to do:
Trim thru hull ft’ngs & internal hoses
Fuel pump & fuel line from pump
Fuel return line
Battery
2 elect & manual bilge pumps to fit, fixings already in
Gearshift cable
Throttle cable
Engine rigging hose finish
2 jack plugs to fit
Trim actuator & indicator
Lifter actuator & indicator
Hook up Lifter to trim switch on engine
Inspection cover port rear deck
Secure RH sponson loom & cables
Fit front seat
Profile front trailer bunks
touch in fitting out paint scabs
Modify engine cowl lock mechanism
Fit engine jumper wires
tweek, adjust, set-up, recheck
Errr ....Hissy fit deck repair

Run In Motor
then
Install GPS
Install HSI
Bond in rear seat rails fit rear seat
Rectify/change anything arising from run-in & blast

[RossM]

for the cowling lock adjustments,
on front, you should tighten up the sprung bolts, to as tight as possible but obviously must still able to take the cowl on and off.
and on the back latch, take the bolt off (12mm or something)and put a washer in the mechinism(1mm thick ish), that makes it much stiffer when its tightened back up, that way when your jumping around on the water it doesnt come un done, also adjust the top part of the catch on both front and back to make them both a tight fit, on muts nuts you have to put front in first other wise cant do the cowl up,
also get an elastic band and put it round the top of the rear latch, to anything thats on the left side, that can keep tention that way it cant come off.

[BluFin]

List is getting shorter. even found 40 lts of fuel in the little old Main & feeder tank.
Mhhhhh ! maybe use that for starting the bonfire in the week

Was hoping for a surprise apperance at the Thames tear up but lost the window now a busy couple of work weeks coming up


Trim thru hull ft’ngs & internal hoses
Battery
2 elect & manual bilge pumps to fit, fixings already in
Gearshift cable
Throttle cable
2 jack plugs to fit
Trim actuator & indicator
Lifter actuator & indicator
Secure RH sponson loom & cables
Fit front seat
Profile front trailer bunks
touch in fitting out paint scabs
Modify engine cowl lock mechanism
tweek, adjust, set-up, recheck
Errr ....Hissy fit deck repair

[MrRob]

Why dont you have a word with the midwife and see so the baby can be born on the bow?

[BluFin]

I an't saying anything I'm still in the dog house for saying look
"ya tits touch ya belly"
We were not amused

[A30]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Reproduced from a previous thread

"Cat averaged 79.7 mean of two runs between piers in Bournemouth bay speed testing, also averaged 70 mph round IOW"

Hey John,

just a quickie progress update

After replacing the powerhead and rebuilding the old one (Still waiting on parts/pistons from usa) Changing gearbox ratio,sourcing 4 hole cle (Cus had low W/P) Nearly 14 hours of testing (How much fuel and oil!!) 5 dawn runs and testing of 26 4 blade bunny,23,25 laser II 24,26 Yam overhub,26SST "Catch Breath" I today claimed 80.4 MPH Verified on GPS with 79.8 on the return leg also showing a constant 80MPH on the Digital Pitot speedo too...Still got revs to come...Getting there now

Oh and a suprising trip to the local weighbridge.

[cfun]

A30 I recall you were talking about fuel consumption Mark Mumford previous owner of this cat told me he reckoned on 1.25ltr per mile with the XR2 in average conditions obviously more if rough

[BluFin]

Hissy fit with a club hammer has taken care of the hydraulic steering ram.
dont give a shit about the fekken project now. Can sit there a go rotten till I can be bothered, maybe 2009 I have other things to do

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Hissy fit with a club hammer has taken care of the hydraulic steering ram.
dont give a shit about the fekken project now. Can sit there a go rotten till I can be bothered, maybe 2009 I have other things to do

I hate days like that.

[freedom]

thas a shame to hear mate
hope you come around to finishin it soon,
it looked really together the last time i saw it and youve done a fair chunk since then

[gazza]

Ive had projects just as you are getting everything finished, BANG there's always something goes wrong.
Best thing is take a couple of weeks away from the project,then get back in to it.
Remember John dont let it beat you, we've all been watching this thread too long for you to give up now.

gaZ

[MrRob]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Hissy fit with a club hammer has taken care of the hydraulic steering ram.
dont give a shit about the fekken project now. Can sit there a go rotten till I can be bothered, maybe 2009 I have other things to do

Yes John, Barbie is a slut!

[andyxs]

iv had a few days like this.... my dad on the other hand has had many. we are well experienced in pulling dents from alfas. give it a while and he will back for more. theres a strong link between restoration and masacists yet to be proved tho

[A30]

Well firstly you can blame the weather, even under cover its cold and windy..But DONT give up that boat will do 100MPH plus and with My F1 motor so will mine so just imagine 2 old wooden cats doing 100mph side by side this summer

I am just going now to put up my makeshift tent over mine to do more work. Most people wouldnt know where to even start let alone finish something like this..We are the elite so dont fail us now.........