Tazs p20 diy

[Taz]

Thought id give u all a look at my bodging

 

[Taz]

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[Gav]

nicely bodged taz!

are you going to paint over the white bodges?

 

[Gav]

Are you replacing the clocks?

 

[Taz]

Na not going to paint over the filler unless i can find some paint that matches

Ive just put fuel water and tacho in there new

 

[Gav]

Na not going to paint over the filler unless i can find some paint that matches

Ive just put fuel water and tacho in there new

oh! sorry.....

try getting a close match in halfords, one of them there touch up sticks, look better than white!

 

[Taz]

Yeh ill prob see what i can do with t paint, Do you think the gauges look pants? could do with a new back plate and bezzles and a faster speedo i ditched the volts and temp ones

 

[roofer]

taz what prop and pitch you going to use ?

 

[Taz]

Ive got a 25 laser 2 bolted on there to start ill ave to see what it goes like what do you advise mr roofer? as you have my engines bro what you mixing your oil to 30:1?

 

[Gav]

, Do you think the gauges look pants?

To be brutally honest Taz......... yes, you can get some good cheap sets off US ebay for about £80 a set, i have just bought these for £90 inc shipping

 

[JamesM]

Oil, 32:1 if your going to rev it over 7000rpm and 40:1 if not. Also you need to use the mercury racing priemium stuff with that motor not just normal quicksilver.

Is that jackplate a manual one converted to hydraulic. if so post some pics, would like to see how you did it.

 

[Gav]

the guy who i bought these off let me swap the tacho for a 7K, and the speedo for an 80mph at no extra cost!.............

 

[Taz]

Gav like the gauges look good and there cheap to!, I know my p20 is a ex race boat that isnt mint so im going to leave it a bit rougth and ready lease i can bang her bout a bit with out worring.

Johnny yeah its a manual plate i bought off hutchy £100 then i worked out how to install a ram which my local hydrolic place fitted for £200 then the pump and hoses which i had off my engine anyways. We took the long bolt and nut out and fitted a ram in there instead easy

 

[roofer]

im running mine at 30 / 1 using fully synthetic valvoline oil. your prop may be to big, im using a 25 pitch big ear chopper but i cant get max revs so im going down a couple of pitches.remember your engine will rev to 9k and it makes most of its power at max revs due to porting work.

 

[roofer]

taz how much fuel does your tank hold ?

 

[Taz]

Dunno prob 80 quid where you get your oil from?

 

[Taz]

Are they juicy?

 

[JamesM]

Roofer, how much is the valvoline and where do you get it cause that merc racing stuff is well expnsive, £8 per litre or there abouts.

 

[roofer]

ive been getting my oil off hutchy at £6 a litre but i think you can get it from motorbike shops.im going to see a guy this week about blending me some to see if its worth buying in bulk.

 

[Dan]

Taz,
Stuff the painting!! I know where you can get an oversized pair of trim tab backing plates, with the boat name cut in which would cover all that filler!!