Engine room pics - before & after

[JimG]

Did a little cleanup, under the hood...
Before:
http://www.donzi.net/photos/jimgenginebefore.jpg

After: http://www.donzi.net/photos/jimgengineafter.jpg

And David O, I STILL didn't have to pull the engine! :D

JimG

[Dredgeking]

very sweet. my 1976 16 almost cleaned up that well. the paint they used in the bilge is pretty good stuff.

how do you like those exhaust manifolds? i saw some on ebay a while ago and didn't bid.

[smoothie]

Looks good!!! Is this the boat that was for sale a while back in W.Virgina?

[Fish boy]

looks brand new. Hard to beleive it is the same engine.

[Kirk]

JimG

Nice work...what did you use to clean up with??

KJ

[GEOO]

JimG,
Good Job!! With out removing the engine???

[JimG]

Thanks guys! :D I'm pretty proud!

Yes it is the boat from West Virginia. It turned out to be a real diamond, under all that rough!

For the grime, I used Simple Green, and a scrub brush. Then I took everything I could reach off, and scrubbed, and or painted with Old Ford Blue enamel. Replaced the plug wires, polished the flame arrestor and voila! All pretty. I'm still shopping for valve covers (Holman Moody if I can swing 'em). And I may still polish the manifolds/risers.

DredgeKing, if you are talking about the M1's (SBC) that were on Ebay a couple of weeks ago, I bought 'em! Just couldn't pass them up. Don't have risers, though.
I love the ones on my Ford. They look sexy, and if you flush them I guess they'll last a while. I understand they don't flow as well as the new center riser type, but they also don't cost $1400!

JimG

[Dredgeking]

jim,

i'm glad you picked them up.

[Dredgeking]

jim, email me your address and i'll try to fed ex the powerboat mag up this week.

[farmer tx]

Dredgeking,
I was talking to a guy the other day and he said he had a set of Gale Banks exhaust manifolds that were used for one season on a s.b.c. If you are interested I can send you a pic.


Let me know,
Mark

[MOP]

Nice job looks clean enough to be an ad for that year. I think it was Griz that said the logs flowed pretty decent, whats more important is they look great.

[Ed Donnelly]

I really like the before picture. Looks more like my engine compartment...Ed

[David O]

I'm impressed, based on my close intimate experience with 3 older 70's era Donzi's, I thought the only way to have one running was to pull the engine and rebuild it. In one case three or 4 times, in another (Stuarts) 7 plus times, in mine, hell I just left it out. This way I don't have to pull it in and out and can just continue to fix what isn't broke.
Looks as though you bought the right boat. Congratulations

[TMANN]

I have seen this engine. its Very clean and looks great. :D

TMANN