my 1972 classic 18

[geage]

Welcome to the Board Greg, and thanks for posting the pictures! Nicely done! The boat looks great.

I love the engine hatch with the scoop.

One question, why the Thunderbird logo above the passenger’s grab rail?

thanks the scoop is a 1974 trans am shaker scoop that I molded to it, and the sticker is the comp proven holman moody the boat has the hm package w/the nose cone on the out drive

[geage]

Very nice job and thanks for posting pictures do you have any before pictures to see what it looked like before you did all the work?
Holman and Moody's sticker from my old ski sporter.

I do have early pics of it on a phone ,I will dig them up, Im kind of a computer moron so it might take me a while,

[geage]

Greg,
I think it looks great! I saw the blue rear seat in one picture - did it used to be blue and white? What did you do for the engine? Bill

the blue seat I borrowed from a buddy its an original 1967 built rite ,we used it to make a pattern from ,the one that came in the boat was a real bad recover job that wasnt worth copying, the engine that it had was a 351 reman w/holman moddy cam,when I got the boat it had been left out and not run for at leased 7 years I got the thing for a song,,,,,not a bee gees song,,,, so I didnt intend for it to run ,but it did and it sounded real nice, it had obvious past over heating issues and on the 3rd time out the engine let go, in dramatic fashion, **** flew every where right out of the block,it was my first real blown engine ,it was me ,my buddy and my son ,and for some strange reason I had just put oars in the boat, and boy were they used that day,so I had a usable 351 block ,had it bored and stroked to 393, crane roller cam ,forged mahle pistons ,dart heads w/ultra pro comp roller rockers,, the thing purrs

[Capevettes]

{ WHATS HAPPENING CHIEF } I watch the sun set from my boat all the time out by your dock,its the best area on the pond to see it from, I think Im one of the guys your sound sensitive neighbors complain about.

The sunsets never get old here. They may complain about the "music" these boats make but their late night parties are legendary. My sunrise cruises kind of even things out a bit

[Ed Donnelly]

I wonder what Barry Gibb listened to when he was bombing around in his Donzi? ..Ed

[Ghost]

Boat looks awesome, welcome to the board.

I wonder what Barry Gibb listened to when he was bombing around in his Donzi? ..Ed

http://www.amazon.com/Pornosonic-Unr.../dp/B004H419HS (Gotta love the Tull influence in #9, btw. Surprised it's not named 'Aquahung.'

<insert Songs from the Wood/Thick as a Brick/Bungle in the Jungle joke of your choice here>)

http://spicksspecks-archiv.blogspot....d-by-live.html

[geage]

this is it when I picked it up note the rear wheels on the trailer ,there pumped up but buried in the drive way from sitting so long photo - Copy.JPG

[geage]

this is it early last summer on the lake426373_3908575516874_342261670_n.jpg

[Greg Guimond]

Seeing those trailer wheels "sunk down" is a classic! That baby had not been moved in years, not months

[geage]

The sunsets never get old here. They may complain about the "music" these boats make but their late night parties are legendary. My sunrise cruises kind of even things out a bit

this was last summer by your place8107_4311739561132_905177420_n.jpg

[Capevettes]

this was last summer by your place8107_4311739561132_905177420_n.jpg

Nice. That looks very familiar

[joseph m. hahnl]

I wonder what Barry Gibb listened to when he was bombing around in his Donzi? ..Ed

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Boat looks Nice

[LeadSledMerc]

Hi Greg,
Welcome aboard...the seats came out awesome!!!
I'll see you at the lake soon...not soon enough, but soon!

[geage]

Hi Greg,
Welcome aboard...the seats came out awesome!!!
I'll see you at the lake soon...not soon enough, but soon!

hows it going Keith ,I saw your truck pics on facebook, [ its vicious !!!] you could launch that thing to the moon and back safely,,, real nice job!

[LeadSledMerc]

hows it going Keith ,I saw your truck pics on facebook, [ its vicious !!!] you could launch that thing to the moon and back safely,,, real nice job!

Thanks, Greg. Yep it should be a lot of fun...I can't wait! I got the rollcage NHRA certified a couple of weeks ago, so that's all set. Now it's the final build.
So what else did you get done on your boat over the winter?
Between moving recently, not having a decent shop yet, and building that p/u, I don't think I'll have time to do anything with mine except the usual maintenance...oh well, at least I'll be out there.
I sure hope the man doesn't pick up where he left off with us last year!