1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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ImageImagethe engine is in and bolted down ImageI had to drop the stringer down one inch with a router Imagehere is the port side you can see how the engine is offset to the portImage here is the top view with tight deck clearance Image and a picture of the transmission Image
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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NICE!!! REALLY NICE!
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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Looks great, I really like the idea of fuel injection as opposed to a Q-Jet. As for the engine offset, I installed mine aligned with the center line of the boat and experience no ill effects of prop walk. I can let go of the wheel in calm water and the boat will track as straight as can be.
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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Hi Paul, i aligned the engine to the prop shaft and that's where it ended up are you running a left hand engine too. My boat is a very early F26 it's production number is ______15 so that had to be in the first month or two of production i still have a lot of work to do I'm going to use the the j1939 buss to 2000 NEMA to my Lowrance for engine data i have to figure out a low silhouette flame arrestor so lots to do .
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That is some nice looking equipment you have there...you won't regret putting that data backbone in there, easy to add onto....Mike
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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32pacemaker wrote: i have to figure out a low silhouette flame arrestor so lots to do .
My boat originally had a 305 with very little clearance for the flame arrestor. When I install the 350 with a slightly taller flame arrestor, I ended up with an interference issue with the hatch. Even though my floor and hatch are fiberglass, the fix that I chose may also work for you. I used a router to clear a circular area above the flame arrestor in the underside of the hatch to a depth of about half the thickness of the hatch. I then sealed it up with a light roving and West System epoxy resin. Problem solved and hatch still strong.

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Image Image :idea: thought before i put the starboard manifold on i would install a sea strainer. from the top of deck surface to the heat exchanger cap there is about 3/4 inch i will have to do some routering on the bottom of the hatch for some clearance.
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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Looking good! I ended up installing an access cover on the hatch over my flame arrestor to give me a little extra clearance.
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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starting with the original dash Imagereplaced my HDS7 lowrance gen 1 with a HDS9 gen 3 but first had to clear some space Image and now it looks like thisImage and yes I had to remove the shift lever and straighten the lever. and on the engine install I had to remove the port reinforcement beam and relocate at a angle and added a reinforcement beam to the front of the engine hatch, the top hose to heat exchanger is the only routering that had to be done to the hatch .Image
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Nice !
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Really nice modification. Better than new
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thanks Matt, I been working hard on it. I ordered my DJX prop I'm going to try a 14x11 with a #5 cup it takes six weeks to get a prop from Michigan i'll let you know how it works out
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Your not fooling around there are you ? very nice equipment, looks like you spent some monies there ,I like when people restore an older boat /instead of buying new. thats what I would do if I had any money,,lol One of the things on MY bucket list is to someday have a boat(hopefully a Trojan) with retrofit injected engines, or diesel, and to just have to do normal maintenance , instead of the constant battle of keeping it running on a budget. But I have a feeling thats like most of us ..
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Re: 1975 f26 5.7 and velvet drive

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32pacemaker wrote:thanks Matt, I been working hard on it. I ordered my DJX prop I'm going to try a 14x11 with a #5 cup it takes six weeks to get a prop from Michigan i'll let you know how it works out
Looking forward to hearing how it works out for you. I also have a DJX prop and am really happy with it, though I'm at 14x10 with cup. You must really be excited to get her back on the water. Best of luck
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