Posted: April 14 2009 at 16:20 | IP Logged

ya and when you see examples like this:

Posted: April 17 2009 at 08:19 | IP Logged

did you get your gauges??

also: how are you going to make/ and of what material are you going to make the "surround" out of??

hey--guess where i'm going today?????? Suncoast boat show(city island, Sarasota, Fl.)

man---it's hard to go to these shows and NOT sign papers on one! of course it would cost me $150,000.00 to replace with the equivelent size and style boat. I really just go to get ideas for ours. check out all the vendors. new stuff. etc..

there ARE a couple center consoles for way under 100 i've been looking at though......wish me luck!

Posted: April 18 2009 at 13:56 | IP Logged

so tell me more about this thompson sticker

i had thought about getting someone to airbrush thompson from the back side, then paint over that--maybe some more airbrush ....

can't wait to see your progress.

i think i've decided on the gauge set...i think....maybe.....possibly....the ONE thing i AM sure about is that i overthink all of this!

http://www.sscompetition.com/

Posted: April 18 2009 at 15:21 | IP Logged

i was thinking the same thing except i was worried about the sticky residue leftover from the vinyl sticker....or having it start peeling off in a year or two if i left it

i will be cutting directly through the thompson also.... definitly still in the planning stage here....

Posted: April 20 2009 at 21:50 | IP Logged

you gotta refer to that color chart i sent ya--and make notes as you tear into it -then, one at a time....it'll all begin to come back together.

the lights are mostly all grey with different tracer colors. check at the light end of each light to get your answer. nav light are kinda funny because one side of the switch is all the nav lights and the other side is just the anchor light. so you'll see a couple wires tied together

blowers are solid yellow

bilge pumps are browns with tracers

horn i think is orange

check that link i posted here a few days back...

Posted: April 27 2009 at 10:47 | IP Logged

the new four winns use these 4 way gauges and the tachs look nothing alike.

seems to work for them....

what gauges did you find that are a match?--i'm a pretty good shopper--send me a link.

Posted: April 27 2009 at 11:07 | IP Logged

try this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FARIA-INBOARD-OUTBOARD-BOAT-T ACHOMETER-GAUGE-gauges_W0QQitemZ370191204132QQcmdZViewItemQQ ptZBoat_Parts_Accessories_Gear?hash=item370191204132&_tr ksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A 1%7C240%3A1318

Posted: April 27 2009 at 13:32 | IP Logged

ah-ha.

well i just tried to do a search to show you what i've been seeing at the shows when they use these gauges. couldn't round up much BUT, they would use these or similar 4ways and then use totally differant looking digital tachs.

Posted: April 27 2009 at 18:23 | IP Logged

so what set did you decide on??

dude...if you knew HALF the money i've wasted doing the same thing--

first thing that comes to mind is a brand new set of manifolds and risers for small blocks....well guess what ended up in the boat..BIG BLOCKS! THOUSAND BUCKS RIGHT THERE! need to sell them.....

Posted: May 08 2009 at 21:56 | IP Logged

bummer on the job thing...

i know what you mean...i wouldn't know what to do with myself if i had to work for someone else after all these years. and it sure seems like a possibility looking forward...our extra spending (boat, house, truck, toys etc) has slowed back a bit.

man i sure wish i was closer to getting mine in the water!

Posted: May 23 2009 at 20:12 | IP Logged

awesome!   might have to clean them over and over again. are the carb filters the only ones on there?

no oil filter-looking spin on fuel filter?

Posted: May 24 2009 at 19:02 | IP Logged

thats very possible--fuel, air, and fire is all you need for the most part....

did you hear these run before you bought it?

 there is a kill switch on the.....oh hell...what do you call that thing. right next to the carb where your cables "intersect". make sure the switch is centered.

make sure you are getting spark first. make sure your carb shoots fuel down the throat when you operate the throttle. disconnect the throttle linkage from the carb and pump it a couple times while looking down the throat.

let us know what you get.

Posted: May 24 2009 at 19:07 | IP Logged

ok ---just re-read your post--

sounds like no spark? if your pouring fuel down the throat and still no start--

does it act like it wants to start? or does it just crank endlessly

Posted: May 25 2009 at 16:01 | IP Logged

shouldn't matter--but with that being said: i wouldn't run them without gauges...

is it getting spark?

Posted: May 25 2009 at 16:20 | IP Logged

pull the plugs yet? what do they look like?

give me a quick run down on how you checked for spark...