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Hi Guys,
Im new to the forum. I am currently putting together a 1970 Weiman i purchased from a member on Socaljetboats.com
I have a friend that asked me if it was the same boat that was in a release of hotboat magazine. Thats what led me to this site.
Heres a pic of it, and ill update the thread with my progress as it comes back together
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/tapatalk_1421206465366_zpskb9ohxgm.jpeg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/tapatalk_1421206471428_zpsd1c1judj.jpeg)
Thanks for having me
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Steve welcome to www.hotboat.com, glad to have you. Your first post or two (maybe) get automatically moderated. Sorry for the inconvenience, its a spammer deal with the system. After that you're free to post at will.
That boat looks familiar, but I can't tell you if it was ever in hotboat magazine. We are not affiliated with the magazine in any way.
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![Quote](images/styles/gametime/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Hotboat
Steve welcome to www.hotboat.com, glad to have you. Your first post or two (maybe) get automatically moderated. Sorry for the inconvenience, its a spammer deal with the system. After that you're free to post at will.
That boat looks familiar, but I can't tell you if it was ever in hotboat magazine. We are not affiliated with the magazine in any way.
Thanks for the info, i thought you might be.
Hmm ill keep searching. Cant seem to find a website for the magazine.
Thanks for the welcome, sorry abotu the double post
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Previously this boat had a blown BBC, however it did not come with the engine. AND im on a SBC budget. So i figured i would meet in the middle and do what i can
Im putting an all aluminum 6.0 liter LS motor in this thing (LFA is the engine code designation). Drove up to Fresno and picked it up.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0125150929_zpslnolhip6.jpg)
Yes, i fixed the way it was mounted on the engine stand after this pic
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0125150941_zpsuoivqpmj.jpg)
Pulled the motor down, and all of the bearings look brand new. This was the worst of the rod bearings
[img width=432 height=768]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0125150949a_zpsypnfsdyp.jpg[/img]
All i have to say is this thing is LIGHT. The bare block weighs less than my engine stand i think.
Going to throw a couple sets of rod bearings in it (the ones i knicked when knocking the pistons out) rings, and throw it back together
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Well Christmas is starting to get here, got most of the parts to throw the lower end together.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0128151922_zpshshtn4gl.jpg)
Still waiting on Rod bearings and piston rings, then can start throwing the lower end together.
while i was organizing everything and getting parts together, i picked up some spray paint at O'Reilly's. It is by Duplicolor and called Metal Cast. My boat has a lot of pieces that were originally Anodized but the anodize is no longer colorful. So i googled this Metalcast stuff and the results looked good online. It is a 2 step process (3 if you add clear). Needless to say, I am very impressed.
After cleaning
Step one
Spray what they call "ground coat" I did one light coat, followed by 2 heavy wet coats
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0128152010a_zps6s5ogjgu.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0128152010_zpsqta7hhnu.jpg)
Step two
Spray the color coat, this stuff comes in Red, Blue, and Yellow i believe. Same process as before, 1 light coat, then 2 heavy wet coats
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150128_203714_zpsbvf2nsox.jpg)
Then for good measure, i sprayed 3 coats of clear ontop of the red
Heres what the finished product looks like, you can see the red almost matches the anodized rub rail perfectly
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150128_210610_zps4cqxhobx.jpg)
And the carb bowl. Im going to break up the red with the silver (ground coat) I just cleared over the "ground coat"
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150129_074845_zpsujbfostc.jpg)
The red is really hard to photograph correctly. But its a nice deep red. It almost looks like a pinkish hue in the pics
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heres the finished product, also did some valve covers
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/steves86ta/Mobile%20Uploads/0130150722a_zps8mx04fn4.jpg)
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Looks like candy apple red to me. Nice!
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