axelthrasher
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- Nov 3, 2014
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- 3
Hi,
I just picked this boat up and I am planning some upgrades/modernizations for this. I am a huge gear-head when it comes to cars and motorcycles, and I know how similar this 120hp i4 engine is to the GM counterpart. I started with a running boat, so I am just going to try to make it as reliable as possible and tune it up. I am planning on replace the ignition coil with an MSD Blaster, some new MSD plug wires, new spark plugs, fuel filter, oil change/filter. Is there anything else that I need to be concerned with in owning an older boat? I hear the Alpha 1 lower was recently rebuilt, the rubber and gaskets look/feel newer, so I am not overly concerned about that.
Basically this thing needs a cleanup, and some modernization. I am thinking of doing the interior on the boat to make it feel a little newer, including a new aluminum dash plate with possibly some new gauges - depending on how difficult they may be to swap... so, I am looking for some info on what I have planned, and anything else I should be taking care of at this point.
Thanks!
I just picked this boat up and I am planning some upgrades/modernizations for this. I am a huge gear-head when it comes to cars and motorcycles, and I know how similar this 120hp i4 engine is to the GM counterpart. I started with a running boat, so I am just going to try to make it as reliable as possible and tune it up. I am planning on replace the ignition coil with an MSD Blaster, some new MSD plug wires, new spark plugs, fuel filter, oil change/filter. Is there anything else that I need to be concerned with in owning an older boat? I hear the Alpha 1 lower was recently rebuilt, the rubber and gaskets look/feel newer, so I am not overly concerned about that.
Basically this thing needs a cleanup, and some modernization. I am thinking of doing the interior on the boat to make it feel a little newer, including a new aluminum dash plate with possibly some new gauges - depending on how difficult they may be to swap... so, I am looking for some info on what I have planned, and anything else I should be taking care of at this point.
Thanks!