1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

[mercurymang]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Hey, thanks zool.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Hard to beat free heat...

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Hard to beat free heat...

It sure is, I went out there this morning to measure the hatch opening, but became fascinated with the thermometer, and forgot why i was out there lol. The temp gains so far are about 10 to 15 degrees, but without the wind chill, the gains feel alot more, the air is still inside the bubble. I wear a sweat shirt outside, then just a tshirt in there....hope it continues when it really starts to get cold! We'll see.

 

[Okieboatguy]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

I had a cousin who lived in Northern California that had a similar structure to yours. As a kid I remember going in it in the spring and fall and I was always amazed how warm and humid it was. In the winter time, he would cover the the top with moving blankets and tarps to keep the heat in from his growing lamps and propane heaters to keep his crops growing well past their normal growing cycle .......
He is now serving 7 years for his crop growing, and the local sheriff bulldozed it into the ground, but it was warm..........

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

I had a cousin who lived in Northern California that had a similar structure to yours. As a kid I remember going in it in the spring and fall and I was always amazed how warm and humid it was. In the winter time, he would cover the the top with moving blankets and tarps to keep the heat in from his growing lamps and propane heaters to keep his crops growing well past their normal growing cycle .......
He is now serving 7 years for his crop growing, and the local sheriff bulldozed it into the ground, but it was warm..........

hehe, i knew where that was going as soon as I saw Northern Cali, and hoop structure lol....technically, thats re-purposing too.

Heres what ill do, if the choppers show up above, ill grab a few full hefty bags and run around the yard....just to freak them out

 

[archbuilder]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Great, we will have to start the Zool "bail fund" thread, lol!

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Heres what ill do, if the choppers show up above, ill grab a few full hefty bags and run around the yard....just to freak them out

cheach and chong all the way!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh: Thanks for the good laugh this morning!!! What's in the bag boy? Uhhhh boat parts.

 

[Tboner7864]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Hey guys I live in northern California :laugh: Now you just need a script and you can do it anywhere my little town right now smells like a skunk. To each his own. You don't want to wonder out in the woods this time of year the dueling banjos start playing. Squeal like a ig::mullet::help:

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Hey guys I live in northern California Now you just need a script and you can do it anywhere my little town right now smells like a skunk. To each his own. You don't want to wonder out in the woods this time of year the dueling banjos start playing. Squeal like a ig::mullet::help:

hmmm, you do look a little suspect in your avatar..lol

They're trying a quasi script thing here too, but since Jersey has become "The Great State of Moscow"..all you need to do is produce your death certificate, and youre good to go....

No worries, I stopped going in the woods after seeing Deliverence:facepalm:

I knew it was just a matter of time before this thread started degenerating lol.....I guess I should get some more done on the boat, before the Mods come kicking the door down


Im hoping to get the rest of the wood cut this week, to finish the rear deck bracing, and the mini stringers under the shelves....Then I can finish glassing it all in, and start the plumbing for the water hold/pump.:angel:

 

[Tboner7864]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Zool I picked Les Claypool as my avatar because in this video he is digging a grave the video is My Name Is Mud. This is what I do for a living is bury people I work for a cemetery district. and the funny thing is everyone is dying to get in:laugh:. But I never get any complaints for the residents:eyebrows:

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Zool I picked Les Claypool as my avatar because in this video he is digging a grave the video is My Name Is Mud. This is what I do for a living is bury people I work for a cemetery district. and the funny thing is everyone is dying to get in:laugh:. But I never get any complaints for the residents:eyebrows:

At least your clients are quiet, mine never shut up!

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Update:

I got the forward bracing glued and screwed in:



I tried to leave 1/16 gaps for the resin to ooze into when i weigh the deck down..

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

I got the rear bracing measured and cut....just got to round it over and wet it.



today the temp inside was about 5 deg highter than outside, ...but the humidity was more than double



Arch, an extra piece of plastic left on the ground in the tent shows where its coming from.......saved a hundred there!

 

[GWPSR]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

What else goes in that area between the bulkheads where the tank sits? Just storage, or is there equipment of some sort in there?

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

The 2 insulated fish boxes, port and starboard take up much of the side areas, on top of the tank, sits the water holding tank on brackets, strapped down. The piece of deck that sits over the area forward of the firewall is basically 3 hatches, with framing. I still may add cross braces between the fish boxes and the tank inspection hatch..



the top left corner of the pic is the section.

Im going to reroute the cpvc water piping along the tank side of the firewall, instead of in the engine bay..also put the pressure pump in there, that will clean up the engine side nicely, just for the battery charging system, and fuel seperators.

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

My plan now, between glassing everything in, is to gather everything i need for what gets done over the winter, and store it all in the one shop...so i dont have to dig thru the freezing barns looking for stuff. I dug out an old pantry cabinet, that has shallow shelves on a rotating insert, it spins like a lazy susan cab. Im thinking i can put plasic bins on the shelves, and store up the new and recycled fasteners ill need....the backside has rounded shelves.

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Update:

I made up the two short stringers to supports the shelves..I had to lam them to make 50.75" from the remaining 48" section left...used up pretty much all the ply with little waste.



test fitted them in,



laid the setups in place.





then took them in for finishing.

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

I started making 4 2x5 work tables...that i can put together for a big workspace..to do upholstery and interior laminates, then separate and roll along the walls.



All the rest of the substructure wood, ready for coating.

 

[zool]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

This was the final test fit for the shelf units.



got the pantry cabinet in place..

 

[further]

Re: 1988 Imperial 280sf engine swap and restoration (pics)

Somebody's been busy...