Reviving An Old Drag Boat With An LS Swap!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2021
- This week on Finnegan's Garage Ep. 147, you get to see my Cousin Randy's 1976 Rogers Bonnevill TR jet boat. You may have seen in on an episode of Roadkill where Freiburger and I towed it to Lake Elsinore, California, then swapped the engine out of a Square Body Chevy and put it into the jet boat. We went boating for a few hours and then took the engine out of the boat, put it back into the truck, then towed the boat back home. The boat sat around for nearly 8 years until recently, when it was used for another episode of Roadkill. Roadkill wasnt too kind to the boat and so it came back to Georgia with a dead engine. In this episode we clean up the mess and swap in a new-to-us LS engine that we robbed from Newbern's Attempted Murder Nova, which he has also sold. As usual, things didnt go as planned but we still had fun and got this boat running again. Briefly. lol
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FInnegan was so excited about the oil pan, he explained why he wanted one on there three times!
“Attempted Murder Nova” is hands down my favorite vehicle nickname.
Loving the jet bot videos. No one else on TH-cam has any quality jet boat video and it’s good to see the boats getting some love.
Can’t wait to see Newbern trolling for fish at 80MPH.
He is going to set the speed and depth record for downriggers.
Twin 40 lb. Weights brother!
That'll be more like snagging fish.lol
@@davidbeers5949 Strafing the bottom... lol
Newbern, actually from the south: "Just need some rod holders and a depth finder...'
I’m proud of you and Newbern having such a clean channel. You and Cleetus are top notch!!!!
I have a 1965 18' Rayson Craft V-drive, flat bottom with a Pontiac 400. I got it in 1972 with a 389 Pontiac with Trips and changed the motor to the GTO 400, put on a Holley 850 double pumper and I had the motor redone with the good parts in it. I did some local racing in Oakmont, Pa. and Pittsburgh, Pa. at the 3 Rivers Regatta. Took one first place and one second place. I sold it in 1982. I also put on a bigger oil pan. I Love that look of yours with the motor and the open headers. That Boat should fly.
I knew Finnegan was into jet boats but I did not know he was that big into it! He's an officianato!
Honestly sometimes when i watch this I just see two dads filming their fun activities together. Wholesome
Yes!!!!! Just give every boat 1000hp
Why not 2000 HP and an Arneson Surface Drive!
Everyone else: working on 1000hp+
Me: thinking 500hp on my car would be more than plenty.
@@DustySteel trust me I’m with you on that haha
@@DustySteel Shiet I just got a new daily driver with 235 hp and it's a blast vs my previous with 144hp.
And then there's my project car with 140hp... Not for too long tho
Sup Preston!!!
So.. Idea for a race. Finnegan in Game Over, Newburn in the Renegade. Standing start there at the lake and then race to your preferred fishing spot on the lake, get your fishing gear out, bait up, and start casting. First one to land a fish and race back to the boat dock at the boat ramp wins.
I went 92.9 in that boat with 800hp without the pump set back. You know you are going to have a blast!. Not owning the Roger's anymore sucks. But atleast I get to watch you guys with it. Keep the Rogers content coming 👌
Tr. Stood for track racer.
Thank you Mike! Super into all the jetboat content!
Gotta admit I had trouble paying attention to the LS with the Caddy waiting patiently in the background... but it did turn out to be a pretty engine.
Same. Really can't wait to see the Caddy out in the wild.
You guys are just so cool and relaxed, and that makes your vids a pleasure to watch, thank you!
Man jet boat talk is awesome. Bought my first jet when I was 17, it was a cheetah I think, deep V 18 foot, 455 Olds, was cool as all get out. My dad was working on a 1974 Wreidt with a 455 olds as well. Little known fact, Michigan used to have a ton of bad ass jet boats. Bay City held the River Roar boat race for years.
‘Used to’ - are all the bad ass jet boats gone now?
@@MRMV483 I don't think they've held the River Roar for a few years now, popularity died down. I'm sure there are some boats hanging around but nothing like what it once was.
I bought a Taylor super jet from Michigan like 10 years ago. 😆it's still sitting in my shed
@@brokeagarage4368 was it blue and white by chance?
@@mdavidson101 it's silver and red. It's a 1976 I think. I still plan on fixing it. Only now it's going to get an ls instead of a 455 olds. I like my olds engines but financially I can't afford a turbo one lol
"Clearance Clarence" LOL!
I thought I was the only one who said silly stuff like this while working in the shop, that was one of my all-time favorites during engine rebuilds.
Same here! From Oregon, not sure if I am in the wrong state... or guys in Georgia and Florida are! Ol' cleeter and jackstand say the same type of stuff.
I met Newbern and Cotton at the car show in Ocean City Maryland this past weekend, and I asked Newbern if Nova was still running, he told me it was sold and LS went in a boat. Bought a shirt and they both signed it. VERY cool guys !
Exactly why I race/play with RC vehicles. Keep it coming!
Finn..... Newburn Shirts???
Great build! Love the old school jet boats. Brings back a lot of good memories growing up boating on the Colorado River. Thanks for going to history and design characteristics of the TR hull.
The shrapnel from that previous grenade. Dayum. XD
Sounds like a Godsmack sound. Thousand horse power. OMG. !!!
"Good eyesight and quality tools" is a killer shop slogan.
After hearing the story about your folks buying the jet boat it makes sense now. My father drag boat raced back in the early 70's . When I was born in 75' the 1968 Howard flat bottom got put away till 1985.. I can remember as a kid going to get Buttercup. All the gas had turned to varnish. He worked on it and got it ready and off to the river we went. So we are in the water Cruising along and a wall of water came blowing by. You know what that was...yelling at the top of his lungs at me..That's a dam jet..That's when something came out of him and he said hold on. He mashed it dropped the plate and off like a skipping rock we went. He called it clinching some seat cover. When he pulled next to the guy he laid right next to them probably doing somewhere in the 80's...then he puts his arm on me so I didn't flyout..that when he put big tough in it and bye bye..on the way home he told me them dam jets always would get off the line but old buttercup could pass them on the big end. I'm happy you guys have this boat to play with. I think one of your best yet. 👍 Best of luck
That thing would sound insane blasting down the water with a 8-1 header!
Mike , thanks for showing this build. There isn’t much info about installing LS engines into boats out there .
Your knowledge and experience in this field is very greatly appreciated down under . Long live jet boats
I enjoyed the jet boat history/ explainer part, you should do more of that for people like me that think jet boats are cool but don’t really know what we are looking at.
What do you think of v drive boats? With the drive shafts inside the boat? My dad worked on a coworkers once when I was a kid and the guy took me for a ride in it as a reward. It was a pretty memorable experience for me as a young kid.
Such Gorgeous Stuff to work with there, meanwhile Freiburger is at Dulcich's farm dingle ball honing a worn out 318 block...lol
I live up the Chesapeake Bay. Our water is salt water but very weak and brackish this far up. I noticed that Mike is just running a garden hose for cooling. This means that all the water the block sees will be quite cool. Therefore the engine may never come up to temperature. This method is called raw water cooling. We usually run fresh water cooling with a closed circuit radiator like on a car with thermostat, antifreeze, and all. The radiator is really a liquid to liquid heat exchanger which is quite efficient and quite small. The raw water outflow is mixed in with the exhaust.
Blimey! I am so impressed at how well you followed the line with your bandsaw - that is much harder than most people realise. And I am speaking as a 40 years as a toolmaker and design engineer at Ford Research & Engineering in the UK. It also shows that you have the bandsaw set up nicely.
thank you, trevor!
More jet boats=more fun lol, I can't wait to see the brand new boat come together!
"it's that sinking feeling" the one when you forget the drainplug in your new racing hovercraft?
Love that little shop & jet boat ...
Honestly never have had the urge to build a jet boat... after all the videos you’ve been involved with around jet boats has me convinced that I need to ask my good buddy to go in with me on a build 👍 thank you, peace and love 🇨🇦
80-90 mph feels A LOT faster when your on the water
So true... my only boat was a 16' runabout with a 115 hp Merc outboard.... 45 seemed REALLY fast!
I've done between 60 & 70. That was plenty fast for me
I've been looking for a jet boat like that for a while now! Not easy to come by that's not beat to death.
Oh great, thanks a lot Finnigan, now I have to have a jet boat! What the hell.....love it!
I used to work for Dan Olsen racing parts, building oil pans 25 years ago and (in my opinion) there isn't any better oil pan made. Built in crank scraper, trap doors, windage tray, which directs the oil to the pickup and keeps it from sloshing back up into the crank. Holds at least 10qts.
I have an old jet boat that was super fun!!! 400 hp with an old jacuzzi pump,,0-60 was crazy quick.
Nothing as fast as yours but was fun. Outboard boaters cussed me till hard till 65 mph.
Cheap Wal-Mart / Dollar General house candle for the band blade lube. The wax grabs the chips better. Once the wax gets just a bit dirty from cutting ,,it flings off,,taking the stuck chips with it. Tried the Lenox stuff and others. Cheap candle wax for the win. Apply carefully. I remember the Elsinore trip. The good ole days.
The Count Sez: "10 Quarts!. 10! Ah Ah Ah!"
drinking game : take a shot overtime Finn says that it doesn't have a transmission
I did this now I have alcohol poisoning.
Overtime
I really like the stance of the trailer!
I support the idea of taking it fishing.
This boat looks VERY similar to my 1980 Miller 19' jet - such a bad ass hull. I love the look of the Sanger/Rogers/Miller hulls - they all have that great curved stern but I am partial to the Miller overall.
Thanks Mike & David,
I'm more of a V-drive hydroplane fan but agree with fast boats. I was born in Sanger.
Central California Watching
"not getting that washer back anytime soon" newbern: *bet*
That sounds so good ! Can't wait to see it ripping across the lake !
Cool stuff Finnegan educating the masses on Jet boat building 😎👍
"Use a sacrificial piece of wood, I learned that from 3 finger Louie"
Mike is a phenomenal teacher
Thank you for posting this video beautiful boat .
Always first class knowledge and skills for the faithful. Cheers
Working on my boat in the garage while watching Finnegan work on his boat. 👍
You and cleetus with your jet boats makes me want one..
Awesome content! Thanks Finnegan and Newbern!
Dude you must have the best neighbors ever.
I glad to see hes giving us some more jet boat action it's a nice change and makes wanna get one into the jet boat raceing 😁
Hey man ... I just grabbed your latest video 👍👍👍 to tell you how much ,,, I enjoy your channel ... Well done 👍👍👍
Looks like fun times are ahead 👍
Bring your toys and come play in S.W. Missouri. We will go drag boat fishing and hit the local dragstrip. lol
Love me some MO
Can concur from semo
Trolling for Stripers at 80mph.
Get a cooler full of lips. Now that's some good eatin' right there, boys. I don't care who ya are.
Living over by Truman.
Show me, Missouri!!
Just gotta use more weight on your drop line...👍
Oh Finn this is giving me such an urge to put the LS I built on my channel into a boat! Thanks for the video as always!
do it! do it! :)
I have a boat for you . 1972 18' tieki jet Berkly pump . It;s got a 454 in it now but we can talk about that
@@FinnegansGarage I think Summit wants me to an LS swap guide for cars BUT that just means I have to build an other LS for my boat! XD
Cant wait to see it rip across the lake coming along nicely
@9:36 I appreciate the clearance joke because my grandfather's name is Clarence an its been used more than once lol
Thanks for the inspiration as i'm a jack of all trades and love old school, currently working on my own jet boat 77 Witchcraft, also working on a road course car 1986 Dodge Shelby turbo Charger. Will keep watching been a fan since Roadkill started and you moved from CA. Can't wait to see the new boat.
Love it! That thing sounds sweet!!
I love the old school go fast boats.
That boat looks way better than the last time I saw it.
Great video , liked hearing your knowledge about boats .COOL MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AA/FA Walt's Puffer owner Walt (Wally) Knoch had a flat bottom like this, with a V-Drive setup--he had a L-88 427 in it, Holley 850 double squirter on top--I don't remember where, (maybe Holloway Reservoir?) but that boat ran to 96 mph, in the 1/4 mile, through the traps; on water, that's flyin', especially when you consider the "old school" technology of the mid 1970's, when he did it. Knucklehead that Wally was, (he knew better, didn't he?) he pulled the L-88, and put one of his old 392 Hemi motors in the boat, tunnel ram intake, with two 4500 Dominators (yes, you READ that correctly! 😂😂😂) on top--he never got it to run worth a DARN--HMMM, Wally, it can't POSSIBLY be "excessive fuel" input, CAN it? NAH... LOL Anyway, the "experiment" was short lived, and the L-88 went back IN. The boat DID look impressive as HECK though, with those Dominators sitting sideways on that Hemi mill!!! 🤣🤣
25:44 seeing an engine that tall just makes your inner kid emotions come out lol 😂
Nicely done boys
I know I watch your shows too much because I actually said “clearance clarance” to the tire shop guys this week 🤣🤣
Learn something new every day, thanks!
"I learned that at MRC Fab" ... I learned that in high school woodshop XD
I have a ls3 in my 19ft 1997 ultra t deck jet boat i have the corvette bat wing oil pan works great...I love it got it to 60 mph next is cams, running on lake Elsinore maybe see you one day out there can’t miss my boat with the paint job I have! Cheers bro 🥂🔥🚤
That is THE best sounding LS I have ever heard.
Involuntary manslaughter Nova
The 'unregistered weapon nova' lol
I'm not ashamed, I use dove! I hate the way other soaps make my skin feel, so I've used dove since I was a kid. The exfoliating dove actually works pretty good to get grease off so I don't have to always keep a bar of lava soap in the shower.
I know nothing about boats but I do know I like your show
Makes me want my 74 Miller back big time.
Great! And it souuuunds awesome!
not even lying i rewatched that old roadkill episode 5 days ago!!!
Another great video guys 👍👍🇨🇱
Looking forward to the day you build a prop boat. You know...to go really fast 😉
I remember once upon a time what feels like many ages ago we used to see roadkill once a month when events were current in the world and not half a year later
Yup it’s dumb because I’m sure they could make quite a bit of money just posting them on TH-cam with ads and doing giveaways like every other automotive youtuber.
Twin turbo an LS3 without gapping the rings? No wonder it blew up. Canceling my MT subscription, I’ve seen enough.
Great content thanks for sharing
Loving the jet boat content!! Keep it coming!!
Loved the history lesson 👏
Best episode episode of roadkill
I had a 16' Baja with a rebuilt Evinrude 150 that was radared at 74 mph with no jacking plates, just a well dialed SS prop , but the tach was bouncing off 9K . All for under $7k. In 1990. Those were the days.
Looks at all that LS3 glitter you found.
Proper resto-mod, I like it.
Dude it’s such a nice engine though if only I could see this in person
I like knowing why jet boats need the high capacity oil pans. In fact, I like it so much, I’m not even mad about being told about it twice 😉
Mike knows so much about boats who would of thought
Good eyesight and quality tools is all you need man.
Awesomeness abounds.
i feel like you could make a little sliding sheet of metal that has matching holes cut in them to put underneath the welding table, that way when you slide the holes out of alignment you can stop stuff from falling through. and if you want the mounting holes back you can just align the metal sheet holes with the welding table holes. kind of the same concept as a slide valve
Wow, the editing of your videos is improving massively, I would dare calling them profesional!
Jet Boats Are Life!