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Re: 1978 Vking

by rjdubiel » Sep 15, 2019 5:56 pm

Just get out there for an hour a night. That's what I did but once ya start going ya stay for 2 or 4. But 20 minutes of work is better than no work on the boat!

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Re: 1978 Vking

by Hippie459MN » Sep 15, 2019 5:52 pm

Love the seats. Wish I knew someone that wanted a upholstery side job or did good work on the cheap so I could get my original ones redone. Been getting quotes for like $500 a piece for simple while with black piping and even then they dont seem to interested in the job. LoL

The video looks awesome! Makes me a bit jealous. We both been at our projects far far too long. So glad to see you get that on the water. I'll be next for sure. Im going slow but its better than nothing. Been having a bunch of work stuff slowing me way down but I'll make things happen.

Re: 1978 Vking

by rjdubiel » Sep 15, 2019 3:20 pm

Came with the boat. Got out again this morning. 78.8 mph. Really working on the balance of the boat. Thanks to Geoff for the little vid!


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Re: 1978 Vking

by Hippie459MN » Sep 15, 2019 12:02 pm

The seats look amazing! Did you buy them that way or did you have them recovered?

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Re: 1978 Vking

by rjdubiel » Sep 14, 2019 10:53 pm

Got out today again, very light boat. My viper feels better at 90 than this one at 75! Some tweaks and out tomorrow again in the morning

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Re: 1978 Vking

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Re: 1978 Vking

by rjdubiel » Sep 04, 2019 8:35 pm

AdamDK wrote: ↑Sep 04, 2019 4:44 pm I'm guessing you wont be putting a rear bench seat in....
I will. Have a sundeck to push the seat out enough.

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Re: 1978 Vking

by AdamDK » Sep 04, 2019 6:27 pm

That's my next conundrum to solve. Fitting a tank with a large enough capacity for 40 mile river runs, but still having a rear bench seat in my Viper.

RJ, when you get a chance, could you tell me how much space you have between the floor and the bottom trim of the splashwell? Thanks bud.

Re: 1978 Vking

by Hippie459MN » Sep 04, 2019 6:03 pm

I did a little math and this one came out to 20 gallons. It was in the boat when I got it and it. Im going to change up the filler hole so its straight up and down and slap a new sending unit in it.
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Then build a read bench frame around it like the old one was. The low part of the tank is under the seat. Thats the plan anyways.
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Re: 1978 Vking

by Hippie459MN » Sep 04, 2019 5:56 pm

AdamDK wrote: ↑Sep 04, 2019 4:44 pm I'm guessing you wont be putting a rear bench seat in....
That was going to be my next question. LoL If you were going to put/build a rear bench around it or not.

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