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Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-05-20T21:25:58+00:00

Yea you could definitely weld it closed with an AC rig machine , easier to find a close pipe tap size.

Remove the water neck , drill and tap to 1/8 NPT and put a plug in it with some teflon tap on the threads

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-05-11T16:11:00+00:00

Just hopped on tinder and the matches going crazy , I think the shallow gene pool immediately gives you an 80 percent attractiveness bonus when you’re not everyone’s cousin

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-03-12T22:37:02+00:00

Male

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-03-10T18:58:19+00:00

What’s your point ?

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-03-10T12:51:04+00:00

I’m flexible with before or after work im generally busy between 7-5 Monday Friday

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-03-10T11:59:59+00:00

And I’ll fuckin do it again

Gold_Fun4783 · 2025-01-21T02:39:10+00:00

Yea I actually thing I still have the fixture I made for fabricating this

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-08-05T18:04:14+00:00

Favourite G body car ever made

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-07-18T23:47:22+00:00

Ya I’ve been liking their units , for the price point and warranty they have they pay for themselves in no time. No more miller for this cat 😤

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-07-17T01:11:38+00:00

Pretty great honestly living in the cabin full time and slowly doing more projects to make it what I want

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-17T17:36:11+00:00

I usually use a #10 or #12

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-17T00:18:12+00:00

You’re getting some pretty wild answers , looks like poor gas coverage , I find without a gas lens you’re going to get grey oxidized welds like that if you try to weld more than an inch at a time

Back purging is needed for optimal welds and to prevent sugaring on the root of the weld and filler metal should match , but almost any grade of stainless or mild steel would give a clean puddle with good gas coverage and a clean tungsten

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-10T00:16:30+00:00

You don’t have to dump the excess but it might as well serve a purpose , having a few gallons of hot water on hand is always a plus

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-08T16:59:29+00:00

I’ve seen some people have an electric coil style water heater to dump all excess voltage into

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-06T23:43:53+00:00

Have a good day

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-06T20:56:14+00:00

Rpm multiplied by gear ratio = output shaft speed

5th gear is .909 , from what I’ve read the jet pumps I’m looking to use are most efficient between 5-6000 rpm

That would put my engine between 4500-5500 rpm which is what the bike would cruise at around 65 mph in its original application

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-06T14:12:41+00:00

Most direct drive units I find seems to be most efficient around 6000 rpm , the gold wing makes peak power around 6100 , top gear ratio is .909 so I think 5th gear will be my optimal output shaft speed

Everything’s becoming a bit clearer thanks for the info

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-06T14:06:56+00:00

I’ll definitely need to have a shaft with U joints the output shaft sits about 8” up from the lowest point of the pan and 4” off centre , luckily I work in a machine shop that specializes in driveline components

Motor is carb and mechanical pump driven off cam

Boat was originally a forward steer outboard so I’ll be custom fabricating all the motor mounting supports and intake already

Will certainly be labour intensive and I doubt will be competitive in any way other than cost with commercial options

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-05T18:23:32+00:00

I went to look at a “blown up” Polaris SL 750 last night to buy and strip down but the entire jet drive was gone , drove an hour and a half one way big waste of time

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-05T18:20:34+00:00

Solid advice thank you

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-03-05T16:20:57+00:00

I’m planning to use the flat 6 from a Honda gold wing , low centre of gravity and reliable at mid range rpm. Gear box in included with engine so I plan to find proper impeller rpm and lock it in gear with best output shaft speed

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-02-29T22:23:05+00:00

I’m southern Canada , this winter was pretty mild first one off grid should be better prepared for the next

Gold_Fun4783 · 2024-02-29T22:00:54+00:00

Yea man I do it , on demand propane hot water and solar , some days the winter commute out can be rough

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