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Viper rebuild

Restoring your Hydrostream or just giving it a small makeover? What better place than to show off your project. Big or small.
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Re: Viper rebuild

Post: # 18848Post varmint1 »

All of your builds are really thought out and bulletproof and really fast

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Re: Viper rebuild

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varmint1 wrote:All of your builds are really thought out and bulletproof and really fast

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Thank you! Your kind words are very motivating.
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Re: Viper rebuild

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Finished making the drag plate. Printed some pics off of goggle image of Allison drag plates, mocked with cardboard template, think I got it pretty close. Used .190 t-6061 aluminum and merc paint....got 30.00 and an evening into it.
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Re: Viper rebuild

Post: # 18870Post idvette »

Nice plate! Apparently makes a big difference, looking into a polycarbonate one for mine, might pick one up this weekend...

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Re: Viper rebuild

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Finally finishing up on the inner hull. Next will be getting it reunited with the deck and start all the easy stuff....the finish work will be time consuming, but I'm well over the "hump" now!
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Re: Viper rebuild

Post: # 18908Post idvette »

Wow.... Are you putting a floor in? I wouldn't!

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Nope!
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Re: Viper rebuild

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Looks good Proprider

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Re: Viper rebuild

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Very nice!!!!
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Re: Viper rebuild

Post: # 18937Post YDOC462 »

I can't wait to see this thing fully rigged out!

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