Lakes Only... (and the other Ford guys)

[ssmike]

I was going thru some old pics on my 'puter and found some shots paying homage to the blue oval.....Thought I'd share.
Anyone else please do the same.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/4132.JPG
32 Ford p/u...thinking about selling.

[ssmike]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/4132_L.JPG
A favorite of mine.

[ssmike]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/41P.JPG
:D

[ssmike]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/41P_L.JPG
:D :D :D

[ssmike]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/516/41IMG_0593.JPG
Chico High Reunion, Dad is class of 1960.

[ssmike]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/516/41rayson.jpg
I'm ending here, as this photo is very important to me.
That's my Dad & brother shown.
Needles 2001
Last boating trip with my bro before he passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack.
If anyone gets a chance to see my new superstock, Billy B came up with a great tribute idea for my brother.

[dmontzsta]

Mike,
Thanks a ton for sharing your pics. I have saved them all to my HD. What kind of boat is that? looks "old school" like I like them.
That pantera is bad ass.

[Squirtin Thunder]

Sweeeeeet !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks

[BIGCHRIS]

mike thanx for sharing your pics,cool rides and awesome boat ,also great to do the things u enjoy with the ones u love :D

[wsuwrhr]

Cool pics of your bro. I think that was my first year out at Needles.
Brian

[wsuwrhr]

I always wanted a Pantera.
Those cars are bad ass.
Brian

[058]

Mike, great pics, all...I've always loved that shot of the flat @ Needles. That boat just sits "right" and maybe because it looks alot like my Howard. :D

[LakesOnly]

SSMike,
Just returned from SoCal; great pic's!
#1: Georgeous classic truck. If that is a steel body, then it is just that much more beautiful.
#2: The early seventies De Tomaso has always been a favorite of mine. Nice tiny bumbers. (Are those euro bumpers, Mike? :devil: )
#3: Tell me about the motor in the v-drive. I'm very curious.
Thanks,
LO

[ssmike]

Don:
Thanks for the compliments. The boat is a 69 RaysonCraft "LP" that my father purchased brand new. My brother and I learned to waterski behind it when we were around 6 years old.
It has the somewhat rare Monkeypod wood deck. Jim Miller of Miller Boats fame did a paint & deck restoration for us a couple years ago. Due to a few water damage spots, we inlaid another type of wood in order to keep the monkeypod.
I hope to have it ready for family use sometime after CFW.
It is priceless to me for many reasons.

[ssmike]

mike thanx for sharing your pics,cool rides and awesome boat ,also great to do the things u enjoy with the ones u love :D
Chris, thanks a lot.

[ssmike]

Mike, great pics, all...I've always loved that shot of the flat @ Needles. That boat just sits "right" and maybe because it looks alot like my Howard. :D
Bob, hows it going? Are you hitting CFW? We should have the new boat there....Just look for the sun glinting off the metal flake. I hope to see you there.
BTW, we're doing a "de-tune" of the Rayson to restore her to family duty....

[ssmike]

SSMike,
Just returned from SoCal; great pic's!
#1: Georgeous classic truck. If that is a steel body, then it is just that much more beautiful.
#2: The early seventies De Tomaso has always been a favorite of mine. Nice tiny bumbers. (Are those euro bumpers, Mike? :devil: )
#3: Tell me about the motor in the v-drive. I'm very curious.
Thanks,
LO
Lakes:
Yes, the truck is steel bodied. It doesn't get driven much these days.
The Pantera is a 72 and sports a windsor-based (bored & stroked) 427 that makes about 550 hp. A close family friend is in the process of painting it a ridiculously bright yellow (surprise).

[ssmike]

The Rayson's BBF is a .030 over 429 built by Jim Grubbs of JGM motorsports in Valencia, CA. It sports Blue thunder aluminum heads and an underdriven 8-71.
We dyno'ed it about 4 years ago and it made around 750 hp on pump gas.

[ssmike]

This summer, the Rayson motor is being replaced with a "stocker" type 460 that I bought off Hot Hallet here on the boards.
We are bringing back the thru-transon exhaust and the back to back seating in an effort to make it family-friendly again.
You see, my son Jack is finally old enough (17 months) to take his first V-drive ride.
The boss said "no way" to the blown motor/zoomies combo.
I need some ideas re: what type of vehicle to put the blown motor in......
Anyone?

[dmontzsta]

Thanks for filling us in Mike, that thing is really a keeper.

[wsuwrhr]

I need some ideas re: what type of vehicle to put the blown motor in......
Anyone?
Too bad it is a Ford, or I would suggest my Hondo.
Brian

[Floored]

Find a 66 or 67 fairlane gta for the big motor and run cragar S/S wheels. Even the 68 and 69 fairlanes look good and priced reasonable.

[058]

Too bad it is a Ford, or I would suggest my Hondo.
BrianAt least its NOT a Dodge :D

[058]

Bob, hows it going? Are you hitting CFW? We should have the new boat there....Just look for the sun glinting off the metal flake. I hope to see you there.
BTW, we're doing a "de-tune" of the Rayson to restore her to family duty....
Mike, Doin' ok. Prob. not going to make CFW as I going to try to get to Chowchilla for the races. Tell me more about the "de-tuned" engine for the Rayson...any plans for a stroker? :D

[Norseman]

I was going thru some old pics on my 'puter and found some shots paying homage to the blue oval.....Thought I'd share.
Anyone else please do the same.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/4132.JPG
32 Ford p/u...thinking about selling.
Very Nice!!
What engine and trans??