Project: Camp Far West

[Badburn]

So I was drinking with some friends at a christmas party and trying to decide what to do on New years day. After tossing back a few, we concluded than none of us had a running boat to bring out and race at CFW. However, between the three of us, we had the parts, a small amount of knowledge, and a little bit of time.
We had a vision...............It looked something like this:jawdrop:
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I have a race car with a motor, Rick has an old Brendella tunnel v-drive boat under a tarp in his yard, and Joe has the week off.
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.So the thrashing and drinking begins...............this is Dec 28
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Were getting lots of help from friends and a few borrowed parts from some cool guys here on the boards..
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progress is good, however slightly hindered by the bottle of Crown Royal that Joe got me....................

[deltarat]

Sweet I cant wait to see you guys fire that beast on NYD!

[sanger mike]

I like that idea. carry on :idea:

[Badburn]

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While this will not be the cleanest motor installtion in the world...........We are finishing it up today and between the 3 of us we had every single part- hose-bolt-tool, and fitting and have not had to buy anything yet to put this together!!!! Oh, except Pepsi to go with the Crown Royal.:) :)
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[707dog]

hell ya thats what im talkin bout GETTTTEEEER DONE..red bull gives you wings....lmao

[stoker2001]

Sorry i will miss CFW on the first:( Looks like you kids will have nice weather.Todd,you guys should run IHBA this year with it:idea: good luck

[LandSpeedRacer]

Killer Project! Hats off to you guys! Cant wait to see it at CFW! So who gets to drive? Your story reminds me of when we were running an AA/FC with an iron 426 and everyone chipped in on a Keith Black block and heads out of John Collins old JVC sponsored Datsun 280z Funny Car that he punched through the guardrail with. We worked all night, fueled by Southern Comfort and Diet Coke (sorry, all we had) and got her done at 3am, the day before qualifying at Fremont at the Golden Gate Nationals (who remembers those days?). We had a gallon of Methanol, 3 of Nitro, and the rest of the Southern Comfort to fire it with, so we dumped ALL of it in the tank (after refreshing the drinks) and lit her up. Sounded so good, we went out in the court in the industrial area we were in and did a burn out. Unfotunately, we didn't realize we shattered all the windows that were behind the car. :eek: We were in such a hurry to get it back in the shop and shut the door, we missed all the commotion and cops outside! Man those were good times, thanks for bringing some of them back!:D

[Concept1]

Man that thinkg looks likea monster! Good Job!!! What motor is going back in the Camaro???

[Badburn]

Great story...The shattered windows sound like something I would do.;)
This motor will go back in the camaro at a later date.

[acatitude]

looks good Todd see ya NYD

[Morg]

A number of years ago there was a guy who used to run a Brendella tunnel at CFW & a couple of NJBA races, that looked a whole bunch like that deal.
Was it you guys?
Was the boat purchased in the last 4 or 5 years?

[stoker2001]

A number of years ago there was a guy who used to run a Brendella tunnel at CFW & a couple of NJBA races, that looked a whole bunch like that deal.
Was it you guys?
Was the boat purchased in the last 4 or 5 years?Yep,Rick still owns it.Lots of good memories back in the days.Wish i was going on NYD,but stuck in Santa Cruz doing the wifey thing.

[LandSpeedRacer]

AHHHHHH the wifey thing . . . :mad: . . . . I remember those days! Used to be wine women and song, then it was the honey do list, yard work, spending the holidays with the in-laws, and selling my precious chrome and aluminum parts at swap meets because the lazy POS wouldn't work . . . . . now I buy what I want when I want and do what I want . . . . yes it was worth losing everything over in the big D just to go to places like CFW on NYD . . . . . . man, I feel for you dude and will have a special shot just for you! Happy New Year man :D

[Badburn]

This morning we go to the water for testing. Got it fired lastnight, and blew the posters off the walls and damaged the skylights in my shop, oh well.;) It fired on the first crank, and sounded real good.
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.A little clean up on the boat, some fenders on the trailer and we'll be ready. .................My son Michael approves:)

[TUNNEL T]

Yep,Rick still owns it.Lots of good memories back in the days.Wish i was going on NYD,but stuck in Santa Cruz doing the wifey thing.
that's funny ,i remember that boat running hard into the dark many a big weekend .ran good then looks like it might just have a little more motor this time around!!!!! see ya there TUNNEL T

[707dog]

Look Out Badburn Ya Son Looks Like He Might Be Eye Ballin His New Toy..lmao..glad You Got In Hooked Up In Time!! Good Luck With Test N Tune...

[DAVEO]

that's funny ,i remember that boat running hard into the dark many a big weekend .ran good then looks like it might just have a little more motor this time around!!!!! see ya there TUNNEL T
You bringing the lil boat out?

[sleekcraft78]

I'll be watching for that one tomarrow. Couple buddies and I are going to ride down from Placerville. Gunna be friggin cold

[Badburn]

We didnt make it out to the water today for test and tune, worked on the boat all day and solved a few problems............polished a few things..
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Ran out of Argon........... that set us back on a sunday!........I am thinking we are in pretty good shape. Sounds real good. See you all later today............................................; )
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[PhilM]

This thing pulled up in front of my house this morning.
Talk about nuts. I'll post up some action shots and mabey another Badburn video later...

[BIGCHRIS]

Thats wanting to get in the water not to mention pushing the camaro to the side , good job guys

[buzzaro]

I didnt know Brendella made anything but ski boats, ive driven by their shop thousands of times and had no idea. Boat looks great, gl with the project.

[sixgunsam]

Boat sounded real nice out there today, were you able to get a good pass in that water, we left as you were getting wet, too windy!

[Badburn]

the water was pretty bad today, Rick got a decent pass at the end of the day, but we still didnt get to open it up. That boat has no down pedal to keep it in the water when you throttle it.:eek: quite scary if you ask me, But we had a great time. Good to see some old faces and some new ones too.:) Ill post pics later.

[Billdoe]

Hey Nice picture of my oil pan in one of the pics lol ... hey thanks Rick and Todd that was Way awesome im glad i stuck around to dark to get a ride ..... that was pretty damn scarey fast something ill never forget :) ... you guys are some pretty cool people im glad i came and got to hang out with you guys .. next time ill come prepared and ill have alil something to ride in :D hopefully .. nice right up on the Project im glad i was able to contribute to such a great running machine ya got there guys ... see ya on the Snow 4x4 run in a few weeks , Bill

[sanger mike]

i saw you put the boat in when it was way too windy and choppy (some white caps) and run the shit out of that boat. you guys did a great job on the boat and should be real proud. and ill bet that thing is scarry fast in some good water. :eek: :D

[NUTHIN]

i saw you put the boat in when it was way too windy and choppy (some white caps) and run the shit out of that boat. you guys did a great job on the boat and should be real proud. and ill bet that thing is scarry fast in some good water. :eek: :D i saw them make a pretty good rip in some decent water south of the ramp going threw the inside of the lil island the boat was gettin with it! :sqeyes:

[Badburn]

Hey Nice picture of my oil pan in one of the pics lol ... hey thanks Rick and Todd that was Way awesome im glad i stuck around to dark to get a ride ..... that was pretty damn scarey fast something ill never forget :) ... you guys are some pretty cool people im glad i came and got to hang out with you guys .. next time ill come prepared and ill have alil something to ride in :D hopefully .. nice right up on the Project im glad i was able to contribute to such a great running machine ya got there guys ... see ya on the Snow 4x4 run in a few weeks , Bill
Thanks again for jumping in and getting your feet wet! I know that water was cold! Really appreciate all the help (and the oil pan). Was great meeting you, looking forward to seeing your 4X4 soon.
We are trying to get the video posted, If anyone has any video from NYD, let me know....we are having technical difficulties with this camera...It's acting like a ford! :eek: LOL

[stoker2001]

Hey Nice picture of my oil pan in one of the pics lol ... hey thanks Rick and Todd that was Way awesome im glad i stuck around to dark to get a ride ..... that was pretty damn scarey fast something ill never forget :) ... you guys are some pretty cool people im glad i came and got to hang out with you guys .. next time ill come prepared and ill have alil something to ride in :D hopefully .. nice right up on the Project im glad i was able to contribute to such a great running machine ya got there guys ... see ya on the Snow 4x4 run in a few weeks , BillIS this mopar Bill,the small block stroker would be nice on the water:idea: :D

[Badburn]

Different Bill.................. This guy lives in Auburn and loaned us the oil pan for the build.
Here is the only pic I have been able to come up with (steal)so far... Our video camera man (Mopar Bill) drank all the Crown Royal while we were running the boat and couldnt keep the camera steady enough to see the boat on the video.......LOL Good times.
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[NICE PAIR]

Different Bill.................. This guy lives in Auburn and loaned us the oil pan for the build.
Here is the only pic I have been able to come up with (steal)so far... Our video camera man (Mopar Bill) drank all the Crown Royal while we were running the boat and couldnt keep the camera steady enough to see the boat on the video.......LOL Good times.
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http://theinsideline.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=25248&stc=1&d=1167719633 I didn't get many either.

[Kindsvater Flat]

I saw that boat there.
Video (http://www.schoutenranch.com/clips/project.wmv)

[Badburn]

Here are a few I got my hands on lastnight.
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[stoker2001]

Hey that 069 boat looks familiar:idea: D lipinsky and I battled it out in the final round 2004 IHBA lake Yosemite.Of course it wasnt a Pro Comp Elim boat back then:rolleyes:

[707dog]

hey badburn that project cfw turned out pretty bitchin..glad it work out for ya!!

[Badburn]

hey badburn that project cfw turned out pretty bitchin..glad it work out for ya!!
Thanks dog. :) We had a lot of fun doing this project. Were talking about taking it out one more time since the water was so bad on NYD. Plus we didnt get the video we wanted. After that, the glory is over and we get the job of putting the stuff back where it came from.
Rick is going to take what we learned from this and use it to build a permanent blower motor for that boat.