Reviving An Old Drag Boat With An LS Swap!

[@kennyallison7201]

I knew Finnegan was into jet boats but I did not know he was that big into it! He's an officianato!

[@dabneyd]

FInnegan was so excited about the oil pan, he explained why he wanted one on there three times!

[@jerrodmcnary]

Loving the jet bot videos. No one else on KZbin has any quality jet boat video and it’s good to see the boats getting some love.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Yes!!!!! Just give every boat 1000hp

[@apexaero]

Why not 2000 HP and an Arneson Surface Drive!

[@DustySteel]

Everyone else: working on 1000hp+ Me: thinking 500hp on my car would be more than plenty.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

@@DustySteel trust me I’m with you on that haha

[@Vaino_Hotti]

@@DustySteel Shiet I just got a new daily driver with 235 hp and it's a blast vs my previous with 144hp. And then there's my project car with 140hp... Not for too long tho

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Sup Preston!!!

[@stanleykeith6969]

I have a 1965 18' Rayson Craft V-drive, flat bottom with a Pontiac 400. I got it in 1972 with a 389 Pontiac with Trips and changed the motor to the GTO 400, put on a Holley 850 double pumper and I had the motor redone with the good parts in it. I did some local racing in Oakmont, Pa. and Pittsburgh, Pa. at the 3 Rivers Regatta. Took one first place and one second place. I sold it in 1982. I also put on a bigger oil pan. I Love that look of yours with the motor and the open headers. That Boat should fly.

[@remkojerphanion4686]

You guys are just so cool and relaxed, and that makes your vids a pleasure to watch, thank you!

[@mdavidson101]

Man jet boat talk is awesome. Bought my first jet when I was 17, it was a cheetah I think, deep V 18 foot, 455 Olds, was cool as all get out. My dad was working on a 1974 Wreidt with a 455 olds as well. Little known fact, Michigan used to have a ton of bad ass jet boats. Bay City held the River Roar boat race for years.

[@MRMV483]

‘Used to’ - are all the bad ass jet boats gone now?

[@mdavidson101]

@@MRMV483 I don't think they've held the River Roar for a few years now, popularity died down. I'm sure there are some boats hanging around but nothing like what it once was.

[@brokeagarage4368]

I bought a Taylor super jet from Michigan like 10 years ago. 😆it's still sitting in my shed

[@mdavidson101]

@@brokeagarage4368 was it blue and white by chance?

[@brokeagarage4368]

@@mdavidson101 it's silver and red. It's a 1976 I think. I still plan on fixing it. Only now it's going to get an ls instead of a 455 olds. I like my olds engines but financially I can't afford a turbo one lol

[@gregwelch389]

“Attempted Murder Nova” is hands down my favorite vehicle nickname.

[@georgefaith1304]

I went 92.9 in that boat with 800hp without the pump set back. You know you are going to have a blast!. Not owning the Roger's anymore sucks. But atleast I get to watch you guys with it. Keep the Rogers content coming 👌

[@georgefaith1304]

Tr. Stood for track racer.

[@mrwhite7222]

Honestly sometimes when i watch this I just see two dads filming their fun activities together. Wholesome

[@davidpike1047]

Can’t wait to see Newbern trolling for fish at 80MPH.

[@tsufordman]

He is going to set the speed and depth record for downriggers.

[@670fastcrf]

Twin 40 lb. Weights brother!

[@davidbeers5949]

That'll be more like snagging fish.lol

[@bobhoffman5581]

@@davidbeers5949 Strafing the bottom... lol

[@TrojanHorse1959]

"Clearance Clarence" LOL! I thought I was the only one who said silly stuff like this while working in the shop, that was one of my all-time favorites during engine rebuilds.

[@670fastcrf]

Same here! From Oregon, not sure if I am in the wrong state... or guys in Georgia and Florida are! Ol' cleeter and jackstand say the same type of stuff.

[@goatflieg]

Gotta admit I had trouble paying attention to the LS with the Caddy waiting patiently in the background... but it did turn out to be a pretty engine.

[@wymcoupe9335]

Same. Really can't wait to see the Caddy out in the wild.

[@robertdunham8219]

I met Newbern and Cotton at the car show in Ocean City Maryland this past weekend, and I asked Newbern if Nova was still running, he told me it was sold and LS went in a boat. Bought a shirt and they both signed it. VERY cool guys !

[@TrevorDennis100]

Blimey! I am so impressed at how well you followed the line with your bandsaw - that is much harder than most people realise. And I am speaking as a 40 years as a toolmaker and design engineer at Ford Research & Engineering in the UK. It also shows that you have the bandsaw set up nicely.

[@FinnegansGarage]

thank you, trevor!

[@fulltimber]

Mike , thanks for showing this build. There isn’t much info about installing LS engines into boats out there . Your knowledge and experience in this field is very greatly appreciated down under . Long live jet boats

[@brianellman]

Sounds like a Godsmack sound. Thousand horse power. OMG. !!!

[@Speedfreak71]

Great build! Love the old school jet boats. Brings back a lot of good memories growing up boating on the Colorado River. Thanks for going to history and design characteristics of the TR hull.

[@alexigram2381]

Thank you Mike! Super into all the jetboat content!

[@datasailor8132]

I live up the Chesapeake Bay. Our water is salt water but very weak and brackish this far up. I noticed that Mike is just running a garden hose for cooling. This means that all the water the block sees will be quite cool. Therefore the engine may never come up to temperature. This method is called raw water cooling. We usually run fresh water cooling with a closed circuit radiator like on a car with thermostat, antifreeze, and all. The radiator is really a liquid to liquid heat exchanger which is quite efficient and quite small. The raw water outflow is mixed in with the exhaust.

[@tomwall3561]

I used to work for Dan Olsen racing parts, building oil pans 25 years ago and (in my opinion) there isn't any better oil pan made. Built in crank scraper, trap doors, windage tray, which directs the oil to the pickup and keeps it from sloshing back up into the crank. Holds at least 10qts.

[@jeffh6516]

"Good eyesight and quality tools" is a killer shop slogan.

[@Vesa549]

Honestly never have had the urge to build a jet boat... after all the videos you’ve been involved with around jet boats has me convinced that I need to ask my good buddy to go in with me on a build 👍 thank you, peace and love 🇨🇦

[@PhiddyPford]

Exactly why I race/play with RC vehicles. Keep it coming! Finn..... Newburn Shirts???

[@kh40yr]

Cheap Wal-Mart / Dollar General house candle for the band blade lube. The wax grabs the chips better. Once the wax gets just a bit dirty from cutting ,,it flings off,,taking the stuck chips with it. Tried the Lenox stuff and others. Cheap candle wax for the win. Apply carefully. I remember the Elsinore trip. The good ole days.

[@adamclinkenbeardclinkenbea7741]

I enjoyed the jet boat history/ explainer part, you should do more of that for people like me that think jet boats are cool but don’t really know what we are looking at. What do you think of v drive boats? With the drive shafts inside the boat? My dad worked on a coworkers once when I was a kid and the guy took me for a ride in it as a reward. It was a pretty memorable experience for me as a young kid.

[@SUPERPOWERPHIL]

That thing would sound insane blasting down the water with a 8-1 header!

[@MrLifeissomething]

Newbern, actually from the south: "Just need some rod holders and a depth finder...'

[@edjacques3118]

I’m proud of you and Newbern having such a clean channel. You and Cleetus are top notch!!!!

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Thanks Mike & David, I'm more of a V-drive hydroplane fan but agree with fast boats. I was born in Sanger. Central California Watching

[@tommymartin4827]

After hearing the story about your folks buying the jet boat it makes sense now. My father drag boat raced back in the early 70's . When I was born in 75' the 1968 Howard flat bottom got put away till 1985.. I can remember as a kid going to get Buttercup. All the gas had turned to varnish. He worked on it and got it ready and off to the river we went. So we are in the water Cruising along and a wall of water came blowing by. You know what that was...yelling at the top of his lungs at me..That's a dam jet..That's when something came out of him and he said hold on. He mashed it dropped the plate and off like a skipping rock we went. He called it clinching some seat cover. When he pulled next to the guy he laid right next to them probably doing somewhere in the 80's...then he puts his arm on me so I didn't flyout..that when he put big tough in it and bye bye..on the way home he told me them dam jets always would get off the line but old buttercup could pass them on the big end. I'm happy you guys have this boat to play with. I think one of your best yet. 👍 Best of luck

[@Trains-With-Shane]

So.. Idea for a race. Finnegan in Game Over, Newburn in the Renegade. Standing start there at the lake and then race to your preferred fishing spot on the lake, get your fishing gear out, bait up, and start casting. First one to land a fish and race back to the boat dock at the boat ramp wins.

[@tonykemper8896]

80-90 mph feels A LOT faster when your on the water

[@goatflieg]

So true... my only boat was a 16' runabout with a 115 hp Merc outboard.... 45 seemed REALLY fast!

[@Dwendele]

I've done between 60 & 70. That was plenty fast for me

[@justinlewis2984]

I've been looking for a jet boat like that for a while now! Not easy to come by that's not beat to death.

[@petezahut129]

The content is wonderful, also with you talking about family memories. I’m now 30 and In memory I just bought a 1984 Ski Nautique 2001. To bring back childhood memories of spending 18 years in my dads 1986 Ski Nautique 2001

[@66gtfb]

Great boats! I’m 46 and reliving my slalom years with a Prostar 190. 🙂

[@petezahut129]

That’s wonderful. How do you like that boat so far? Is it a big block gm?

[@66gtfb]

@@petezahut129 LT-1 “corvette” motor with the power slot transmission. My dream boat from my teens.

[@trevorshubin]

This boat looks VERY similar to my 1980 Miller 19' jet - such a bad ass hull. I love the look of the Sanger/Rogers/Miller hulls - they all have that great curved stern but I am partial to the Miller overall.

[@adamloader9534]

Cool stuff Finnegan educating the masses on Jet boat building 😎👍

[@donaldhart2310]

Oh great, thanks a lot Finnigan, now I have to have a jet boat! What the hell.....love it!

[@edjacques3118]

I have an old jet boat that was super fun!!! 400 hp with an old jacuzzi pump,,0-60 was crazy quick. Nothing as fast as yours but was fun. Outboard boaters cussed me till hard till 65 mph.

[@ProfessorRotary]

I remember once upon a time what feels like many ages ago we used to see roadkill once a month when events were current in the world and not half a year later

[@Jdm22345]

Yup it’s dumb because I’m sure they could make quite a bit of money just posting them on KZbin with ads and doing giveaways like every other automotive youtuber.

[@cavy95]

Twin turbo an LS3 without gapping the rings? No wonder it blew up. Canceling my MT subscription, I’ve seen enough.

[@hawkeye454]

Mike is a phenomenal teacher

[@gcrauwels941]

The shrapnel from that previous grenade. Dayum. XD

[@almostthere2024]

Always first class knowledge and skills for the faithful. Cheers

[@rareform6747]

Love that little shop & jet boat ...

[@nebuchadnezzar9641]

That is THE best sounding LS I have ever heard.

[@craigheinrich9954]

Thanks for the inspiration as i'm a jack of all trades and love old school, currently working on my own jet boat 77 Witchcraft, also working on a road course car 1986 Dodge Shelby turbo Charger. Will keep watching been a fan since Roadkill started and you moved from CA. Can't wait to see the new boat.

[@davidsteen1496]

I glad to see hes giving us some more jet boat action it's a nice change and makes wanna get one into the jet boat raceing 😁

[@christopher5723]

"it's that sinking feeling" the one when you forget the drainplug in your new racing hovercraft?

[@erikalbertson7483]

That sounds so good ! Can't wait to see it ripping across the lake !

[@northernstoner962]

Cant wait to see it rip across the lake coming along nicely

[@michaelkoepp432]

I really like the stance of the trailer!

[@issacdaniels942]

Mike knows so much about boats who would of thought

[@foxrace0985]

You and cleetus with your jet boats makes me want one..

[@johnirvine3346]

"Use a sacrificial piece of wood, I learned that from 3 finger Louie"

[@anesthetized7053]

i feel like you could make a little sliding sheet of metal that has matching holes cut in them to put underneath the welding table, that way when you slide the holes out of alignment you can stop stuff from falling through. and if you want the mounting holes back you can just align the metal sheet holes with the welding table holes. kind of the same concept as a slide valve

[@jackdaniels2657]

That boat looks way better than the last time I saw it.

[@chandlerfrazier]

I support the idea of taking it fishing.

[@2carpros]

Oh Finn this is giving me such an urge to put the LS I built on my channel into a boat! Thanks for the video as always!

[@FinnegansGarage]

do it! do it! :)

[@rockie221]

I have a boat for you . 1972 18' tieki jet Berkly pump . It;s got a 454 in it now but we can talk about that

[@2carpros]

@@FinnegansGarage I think Summit wants me to an LS swap guide for cars BUT that just means I have to build an other LS for my boat! XD

[@ReloadingRADIO]

Dude you must have the best neighbors ever.

[@josephatkins6581]

I know nothing about boats but I do know I like your show

[@thedragon2299]

Such Gorgeous Stuff to work with there, meanwhile Freiburger is at Dulcich's farm dingle ball honing a worn out 318 block...lol

[@allrevdupgarage7773]

Learn something new every day, thanks!

[@brett31979]

Around 2019 gm changed supply on the crank sensor. Now there is no longer a difference in color on the sensor by year. They're all the same black. The first one I bought I thought they had sent me the wrong thing until a second one from a different supplier came in the same. So unless you look at the reluctor wheel on that engine or run the part number on the sensor there's o outward appearance guarantee.

[@stevenisenhower301]

what people seem to not know is that you need a pressure tank to PRIME LS engines spinning motor over till you get oil pressure is what kills bearings on fresh builds and leads to low oil pressure. .

[@geoffreynilson5140]

I had a 16' Baja with a rebuilt Evinrude 150 that was radared at 74 mph with no jacking plates, just a well dialed SS prop , but the tach was bouncing off 9K . All for under $7k. In 1990. Those were the days.

[@jonbmet]

Good eyesight and quality tools is all you need man.

[@Paulman50]

Mine was a Hamilton 54 with a 308, 210hp and it did about 75 to 80 kph. How times have changed. The Hamilton were the first jet boats invented in New Zealand.

[@UrbanHillbillyVideos]

Bring your toys and come play in S.W. Missouri. We will go drag boat fishing and hit the local dragstrip. lol

[@swizlstik]

Love me some MO

[@Josh_D03]

Can concur from semo

[@jerrylong381]

Trolling for Stripers at 80mph. Get a cooler full of lips. Now that's some good eatin' right there, boys. I don't care who ya are. Living over by Truman.

[@leonardpearce4512]

Show me, Missouri!!

[@670fastcrf]

Just gotta use more weight on your drop line...👍

[@hasmo0001]

not even lying i rewatched that old roadkill episode 5 days ago!!!

[@kari53]

Working on my boat in the garage while watching Finnegan work on his boat. 👍

[@norcalray7182]

I had an 82 Bahnner 18ft with a built Berkeley with a droop and a place diverter. And a punched out 429 with Cobra jet heads dual quads tunnel. It was triple blue original gel. Heavy boat small v but strong as a tank and bounce that thing off waves no stress cracks miss it

[@bryanrayburn4495]

Makes me want my 74 Miller back big time.

[@callthemall]

I like knowing why jet boats need the high capacity oil pans. In fact, I like it so much, I’m not even mad about being told about it twice 😉

[@timothythomas1737]

I love the old school go fast boats.

[@davidbeers5949]

Mike that machine light on your bandsaw was made up here in fostoria Ohio at fostoria industries probably while I still worked there before it shut down in 09. As long as it was made between 1972 and 2009.

[@javierestrada8410]

drinking game : take a shot overtime Finn says that it doesn't have a transmission

[@octane613]

I did this now I have alcohol poisoning.

[@djstatyk1540]

Overtime

[@LiveLearnProjects]

Respect on the manual tools... but I've got fusion 360 and the price of plasma CNC's have come down so much, it's pretty unreal the parts you can make in your own garage in almost no time at all. I'll trade CAD and g-code lessons for boat rides, just sayin..... haha

[@CGT80]

Same here, I built my own 4x8 CNC Plasma table and have cut 3/4" plate with it. The hypertherm 65 will pierce 5/8. For brackets and many other projects it is much easier to draw parts in cad and modify as needed. It is also much faster to edit and recut than to start over by hand when a part isn't quite the right size.

[@frankkapsner188]

Great video , liked hearing your knowledge about boats .COOL MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@coreystubblefield6332]

Awesome content! Thanks Finnegan and Newbern!

[@JDH60]

Have the same bandsaw at work. Gets used every day. Still weld up blades once in a while just to show off.

[@wayneparris3439]

You must have good tools! My Marine surplus bandsaw from Camp Pendleton Ca. makes yours look like a junior saw! It is a Tannewitz delivered to the Marines Aug of 1941. We are moving from So Cal to Georgia to be with our son, the saw won't fit into the boat door of the basement of the home we are looking to buy. It stands 7 feet tall and the door is only 6 and a half!!

[@Jayf1981]

Catfish no waiting! Newman's Noodler' is badass

[@HamiltonMechanical]

I'm not ashamed, I use dove! I hate the way other soaps make my skin feel, so I've used dove since I was a kid. The exfoliating dove actually works pretty good to get grease off so I don't have to always keep a bar of lava soap in the shower.

[@jamesbelbin6343]

Best episode episode of roadkill

[@wilsonlaidlaw]

Is there a reason other than cost, why you don't go dry sump? Would you not recover the cost by having more reliable motors and less blow ups? One extra advantage is that you can add an extra scavenge pump for the mid/top of the motor. Two out of my three road cars are dry sump (1977 Porsche 911 RSR Group B and Morgan Three Wheeler - S&S 133 X-Wedge).

[@bobhoffman5581]

AA/FA Walt's Puffer owner Walt (Wally) Knoch had a flat bottom like this, with a V-Drive setup--he had a L-88 427 in it, Holley 850 double squirter on top--I don't remember where, (maybe Holloway Reservoir?) but that boat ran to 96 mph, in the 1/4 mile, through the traps; on water, that's flyin', especially when you consider the "old school" technology of the mid 1970's, when he did it. Knucklehead that Wally was, (he knew better, didn't he?) he pulled the L-88, and put one of his old 392 Hemi motors in the boat, tunnel ram intake, with two 4500 Dominators (yes, you READ that correctly! 😂😂😂) on top--he never got it to run worth a DARN--HMMM, Wally, it can't POSSIBLY be "excessive fuel" input, CAN it? NAH... LOL Anyway, the "experiment" was short lived, and the L-88 went back IN. The boat DID look impressive as HECK though, with those Dominators sitting sideways on that Hemi mill!!! 🤣🤣

[@issacdaniels942]

Dude it’s such a nice engine though if only I could see this in person

[@dansimmons1964]

Looks like fun times are ahead 👍

[@oldsranch]

Nothing beats GoJo for cleaning wires!

[@CGT80]

At least it is useful for something then. I only use stokokresto hand cleaner now. None of the stuff available in stores works as well and I can wash my hands with stoko kresto after any other cleaner and then they really come clean......and it wasn't just from washing twice.

[@lonnyself3920]

I would like to see a nice bank on an EFI holly sniper, seem an inexpensive route for some big power, not to say this don't work but that e85 is calling

[@13699111]

Thank you for posting this video beautiful boat .

[@DustySteel]

Irish Spring is the way to go!!

[@steverone7623]

Stronghand tools makes really great stuff

[@tomanycooks]

i wish I had just half the build knowledge you have. love your channel mate

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@joshuagarner6981]

Headed to pick up a boat 20 minutes north of Fresno next week. Bringing it all the way back to GA to rip up the North GA lakes myself.

[@FinnegansGarage]

nice!

[@jeffatkinson3288]

Looking forward to the day you build a prop boat. You know...to go really fast 😉

[@slamboy66]

I miss my Tahiti Day Cruiser, Tan and Root Beer Brown. Time to hit up CL.

[@ADN1996]

"not getting that washer back anytime soon" newbern: *bet*

[@ashleycrane415]

Hey Finn. For the benefit of us with shop experience and OCD, can you show that you dressed out the cut marks and de-burred after you cut stuff on the band saw. It would really help us. Thanks dude.

[@deckert618]

lol... I was a little stressed...

[@FinnegansGarage]

i really thought nobody cared about that stuff. lol. next time i'll show those steps.

[@ashleycrane415]

@@FinnegansGarage hiding sins and dressing out is why good machinists are so expensive. It’s the art in the science.

[@deckert618]

It was a hell of a clean cut from what I saw of the perfect boomerang tossed away

[@jcnpresser]

I learned about the push stick in shop class, now I’m telling my age.

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Both wood and metal shop in my day

[@xjlover2058]

Same with me

[@mattbradshaw6456]

Same here, I'm 24 now, but I went to a good high school

[@jcnpresser]

@@mattbradshaw6456 I’m shocked, was it in the high school or a vocational school, we had both back in my day.

[@xjlover2058]

@@mattbradshaw6456 same age as me had woodworking, mechanics and machining at my highschool