What's Up With This- No Motor?
Yes, the Sunshine Babby is without a motor! The 'crew' consisting of Captain Jim, Wally, Norm and Paul picked the hottest day of the summer to 'pick' the engine out of the Sunshine Baby.
The purpose is to get the motor over to an engine builder to see what we have. This motor is very special as it is a 392 Chrysler Hemi built by Don Garlits- yes Big Daddy. Here are some pictures of the process to get the motor out. It was no small job, considering the motor and blower weighed over 1,000 pounds. Above is a picture of the boat after the engine was removed. Here are a series of pictures of the operation including some of the motor with the valve covers off to give a first look at what is there. Like a puzzle out of it's box we found several pieces that are missing. We have a job for the engine shop. Stay tuned for more on the progress of the Sunshine Baby!
As mentioned - there are a number of parts missing and a fair amount of work to do but we can use the original block and we even have a forged crankshaft. We will be giving updates as we go along. Thanks for checking this out.
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