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    some loopers for sale

    hi all,

    i need to thin out the herd so i can complete some more restorations. i am selling the following:

    fa10: the 10th a looper to be assembled. the engine is complete and runs. has a stick...
  2. Thread: Looper Hats

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    shipping for the hats

    hi all,

    hope everyone had a merry christmas and a happy new year. shipping for the looper hats is $5 and i can send it anywhere in the lower 48. they will be sent priority mail.

    frank
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    Merry Christmas

    May the true meaning of Christmas be with you all year long. Remember those in need and keep them in your prayers. God bless all of you on this Holy night.
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    that's right im not in canada

    jeff,

    that's right i'm not in canada, it doesn't snow here over memorial weekend. i gotta remember not to blow the the snow into the wind. that is when i use it. coming down pretty hard right now....
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    a manly snow

    jeff,

    like sam said this is a manly snow. but in prep for the snow i got a bottle of propane and will fire up the grill in the blizzard and cook dinner. gee i feel like im in canada.

    frank
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    hat payment

    dave and everyone,

    it's snowing like crazy here. we could get 18 inches or more today. glad you liked the hat. you can either pay me by paypal or check. the shipping will be $5.00.

    i'll go...
  7. Thread: Looper Hats

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    Looper Hats

    hi all,

    i had some quincy looper hats made up. the hats have the quincy logo, just like the t shirts, embroidered on the front. the hat is solid black not mesh and has the adjustable plastic...
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    sweatshirt in july

    jeff,

    friends of mine live in wisconcin and had their sons graduation party in mid july. they wore sweatshirts. i was in myrtle beach getting sunburnt the same day. i will not make fun of canadian...
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    that was roy's rig

    jeff,

    that was roys rig before matt bought it. any idea how it ran? oh, is it snowing up there yet:) had to get that one in, sorry:)

    gary.... daivie is looking for the other set of pipes. i...
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    no place to attach the bar

    gary,

    the problem is there ias no place to attach the bar on the other pipe. there are 2 cables coming back to attach to the pipes. there are 2 pieces on the pipes where the cables attach....
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    the pair i have

    davie and gary,

    here is the set of pipes i got with the harrison. there is no place to attach the bar to tie the pair together. there is no slot b for tab a to go into. any ideas?

    frank
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    got one set

    davie,

    it's sunny out and your off today? what's that all about? i only have the one set and they do not look like the set dave-q posted. can you dig around for them and i can stop by and pick...
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    that sounds about right

    dave,

    from what i've been told he did not run very much. anyone ever see the rig run in fla races before matt bought it?

    now to find the correct stacks.

    frank
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    may not be the same stacks

    dave,

    it looks like the stacks are different than the ones pictured in your posting. i've got a call in to davie augustine to see if he gave me the right stacks. thanks for the picture. how did...
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    here's the boat it goes on

    mark, gary, sam, and others,

    i have the pipes that go with the engine. i'll do a 'upon further review' and see if that bar attaches to the other stack somewhere.

    gary... i would like to get...
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    oops

    john,

    going out this morning.

    frank
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    thought something might be missing

    sam,

    i'll look thru some other things i got with this setup to see if i can see anything that might fit. there is a long piece on the one pipe but i can't see anywhere it would fit. i would like...
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    250cc harrison question

    hi all,

    welll i may be getting wet again this time in the 250 class. i picked up an '84 250cc kay harrison yamaha, etc on a pugh hydro. the number on the boat is f7. my question is this.... there...
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    sounds like a plan

    danny,

    that sounds lke a plan. first i'll display it as a c service. i have several bayer towers i can put the powerhead on to run mod. i have several d quickie units with the propshaft turned...
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    the intake ports

    hi all,

    i popped the covers off the intake ports and here are some pictures. a lot of work was done on them. the crank is cleaning up real nice and all 4 pistons have freed up rings. as you can...
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    why merc pistons

    danny,

    thanks for the info. question though..... why change back to merc pictons, the turners on there are cleaning up real nice. the rings freed up after 2 days of soaking. didn't have to cook...
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    i know what you mean chris

    chris,

    thanks for getting back to me. i know what you mean about larry and castor buildup. i have 5 of larry's quincy z engines and castor buildup is pretty thick on them. it does clean up with...
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    castor stuck

    sam,

    you are sooo right about the castor stuck. this one had it big time. a good parts cleaner did free it up in about 2 days of soaking.

    frank
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    filler block and exhaust ports

    hi all,

    here are some pictures of the filler black, wow nice job on that one, and the exhaust ports. i will try to get a better picture of the ports tomorrow, the camera died. i'l also posy on...
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    i'll take a look

    danny,

    i'll take a look tomorrow. i did see the bore size stamped on the top. nothing really jumped out at me, but i'll take a closer look. did any of the guys you mention win the nationals at...
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    any idea who's engine it was

    danny,

    any idea whose engine it might have been? did the mod work?

    frank
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    this is not a looper

    sam,

    this was from a merc c service block, not a looper. could it be to increcse air volumn and thus increase pressure?

    frank
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    bakersfield 1984 maybe

    bill,

    i left a message for dudly to call me about the modification.

    dave augustine seems to think that the nations were in bakersfield in 1984. does anyone have the c service results for the...
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    what was done to this crank?

    hi all,

    i purchased on old merc c service section 2 engine this summer and i'm beginning to restore it. i took the crank out and found some interesting machining that had been done on the throws....
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    happy bithday to my younger friend

    paul,

    happy birthday my friend. hope you are having a fun day. any day you talk about loopers is a fun day. hope you have many more.

    frank
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    what happens to some grant tank-towers

    hi all,

    had to share this with you. i made contact with a gentleman who raced loopers back in the day. as we chatted i found out that the only part of the looper he had left was the grant tower....
  32. Thread: xf34

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    you're good jeff

    jeff,

    you're right i was wearing my marchetti t-shirt, you've been watching too many csi or ncis shows. i can't wait now to get the boat ready. the next looper to get a makeover is fc51.
    ...
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    xf34 before

    forgot the before shot.

    frank
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    xf34

    hi all,

    it stopped raining enough to take a few pictures of xf34. i bought it last may at mays landing, nj at an aomci meet. there are a few minor things i have to do but it goes back there on may...
  35. Thread: fc51

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    just like a box of cracker jacks

    gene and all,

    fc51 is under the wrench! just like a box of cracker jacks i won't know what is inside until i get it apart. i did notice a few things so far, the fuel system has a collector box...
  36. Thread: fc51

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    i was looking for a trailer

    hi all,

    not much of a story on the find. i was talking to someone about ted lewis's marchetti i'm restoring and he told me he knew where ted's 1953 trailer was. i called the gentleman and he had...
  37. Thread: fc51

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    fc51

    hi all,

    i found the trailer that was owned by ted lewis whose marchetti i am restoriing. that will be cool to have the boat and the trailer reunited considering the boat was found in shrevsport,...
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    who is manny jr?

    hi all,

    tax season is almost over and then i can start having fun again. i picked up a quincy fuel tank the other day that has been modified to rest on a cavitation plate and clamp onto a stick...
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    the pictures have helped a lot.

    thanks again for the pictures. sure is nice to look at them when i need a break!

    here's a tax story if you will indulge me.... i have a client who i found out has AIG for their workman's comp...
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    i'm in

    j dub,

    i'm with bill where do i send my 50.

    frank
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    paul, you da man

    hi paul,

    my weekend is complete with the postings yeaterday and today. i needed to see what warm weather looks like while i'm in my tax cave.

    frank
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    i knew what you ment

    i knew what you ment about the numbers. that's why i take breaks and look at the great pictures everyone posts here. and then i might work on one of the loopers or z's for a bit. i need breaks from...
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    those were the days

    jeff,

    those were the days, race in jeans, t-shirt, helmet nad a gentex jacket. you could feel the air on your arms.

    listening to stevie ray vaughn. just finished a 'dancer's' return. never...
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    feeling batter already

    thanks for the picture, it helped. have a safe trip to san antonio.

    frank
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    need to see pictures

    hi all,

    it's tax season, i'm up to my butt with returns and listening to pink floyd. i need to see pictures from any race or antique outboard event. it's saturday, going to 75 today, monday we got...
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    look under outboard history

    i think it's still there. look at the outboard history section and i saw it at the bottom on the first page of threads.

    frank
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    thanks

    thanks for the leads. the condensor mounting piece is 90 degrees from the one i have on the a looper i have. i'll pick up a set to see if they are the right ones.

    in one of the other posts here...
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    a true classic

    charlie,

    we're showing our age. mr peabody and sheman were great. will i need them for the points, condensor and coils for the looper?

    frank
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    coils

    gene,

    bruce's looper is going to go under the wrench soon. put on your thinking cap, what kind of points and coils were used on the quincy ignition? may have to go to the wayback machine........
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    one mans junk is another mans treasure

    hi gene,

    how many times have we found 'treasures' that others didn't want and considered junk. my first 'treausre' was a complete kf9 merc someone didn't want because it looked funny.

    great...
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