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Jerry Wyss
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Hey Buddy, Whats Happenin',,,Did RPM make rods for the OPS's? :huh:Nigtmare said:
Don't trust me pal, I don't know nuthin' :lol: Happy New Year To Ya'll
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Hey, Nick, Nick,,Swamp! Didn't those RPM rods have to have "steel" bushins'
shoved into em to work right?? with "needle" bearings in there :huh: If so wouldn't
they be kinda rusty by now? Why a OPS engine? Are ya on a budget or sumthin'?
Most of the guys I saw runnin' those things sure could "cuss" good :lol:
See, this is my lure for your post here,,get up and say some stuff like that,,and
it's like "throwin' a rock in a Bee's Nest :lol: :lol:
Didn't those RPM rods have to have "steel" bushins'shoved into em to work right?? with "needle" bearings in there :huh: If so wouldn't
they be kinda rusty by now? Why a OPS engine? Are ya on a budget or sumthin'?
Most of the guys I saw runnin' those things sure could "cuss" good :lol:
See, this is my lure for your post here,,get up and say some stuff like that,,and
it's like "throwin' a rock in a Bee's Nest :lol: :lol:
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You're a funny guy MR J/W :lol: They didn't use a steel bushing..they used a
plastic bushing. NO needle bearings in the 45's and they hammered
the bushings and centered them with a punch :lol: I had a keeley
needle rod that i bought at the london race. I think i have to turn
my garage upside down to find it. The last time you caused commotions
it was at Charlie's nova rossi forum. And it worked out very good for him.
You sold the engine for him. :lol: :blink: B) So maybe you will find me
a rpm rod. Yea i am on a budget but to my knowledge there is nothing
in this hobby that is cheap. You pay one way or another in the long run.
For someone who runs k&b's you should try an ops sometimes. :lol:
see ya..Nick
plastic bushing. NO needle bearings in the 45's and they hammered
the bushings and centered them with a punch :lol: I had a keeley
needle rod that i bought at the london race. I think i have to turn
my garage upside down to find it. The last time you caused commotions
it was at Charlie's nova rossi forum. And it worked out very good for him.
You sold the engine for him. :lol: :blink: B) So maybe you will find me
a rpm rod.
Yea i am on a budget but to my knowledge there is nothingin this hobby that is cheap. You pay one way or another in the long run.
For someone who runs k&b's you should try an ops sometimes. :lol:
see ya..Nick
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Jerry Wyss
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I almost did buy a OPS,,gawd,,I don't know how many years ago,,But it was goin'
to be an 67 and I was goin' to build a bracket to hold it on a K&B lower unit (OB
of course) with the carb stickin' straight up outa the back of the 67 OPS IB motor,,
I know what your startin' think,,,didn't Jim Irwin do that? yeah he did ,but about
4 years after I was gonna do it. I was runnin' 1/4 scale tunnels around that time,
back when they came out with the 1/4 sacle DPI Seabold look alike tunnel and I wanted a better "powerhead" than those G$%##&%&^!! K&B's. I've only owned
one good K&B out of six that I've owned,, that was the "95" 7.5,,it runs well even
today,,but I did see a 7.5SS on the newest WOF boat runnin' in stock class up in
the Seattle area ,owned by a man,,last name "Bailey",,it ran strong,,probably was
the boat mostly. I'm a "Picco" and "Thunder Tiger" fan mostly and their both not
made anymore,,,and Thats why I'm Such A "Lunatic" :lol: :lol:
it's time to,,"KNARFFLE THE GARTHOCK!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
to be an 67 and I was goin' to build a bracket to hold it on a K&B lower unit (OB
of course) with the carb stickin' straight up outa the back of the 67 OPS IB motor,,
I know what your startin' think,,,didn't Jim Irwin do that? yeah he did ,but about
4 years after I was gonna do it. I was runnin' 1/4 scale tunnels around that time,
back when they came out with the 1/4 sacle DPI Seabold look alike tunnel and I wanted a better "powerhead" than those G$%##&%&^!! K&B's. I've only owned
one good K&B out of six that I've owned,, that was the "95" 7.5,,it runs well even
today,,but I did see a 7.5SS on the newest WOF boat runnin' in stock class up in
the Seattle area ,owned by a man,,last name "Bailey",,it ran strong,,probably was
the boat mostly. I'm a "Picco" and "Thunder Tiger" fan mostly and their both not
made anymore,,,and Thats why I'm Such A "Lunatic" :lol: :lol:
it's time to,,"KNARFFLE THE GARTHOCK!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Fast Indeed! And Light! and cornered PerfectGRoth265 said:Hey Jerry that boat you saw Bailey running up in Seattle is my design that we were talking about a couple month's ago. Fast Huh! Greg Roth
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Call Aeromarine and get one of their rods(#2102). Its a copy of the RPM one and only costs $25. I have one in our sport 40 motor and its 3 years old with 20+ races on it with no problems.
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