1977 Hallett Mini Day Cruiser

[Oliver1421]

I bought this boat in April of 2015 and have done tons of work to it and it just doesn't end. I've met a ton of cool people along the way and have learned a lot. Here are some pics of when I first got it.

 

[Oliver1421]

Since I bought this boat here is a list of what I have done to it:
New stock 460 Bbf
New Berkeley split bowl pump w/ detailed A impeller and bowl, fresh white powder coat
New Hydraulic Place Diverter and low pro cable setup
New floor
New aluminum gas tanks
New wiring
New plumbing
New billet deck hardware
New billet swim step brackets
New interior
New stereo
Color sand and buff

Here are some pics of how it looks now:

 

[Oliver1421]

And of course I don't know how to leave any thing alone so I decided that I needed to build a twin turbo 514ci BBF since I went all last season on a fresh build with zero issues. Everyone tells me I'm dumb for building a Ford but I'm a Ford guy and everyone builds Chevys. Well here's what I'm working with now.

 

[Headless hula]

Kick ass!

 

[coolchange]

From stock bbf to turbo 514 in one post.lol I like the french stitch diamond insert in the tuck and roll. Updates it but keeps it nostalgia. It would be cool if everything stayed under the cover, total sleeper.

 

[Oliver1421]

From stock bbf to turbo 514 in one post.lol I like the french stitch diamond insert in the tuck and roll. Updates it but keeps it nostalgia. It would be cool if everything stayed under the cover, total sleeper.

That's what the plan is but that hatch will need to be modified to keep everything under there. I wish this hull was just a little deeper!

 

[Oliver1421]

From stock bbf to turbo 514 in one post.lol I like the french stitch diamond insert in the tuck and roll. Updates it but keeps it nostalgia. It would be cool if everything stayed under the cover, total sleeper.

Thanks for the kind words, I wanted to update the boat but not take away the 70's nostalgia. As far as the motor situation is concerned... Well I guess u can say it wasn't fast enough lol.

 

[Demoman]

Damn this boat looks nice!!

 

[Oliver1421]

Damn this boat looks nice!!

Thank you very much! I wish it was a Schiada but it will do for now lol.

 

[Oliver1421]

Finally located a set of near brand new Ray Jay 301E10's. Now it's time to start plumbing this thing!

 

[Oliver1421]

Decided yesterday was a good day to spend some time designing a front motor plate on Solidworks for my rail kit I'm building. I cut this one out of steel on my CNC Plasma but still decided to make a few changes afterwords. It's got an integrated alternator mount and adjuster, coil mount, fuel pump window, and the ability to run an adjustable billet timing pointer. Pretty happy with the outcome but I am going to cut another plate with the included changes before I pull the trigger on having the final 3/8" aluminum plate water jet and machined.

 

[Headless hula]

Decided yesterday was a good day to spend some time designing a front motor plate on Solidworks for my rail kit I'm building. I cut this one out of steel on my CNC Plasma but still decided to make a few changes afterwords. It's got an integrated alternator mount and adjuster, coil mount, fuel pump window, and the ability to run an adjustable billet timing pointer. Pretty happy with the outcome but I am going to cut another plate with the included changes before I pull the trigger on having the final 3/8" aluminum plate water jet and machined.

That's awesome!

 

[FMS1408]

Looks great Gary! Glad to see you making headway on this!

 

[Oliver1421]

Thanks guys!

 

[C02017]

That is simply a sight for saw eyes! absolutely beautiful!! P.S engine looks beast

 

[Kachina26]

I wanted to make a crack about it being a Ford, but it's way to sweet to say anything negative about, even as a joke. Looking forward to seeing this thing progress. :tbi

 

[Oliver1421]

That is simply a sight for saw eyes! absolutely beautiful!! P.S engine looks beast

Thank you very much!

 

[Oliver1421]

I wanted to make a crack about it being a Ford, but it's way to sweet to say anything negative about, even as a joke. Looking forward to seeing this thing progress. :tbi

Lol, makes me feel a lot better, everyone gives me shit for building a Ford. Hopefully she's a runner! I appreciate the nice words man!

 

[Oliver1421]

Picked up the twins and got them mocked up to start figuring out plumbing. I need to get with Alexi from Boostpower Marine to have him start building my new carb. I'm new to the whole turbo deal and he has been very helpful by answering any questions I have and spending time explaining things to me. Great dude for sure with a ton of knowledge

 

[460]

Oooooooo that's nice.

 

[Oliver1421]

Oooooooo that's nice.

Thank you sir!

 

[jstnoc]

Very nice work! Cool boat! Who did your interior?

 

[Oliver1421]

Very nice work! Cool boat! Who did your interior?

Thank you very much! I had the interior done last April by Martinez Marine Interiors in Corona. Eddie and his crew do amazing work for a fair price. I'm thoroughly amazed and will be back if I get another boat. Give him a call if u ever need anything done.

 

[pronstar]

So badass. I wish my old day cruiser was this nice...

 

[Oliver1421]

So badass. I wish my old day cruiser was this nice...

Thank you! Lots of time and money and u can make any turd nice. When I bought this boat it was pretty rough, I didn't even know it was metal flake gold. It looked brown and white, until I started color sanding and buffing it. Then I gutted it and redid everything after the first season, now the second season has passed and here comes the turbo motor lol.i just hope I don't regret it!

 

[pronstar]

Thank you! Lots of time and money and u can make any turd nice. When I bought this boat it was pretty rough, I didn't even know it was metal flake gold. It looked brown and white, until I started color sanding and buffing it. Then I gutted it and redid everything after the first season, now the second season has passed and here comes the turbo motor lol.i just hope I don't regret it!

The brown metalflake is icing on the cake IMHO

I think the only way to regret something like this, is if you try to get the money out that you'll no doubt have put in.
Not saying that as a knock at all, cool toys with motors are never cheap but they're fucking cool as shit when done right :thumbsup

 

[Hammer]

514 BBF [emoji41] then to add turbos is icing on the cake. [emoji1303]are you going dyno the motor?

Thanks for posting! [emoji1303]

Great build!

 

[Oliver1421]

514 BBF [emoji41] then to add turbos is icing on the cake. [emoji1303]are you going dyno the motor?

Thanks for posting! [emoji1303]

Great build!

Thanks I appreciate the kind words. The motor will get dynoed before it goes into the boat by Alexi from Boostpower Marine. I don't wanna try to do it myself and constantly be messing with it. Alexi has a ton of experience with twin turbo setups so I'll just bite the bullet.

 

[Oliver1421]

The brown metalflake is icing on the cake IMHO

I think the only way to regret something like this, is if you try to get the money out that you'll no doubt have put in.
Not saying that as a knock at all, cool toys with motors are never cheap but they're fucking cool as shit when done right :thumbsup

I use my boat a lot so i feel like I get my money's worth out of it. Last season I snuck in 22 river trips with my boat!

 

[wash11]

Oh man, this thing is bitchen. I'm a sucker for metal flake. They really nailed the interior and please don't ever change that steering wheel.

 

[Oliver1421]

Oh man, this thing is bitchen. I'm a sucker for metal flake. They really nailed the interior and please don't ever change that steering wheel.

Thanks man! I put that steering wheel on after I got the interior done, I thought it was the icing on the cake.

 

[Oliver1421]

I've been really busy but I've been steadily making progress. Motor is just about ready to go to the dyno. My appointment is set for March 27th. Should be more than ready to light the candles on this thing!

 

[FMS1408]

Lookin bad ass dude!

 

[Tylerjones]

Were you in Elsinore this past weekend?

 

[HydroSkreamin]

Did you get to your dyno date?

 

[Oliver1421]

Did you get to your dyno date?

Made it to the dyno and have had the boat on the water the last two weekends in a row. Just been lagging on posting anything on here.

 

[Headless hula]

Made it to the dyno and have had the boat on the water the last two weekends in a row. Just been lagging on posting anything on here.

so for folks that are following along, begging for the next installment, its kinda like a fat kid waiting for donuts to come out of the fryer.....


seriously, if you start a thread, for the love of god man, post up the finale.

 

[Oliver1421]

Well here are some pics for you guys, motor made 880hp 962ft lbs tq on The dyno at Westech Performance group.

 

[rivrrts429]

Those are stout numbers on a single carb dealio.

Nice job and rewarding when all that hard work pays off.

 

[Oliver1421]

Those are stout numbers on a single carb dealio.

Nice job and rewarding when all that hard work pays off.

Thank you very much! Feels good to finally drive this thing. A lot of people trip out since it's a Ford. The only reason I built it was to be different than everyone else. Tons of twin turbo Chevys out there.

 

[coolchange]

Very cool. Love that its a ford also.

 

[JordanDangerfield]

Beautiful boat and great job on the motor!!!

 

[lenmann]

Very cool boat, totally digging the retro-sleeper theme.

Beautiful work on the motor plates too.

Have fun!

 

[SPECTRALEN]

Ford plus Jet.... Very Kool. :thumbsup

 

[Roosta]

Good on ya for building a bad ass Ford! Awesome boat!