Adding my personal touch "21 Daytona"

[Outlaw]

I purchased a 97 21 Eliminator Daytona in May of 2007.


1997 Eliminator Daytona 21, 415 HP Marine power 502 Dominator 12S pump aluminum A impeller with a droop
and place diverter. It ran a blistering 69 MPH @3500 ft elevation. 77 with a 100 shot of NOS
When I purchased it it was good solid boat with 10 years of wear and tear at the River, I could have ran it like this for years but I wanted to make it more mine.


Here is what it looked like when I bought it.

Although it was a good clean boat, I have this problem with taking things apart and redoing them to reflect my personal preferences.

Engine as it was

interior as purchased

My wife made me promise that I would use the boat "as is" the first summer. although I did add a 100HP shot if NOS

 

[Outlaw]

as promised we used it all summer, actually put 40 hrs on it.

October 2007 I started taking it apart

Seemed like at least 100 holes where everything was mounted

this is from the bottom where the keel was trimmed to clearance the ride plate, looks like someone forgot to seal the area that was trimmed away
and the wood was rotten

notice the battery mounting locations, one bolt was actually thru
the bottom and had worn a hole in the trailer bunk

The original engine was mounted with a three point system.

pic of the original rigging

 

[Outlaw]

After getting it stripped of the old rigging, I took a reciprocating saw to the transom to make room for a pump setback, the rotten wood was the deciding factor on how far to set it back. the pump will be reset with the hand hole on the outside of the transom, approximately 3-1/2 from the original set".

The dominator pump was disassembled and inspected

The pump was double drilled on the bearing retainer, bowl (both sides)
in anticipation of more HP:skull

Then it was sent to Embee for powder coating

Since the pump was apart and I was hoping to add more HP, I ordered
all new internals for it including a 17-4 shaft, detailed DPS inducer, bearings, wear ring,gaskets and a backcut shoe from Jack at MPD.

loader was checked for cracks and detailed

before the intake was sent for powder coat I welded a filler panel on each side, I hope this helps when I set the pump

 

[Outlaw]

While my wallet was recovering from the pump parts and powder coating
I set my sites on my trailer. I disassembled the trailer and had it blasted.
After the sand blast job, I moved the trailer into the shop for paint.

New paint, new wiring and lights, new bunks and carpet, new diamond plate steps and new Competitive decals.

 

[BarryMac]

Awesome, keep it coming. I was following your build on PB, badass what youre doing... :thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

Awesome, keep it coming. I was following your build on PB, badass what youre doing... :thumbsup

Thanks, I thought I would post it over here for those that don't frequent that site. Its so much more laid back over here(much less drama)
I'll try and get caught up to date ASAP.

 

[stokerwhore]

nice stuff! trailer came out tits.:thumbsup

 

[BarryMac]

Thanks, I thought I would post it over here for those that don't frequent that site. Its so much more laid back over here(much less drama)
I'll try and get caught up to date ASAP.

Good deal. I'll be checking for updates... :thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

Working on the hull, Since I'm moving the pump back I had to fill in the
area in front of the pump intake, I filled in 6" of the hole.

It took several layers to build it up to the desired height, then rough sanded it down to match the keel

Her you can see I built the inside up some to reduce the amount of
Poxy Puddy needed to set the intake. Notice the "Silver Carbon"
I overlayed the bilge area with.

Another look at the overlay in progress, actually aluminumized fiberglass
or trade name silver texalium

 

[Outlaw]

I decided to flip the boat at this stage to do some bottom work, clean up the set back area, repair a few scratches, cap the rub rail on the transom
and fill in all those holes :blah:

Since I had just received a new toy, I decided to use it to flip the boat.
Yes there was a safety strap connected to the stringers(just in case)

I built a dolly trailer that attaches to the stringers for moving it around during the bottom up phase.

Down and bolted up, ready for a workover, notice all those holes.

 

[Outlaw]

I've filled in all the holes that I will not be using
with dowel pins and resin. I filled in the drain holes
on the outer sponsons so I can install brass sleeves.
the hole for the steering cable was filled because I'll
install it in the transom plate for a straighter shot.

More work on the transom, after most of the surface was filled with glass and resin, I used a mixture of resin and cab o sil and microspheres.

Thanks Jrork for that tip

After blocking the transom till my arms felt like they were going to fall off
it was ready for a new coat of gel.

after shooting the first coat I let it dry overnight and blocked it one more time

I shot gel on the keel and bottom to blend the new gel.

you can see I still need to color sand the far side

 

[Outlaw]

Before

After

While I had the boat upside down I repaired all of the scratches and color sanded the entire bottom.

 

[Outlaw]

Now its time to check the bow eye one more time, lets get this flipped
upright and on to the newly finished trailer

 

[Outlaw]

Next I did a color sand and polish on the top side

Once everything was polished out I started applying my new decals
from CYCO designs

my new decals are a chrome vinyl with a silver night reflective shadow
Cy told me I would not like this combo, but after cutting them he changed his mind. Since the Flames are factory gel my theme is pretty much old school so why not add some checkers and more chrome, new rub rail wil be installed before I'm finished

Here you can see how the reflective pops and it has to be a little safer
when your boating at night. or just sitting on the trailer.

 

[RiverDave]

Dude you are my hero!!

That is what I'm talking about!! This thread right here!

RD

 

[Outlaw]

Thanks for the compliments,

I'm trying to add more details and photos of my progress on this site.

 

[hawkes24]

awesome awesome work buddy daves right this is what this section is all about :thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

I re did the gel on the dash to repair a few deep scratches,
installed new Autometer gauges, new steering Wheel and hub

installed the windshield and new dash trim

BEFORE

AFTER

Autometer Platinum/Chrome gauges

 

[Outlaw]

I'm going to dump the original three point engine mounts
and install a rail and plate system, here I'm building a rear engine plate
with a top mount starter. It will get polished after final fit into the boat.

 

[Outlaw]

I disassembled the original Marine power 502 415 HP and sent the block
to Sunset racecraft in Lubbock Tx,

while the short block was being taken care of I sent my new AFR 325
heads to Barry (Obnoxious1) to get them fully polished Flowed and assembled
see this thread

Nice Head..................s! - River Dave's Place

 

[BarryMac]

Outlaw, I think that Dave is out of the thread of the week shirts, this is definitely thread of the month worthy IMO. I have a couple at the river still that he gave me to hand out, I will grab one and send it to you on my dime, just let me know what size and an address... :thumbsup

People helpin People and Shit,,,

 

[RiverDave]

Outlaw, I think that Dave is out of the thread of the week shirts, this is definitely thread of the month worthy IMO. I have a couple at the river still that he gave me to hand out, I will grab one and send it to you on my dime, just let me know what size and an address... :thumbsup

People helpin People and Shit,,,

I sent him one yesterday.

RD

 

[BarryMac]

I sent him one yesterday.

RD

That's awesome Dave. This is a great thread... :thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

Cool Freeeee Shirt:bowdown:

 

[Outlaw]

Engine is back from Sunset, they built the short block and I finished it up.
here is whats inside:
Gen 6 block, GM 1053 steel crank cross drilled and nitrided,
H beam rods with ARP 2000 bolts
SRP blower pistons 8.4 : 1 compression, Clevite coated bearings,
Melling 10778C oil pump, Chris Straub custom roller cam, Morel solid roller lifters, Rollmaster Billet timing set, Smith brothers pushrods, Jomar Stud girdles, Teague style Crane wide body rockers, AFR 325 heads with 121cc CNC chambers, 2.30" REV stainless intake valves, 1.88" REV inconel exhaust valves Straub valve springs, Stefs custom aluminum oil pan,
Cometic head gaskets and ARP fasteners throughout.

Intake manifold is a Cutler/ Hirel EFI single plane with a 1000 CFM billet throttle body,
other parts include intercooled M3SC Procharger, F.A.S.T. 95 lbs injectors Haltech laptop programmable EMS, two Aeromotive A-1000 fuel pumps,
Teague Valve covers and IMCO powerflow exhaust manifolds.

After I got the short block back, I gave it 4 coats of Primer, 4 coats of custom mixed silver paint and 2 coats of epoxy clear.
the block was deburred prior to sending it to Sunset.

degreeing in the cam and measuring for pushrod length

installing the fluidampner balancer, crank trigger and blower pulley.

valves adjusted and stud girdles installed

valve covers installed

Intake manifold and MSD installed

oil pan installed

 

[RiverDave]

Cool Freeeee Shirt:bowdown:

No problem! Thanks for posting that thread!

RD

 

[Outlaw]

Here I'm building a new Procharger mount, I wanted to move it down and to the left so it will fit under an engine cover(Stealth Mode)

misc other pics of engine parts

Haltech EMS installed in a waterproof box

Oil filter will be replaced with a adapter for remote filters and oil cooler, motor mounts are for roll around engine stand

 

[AMBUSHER]

Outlaw, awesome thread and killer work you are doing. I've got a 25' Warlock that needs just about the same treatment and man you a making me feel bad but also giving me some good ideas as well. BTW, I would have been crappin my pants watching the boat flip over. Cant wait to see it all come together and keep up the great work.:thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

Thanks Ambusher,

Here is a pic of the bilge, needs a final coat of clear gel.

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[Boat211]

Super badass thread! Great Job too!

 

[Outlaw]

Super badass thread! Great Job too!

Thank you

 

[Famous Tater53]

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bowdown:

That looks AWESOME buddy! The motor looks ridiculously good! And I love the guages and column! I liked the red before but, now seeing the chrome...much sweeter! Can't wait to see more.arty2:

Tater

 

[Outlaw]

Thanks Tater,
Lots of progress, but very little to take pics of.
Swim steps are heading to
Cigalert to get polished, Hopefully he will post some pics when he finishes:champagne:
I finished up my Procharger mount and it will be sent for a polish job soon.

I received my new stainless impeller from MPD today which completes
the pump

I also received all of my stainless fasteners, stainless hard line
fittings and tubing$$

My Compressor is at ATI/ Procharger for new seals and to be
checked out.

 

[RiverDave]

Post some pics of hte procharger mount.

RD

 

[t&y]

Nice thread man and very nice build! I too have the problem of wanting to modify/rebuild everything but the problem is I don't have a fraction of the talen you do. Makes for some interesting results.

 

[Outlaw]

New AT Stainless impeller, MPD cleaned up the center hub a little
After I run it and see what RPM I can turn, it will be sent back for a full detail.

Dave I'll take some tonight.

T&Y, thanks for the kind words, sometimes I bite off more than I can chew with my projects but it makes it fun.

 

[Outlaw]

here you go dave the large front plate is the original part from ATI

 

[Cigalert]

I got the steps yesterday.

Here's the before they look all pretty pictures.

The last 3 pics you can see the areas I'm not going to be able to do much about but I can clean them up. I look forward to getting the bracket.

 

[Cigalert]

I did a little polishing between on Saturday a down server, a down printer station and some real jacked up customer request.

I was a little surprised to see some of the deeper pits/dings lessen quite a bit. After seeing the pics I still need to take the step down a bit. As far as the machine marks on the bottom....geeze oh pete their deep.

Polished and raw plate side by side.

 

[bead]

more progress,
I removed all of the vinyl and foam from the original seats

test fit the original foam on the new fiberglass seat frames

the old vinyl had seen better days and the wood was rotten

original wood frame

new fiberglass frame

the new rear seat is a wider version of the front seat, so after modifying
one of the front seat vinyl covers (widen it by 35-1/4")

I'm sending them to Copy Cat Covers http://www.copycatcovers.com/
and they will make new covers.

My wife had volunteered to make new covers but after getting a quote and samples from them we decided it was a no brainier to let them handle that job.

how much weight do you think you saved by going with the fiberglass? project coming out great btw.:thumbsup

 

[Outlaw]

how much weight do you think you saved by going with the fiberglass? project coming out great btw.:thumbsup

Thanks Bead, Not sure, probably not enough to make any difference
if I get a chance tomorrow I'll weigh them. mainly did it to prevent the seats from rotting out again.

 

[Outlaw]

started practicing on my stainless lines, I'm using some 304 scrap
for practice,
I not to sure I like the inlet this way, I'm going to try a different route tonight.
Once I get they the way I like I'll copy the bends on 316 tubing
and polish everything.
also mocking up the alternator and front engine plate

 

[Outlaw]

Bent the outlets from 316 and polished them.
changed the inlet up, I like this design alot better.
now I need to polish the inlet.

 

[Outlaw]

Everything polished,

 

[Cigalert]

One is done. Man that's some work using mothers polish. This stuff really works!!! Thanks mothers

I'll take some better completed pics of everything when I finished. This camera doesn't do the shine justice.

Disclaimer* if you think I actually used mothers please call them to nominate me for their sponsorship program.

All your stuff is looking amazing BTW.

 

[Outlaw]

One is done. Man that's some work using mothers polish. This stuff really works!!! Thanks mothers

I'll take some better completed pics of everything when I finished. This camera doesn't do the shine justice.

Disclaimer* if you think I actually used mothers please call them to nominate me for their sponsorship program.

All your stuff is looking amazing BTW.

Thanks Roger, I cant wait to see this stuff in person. Go Mothersarty:

 

[Cigalert]

The SC bracket cleaned up nicely. The tensioner marred the crap out of the front side. You're going to have to be extremely careful putting this back together.

 

[Gelcoater]

Dude you are my hero!!

That is what I'm talking about!! This thread right here!

RD

x2 Outlaw you da man,killer work.so whats your background?boat building? you seem to be a take the bull by the horn kinda guy.thats gunna be one baddass boat:bowdown:

 

[Cigalert]

Bottom of the bracket is done. I hammered on this thing with 80 grit to start. 2 hours of sanding the front side...those pits aren't coming out without a mill. Based on the close-up shot...I'd say it's going to come out extremely nice.

 

[Outlaw]

x2 Outlaw you da man,killer work.so whats your background?boat building? you seem to be a take the bull by the horn kinda guy.thats gunna be one baddass boat:bowdown:

Thanks Gelcoater, background is poor white boy that couldn't afford
to pay anybody to do anything so I had to learn do it myself