1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit

[rsmith]

Where are you sourcing SS pipe straps?

[q240z]

Awesome work! Noticed your screen name. 240z guy? That's my other passion.

Yup. I've got a 1972 240z convertible that I've owned since 1984. It was a gorgeous car back in 1992, but then I left it with my brother while I went abroad for a while. Now it's totally disassembled on a rotisserie in the garage. 3.1l L28 is rebuilt and ready to go back in. G-nose with the OEM headlight covers is sitting on a shelf screaming at me to install them.

"Priorities" lol

[q240z]

Where are you sourcing SS pipe straps?

My garage.

They start out as scrap pieces of 1/16" 316 angle I've got laying around. I'll have a few pix of how I make them in the post for the return manifold that I'm working on now.

[Timeless72]

Yup. I've got a 1972 240z convertible that I've owned since 1984. It was a gorgeous car back in 1992, but then I left it with my brother while I went abroad for a while. Now it's totally disassembled on a rotisserie in the garage. 3.1l L28 is rebuilt and ready to go back in. G-nose with the OEM headlight covers is sitting on a shelf screaming at me to install them.

"Priorities" lol

Right on! I have a '72. Dream car since a little kid. Sadly, not enough time to enjoy but love to stand and stare. Good luck with everything. Can't wait to see this old beauty back in the water.
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[q240z]

Here's the only pic I can find of mine. I think it's from ~1990. IIRC, it looked lots better once I installed the bumpers.
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[Timeless72]

That is wild! Reminds me of the second gen RX-7 from that angle. Anyway, keep up the good fight on your boat. Can't wait to see more pics.

[q240z]

I rehabbed the OEM engine room vent fan over several years and recently installed it. On a diesel boat the vent fan isn't necessary, as it is on gas boats, but the fan and hose were getting in my way so I decided to just install them. I upgraded the fan by making a nitrile-isolated hanger strap out of some 316 stainless I had laying around. I also repurposed one the of the hose clamps (also rubber-isolated) from the twin turbo and intercooled Super Seamaster gas engines that the boat was repowered with back in 1972. The clamp holds the strap to the motor, and the strap attaches to the cabinet framing overhead. So instead of having all that motor weight hanging off the plastic flange, like Chris Craft did (which broke), it's all nicely supported now. And the warning label on the repurposed clamp is a cool little Easter Egg: "MAINTAIN ALL 12 TURBO HOSE CLAMPS AT 6-8 FT. LBS. TORQUE. DO NOT OVERTORQUE."

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Engine Room Vent Fan

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[jim rosenthal]

Where did you buy the industrial vent hose? I have some ideas for that.

Also do you know Agee (? spelling) the Datsun guy in Northern VA? Friend of mine works in his shop occasionally.

[q240z]

I don't know anybody named Agee, and I haven't really been involved with Datsun stuff since I started my Chris Craft addiction.

My spreadsheet indicates I got the hose on ebay. Looks like it might be Duravent 0212-0300-0001, though that costs 10x what I paid for this one.

[jim rosenthal]

Thanks!