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Couldn't even guess, but it sounds like you're having fun. Sounds like you were over-propped with the single engine. Some will make negative comments and tell you to just put a 30 or 40 on it,, but it's a 9.9 lake and it's your project. Have at 'er and keep us posted.

40 some years ago I had a '60 Ford F250 4WD pickup that I'd put a 352 T'Bird engine in. The body was badly rusted. I lived in a very small town in north Idaho at the time. A beat up old '62 Ford Econoline van with the little 232 c.i. 6 cyl engine came available for next to nothing and I grabbed it.

I spent a few months building a sub-frame under that uni-body van, then moved the 4WD and 352 under the little van, complete with 7.50/16 tires. It stood waaay up there and looked kinda odd....kinda neat. The '62 was just a little van. People all over town shook their heads, wondering WTF I was thinking about.

It was a good experience, a challenging project and a lot of fun. I came out of it with a totally unique toy that turned heads every where I went and the thing would nearly climb walls. Go for it and have fun.....more fun than you already are.

<blockquote data-quote="gogittum" data-source="post: 487173" data-attributes="member: 27114">Couldn&#039;t even guess, but it sounds like you&#039;re having fun.&nbsp; Sounds like you were over-propped with the single engine.&nbsp; Some will make negative comments and tell you to just put a 30 or 40 on it,, but it&#039;s a 9.9 lake and it&#039;s your project.&nbsp; Have at &#039;er and keep us posted.&nbsp; 40 some years ago I had a &#039;60 Ford F250 4WD pickup that I&#039;d put a 352 T&#039;Bird engine in.&nbsp; The body was badly rusted.&nbsp; I lived in a very small town in north Idaho at the time.&nbsp; A beat up old &#039;62 Ford Econoline van with the little 232 c.i. 6 cyl engine came available for next to nothing and I grabbed it.I spent a few months building a sub-frame under that uni-body van, then moved the 4WD and 352 under the little van, complete with 7.50/16 tires.&nbsp; It stood waaay up there and looked kinda odd....kinda neat.&nbsp; The &#039;62 was just a little van.&nbsp; People all over town shook their heads, wondering WTF I was thinking about.It was a good experience, a challenging project and a lot of fun.&nbsp; I came out of it with a totally unique toy that turned heads every where I went and the thing would nearly climb walls.&nbsp; Go for it and have fun.....more fun than you already are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gogittum, post: 487173, member: 27114"] Couldn't even guess, but it sounds like you're having fun. Sounds like you were over-propped with the single engine. Some will make negative comments and tell you to just put a 30 or 40 on it,, but it's a 9.9 lake and it's your project. Have at 'er and keep us posted. 40 some years ago I had a '60 Ford F250 4WD pickup that I'd put a 352 T'Bird engine in. The body was badly rusted. I lived in a very small town in north Idaho at the time. A beat up old '62 Ford Econoline van with the little 232 c.i. 6 cyl engine came available for next to nothing and I grabbed it. I spent a few months building a sub-frame under that uni-body van, then moved the 4WD and 352 under the little van, complete with 7.50/16 tires. It stood waaay up there and looked kinda odd....kinda neat. The '62 was just a little van. People all over town shook their heads, wondering WTF I was thinking about. It was a good experience, a challenging project and a lot of fun. I came out of it with a totally unique toy that turned heads every where I went and the thing would nearly climb walls. Go for it and have fun.....more fun than you already are. [/QUOTE]

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