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jaminj946
08-20-2008, 04:06 AM
I do alot of lurking here, ( and learn shitloads from you guys!) and thought somebody was looking for an injection setup? A buddy just pulled a sweet Hilborn stack setup off his deep vee pleasure boat and asked if I knew anybody interested. He's suppose to send a pic that I'll post, but it is for a tall block chev, the intake is chromed, comes with stacks, linkages, ( if I remember he had filters too) and both alcohol and gas barrel valves , pills etc. No pump. Everything he does is absolutely top shelf and I know it is way nice stuff. He just went with a blower carb setup and it's setting on the bench. He said make him an offer. I'll get a pic up as soon as I get one.
RiverRacer
08-20-2008, 04:23 AM
Sounds like a cool setup too bad there's no pump, what's he looking at for offers???
jaminj946
08-20-2008, 01:58 PM
I'll have to find out for sure, but he said he put it on E-bay a while back with a $1000 reserve and nobody bid, ( may have had the pump them, said he sold it separately on e-bay) But he just wanted to get rid of it. I hate to guess, but I'd say he consider the best offer over $600-700 ?? i'll get more info. Anybody interested I'll just give ya his number and stay out of the middle. But I do know it is real nice stuff. He would open his engine hatch and people would gasp!
rocket98
08-20-2008, 03:21 PM
Which Hillborn is it I may be interested.
shooter2
08-20-2008, 05:15 PM
I'll have to find out for sure, but he said he put it on E-bay a while back with a $1000 reserve and nobody bid, ( may have had the pump them, said he sold it separately on e-bay) But he just wanted to get rid of it. I hate to guess, but I'd say he consider the best offer over $600-700 ?? i'll get more info. Anybody interested I'll just give ya his number and stay out of the middle. But I do know it is real nice stuff. He would open his engine hatch and people would gasp!

That seems pretty cheap, wonder what kind of shape it is in. Throttle shafts, plates etc.
jaminj946
08-20-2008, 10:02 PM
he just stopped in my shop and said he was gunna take some pics and e-mail em to me, so if I get em I'll post em tonight. He is one of those guys that cant leave anything alone, and had a blown motor in it for awhile, then built ( had built) the injected motor and ran it on alcohol,......which he got tired of availablity ( and fuel consumption) when he took it on vacation etc. so then he switched to gas and discovered the just how much smaller the tuneup window is, and remember, this is a 27 foot deep vee pleasure boat. So now he is back to a roots and carbs and the injectors are sitting on the bench. I think he said he had more in chroming than he would take for the setup! I'll ask about wear, age, etc and get back to you all.
RiverRacer
08-21-2008, 03:42 AM
Looking forward to seeing this!..
boatpoor
08-21-2008, 04:22 AM
Hey Art get in line, you already had one of these I think, give the young guys a chance.
RiverRacer
08-21-2008, 04:46 AM
Hey Art get in line, you already had one of these I think, give the young guys a chance.

Yeah I did, but I don't have one now, sheeezzzz!...:D:D
jaminj946
08-22-2008, 12:18 AM
ok boys no fighting. I get a free dinner if it sells, so here are some pics,....if I can remember how to post them....
jaminj946
08-22-2008, 12:22 AM
the guy who has is Jerry Edmonton, and his number is 515-202-1266 if you have any questions. I think he even said the manifold was chrome. and he has both alky and gas barrel valves and an assortment of pills. But he already sold the fuel pump
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 03:19 AM
Yeah the manifold is chrome alright, that is sweet!... Wonder why the barrel valve was moved though!.:confused:

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=970&d=1219360618

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=971&d=1219360665

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=972&d=1219360685
SnoC653
08-22-2008, 03:30 AM
Da'am that is prudy:eek: That requires a capital B when you descibe that as Bling!!! Shame when they say it fits a BBC they mean Chevy and not Chrysler.
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 03:36 AM
A shame the moved the barrel valve though!.
warpt71
08-22-2008, 03:46 AM
A shame the moved the barrel valve though!.

You cant just move it back?
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 03:49 AM
You cant just move it back?

No problem there, but now you have holes in the manifold=butchered!..
warpt71
08-22-2008, 03:57 AM
No problem there, but now you have holes in the manifold=butchered!..

Yeah, I hadnt thought about that lol Glad I have one and its "un-molested"
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 04:01 AM
Yeah, I hadnt thought about that lol Glad I have one and its "un-molested"

And "KEEP" it that way!..:D
warpt71
08-22-2008, 04:10 AM
And "KEEP" it that way!..:D

Its nicely tucked away in storage till I winn the Lotto
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 04:12 AM
Its nicely tucked away in storage till I winn the Lotto

Shit you'll be dead by then, get that sucka goin you got three weeks!..:D
warpt71
08-22-2008, 04:27 AM
Shit you'll be dead by then, get that sucka goin you got three weeks!..:D

Not going to happen Art! Ill bring it w/ me though so you can say its junk and you'll give me $200 for it lol

Back the these Hilborn's, they look like a million bucks and if the guy only wants like $600 Id say its a good deal!!

Me, Im broke, and I have a set :D :D
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 04:37 AM
Not going to happen Art! Ill bring it w/ me though so you can say its junk and you'll give me $200 for it lol

Back the these Hilborn's, they look like a million bucks and if the guy only wants like $600 Id say its a good deal!!

Me, Im broke, and I have a set :D :D

No way are they junk but I'll give ya $200 for em right now sight unseen,LOL:D:D

Yeah, for $600 it's not bad as long as it don't need any work done to it!...
warpt71
08-22-2008, 04:40 AM
No way are they junk but I'll give ya $200 for em right now sight unseen,LOL:D:D

They are strait stacks, not canted! I think they are runable? I have a new pump, really just need to do the plumbing for all the fuel. Easy right lol
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 04:44 AM
They are strait stacks, not canted! I think they are runable? I have a new pump, really just need to do the plumbing for all the fuel. Easy right lol

Yeah, all Hilborns are straight stacks, what size butterflies are they??. Yeah, piece a cake to plumb it up, I got all the stuff for that!..:D
warpt71
08-22-2008, 04:49 AM
Yeah, all Hilborns are straight stacks, what size butterflies are they??. Yeah, piece a cake to plumb it up, I got all the stuff for that!..:D

You plumb it, You can drive it! Workin at the river isnt all that fun though!?

There are only 2 listed on there site, Im gonna say 2 7/16ths I know they are not the 3"
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 05:00 AM
You plumb it, You can drive it! Workin at the river isnt all that fun though!?

There are only 2 listed on there site, Im gonna say 2 7/16ths I know they are not the 3"

That would be right if they're not 3", I had a set like that, are they tied together side to side, part of the casting?.. Work at the river, shit I always end up working at the river, gotta pay for the beer somehow!,LOL..:D
warpt71
08-22-2008, 05:08 AM
That would be right if they're not 3", I had a set like that, are they tied together side to side, part of the casting?.. Work at the river, shit I always end up working at the river, gotta pay for the beer somehow!,LOL..:D

Yeah they are tied together,

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=973&stc=1&d=1219378047

This is what you were refering to right?
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 05:13 AM
Yeah they are tied together,

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=973&stc=1&d=1219378047

This is what you were refering to right?

Yep, them's the ones I had, they are badass on a 427 type motor!..
warpt71
08-22-2008, 05:16 AM
Yep, them's the ones I had, they are badass on a 427 type motor!..

Thats what I gots!! Now, a sponsor is what I need lol
RiverRacer
08-22-2008, 05:19 AM
Thats what I gots!! Now, a sponsor is what I need lol

Good luck on that, I ain't found one yet, LOL...:D
jaminj946
08-23-2008, 05:59 PM
Yeah the manifold is chrome alright, that is sweet!... Wonder why the barrel valve was moved though!.:confused:

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=970&d=1219360618

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=971&d=1219360665

http://www.v-driveboat.com/vweb/attachment.php?attachmentid=972&d=1219360685


I'm guessing cuz it was in an enclosed engine compartment and maybe made soem throttle hookup issues easier? Just a though. A little chrome cover would clean it up if it is moved back maybe?
RiverRacer
08-24-2008, 04:53 AM
Well could be, also with the barrel valve in the center it is a PINTA to adjust!. That is an early unit and the main thing on this set though, is that the sides aren't tied together and you have to be real careful torquing it down or else the shafts will bind, the newer ones are tied together and don't have that problem!