1968 Tucker 442 New to Me

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Summertime motivation for sno cat work is tough. In New England you need to embrace the short summer. Too many irons in the fire but moving forward slowly.

Just back from Bike Week in Laconia, been wakeboarding behind the zodiac on the mighty Merrimack River, and thought you should see some pics of the downeaster that has been cramping my garage burning up sometime. Boat was gutted, deck and stringers are all composite and that is a new 370 hp cummins turbo diesel in a 25 footer. Should go good and can get back to slaying some Bluefin tuna and lobsters. Hence the Blackfin4Blufefin handle. Pic is of the 31 running which was sold in March RIP. Going to need to change my handle at some point.

Painting in progress.

 

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Turing orange

 

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Paint does wonders. I sit and pick apart the rough weld work and grinding trying to get perfect but orange brings it all to life!

 

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sprayed more orange. Some on the tucker and most on me.

New plastic fuel tank on the way, alternator, starter, clutch, friction plate, throw out bearing, clutch fork, bolt kits, $$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[DAVENET]

??? Too hot to be messing on that thing today!

 

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You got that right. Got a new plastic 27 gallon tank. Smaller than the original but it leaves room for my sub woofer. I love a good stereo in everything I own.

Here is my planned setup:

https://wetsounds.com/pages/products/stealth10_spec.html - This will be mounted behind me on the top square tube where the fiberglass top meets

http://www.bazooka.com/products/mobile/Amplified-Bass-Tubes-Subwoofers-C6/BT-Series-S68 - This will be mounted next to fuel tank on passenger side vertically.

One more coat then engine install!

 

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Moving along

 

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Hydraulic pump brackets and pulleys painted new hardware
. Motor install soon!

 

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Recovery room

 

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Think I solved the mystery of the washers between the bellhousing and transmission.

Got the flexplate back from the machine shop cleaned up. My fleet service shop sourced a new clutch pack and throw out bearings long and short. The clutch plate in there was newer than everthing. The clutch pack was old and had a ton of fiber jamming it up not letting the fingers close all the way once released. The bearing was smoked and much older than the clutch plate and it was the long on. I think they installed this long one to help the engagement issue because the clutch pack was not returning. This would make sense because there was no play in the fork/bearing assembly and there should be some. They prob needed to move back the tranny for clearance.

Will found out soon.

 

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Set back. I had to change the water pump bolts on one side to studs because that is where the altenater and hydraulic pump tension arm mounts. Well as I tightened one up snap. Now I have a hardened bolt broken off in a cast pocket 1/8 below the surface.

Stud appears to be a defect. Sending this one to my fleet shop. WTF!!!!

 

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Finishing up this project in the meantime. Hertz 260w 6x9 and arc audio 250w
X2 amp blasting in my face!

 

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WHAT?

 

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Small block is at the surgeon for stud amputation. Got the new starter and alternator. Working on the boat a bunch. Painting some parts for Tucker.

Tough to fit work in to my hobbies!

 

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Heat treated stud removed . Forward motion back on!

 

[Cidertom]

Finishing up this project in the meantime. Hertz 260w 6x9 and arc audio 250w
X2 amp blasting in my face!

News flash!: Worlds biggest avalanche blamed on sound system originating in an antique tucker 442.

 

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Drilled spring and and sides out to 3/4 and bushes them bronze back down to 5/8.

Ovaled out pretty good. Now nice like a virgin tucker . Tight

 

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More Paint. Trunion all greased new fittings. Hope to have the turn table and leaf springs back on tomorrow night. Motor is back stud is out.

More progress on the boat exhaust and steering ready for decking!

 

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Drilled spring and and sides out to 3/4 and bushes them bronze back down to 5/8.

Ovaled out pretty good. Now nice like a virgin tucker . Tight

Don't know if it is parallax or camera angle, but the end of the main leaf looks bent. I would also have a second leaf which extends to or just beyond the center of the eyes, both ends. Can't understand why all springs don't have that or a double wrap second leaf.

Looking good!

 

[jask]

looking good! I am enjoying the boat pics almost as much as the 442! tell me more about the hull, how old is it? that turbo looks scary close to the stringer- what are you doing for heat protection?
That is going to be one awesome fish killing machine

 

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1989 ish Terry Jason Hull. all re done composite nydacore. There is an insulating wrap that is not on it. We had a Blackfin that we repowered with two of these cummins already with similar clearance.

Should go good.

 

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Almost ready for install. Changed the road draft tube to a pcv setup.

 

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Very nice

 

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Turn Table is finished and installed. DJ can start the rest of this tucker party now!

Also got the decks cut for the boat. Splashing that next week for a test run. Motor install coming soon!

 

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PS Castle nut a must glad I did not go the other route!

 

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Orbitrol steering back in. New bearings on my donor axles getting ready for install.

Boat work tonight! Sea Trial tomorrow.

 

[nikos]

thats better . ITS A BOAT

 

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After 1 year very happy with results. This is behind my house where I groom. Look back at pics of my ski hill and that is where we are runnin.

Back to sno cats!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FokVxx8NvFs

 

[nikos]

Beautifull.

 

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Front axle back together. New seals and tuckerville axles.

Off to the beach for a week. No progress till then!

Wash paint install