Nordic 454 Updates

nordic454 · Feb 12, 2011

Lets see....

_Polished up and installed new Nordic go pedal I got.

_Polished up the Nordic.

_Got the carb torn down to rebuild and give it a much needed facelift.

_Hopefully interior in May

nordic454 · Feb 12, 2011

Original gel still looks ok with a little elbow grease

nordic454 · Feb 14, 2011

Since RD was nice enough to start a thread here for me, I might as well continue it with the story/pics of my whole restoration.

'78 Nordic 20'. My Grandfather was the original owner, passed to me 5 years ago. since then, I have started what has become Pandora's box. A little history on the boat: Like I said, my Grandpa bought it new in '78. In the mid 80's my uncle Lyn Mattox raced "Unblown Gas Jet". Became world champ two times. Main Sponsor was none other than the late great Tommy Papp. Built his motors, pumps, and in the last two seasons, his Cheyanne hull. well, Grandpa was his team mechanic, after his record setting run in i believe '86, my uncle had Tom rebuild the motor and pump in the Nordic as a "thanks". When I got the boat in '05, it ran great, no complaints. after we put a whole lot of blood,sweat, and tears into her, it shined like the day it was born. over the last couple years, i have added a pretty damn good stereo system into it, 4 6x9's. 2 5x7's, 1200W amp/12" sub combo. I have also been in the process of changing all the hardware on the deck and in the dash, IE. guages,vents,handles,bezels everything from Dana Marine. Last season, I blew the motor. 468 4 bolt main. Cam went flat, lost oil pressure, and burned up some bearings. had all the machine work done, ground/polished steel crank, everything else new. Now it runs even better and stronger than before. In the near future, hopefully in may, she desprately needs a new interior. when that is done I am working on a center rise header deal, to update that portion of the engine combo. theres a pic of what I want to get done, I want to do the wood, because I know exactly what I want, and then just have to find some one resonably priced to cover it. Im going to do it in a nice sand/tan color with orange stripes. Once thats done, she will pretty much be done!:champagne:

Vin-Dog · Feb 14, 2011

Sweet sled man. love the colors. Nice job bringing her back.:thumbsup

RiverDave · Feb 15, 2011

What's the story on this pic that made its way in there?

RD

2FORCEFULL · Feb 15, 2011

RiverDave said:
What's the story on this pic that made its way in there?

RD

he was talk'n about changing to that style interior???

nordic454 · Feb 15, 2011

RiverDave said:
What's the story on this pic that made its way in there?

RD

This is an interior that WCMI did in an 18'/19' jet boat. I saved the pic as a reference to how I want to redesign my own interior. Picture it almost exactly the same, but a nice rich tan color with 4" orange stripes down the center of the seats.

Some Kind Of Monster · Feb 15, 2011

Good looking ride. That interior would look awesome in your boat with mtching colors!

RiverDave · Feb 16, 2011

Wcmi definataly does a nice job!!

.
RD

nordic454 · Feb 24, 2011

Holley almost done, new tips going in

Outlaw · Feb 24, 2011

Having your grandfathers boat must be COOL,, looking good:thumbsup

nordic454 · Feb 25, 2011

Thanks, it is a pretty cool deal. I have a lot of pride in this thing, and it has tremendous sentimental value to me. I thought seriously about selling it to get something newer and bigger, but quickly decided against it. Its slow going on a tight budget, but totally worth it.

nordic454 · Mar 1, 2011

I finally got started on the exhaust upgrade, I am working on getting setup with a new 4" exhaust system, so I got started with some new tips.

On a side note, i'd like to do something with my cav plates, polished or powdercoated to match the rest of the billet? Your opinion please

nordic454 · Mar 11, 2011

I finally got the Holley finished after a full rebuild, with new bowls, and had to re-tap the linkage arms from the brass screws snapping:grumble:. next will be new interior that i am graciously getting from SeargeantMike:bowdown:update pics will be here next week

waterhorse · Mar 11, 2011

On a side note, i'd like to do something with my cav plates, polished or powdercoated to match the rest of the billet? Your opinion please[/QUOTE]

Hey Nordic,
Regarding the cav plates, I have the same boat, year and gel color, but mine is a v-drive. I made new cav plates for mine recently and had the plates and the transom brace anodized orange. I really like it, keeps the late 70s theme. I'll try to post some pics of my setup. I just gotta drive out to the shop.
Greg

nordic454 · Mar 24, 2011

The new interior is showing up on fri. or sat. I will be working on getting it installed next week. everything will have to change, since its a completely different setup

Its gettin 2 buckets in front, and a bench in the back.for now I will probably run it open engine area, later in the summer I will build a new hatch and have it covered along with new side panels to match the seats. I am comtemplating changing the floor setup from full subfloor, to opening up a channel between the stringers, to give a little more room, and setup the seats a little lower. Not sure yet, we'll see.
I will document as I go along

ka0tyk · Mar 24, 2011

nordic454 said:
The new interior is showing up on fri. or sat. I will be working on getting it installed next week. everything will have to change, since its a completely different setup Its gettin 2 buckets in front, and a bench in the back.for now I will probably run it open engine area, later in the summer I will build a new hatch and have it covered along with new side panels to match the seats. I am comtemplating changing the floor setup from full subfloor, to opening up a channel between the stringers, to give a little more room, and setup the seats a little lower. Not sure yet, we'll see.
I will document as I go along

sounds like fun to me!

oldmxdog61u · Mar 24, 2011

Really pretty boat! Love the color scheme. Someday I will start down the redo road, but for now its ready to go for the bartlett lake dealio here in az... you are so lucky to have a boat with family history. That is very special. And imo as you get older something you can pass along to the next generation. Great job.

nordic454 · Mar 28, 2011

I got started on the interior this morning. This is part 1 of the interior transformation.

sergeantmike · Mar 28, 2011

That interior looks nice!

rivermobster · Mar 28, 2011

Outlaw said:
Having your grandfathers boat must be COOL,, looking good:thumbsup

x2. Very lucky indeed. :thumbsup

nordic454 · Mar 29, 2011

side panels built. need to cut holes for speakers, inside cup holder pods, and cover them

sergeantmike · Mar 30, 2011

Clean those seats... damn.. who did you get them from?

nordic454 · Mar 30, 2011

built and carpeted new front seat bases. 2" taller to fit to the top of the gunnels

nordic454 · Apr 1, 2011

Rear seat base rebuilt and carpeted. Added a support brace along the seat back up high, so it does'nt flex any more, plus it gives a support for the hatch latch. The rear seat sits alot lower than the front seats at the top, but its alright because the hatch will come down to the top of the seat and fix the issue. If i recall WCMI does theres that way.

BE454 · Apr 2, 2011

very nice!! :thumbsup

nordic454 · Apr 14, 2011

got the carpet laid, seats installed, speakers installed, ready for the water.
The rear seat isnt crooked, the cushion isnt in all the way

Outlaw · Apr 14, 2011

LOOKIN GOOD:thumbsup

nordic454 · Apr 15, 2011

Outlaw said:
LOOKIN GOOD:thumbsup

Thanks! Now you see why I want to find a pair of center rise manifolds, they would look soo much better than my logs! Hopefully one day I'll find someone to sell me a pair cheap that I can polish or powdercoat. Unfortunately I'm now out of money too! Haha
:grumble:

ka0tyk · Apr 15, 2011

nordic454 said:
Thanks! Now you see why I want to find a pair of center rise manifolds, they would look soo much better than my logs! Hopefully one day I'll find someone to sell me a pair cheap that I can polish or powdercoat. Unfortunately I'm now out of money too! Haha
:grumble:

just keep an eye out. im in mine $350 so far. then u get to deal with valvecovers not fitting, etc.

also if u can find a set of lowers with EMI/RM casting theres a guy at archer marine selling 4" SS risers for cheap. i only bought the 1 pair.

nordic454 · Apr 25, 2011

I got this stage of the interior transformation complete! Looks killer, and works great. Took it out for the first float of the season on Lake Mead. Great weather, the water is up considerably, I'd estimate a good 15', the island beach we sat at last season is completely under water, it was about 12' high.

RogerThat99 · Apr 25, 2011

The boat is looking great. Next comes the droop snoot, set the pump back, and the ride plate. It is never ending. LOL. The boat is looking awesome though. Great Job!!

nordic454 · May 20, 2011

RogerThat99 said:
The boat is looking great. Next comes the droop snoot, set the pump back, and the ride plate. It is never ending. LOL. The boat is looking awesome though. Great Job!!

Actually next hopefully is center rise exhaust. then hatch cover, then all the pump stuff. this boat runs great as it is with its setup and new motor, but would absolutely come alive with a split bowl and a droop.

Nordie · May 20, 2011

brandon lets find out! bring that bastard over here, and we'll put my bowl, and droop on it, gotta tear the pump down anyway for impy change

MissB · May 20, 2011

454 Looking good!

Nordie said:
brandon lets find out! bring that bastard over here, and we'll put my bowl, and droop on it, gotta tear the pump down anyway for impy change

THis is what I love, People helping people n shit!

Nordie · May 21, 2011

MissB I would do it for alot of people, but nordic454 is my best good buddy! And honestly i do gotta take my pump back down...He's scared to try it, because he know's he will like it!

Riverguy553 · Jun 10, 2011

Boat looks very nice, just boat myself my first jet, was over having a deck boat... I love the interior of your boat!!

sergeantmike · Jun 10, 2011

I think the seats are really cool... old school smooth:thumbsup

nordic454 · Jun 10, 2011

sergeantmike said:
I think the seats are really cool... old school smooth:thumbsup

I wanted more of a modern look, but begars cant be choosers. plus it does flow really nice.

79 nordic day cruiser · Jun 18, 2011

i have the same boat but blue/white combo....been rebuilding myself for the last year,gettin real excited....new 2 the site,as soon as i figure out how 2 load pics ill post one!

nordic454 · Jun 21, 2011

Sooo.... next on the adgenda is to install these

ka0tyk · Jun 21, 2011

nordic454 said:
Sooo.... next on the adgenda is to install these

awesome. are the risers and manifolds seperate or do they have a common water jacket? if they have the same bolt pattern as an EMI/RM manifold theres a guy at archer marine who has a set of SS jacketed risers like mine... i only bought the one set of his pair...

nordic454 · Jun 21, 2011

They are seperate. For now, since they are polished aluminum, I am going to run it this way, and build water jacketed tailpipes. they just need some cleaning up and re-polishing, they have been in storage

ka0tyk · Jun 21, 2011

nordic454 said:
They are seperate. For now, since they are polished aluminum, I am going to run it this way, and build water jacketed tailpipes. they just need some cleaning up and re-polishing, they have been in storage

either way nice score!

Outlaw · Jun 22, 2011

nordic454 said:
Sooo.... next on the adgenda is to install these

Nice manifolds

Sent from my iPhone

nordic454 · Jun 22, 2011

Outlaw said:
Nice manifolds

I thought you might like those. This is the style I really wanted due to their lower profile.

Outlaw · Jun 22, 2011

Are those the pair that went to needles?

Sent from my iPhone

nordic454 · Jun 22, 2011

Outlaw said:
Are those the pair that went to needles?

I have no idea, I found them on the Mojave Craigslist

Luckie Stiff · Jun 23, 2011

Brandon,
Your boat's not going to like that mini droop. If you can swing it, snag a full droop, you'll love the difference. Looks good so far man, can't wait til you're done with your all of your upgrades

nordic454 · Jun 24, 2011

Luckie Stiff said:
Brandon,
Your boat's not going to like that mini droop. If you can swing it, snag a full droop, you'll love the difference. Looks good so far man, can't wait til you're done with your all of your upgrades

The mini is just tmporary as it is coming along with the split bowl that is being installed. Im working on getting a full droop and steering extension. Maybe fab up a ride plate along with it. Bow rail is coming off next week as well!:champagne: I have wanted it gone since I got the boat 6 years ago. Its finally all coming together, been a long build. but you know the saying: If you have the money = no time, if you have the time = no money.
Thanks for the compliments.

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