Premier Autowire

07/26/2025

Pt. 6 Riding into the sunset. Launching this boat for the first time was a little surreal. Three years in the making, long days, all nighters and more than a couple of good friends made this a reality. It all started when I stayed up all night to help finish his boat for his wedding the next day. At the same time another friend had this boat and our dearly departed friend Joe Polacky was helping him rebuild the hull. Unfortunately, later that year Joe passed away unexpectedly leaving friends and family devastated and this project ultimately got set aside with no really plans to complete it. We knew it would be a shame to see all of Joe’s hard work rot away so when the opportunity to buy the boat came up I had to jump on it and finish the project to make him proud. Of course we needed to make sure he was represented on the boat before its maiden voyage so from now on he’ll always be riding shotgun.

07/24/2025

Pt. 5 The Electrical System. Everyone knows we love our Motorsport wiring, so it seemed appropriate to make sure this boat got the full milspec treatment! The materials used on this project will provide great reliability that may outlast the boat itself. Concentric twisting a harness adds significant flexibility to the harness as well as provides the smaller possible cross section. By using DR-25 and molded boots we are able to seal the electrical circuits away from sources of moisture and abrasion. Finally, by adopting the use of quality Milspec and Deutsch connectors we have an easily serviceable boat, no need to disconnect 15 circuits to pull an engine when you’re just one connector away!

07/24/2025

Pt 4. Initially we weren’t sure if we’d be able to have rear seats when rigging up the boat. Without having the fuel tanks installed we had an unknown amount of space to work with. Fortunately the fuel tanks nearly completely fit under their respective gunnels and allowed us to fit in a really nice rear bench seat from we made mounts out of 3/4” sanded plywood that were then sealed with laminating resin then glassed into the hull offering additional strength and some small storage compartments in the boat.

07/22/2025

Pt 3. When we got this boat it had a fresh jet rebuild but after some consideration we decided to add a Jetaway from for some added safety as well as a new loader that’s better for our application. In the future we’ll be going back in to add an inducer to help with some cavitation issues.

07/21/2025

Pt. 2 engine transformation! From a 427 to a 498 this engine went together beautifully. -4.320” bore
-4.250” stroke
-Aluminum heads
-Forged crank and rods
-Pop up pistons
-Roller cam
-Solid lifters
-Rocker stud girdles
-High volume oil pump
-Marine oil pan
-Tunnel ram with two 750cfm Holley carbs
-MSD ready to run distributor
-Jet Boat Performance engine plates

Machine work by
-Line honed
-Bored and Honed
-Square decked
-Crank balanced
-Jet washed

07/21/2025

Well with great excitement it’s time for us to reveal the Top Secret shop project! It’s been three years in the works but we are finally getting close to the goal post! Keep an eye open over the next couple days to see more pictures of this projects progress Couldn’t have done it without there to help every step of the way

02/03/2025

Making connectors for parts that don’t exist. Couple more of these before the is ready to go!

01/15/2025

Before and after. While I don’t love going behind other people’s work, it will be worth it to have this harness tester set up!

10/03/2024

**UPDATE FOR DONATIONS**

The marshals office has extended the drop of window. Please see the original post for important dates

KROGER will allow us to continue accepting donations until 10/4.

Premier Autowire will continue allowing us to collect donations until 10/11 M-F 10am-6pm at 110 Malala Dr behind Fajita Grill.

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Lanier Commons is collecting donations for us at their location at 3480 Keith Bridge Rd Mon-Sat 9am-6pm and Sun 12pm-5pm.

We will also be accepting donations at the Dawson County Fire and Emergency Services open house at Station 1 this Saturday 10am-2pm.

The supplies will be brought to East TN on 10/13/24 where the Unicoi County Animal Shelter was destroyed by the hurricane.

10/02/2024

Thank you to everyone who has been stopping by with supplies for the Dawson County Marshals Office supply drive benefitting animal shelters in Tennessee. We have already had a number of generous donations dropped off here and I also have heard that other drop locations are doing well. The community in and around Dawson County is incredible and we are very grateful to be a part of it!

If you would like to contribute supplies we will be open 10-6 daily for drop offs. The supplies should be leaving the facility Friday night or first thing Saturday to be taken to Tennessee!

10/02/2024

🚨UPDATE🚨 They're also asking for totes with lids to keep things clean and dry!

Thank you to everyone who has already donated! Here is an updated list of what is needed to rebuild and restock after the destruction of Hurricane Helene in East TN.

Drop-off locations are Premier Autowire from 10am-6pm M-F until 10/11 and Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Lanier Commons during their posted business hours.

UPDATE: Kroger's donation boxes are now full. Please see the other 2 drop-offs or visit us at the Marshals Office to donate.

07/28/2024

From mock up ➡️ to initial design ➡️ to documentation (not shown) ➡️ to layup!

Something so satisfying to Motorsport wiring!