Notta ‘nother 21RC build thread

[jayteetrotter]

This thing followed be home yesterday….

 

[welldigger00]

Damn. You’ve got a long way to go…

 

[lenmann]

Perfect! A ground up build.

Following along...

 

[dirtslinger2]

Fold your mirrors in.......

 

[Riverbound]

Fold your mirrors in.......

Lol. Same thing I thought. Tow mirrors definitely don’t need to be out towing an empty trailer

 

[dirtslinger2]

Lol. Same thing I thought. Tow mirrors definitely don’t need to be out towing an empty trailer

But it's a Dodge

 

[WildWilly]

at least there is a trailer behind it

 

[Backlash]

It's missing an axle.

 

[Dog]

It's missing an axle.

This was my first thought as well.

 

[jayteetrotter]

Reunited….

 

[Backlash]

Tease!

 

[jayteetrotter]

Hah…. This is a tease…. Lol

 

[jstnoc]

Looked pretty damn good behind my truck!

 

[EPL]

Looking forward to watch it progress !

 

[jayteetrotter]

Revealing

 

[Backlash]

This was for sale in Redlands correct??

 

[jayteetrotter]

This was for sale in Redlands correct??
no.

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[lenmann]

Alright, enough with the suspense…what’s the back story here? Is this the hull that @jstnoc dropped off at Menace Marine/Pancho Glass Magic when I picked mine up?

 

[jstnoc]

Alright, enough with the suspense…what’s the back story here? Is this the hull that @jstnoc dropped off at Menace Marine/Pancho Glass Magic when I picked mine up?

Nope mine is still there “CURING” this one came out of Ponchos a while before yours. JT picked it up and will be seeing it through to completion. Mine will be similar in colors but with multiple pins versus fades.

 

[lenmann]

Nope mine is still there “CURING” this one came out of Ponchos a while before yours. JT picked it up and will be seeing it through to completion. Mine will be similar in colors but with multiple pins versus fades.

Now I remember, it was at Mike Kings in Havasu for a full rig. Looks like he got the strut mounted anyway. @RiverDave caught some pics of it in the write up below.

For the V-Drive Fanatics

Mike King has moved to Lake Havasu and has opened up shop! This is big news for the V-Drive seen out here! And for those that love over the top custom installations on boats! (Link will not open with Tapatalk, you must use a browser)...

www.riverdavesplace.com

 

[jayteetrotter]

Progress… gel is complete. Now She Oughta goes to AZ.

 

[vdcruiser]

WOW !!!

 

[daytona man]

Awesome looking boat !

 

[jayteetrotter]

So it begins…

 

[jayteetrotter]

Progress

 

[lenmann]

Looking good! My OCD loves the symmetry with the stripes and gages on the dash.

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[lenmann]

Holy cow! Making some solid progress and looking good!

Tell me more about that distributor and crank ring set up you've got going there.

Also, I think the belt driven water pump is a good idea. If I was to do mine over again I would dump the cam driven pump.

 

[hallett21]

Let’s go!!!

 

[Boat211]

Holy cow! Making some solid progress and looking good!

Tell me more about that distributor and crank ring set up you've got going there.

Also, I think the belt driven water pump is a good idea. If I was to do mine over again I would dump the cam driven pump.

I agree on the water pump. I am dealing with one on my flat right now and it's a hassle.

 

[AZLineman]

What woes are you all having with the cam driven water pumps. I run a 1 inch magnaflow and never had an issue other than lower blower pulley clearance.

 

[jstnoc]

What woes are you all having with the cam driven water pumps. I run a 1 inch magnaflow and never had an issue other than lower blower pulley clearance.

I like pump low to keep wet/primed for longer impeller life. Also no chance of water leakage into motor front cover

 

[AZLineman]

I like pump low to keep wet/primed for longer impeller life. Also no chance of water leakage into motor front cover

All that makes sense however I will say I've lost 10 times as many belt driven seawater pump (alum/brass/plastic housings) impellers versus magnaflow impellers in my 4 decades of boating. Dont kno why. I've had quite a few Merc/Quicksilver impellers fail prematurely and even spin on the center hub. Well I guess the first 10 years doesn't count because it was all jet boat shit.
Don't wanna hijack jayteetrotters thread. Your project looks amazing. Great work.

 

[1fastsedan]

Love the low profile NA motor set up. So clean and simple. She's a beaut!

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[jayteetrotter]

Starting on the trailer while interior is getting wrapped

 

[jstnoc]

Boat is . Can’t wait for Nicks work to set it off

 

[jayteetrotter]

 

[jayteetrotter]

She’s coming together… maybe ready for classic vdrive in Moabi

 

[AZLineman]

Clean and beautiful. I look forward to seeing it

 

[cj222]

Trailer build in progress

 

[cj222]

Radius corners and rudder gaurd

 

[cj222]

More progress today

 

[humvkev]

This is coming along great and the colors are perfect! Very nice and thank you for sharing the build!

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

More progress today

Out of curiosity and I want to do same how many axle et's are you using? I want to use came but never weighed boat prior to dismantling it lol

I see they are 2k lbs a pair

 

[cj222]

Out of curiosity and I want to do same how many axle et's are you using? I want to use came but never weighed boat prior to dismantling it lol

I see they are 2k lbs a pair

This will be a triple axle setup. They are 2000lb half axles. Decided to go with the 2000lb on this build after doing 3500lb half axles on that triple axle 22ft Vaughn trailer. That trailer suspension was rock solid lol

 

[cj222]

More progress on the axle setup. These wheels and tires are just for mockup.