KwitcherBeachin' drag boat - update, 4/16/17

[DrKerry]

Does look kool!!!!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Any updates?

[DrKerry]

Not right now, I've been working on a semi for a club of mine... soon i hope

[bobthehobbyguy]

Any pictures of the semi?

[DrKerry]

Click the link Bob...

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81962&hl=

[DrKerry]

More work done....

[bobthehobbyguy]

Glad to see your back to working on this. Looking good.

[DrKerry]

Thanks Bob!!

[misterNNL]

This all looks very tail heavy to me.I do believe a close model bulding friend of mine told me that some of the real boats were so heavy in the back that the only way to keep them from sinking was to keep them moving or the engine weight would literally pull them under tail first.

[DrKerry]

Hopefully it doesn't run out of gas then!!! LOL..... I'm going with aluminum block and heads, intake and hoping it doesn't weigh out to much...

[DrKerry]

Have got a little bit more work done on this. Injectors and intakes are both plumbed now. Got a dashboard set into the top (59 Elky dash) also got the drive units mounted on back.

Edited November 6, 2016 by DrKerry

[Rider]

This looks very cool, great work.

[DrKerry]

Thanks much!!!!!!!

[426-Hemi]

SWEET build! Any updates? I'd like to see the engines a bit closer and how you coupled 2 together for a build that I'm cookin' up!

[DrKerry]

I can get some better pics this weekend for ya John!!!!!! They really aren't coupled per sae as the rear deck and sides are covering most of the guts of the boat anyway. All I did was put the bell housings on the engines and there isn't anything beyond that. The drives that are on the outside back of the boat ought to look familiar to any Top Fuelers out there!!!!!!???? They are the bell's and tranny's off of a couple top fueller's that I had laying around. I need to make the discharge chutes for both of them yet but....

 

I'll get some pics for ya of what I have so far soon!!!!!

[DrKerry]

56 Chevy tow car has been updated too....

Boat pics

http://s2.photobucket.com/user/drkerry/library/KwitcherBeachin drag boat?sort=2&page=1

All but the fenders and axles is scratch built from Evergreen...

[DrKerry]

56 Chevy tow car has been updated too....

 

 

[DrKerry]

As of today the engines are plumbed and done. Got ignition wiring done on them and fuel supply lines to the fuel logs done.....

 

[slusher]

Boat is looking killer man, you are going to be moving in the water!!!! 

[DrKerry]

Thanks Carl, I think it'll be on top of the water!!!!!!!!

[Rider]

Killer build, that thing would sound awesome ripping down a glass smooth lake at dusk. 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool. Glad to see you back on this. A very cool concept.

[DrKerry]

For sure it would Rider!!!!!!!! Gives ya the chills thinking about it!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the kudos Ray, hoping to work on it tonight a bit more. I'm off work all week so I'll have time to work on it and my ramp truck I've been working on. I'm hoping to throw some putty the fill on around the dash area today and start getting it ready for paint. I need to get the 56 moving along with it too!!!!!

 

[misterNNL]

I did a little weight checking just now and two Chrysler Hemis would check in at a total of about  1,500 pounds.I'm just saying that the driver had better keep it moving and might want to opt for "rolling start"water drags.Cool concept overall.Thanks for sharing.

[DrKerry]

Now now, is that Chryslers cast iron engines??? Arias are aluminum block and heads, gotta count for a little sumfin' LOL

Oh and the drivers a big guy so that offers a little ballast right???

Edited December 8, 2016 by DrKerry