19’ Cheyenne Drag Boat

[poncho]

I assume this is the same mold that Jay Ernst bought and Ervin Capps used for a bit? If so the same mold that "Drama Queen" came out of. That owns I believe the fastest jet boat ever record. (I can't find the information online). Tina Hill has the record. Capsuled Cheyenne. Or did unless it has been broken but I don't think it has. I have always wanted a boat out of these molds.
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Lord have mercy.

 

[Dog]

Yes this boat is out of the same mold, they are the original Tom Papp Cheyenne molds, Ervin ended up with them for a time period…btw Brian Nelson has the quickest and fastest jet boat ever by a long shot!!!…he has a version of this Cheyenne, not an original but based off it

I don't remember the details on the record I will have to ask some people. Nice running boats though.

 

[blue wonder]

May have had a record some time ago but I can 100% promise you Brian Nelson has the quickest and fastest jet boat ever…4.81 @ 170mph, 1000ft course

 

[blue wonder]

Finally have a few update pics, this has been a SLOW process but it’s starting to come together, everything will be powdercoated then the pockets re-machined out

 

[Western Flyer]

The amount of grey matter and cocktail napkin sketches behind this is amazing.

 

[cyclone]

dude that looks amazing! love the steering column mount and the electronics box is super clean.

 

[Western Flyer]

dude that looks amazing! love the steering column mount and the electronics box is super clean.

Hey, aren't you supposed to be posting up a couple hours of boat racing, yesterday??

 

[blue wonder]

dude that looks amazing! love the steering column mount and the electronics box is super clean.

Thanks buddy, going tomorrow morning to pick it up from Trevor’s, time to get to work now!!!

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Hey, aren't you supposed to be posting up a couple hours of boat racing, yesterday??

X2! Some of us are trying to slack off and we need some entertainment

 

[cyclone]

X2! Some of us are trying to slack off and we need some entertainment

its up now. YouTube wasn't playing nice on sunday. lol

 

[Havasu Rehab]

its up now. YouTube wasn't playing nice on sunday. lol

I watched it the other day while at work... err I mean on my own time at home Fantastic video and thank you!

 

[blue wonder]

Got some parts back from powder coating, time to start some final assembly

 

[blue wonder]

Working on seat frame, switch panel, seat and nitrous bottle mounting, coming along nicely

 

[NicPaus]

Looks great! That switch panel is Sweet.

 

[King295]

This is shaping up great! Keep the progress updates coming.

 

[cyclone]

its looking good Blunder! hurry up.

 

[retaocleg]

this is artwork.........some use paint, some use clay, but this is art

 

[blue wonder]

Motor plates are done with the re-machining after powdercoat, motor should go in next week

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

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Motor plates are done with the re-machining after powdercoat, motor should go in next week

Are you going to PC clear them? FYI you can.

 

[blue wonder]

Are you going to PC clear them? FYI you can.

Yes absolutely

 

[Gelcoater]

Amazing build
Always look forward to seeing it back at the top when I log in.

 

[blue wonder]

Got some parts back from powdercoat, got the steering column and Racepak mount all finished up

 

[blue wonder]

Electronics box all finished up

 

[blue wonder]

Throttle linkage finished

 

[King295]

Good lord this is coming out great!

 

[hallett21]

Badass!

 

[blue wonder]

A couple teaser pics, it’s in there but not buttoned up yet, more pics tomorrow

 

[blue wonder]

Motor is in for good, just waiting on the dry sump tank to get back from anodizing, fuel tank and Co2 bottle mount done and installed, electronics box installed

 

[warpt71]

The time spend disassembling parts for powder or anno is impressive. The dry sump clamps and the fuel cell straps and the ujoint straps are just a few of the details that Ive noticed. Nice work!

 

[blue wonder]

The time spend disassembling parts for powder or anno is impressive. The dry sump clamps and the fuel cell straps and the ujoint straps are just a few of the details that Ive noticed. Nice work!

Thank you, I even followed the theme onto the trailer as well

 

[D19]

Looking good. Love the TA Plate

 

[blue wonder]

Looking good. Love the TA Plate

Thank you, wait till you see it back from re-machining after powdercoat, gonna be next level

 

[D19]

Thank you, wait till you see it back from re-machining after powdercoat, gonna be next level

Ya it will look nice for sure. When I saw those parts I figured you were doing that. It's a lot of work. I helped out a lot on the white and black 21 Daytona we did a few years ago with the same deal. Powdercoat then re-machine. I think that boat kind of set a trend with that. That was all the owner's idea.

 

[blue wonder]

Ya it will look nice for sure. When I saw those parts I figured you were doing that. It's a lot of work. I helped out a lot on the white and black 21 Daytona we did a few years ago with the same deal. Powdercoat then re-machine. I think that boat kind of set a trend with that. That was all the owner's idea.

I did it on my last race boat back in 2012

 

[D19]

I did it on my last race boat back in 2012

Cool. Any pics?

 

[rivermobster]

OMG...

Not sure how I've missed this thread before today, but I'm glad I found it now.

As previously said...

Absolutely work of art. Thank you for sharing the pics!!!

 

[blue wonder]

Cool. Any pics?

That was 13 years ago so not too many pics left, but here’s a couple that I have but not great ones, you’ll have to zoom in on them to see the machine work

 

[ToMorrow44]

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Got some parts back from powdercoat, got the steering column and Racepak mount all finished up

Where did you get this mount for the racepak? I’m doing a Racepak for my dads 32 Ford and this would be killer.

 

[blue wonder]

Where did you get this mount for the racepak? I’m doing a Racepak for my dads 32 Ford and this would be killer.

My buddy Trevor @ BLR made it, he has the program on his CNC and could make one easily although let me pre warn you it’s not cheap but well worth it IMO, such a cool part, here’s his number, tell him you saw one on the orange Cheyenne and I sent you his way…714-944-5989

 

[jesco]

So sick!!!! Cant wait to see it all buttoned up, keep the pics coming!!!

 

[DesertFam]

Beautiful boat!

 

[blue wonder]

One of the last pieces to the puzzle, TA plates and Tiller arm are done being re-machined, can’t wait to get these back, I’m thinking boat should be ready to hit water in a couple weeks

 

[blue wonder]

Well it’ll be ready after I clean this rats nest up, gotta love wiring!!!…been working on it the last few days, hopefully will have the wiring finished today

 

[retaocleg]

artwork....love to be part of that

 

[blue wonder]

Pretty cool deal here, it has an automatic bottle heater and it runs off a M18 Milwaukee battery so it doesn’t drain the main battery, all done and wired in, ordered the rest on the nitrous lines today so waiting on those

 

[blue wonder]

Got my dry sump tank back today from hard ano, all installed except one line, gotta order more, also after the tank got installed I was able to mount the fuel pump, it’s in and all wired and plumbed

 

[blue wonder]

Few other random pics of how the final assembly is going

 

[n2otoofast4u]

And I thought my junk looked good. This thing is off the fkn charts nice!

 

[blue wonder]

Got the TA plates and tiller arm back today, they have to go to powdercoat to spray clear on them then final install, the last piece of the puzzle

 

[blue wonder]

Got TA plates back from clear powdercoat, they are installed and steering is all finished