50 Hustler Bravo to Arneson
 

I just wanted to share my winter project going from HP 500 with Bravos to 604CI and ASD-8's.
First I must thanks the guys at Hustler Joe and Paul were a pleasure to work with and did an awesome job. I wanted my boat converted by Hustler. They had to cut out the transom and bottom notch to do this right. Then they started with an all new transom this giving me maximum strength and not just filling the holes. Great job the boat looks like it came from the factory with Arnesons.
I also need to thank Rik at Arneson his expert advice got me through the rebuilding of the old ASD-8's. I started buying these parts and found enough to put 3 ASD-8's together. The photos below show what I started with and where I’m going.
I just finished putting the ASD-8's together and my trim and steering cylinders just came back from being chromed so they will go together now. I will start installing the drives this weekend. I will keep updating as we go along.

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wow! keep the rerig pics coming.

Very nice!!! cant wait to see the triple rooster tail on that one!

Just a silly question. I see in your first photo with the Bravo's there is a notch and a drain plug. With the Arneson installed they filled the notch and dont see a drain any more? Just using the bilge pump to get water out?

Excellent, looking forward to hearing about the results! Looking good so far! :cool:

I have not drilled the drain plug Yet. I'm just not sure where I want to put it. Thanks

Great project! Best of luck with it.

WOW !!!!!! keep the pics coming Ken .

Wow, triple arnesons Nice.....

The Dry fit when good on Saturday. Now I'm waiting on some small Misc parts to finish the test fit.

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Love these drives. What kind of MPH you expecting? Gonna be a cool azz ride.

3 wheels spinning @ 5800 RPMS is going to paint a really nice picture behind her. Great Job, I'm extreamly excited for you.

What are you using for trannys? One counter rotating engine?

The Trans is a ZF85A you can run them standard or CR.
They also give you a drop of 6".

Will they handle the 604 ci you're looking to place behind them? (Asking, I dont know much about them)

L@@kin good Ken , howz the motors coming along ??? may as well order the 1671 Blowers now :lolhit:

I just drilled and dry fit my trim tabs. The last thing to mount is the steering cylinders. Then all the new reinforcement plates on the inside of the boat need to get painted. Next I will seal and mount everything back up and wait for the motors. They should be complete in a couple of weeks as we are waiting on the CNC Brodix heads. I am going to set all the motor mounts with dummy blocks to keep things moving.
I believe I will see speeds in the triple digits.
Thanks

How much length is required for transmissions over the bravos? And are you putting a crash box on the center motor?
Great job btw

Looking Good
 

Ken,
The boat looks very nice! Glad we could help! Enjoy!

That tranny is a little over 14", plus the shaft...

Really cool boat. What kind of power is going in?

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The dry fit is complete and everything is ready to come back out.

Ken I hope you are not waiting on the new brodix BB-3 Xtra 380 head , I ordered 2 set's at thanksgiving and still nothing . I called them on jan 5 and was told they would be shipped jan 14 th called back on jan 31 and was told hope to ship them by the end of feb. I guess I will just wait and see . Very interesting project you have on the go , thanks for sharing it with us. That will make for a nice ride when completed .

We did call Brodix they said all 5 set we have on order will ship next week.
Thanks

[QUOTE=Jeff P31;3321255]Ken I hope you are not waiting on the new brodix BB-3 Xtra 380 head , I ordered 2 set's at thanksgiving and still nothing . I called them on jan 5 and was told they would be shipped jan 14 th called back on jan 31 and was told hope to ship them by the end of feb. I guess I will just wait and see .

feel for ya Jeff , its called THE RUN AROUND !:party-smiley-048:




Ken need more pics BIG Daddy !!!!!!

Looks good keep us posted on the end results.

Ken, I'm not sure how long those 2x4 props are going to last, Just saying:lolhit:

Ken that looks great!

just wait till ya see the 2X6 props :eek: and the speed props in 2 x 12s are off the hook :lolhit:
lookin good Ken,grab a bloody Mary and get back to work :drink::drink:

This setup has a lot of holes to seal up. Now I'm just waiting on bolts and fittings.

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Well it's just about done. All drive are mounted and sealed. now I'm just waiting on some lines and a few bolts for the tie bars.

Beautiful! Lets get that SOB together and get some speed numbers!:drink:

Any updates Ken ?

lookin good Brutha :drink:

Ken,
Have you had it in the water yet? I'd love to hear some performance details! :cool:

Starting to get the motors together.

Updates?

This is great. I've allways been a fan of the 50 hustler. Can't wait to see it running. Love the starter location. Beautiful work. Thanks for posting. Artie