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07-03-2012 12:38 PM #1
OK, these pictures show in reverse order of how I loaded them. I tried 3 different times and they had a mind of their own. I hate this stupid program; I wish it was back the way it was a couple years ago... Anyway, the second picture shows the extension welded in place. Also notice the piece welded inside the log. It is also visible in the first pic shot through the end before the boxing plate was welded on. I'm no airflow specialist, but it seemed logical to me that a carefully shaped and placed baffle would help the fuel atomization and flow.Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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07-03-2012 12:41 PM #2
This is the last picture. It shows the carb plate welded in place and the end boxing plates welded on. the manifold is completely welded and ready for grinding and finishing. I stopped at this point. The heat of the day had set in and it was about 98 degrees in the garage...Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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07-03-2012 03:34 PM #3
Jim, first - thanks for the pictures and write-up. I just never seem to be able to do a piece of work then take pictures.. then do a little more, to take more pictures.. So a major THANK YOU for your persistance!
Second. Can I ask why you didn't center the carb mount across the "log"? Was it because of the baffle inside?
I'm not questioning your methods! Just curious... TIA
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07-03-2012 04:06 PM #4
Good question, 34-40; I should have explained. The reason I couldn't center the carb on the log is because the linkage on the carburetor would hit the manifold flange (plate) that bolts to the engine. I already had to cut part of the linkage off the carb. If I moved the log far enough away from the engine to center it under the carb, the front of it would be against the hood side at the front.Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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07-03-2012 04:42 PM #5
AHHHhhhhh.. form follows function! I figured there was a logical reason.. Thanks for the explanation Jim.
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07-04-2012 09:12 AM #6
Eager to hear this engine take it's first breath!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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07-07-2012 11:46 AM #7
Me too, Steve. Maybe it won't be long now...
Here's a picture of the manifold after grinding the welds and applying a coat of high-heat silver. The camera's flash makes it look like bright aluminum in the picture, but it is actually a flat, dull silver that looks like unpolished aluminum. The second pic is the manifold bolted on the engine with the carb sitting in place. I need to get the carburetor rebuilt and get a manifold gasket to make it "real". Then all I have to do is run some fuel lines, hook up the pump, plumb the radiator, wire the distributor, replace the spark plugs, etc, etc...Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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07-07-2012 04:09 PM #8
Neat lookin' intake Jim~!!!! Good seeing that you're back on the roadster and getting it finished up!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-07-2012 04:45 PM #9
X2! Can't wait to see it in operation! Curious how it works!
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07-07-2012 10:26 PM #10
X3 Jim since I started reading the coupe build , you are still at it with a neat Track T .
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07-08-2012 03:06 PM #11
Thanks, guys. I'm anxious to see how this thing works, too. I expect with that big open plenum that low-end response from idle may be sluggish, but it should be OK at cruising speed and up. I remember seeing lots of log manifolds on flatheads back in '58 - '62 and some of them were apparently pretty good performers. At least this thing should get me running; if it's crappy I'll build another one later configured differently.Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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09-15-2012 09:10 PM #12
I cut a hole in the hood for carb clearance. Right now it's trimmed pretty close to the carburetor and the air cleaner has to be removed to open the hood, but I doubt I'll leave it this way. When I get back to this I think I will make a scoop or bubble to cover all of this or maybe a short reverse scoop that sort of blends the hood into the air cleaner. I guess I'll have to do some sketching to see which way I like it.Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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09-15-2012 09:41 PM #13
I like it as is.
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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09-15-2012 09:49 PM #14
I've been working on everything else recently and the roadster has been catching all the cast-off wrappings, left-over parts, empty boxes, etc. Today I decided I would clean out the mess. After sorting all the parts from the trash and putting things in their appropriate places, I decided this would be an opportune time to mount the seats. About a week ago I picked up 4 small T-hinges just for this purpose.
Some time ago I did a preliminary fitting of these Kirkey aluminum seats. in order to get them back and low enough I had to cut holes in the drive shaft tunnel. No problem here as there is plenty of room underneath. I'll glass the holes shut when I'm done with the seats. Mounting was a pretty simple proceedure. I attached the hinges to the lower lip of the seats with large-head 3/16 steel shank pop-rivets. Next, I set the seats in place, drilled the seat riser, and attached the hinges to the riser with 1/4-20 pan-head machine screws, washers, and nuts. The seats are hinged so I can tilt them forward and access the space below. I still need to make spacers for the bottom to rest on, but I want to make the seat-belt mounts first.
Since Club Hotrod changed the programming I can never get the damn pictures to load in the order I want them, so hopefully you all can figure out what's going on in the pictures below. The first one should be last and the last one should be second... oh, never mind!Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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09-15-2012 09:53 PM #15
Thanks, Firebird, but doesn't that lonely little air cleaner look kind of anemic? Maybe if there was two of them...Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
Could it be a 10114182? If so, it is a Gen V 454, 4 bolt 1991 (or later). Hope that helps..
GM Engine de-coding