Thanks Dave! Don't look too close at my welding skills in this next post... Pretty rough but I will get better!
I got the trans shroud finished up this weekend. Mel worked on the battery brackets. Drilled holes for the battery tray and ran all of the pieces through the sand blaster and got them primed. I worked on the rest of the pieces for the trans shroud. These are the upper amd lower closeouts that will weld to the plate I made last weekend.
http://images109.fotki.com/v158/phot...MVC001F-vi.jpg
The layout lines you see in the above pic are tangent points for the bends I had to put in them.
http://images14.fotki.com/v390/photo...MVC012F-vi.jpg
This pic is of the back plate that closes off the back of the trans cooler. It tapers out from the fan to help direct airflow thru the cooler (I hope...).
http://images50.fotki.com/v1571/phot...MVC013F-vi.jpg
This is the first time I have done any REAL aluminum welding other then in a few classes I have taken. I was pretty leary as I hadn't done any aluminum welding with my Tig. I did a few practice beads and got back up to speed.
http://images9.fotki.com/v114/photos...MVC011F-vi.jpg
I did okay. The welds are serviceable and I only blew two holes which I filled with some 1/8th inch filler rod. By the time I was finishing up I wasn't doing to bad and actually had some okay looking beads. At least my consistancy was getting better... :)
http://images57.fotki.com/v496/photo...MVC001F-vi.jpg
I had a few heavy spots that I sanded down but for the most part I was happy with my first effort...
http://images50.fotki.com/v1571/phot...MVC013F-vi.jpg
http://images14.fotki.com/v218/photo...MVC014F-vi.jpg
http://images16.fotki.com/v363/photo...MVC015F-vi.jpg
I got the fan mounted with some AVK's and mocked up the cooler for a look see....
http://images54.fotki.com/v883/photo...MVC006F-vi.jpg
http://images52.fotki.com/v640/photo...MVC009F-vi.jpg
The back side
http://images107.fotki.com/v70/photo...MVC011F-vi.jpg
I will be picking up some black oxide button head cap screws for the real mounting bolts. I'll get the cooler mounted to the shroud also. I need to redrill the holes for the cooler. The ones pierced in the end channels are not centered well.
Thanks for looking!
Mark