After a couple of days of migraine, today was a good day in the garage. Where to start?
Radiator mockup! Who would have ever thought that I would use woodworking tools to make the radiator mockup? Shaving that pink foam is really easy with a Fein oscillating tool with a couple of their unique blades. Then get out the Shurforms and rasp it until it fit the nose just right. And finally get out the 80 grit and smooth it out.
Then roll some cereal box cardboard to simulate the hose connections, bore holes with the correct sizes of hole saws, and viola, we gots us a mockup! Now to get someone to make it. I rue the day when that bill comes due...
So as I was sitting there staring at the nose, I had a brainstorm! I was still trying to figure out the shape of the opening in the nose. It occurred to me that I could use large welding rod that I have to make the outline of the opening. Bent one side, got it the way I wanted it, and then copied it to the other side. Welded the 2 together and Shazam! I have a shape for the grill and opening.
Not bad, IMHO! Hopefully it's big enough to get air flow sufficient to cool a 400 hp engine. Go back to the previous pictures and picture in your mind's eye a fan that clears that crossmember behind the radiator and a shroud fromthe radiator to the fan, sealed up as best I can, so that all of the flow through the radiator drawn by the fan comes through the opening. Well I can dream can't I?
Next was to put the larger of the two transmissions back in for space considerations. Then start on the crossmembers and floor supports. I have a decent handle on the overall layout and have started cutting steel. I need to get a transmission cushion for both transmissions (hopefully the bolt spacing is the same or at least close), and fabricate the part under the transmission first. A few diagonal braces and some floor supports, 2 1-inch tube u-bends over the driveshaft, and start making the sheetmetal...
Radiator mockup! Who would have ever thought that I would use woodworking tools to make the radiator mockup? Shaving that pink foam is really easy with a Fein oscillating tool with a couple of their unique blades. Then get out the Shurforms and rasp it until it fit the nose just right. And finally get out the 80 grit and smooth it out.
Then roll some cereal box cardboard to simulate the hose connections, bore holes with the correct sizes of hole saws, and viola, we gots us a mockup! Now to get someone to make it. I rue the day when that bill comes due...
So as I was sitting there staring at the nose, I had a brainstorm! I was still trying to figure out the shape of the opening in the nose. It occurred to me that I could use large welding rod that I have to make the outline of the opening. Bent one side, got it the way I wanted it, and then copied it to the other side. Welded the 2 together and Shazam! I have a shape for the grill and opening.
Not bad, IMHO! Hopefully it's big enough to get air flow sufficient to cool a 400 hp engine. Go back to the previous pictures and picture in your mind's eye a fan that clears that crossmember behind the radiator and a shroud fromthe radiator to the fan, sealed up as best I can, so that all of the flow through the radiator drawn by the fan comes through the opening. Well I can dream can't I?
Next was to put the larger of the two transmissions back in for space considerations. Then start on the crossmembers and floor supports. I have a decent handle on the overall layout and have started cutting steel. I need to get a transmission cushion for both transmissions (hopefully the bolt spacing is the same or at least close), and fabricate the part under the transmission first. A few diagonal braces and some floor supports, 2 1-inch tube u-bends over the driveshaft, and start making the sheetmetal...
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