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post Jul 28 2024, 07:07 AM
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Congrats on earning a demerit badge




Freaking Perfect!

I've earned it and I want one of those "demerit" badges.

I've touched the trailing edges of electric fans many times.

Gives you the equivalent of a carpet burn on whatever touched the fan.

Yes, you can bleed but not badly.

I was working on a magazine worthy Ford Highboy roadster.

Some MORON wired the electric fan backwards. It was pushing the air FORWARD through the radiator.
I didn't notice (STUPID Ninja!) and got my left hand sucked into said fan on the "leading side".

The best description is "Food Processor"!
It sheared all of the meat on my little finger off of the outside and wacked the dog shit out of the second one.
Thank GOD it didn't just cut one OFF. I think it could have!
34 stiches on the little one, 19 on the second.
The first time in 37 years a car sent me DIRECTLY to the ER.

And I am NOW incredibly gun shy of electric fans...
And, I've earned my demerit badge!
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post Jul 28 2024, 07:17 AM
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And a final test fit. Yes, it'll have a foam seal between the mount and the rad.

I dont know if you plan to keep the louvered floor but make sure you cover it up before the radiator, dont want all that precious cooling air leaking out like a blood from a hand….. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

@tazz9924 Yep, there's what I call a "lower shroud" that'll take care of that. Here's the similar set up in my LS car.


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post Jul 28 2024, 07:24 AM
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SO NICE!
Monster air flow!
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post Jul 28 2024, 07:41 AM
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And a final test fit. Yes, it'll have a foam seal between the mount and the rad.

I dont know if you plan to keep the louvered floor but make sure you cover it up before the radiator, dont want all that precious cooling air leaking out like a blood from a hand….. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

@tazz9924 Yep, there's what I call a "lower shroud" that'll take care of that. Here's the similar set up in my LS car.

Very nice. What are your little tabs used for?
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post Jul 28 2024, 08:06 AM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jul 28 2024, 05:17 AM) *

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And a final test fit. Yes, it'll have a foam seal between the mount and the rad.

I dont know if you plan to keep the louvered floor but make sure you cover it up before the radiator, dont want all that precious cooling air leaking out like a blood from a hand….. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

@tazz9924 Yep, there's what I call a "lower shroud" that'll take care of that. Here's the similar set up in my LS car.

Very nice. What are your little tabs used for?

AC/condensor mounts
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post Aug 3 2024, 06:43 AM
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Back at it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7dVboGTOwc
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post Aug 3 2024, 08:35 AM
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Wow, that went fast. Coming along nicely Chris & Martin. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 3 2024, 08:41 AM
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Looking good in retirement I imagine doing many of the same things. Enjoy
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post Aug 3 2024, 08:46 AM
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Great episode!

One of the most common vehicle fabrication mistakes I see is hard mounting an aluminum radiator.
Works fine for a year, 18 months and then you have radiator tank failures.

Almost ALL the aftermarket aluminum radiators I've seen are done wrong.

"Floating" the radiator on pins and bushings at the bottom then an upper mount that doesn't lock the radiator down is the way to go.

Even stock OEM aluminum/plastic radiators are "floated" too!

Pre-radiator ducting (often left out) is Kick Ass!

Giving 1/8" for a foam seal is too.

This is another tiny little detail that the OEMs use and is not even thought about by most fabricators.

The way you are doing it is PERFECT IMO.

When I add the radiator to my car, I'm going to use your method as the template!

Master Fabricator there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Then the X pipe...

I believe that is the best provisioned X cross over I've seen yet.

Nothing I've seen before makes as nice an X as yours does!

Just truly eXquisite!!!

I've been a little worried about room for such a pipe as I may need one too.

Looks like plenty of room using your method.

Target DOWN!
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post Aug 3 2024, 02:03 PM
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That bottom trans mount isn't doing anything significant. But if you feel that you need the fore/aft dampening it can be moved to a better location.

I think it's purpose was to lock the drivetrain to the suspension subframe, which would have been rubber isolated also. Not a thing on your 914.

With a little more thought, I think I would cut it in half, rotate it down and weld it to the cradle (actually I'd make a bracket instead of cutting factory parts). It should help with any torque twist as it only has the one top mount.
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post Aug 7 2024, 10:13 AM
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Preview of some stuff in the upcoming episode:
LOTS of work on the fixture table to get this latest exhaust worked out - and it's coming along nicely.


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post Aug 7 2024, 10:20 AM
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post Aug 7 2024, 06:21 PM
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Like this. Still have the "header-to-rear-of-X" tubes to do.


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post Aug 7 2024, 06:25 PM
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That looks clean!
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My "plus/minus less than yesterday" attitude is paying off. V-band square to the muffler in both directions.

Granted, the sand, fit, measure, sand fit measure process to get the muffler end trimmed to achieve this result probably took me 20 minutes.

And note the muffler ends are larger than the 2.5" tube so I don't benefit from the small locating recess the V-band has. It's butted to the muffler tube.


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The headers look better upside down than right side up.


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post Aug 8 2024, 08:54 PM
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Got to see the build up close today during my visit - the vision is incredible, and I can't wait to see it progress further. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

The attention to detail is off the charts, and is the kind of thing that highlights the incredible craftsmanship of the builder.

Thank you for being such a gracious host and keep the awe-inspiring work coming!
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@Tygaboy - Chris, those headers look beautiful. You and Martin are killing it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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The headers look better upside down than right side up.


Stainless?
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The headers look better upside down than right side up.


Stainless?

@bkrantz - You hurt my feelings. Clearly, you've not been watching the videos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
Yes, entire exhaust is 304 stainless. The header flanges are the original Ferrari cast stainless parts, sliced off the factory exhaust manifolds.
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