Projects Model A

Cutting off body mounts, and channeling... The fan is just way off... I will need to go electric after all that chasing my tail

 

That really sucked… but oh well. Onto the lines next.

Around a 6 " channel here and chopped radiator shell

Fan is high enough to give me a high and tight...

 

Cutting a lid in the cowl... Plasma cutter and 100 year old rust.

 

Out with the old... And in with the new...

 

So much rust...

Cleaned up edges...

 

Frame area measured, boxed tubing cut with plasma and cleaned up... Will figure out mounting points and spot weld cowl on tomorrow.

 

Been wanting to do this for a while…

 

All the little pieces… Starter, ignition, accessory lights. An led lights up if a fuse blows.

 

That T body is waiting in the wings… not quite that look tho…

 

Are these just sitting in the tabs or are they on there flipped around with the taper on the inside?



BRUH! Get yourself some proper footwear! Drop something on those fancy Crocs and YOU WILL KNOW IT!

 

More to follow on the tabs… hey I like living dangerously… [emoji23]

 

Engine break in wiring diagram…In theory this should work, but I'm excited to try it in practice. I am working on getting the cowl attached firmly to the frame in a detachable manner so it is mobile yet sturdy...

 

Finally got the cowl-break-in-stand mounted.
As you can see I have been busy!

 

I mounted the fuel regulator and block, oil filter mount, coil, and remote ignition. Most of the fittings are temps… more to follow on that

 

I perused the oiling system and figured out the correct system lines and mounted the oil pressure, oil temp, and both temp sensors… I blocked the 2nd sensor port on the right head.

 

I need to mount the fuel cell and run lines… on another note this mechanical fuel gauge works!!

 

I also mounted the ign power light and a push starter on the original dash center… I’m also mapping out the gauges

 

After some drilling and sanding…

 

Also my power kill switch

 

I’m making a hidden top cowl area… more to follow on that… back of gauges and battery…

 

I have ordered everything to hook this up in terms of wiring, oiling, gas, radiator and fans. I can’t believe I’m so close to firing this thing up!

 

I have a couple rolls of edge trim from Seal Rubber and Trim-Lok in the shop and while it hasn't gone anywhere permanent on the car yet, I really like the stuff for protecting me from bare edges where I'm going to be reaching through or interacting with.

 

Getting the fittings hooked up to the 97’s… will be making hard lines for most everything

 

Fittings for the fuel block… remote filter also done… The spacing for the oil pressure pick up needs re-routed… the space is too tight.

 

Fuel pressure regulator with one input and 2 out

 

Gas tank lines… out, return, block, and vent. The out will hook up to the fuel pump.

 

Got my distributor... will run the stock 21deg blue shim. May need to play around with the distributor advance, or change springs/shims to dial in. There is a pointer on the block and a dot on the harmonic balancer. I'm hoping it's for the first piston TDC. I will need to confirm roughly with my finger on #1 plug hole feeling for compression and rotating 180 deg and halving the distance. I will also use the zip tie method as the heads are on unfortunately. I will peak down #6 plug hole to make sure it's not on compression stroke.

 

Test bends

 

Fitting the edge trim