SBB sheetmetal intake and more… by 87GN@Tahoe

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Crummy job I did cutting out the front bulkhead (hard to plasma cut with a hand in a cast)

Top of the plenum formed

Just need in to weld in the injector bungs and figure out a thermostat scheme...

A picture of the wagon:

All of the welding and a lot of the sheetmetal work is not my own. A friend of mine I went to high school with owns an automotive and fabrication shop up here. He has the sheetmetal brake, TIG welder, drop shear, and plasma cutter. I have the mill, lathe, and bandsaw. He does most of the sheetmetal and welding work, I do the machining.

We're making this come together, combining our abilities and resources. I come over to the shop and cut and sand bits, offer my vision, generally annoy and disrupt his day, he cuts and bends more bits, and welds it all together. 

I traded him a car for his portion of the work on this and more; He's going to be making me an aluminum core support, and help in the turbo exhaust plumbing on the wagon as well. We'll see where the tab is after that.