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10-20-2013
Nearly finished it. I removed the baffle plate and box I made around the pickup and started again.
Here is the race and forward trap door
Here it is mocked in position looking from the back
I also lifted the front of the floor to assist with oil runoff to the back
Looking from the front
Here you can see the side trap doors
Put this plate over the top to stop it running out the back under acceleration
Next I needed to make a piece to fill the front. This took me a while because I wanted it to fit nice and snug so I wasn't welding big gaps with the TIG
Looking from the back showing the front plate welded in
Here is the back plate
Cut to fit
In position
Here is my tiny workshop. All my tools are in view. Wish I had a guillotine and pan break
I will finish the rear plate tomorrow morning, then take it in to get sandblasted to remove all internal welding scale, then I will check for leaks with some solvent, weld the trap door, race etc in position then powdercoat the exterior ready to go back on.
Cheers
Nearly finished it. I removed the baffle plate and box I made around the pickup and started again.
Here is the race and forward trap door
Here it is mocked in position looking from the back
I also lifted the front of the floor to assist with oil runoff to the back
Looking from the front
Here you can see the side trap doors
Put this plate over the top to stop it running out the back under acceleration
Next I needed to make a piece to fill the front. This took me a while because I wanted it to fit nice and snug so I wasn't welding big gaps with the TIG
Looking from the back showing the front plate welded in
Here is the back plate
Cut to fit
In position
Here is my tiny workshop. All my tools are in view. Wish I had a guillotine and pan break
I will finish the rear plate tomorrow morning, then take it in to get sandblasted to remove all internal welding scale, then I will check for leaks with some solvent, weld the trap door, race etc in position then powdercoat the exterior ready to go back on.
Cheers
Nice pics!
Posted by Diggymart on 5/12/20 @ 2:53:28 PM