gt1guy
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Inner fender on passenger side taking shape. There's nothing left for the front of the outer (blue) fender to tie in to, so I figured I'd just connect the inner and outer fenders together for some strength. Seems to work.
I did have to nip off a corner of the radiator fill tank that ended up just kissing the tire at full stuff. I need it not to touch and room for the inner fender to fit between them without touching either the tire or the fill tank.
Here's how the fill tank sat before hacking.
Didn't get a pic but this is what I had nip off it. Basically removed a little triangle piece and welded a flat piece in its place. I also had to cut off and move the bung inboard at that point. The bung is what will tie in to the vent on the surge tank to fill it when it cools off.
Flattening that corner allowed me to add this kick up to the inner fender. Result.....no rubbing.
So here's where I'm at right now. The rear part is tied to the front of the fender with 4 dzus fasteners. I may add a couple tabs and bolt everything to the tube fender. It also wraps around the outer fender at the bottom.
It's hard to see how much shape there is in this one piece in the pics. It was a fucking bitch to make and I still think it looks like shit. Bottom line is, I just flat out ran out of skill and just powered through while being 100% in over my head. It will work good enough to get this thing running so I'm cool with that.
Here's what it looks like from the back side.
Here's the rest of it heading forward. I welded the front piece to the piece that ran past the fill tank cause I can remove it as one piece.
I'm still working on it at the very front by the radiator. It will be what seals the front of the radiator from the engine compartment.
Here you can see how it will seal off the sides of the radiator. I do need to add a dam that I can add rubber/stiff foam to, to seal against the side of the radiator. Also need to allow a bunch of cooler hoses to run through the dam. Will have a top piece that connects the passenger/driver sides together and also seal against the shock x-member at the top. Even the air getting in around the headlights will get funneled through the radiator.
I did have to nip off a corner of the radiator fill tank that ended up just kissing the tire at full stuff. I need it not to touch and room for the inner fender to fit between them without touching either the tire or the fill tank.
Here's how the fill tank sat before hacking.
Didn't get a pic but this is what I had nip off it. Basically removed a little triangle piece and welded a flat piece in its place. I also had to cut off and move the bung inboard at that point. The bung is what will tie in to the vent on the surge tank to fill it when it cools off.
Flattening that corner allowed me to add this kick up to the inner fender. Result.....no rubbing.
So here's where I'm at right now. The rear part is tied to the front of the fender with 4 dzus fasteners. I may add a couple tabs and bolt everything to the tube fender. It also wraps around the outer fender at the bottom.
It's hard to see how much shape there is in this one piece in the pics. It was a fucking bitch to make and I still think it looks like shit. Bottom line is, I just flat out ran out of skill and just powered through while being 100% in over my head. It will work good enough to get this thing running so I'm cool with that.
Here's what it looks like from the back side.
Here's the rest of it heading forward. I welded the front piece to the piece that ran past the fill tank cause I can remove it as one piece.
I'm still working on it at the very front by the radiator. It will be what seals the front of the radiator from the engine compartment.
Here you can see how it will seal off the sides of the radiator. I do need to add a dam that I can add rubber/stiff foam to, to seal against the side of the radiator. Also need to allow a bunch of cooler hoses to run through the dam. Will have a top piece that connects the passenger/driver sides together and also seal against the shock x-member at the top. Even the air getting in around the headlights will get funneled through the radiator.
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