Glad you are back on the car. Looks great. Looking over the pictures of the exhaust collector, I remembered that flatties vent the crankcase pressure through the filler tube. With that blower you will have the potential to increase this pressure. Most racecars have a scavenging system using the exhaust at the collector to assist in ventilation of the crankcase. Utilizing a check valve so exhaust can't pressurize the crankcase. Just a thought. I could see the vent cap flying off or allowing fine oil mist all over the engine compartment under heavy acceleration.
Thanks for the coments My fan housing is not in best shape after some blasting i looks like a strainer!!, It need some repair before i can use it Today was i a trip to the junk yard and pick up a fan from a Toyota It was a Bosch!!! It was diameter 155mm insted of 120 as the original and same dept 80mm from the flange and it have right rotation direction As you can see on the picture i have made a new outside to the fan that are little bigger and will place fan little asymetrical to the inlet. Next step is to weld it in, in the fan housing. If it works well there will be a pic tomorrow of it or then it's ready. /Stefan
Her's the update of the fan modification I have cut the old bad parts of the fan housing and replace it with the new made "C" And her is it clamped ready to nest it up with the welder. the result from motor side with the Toyota fan in place From the suction side, the fan hosing shall be ready welded and grinded before painting More parts that need some surfice treatment. I will blaster them and see how mutch is left of them after wards and repar thet need to be that /Stefan
I shall use a pvc valve and draw the ventlation to bottom of the carb and only have the oil tube as inlet to the crankcase So i hope it is enught without to be to mutch oil smoke in the engine bay
Update The parts from the coupe heater are now blased and chemicald rost remover is aplyed on them and the are hanging and drying The headlight pots need some fix Now little cleaner an one of them had lot of dents after som acident and they was not directet verry good but after some work it looks good The fan housing is tig welded and grinded and it would be dificult to see that are modifed /Stefan
A update from a cold Sweden on boxingday We took in a beetle in the garage that shall be inside of the ford, that need a look over before the driving secsens The Shoebox outdoors for a max a minute when the VW was push in the garage The Navarro heads was only one of the bosses drilled and threded so i need to drill and thread the missing one so i can both use the heater and the sensors I have put in both hose nipples and the sensors in both heads /Stefan
Update The fan is now ready for paintinig, The holes fror the screws a are made and the fan is installed for test that everithing is ok. I have put in a return spring for the clutch pedal. The spring is sitting on a tig weld wire and in the end there is a treaded bar (M6). The coupe fan outlet in tar paper is not in best shape so i made a new one in aluminium. Here is the new one put togther and the old shall be slotered from the air steerings that i shall use on the new one. /Stefan
Thanks for the comment Update Test of the heater chanel in the car and it fitts good. I glued the outlets from the old heater chanels to the new one and now it's only painting left /Stefan
Update The drive shaft from a Volvo 740/940 with M47 gearbox is now restored whit new drive joints and support bearing and blasted and painted In place in the shoebox The back joint have some adpter sleevs that change the size from Volvo (75mmX27mm) [2 61/64"X1 1/16"] to 1310 (82.55mmX28.575) [3 1/4"X1 1/8"] So it fit the Ford 8" rearend /Stefan
First update this year I have taken a Volvo 940 heater valve and instasall it in a aluminum plate And i have made a new cable holder so i can install a cable I shall use a 180 degree pipe and a hose with hose clips Here placed in the fire wall From the outside. The pipe shall get a 90 degee bend so the hose can pass the blower more easy /Stefan
Update I have begin with last parts of the exhaust systems Her's the first bend to both sides of the 2 1/2" rear part of the exhaust system to the shoebox Next step on 45 deg elbow on each pipe so it came over the rearend Right side pipe nested up. Same with the left side We have to take it up down manny times before we were satifide with fitt. Both pipes up and the hangers is in place to. Down on the floor and the pipe sicks not out to much Same on the right side And the last picture for today is on down on the floor with the gas tank in place. /Stefan
Thanks for the comment Update I have here begin to made a fuel pump & filter kit It shall be placed under the floor and over the mufflers and drive shaft dirct in front of the Ford 8" rearend. Routing and painting is done and it's ready to install in the shoebox. Install in right place with rubber dampers i have used som original holes in the floor to the screw up the dampers in. I have done a thing to the accelerator pedal so it can use a cable up to carb. There is a return spiring in this thing Painted and ready to install under the pedal utside the fire wall. Her's some cover plates to the pedals done in aluminium thas cover the holes in the floor. They shall be panting and somthing shall be added under them for better sealing to the pedals. All for this update /Stefan
I like where you made the exhaust exit out the rear . Nice touch . Nice work with the heater valve too . I like the 180-degree tube .
The title sucked me in, then the content held me for "36" pages. Don't know how I missed this before. Great build thread!
Thanks for the coments I have made a shifter its made of 1/2" pipe with a M10 thread in the upper end. A cover plate over the shifter hole is on manufactrurng. /Stefan
I am amazed at the ambition of some rodders. I have been struggling with what I thought would be a piece of cake T-5 conversion in my '51. I've been struggling with just the juice clutch slave cylinders for two months. (No room under there.) Reading this thread I realize it takes sheer determination to carry it through! Keep going , Stefan ! It's coming along! Keep at it!
Update The inner fenders need some more surfices treatment so they are waiting for some paint The rear lid is mounted on the shoebox /Stefan
Thanks for the comments Update I have been little laicy to post pics. So i will post a gang of them now The ventlations part are on drying after painting The fan and the fan resistor to is installed The heater is assemble and ready to install in the shoebox Installed in the car (bad focus) Fan in the car The tank have get some new black paint too The inner fenders and the fender inside have been painted too. The heater controler need a new lever to the air distrubtion cables I cut a out one of a spring plate and blind rivet it to the old part And i need a new knob to it too. So i need to made one of a piesc Stainless steel (8mm/5/16) There will be some grinding before this is ready /Stefan
Thanks for the coments I have some more work done on the shoebox and some more pics I have grided out a new knob to the heater regulator I cut out a gap to the bar, The sides will be welded tight I have screw up the spalch plate in under the radiator The knob the screw shall be change to a grub screw And here have i stampt "AIR" on the knob /Stefan
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