no 540, but i have a 454 layin in the garage

 

I'm ready to rebuild the firewall. I cut the flanges out today for the intercooler tubes to pass through the firewall. I'll turn them down on the lathe & weld them in place & shape the sheet metal around them.

 

beautiful work man! did you do the tube chassis yourself?

 

Thanks reamo04. Yes, I bought the pre-bent tubes from Art Morrison for an 8.50 chassis and then later upgraded it to 7.50.

 

Got the flanges turned this weekend.



I put a groove around the edge of the flange for the firewall sheet metal. Once I install the o-ring and get in place I'll check the new gap with a feeler gauge and make a soft gasket to seal the flange to the firewall



Engine side of the flange bored to size for the tubes.



Got everything mocked up. The flanges on the windshield will be added to the inlet side. I'll turn those once I get the V-band clamp. Should be here any day. The outlet side attaches to the carb bonnet with hose & clamp.

 

Made a little more progress. I put the ol' foam mock up engine in it to make sure I get the angles right before going too much further.

 

I've been runnin' the lathe off & on the last few days & got the V-Band clamp flanges done.



Assembled and ready to TIG together



one more check to make sure everything fits like it should.

 

Looks awesome dude.

 

Thanks Eric. Looks like this project is going on the back burner for a little while. Too many other projects going on. May in a couple weeks.

 

This thread is amazing. You sir, are quite the fabricator. Great work! That motor looks pretty sinister as well! What car is this going into, '70 Camaro by chance?

 

Thanks ReaperWS6. Yes, it's a 70*RS split bumper.

 

Oh that is very nice!

 

That thing is going to be a rolling earthquake..