440jimr
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I would go over the pump to eliminate more idlers, however, the clean look would be pretty cool... and different....
OK, been thinking about how I am going to do a remote filter, oil cooler and an Accusump. It is a lot of hardware and plumbing. So, do not want to buy things that won't fit, so I made some mockups.
The Accusump I'm looking at is 4-1/4" x 16". I just happen to have a 4-1/4" by 20" tube that a print came in. And, for the oil cooler I cut up a box I had laying around and made a "box" the same size as the cooler. I put a 3/4" spacer between the "oil cooler" and the radiator. First picture is looking up from the driver's side. The two oil cooler fittings would be on the top and bottom facing us.
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And here is a picture looking up from the passenger side.
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View from the front at bumper level. Can't see the Accusump at all, you would be able to see parts of the oil cooler below the bumper and through the grill.
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Looking up from ground level. I would center the Accusump, but the tube is kind of wedged in there and held up by duct tape...
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Here is where I would put the remote filter adapter. The wipe container is about the same diameter as the filter and a few inches taller than the whole assembly. I would make a bracket that it bolts to that attaches to the bumper bracket or to the battery tray bolts above. I would also make a removable rock shield for it.
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Looking up. The plumbing to the oil cooler would be short, maybe 12" since it is right next to the bumper bracket. You would be able to change the filter from the wheel well. Nothing below the filter for oil to drip on.
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Different angle, since this is a 440, the oil filter is right there on this side and about 8" away. Lines from the pump to the filter housing would be about 12".
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View looking through the valance opening from the front, it will be a very short run from here to the cooler. I can put a low pressure flap style check valve on the inlet side of the cooler to keep it from draining back and making a mess when swapping the filter since most of the cooler would be higher than the filter housing, it would also help prevent drain back when the engine is shut off.
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In the pics that have the front spoiler in them; is that the camaro spoiler /
Been wondering about fitting one to the roundish barracuda front pan ----------bob
Bob, it is made by Spoilers by Randy. I called him when my car was being painted because the guy who owned the shop wanted to buy three Camaro spoilers and if I bought them he would credit me the cost of the three plus shipping to my account. So I would get shipping free. But Randy did not have one listed for our cars. I talked to Randy and he had just made the first one and gave me a discount because it wasn’t listed and mine was #2.
https://www.spoilersbyrandy.com/67-69-barracuda
This version appears to have two idler pulleys?
Yep, and don't want anything in front of the intake. With the large radiator, fan and shroud most everything below the top of the water pump pretty much disappears.I love the design; by keeping the accessories below the valve cover plane, the eyes are drawn to the engine....
don't want anything in front of the intake.
DAMN time fly's in this Corona time...It's OCTOBER already? LOL
My sd card on the camera was full so I reformatted it. I didn't think to turn the date impression off. Tenth day, seventh month. (So busy here I wouldn't be surprised if it was October already lol!)
I can't wait to see the stuff bolted on Mike!! Your car is definitely one for the record books! Thank you soooo much for letting me have a hand in it, for being awesome to work with, and for keeping another beloved Barracuda on the road!
FedEx arrived today. Had “lunch” in the garage.
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