Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
Well, battery is going in the trunk tomorrow. It is just proven time and again to be in the way. I went to an exhaust shop today to work out ways of doing this. Very nice guy, and gave me a lot of ideas.
I'm very proud of this next part because I've never made anything like this (being a carpenter) so I am super excited about how it turned out. This is my Aluminum carburetor hat I made.
I spent a grand total of $25 for parts.
$10 for the carburetor "cover" intended for Holleys with no manual choke peripherals. $15 for the 2.5" section of pipe with a BOV flange already welded on intended to be clamped to more intercooler piping.
I drilled a 2 1/4" hole in the side of the cap, and then took it to the belt sander and laid it on its face to widen it to as close to 2 1/2" as I could get without interfering with the nice folded bell on the bottom which will help seal the cap to the carb.
I ground the other pipe on the belt sander to match the curve of the cap and angle it down slightly so it is naturally pointed slightly down to help with clearance. I also crushed the end that meets the cap in a wood clamp to keep it from being too high above the cap.
I couldn't find a welder with aluminum welding skills near my shop, so I asked my buddy JB to handle it. I smacked the whole assembly around, threw it on the floor, tossed it in the air and let it hit the street. No dents, no cracks, nothing but some scuffs, and the epoxy held solid. I sanded the epoxy to a nicer shape, taped off where the piping will clamp, and the bolt hole, and flange for BOV, and painted it with the same wrinkle black flame proof VHT I used for the valve cover. I found the trick is to spray the part, then chuck it in the over on some aluminum foil at 200 degrees. It wrinkles evenly all over at that point.
I THINK it looks great.
Also now no need for adapters to the intake, or $100 - $300 carb hats. And being as the hat itself is 2 1/2" tall total, I believe this may be a better solution than a low profile hat. I'll add a splitter when the carb gets here, so that it delivers air directly to the two barrels, and does not deaden against the rest of the useless carb top. It will also allow room for my vent tube extension as well.
Well, battery is going in the trunk tomorrow. It is just proven time and again to be in the way. I went to an exhaust shop today to work out ways of doing this. Very nice guy, and gave me a lot of ideas.
I'm very proud of this next part because I've never made anything like this (being a carpenter) so I am super excited about how it turned out. This is my Aluminum carburetor hat I made.
I spent a grand total of $25 for parts.
$10 for the carburetor "cover" intended for Holleys with no manual choke peripherals. $15 for the 2.5" section of pipe with a BOV flange already welded on intended to be clamped to more intercooler piping.
I drilled a 2 1/4" hole in the side of the cap, and then took it to the belt sander and laid it on its face to widen it to as close to 2 1/2" as I could get without interfering with the nice folded bell on the bottom which will help seal the cap to the carb.
I ground the other pipe on the belt sander to match the curve of the cap and angle it down slightly so it is naturally pointed slightly down to help with clearance. I also crushed the end that meets the cap in a wood clamp to keep it from being too high above the cap.
I couldn't find a welder with aluminum welding skills near my shop, so I asked my buddy JB to handle it. I smacked the whole assembly around, threw it on the floor, tossed it in the air and let it hit the street. No dents, no cracks, nothing but some scuffs, and the epoxy held solid. I sanded the epoxy to a nicer shape, taped off where the piping will clamp, and the bolt hole, and flange for BOV, and painted it with the same wrinkle black flame proof VHT I used for the valve cover. I found the trick is to spray the part, then chuck it in the over on some aluminum foil at 200 degrees. It wrinkles evenly all over at that point.
I THINK it looks great.
Also now no need for adapters to the intake, or $100 - $300 carb hats. And being as the hat itself is 2 1/2" tall total, I believe this may be a better solution than a low profile hat. I'll add a splitter when the carb gets here, so that it delivers air directly to the two barrels, and does not deaden against the rest of the useless carb top. It will also allow room for my vent tube extension as well.