Post #554
Slacking on the updates a bit here, but the front went back together after a few issues with replacing worn bits, and finally on it's shiny new alloys:
Got into the Chrismas spirit with the Rudolf inspired centre cap.
Skidpans fitted, 6mm thick 6082-T6 aluminium plate for the transmission, overlapped by the main floor so even thicker there. The trans plate also overlaps the engine plate when that is fitted - making the underbody armour half an inch thick in some sections - it still takes a beating. The front beam gets it's own section of 6mm plate too.
Unfortunately it doesn't look this shiny for long.
Added more louvers than a louvery thing at a louver convention:
Rerouted some piping, along with some other changes the eagle eyed might notice - basically the hoses were a little close to hot spots for comfort, even with heat shielding, mainly because they'd been made few mm long by the supplier but with such short, wide hoses getting rid of the extra length means you end up routing at quite an angle into some of the fittings, and it also meant the dry sump belt was difficult to access - not something you want in the field!
Chances are the hoses would have been fine to be honest, but after this amount of time an oil fire is not the way you wish to discover that they weren't!
Anyway, that knocked on to shifting a few bits and pieces (exhaust relocated by removing the right support tube, and shuffling of the oil filter mainly) and then it meant remaking panels that were already done, doh....
A lot of the fuel pipe and wiring harness has been mounted properly and routed through padded clips and heatshielding too, time consuming but again, wearing a fuel hose or a chunky piece of loom against an edge or letting the vibrations fatigue fittings and crimps also bites you in the arse pretty hard for saving a couple of days not doing the tidying work....
Quality inspector came in to check things over too, the bloke is barking to be honest...
Put our Christmas decorations up...
New panels welded up:
Decided I didn't like the oil filter in it's new home either so it got moved again. Now lives under the sump in some space vacated by the exhaust being moved over - makes the hoses much neater with less bends in them and away from anything warm.....I think I'd had too much to drink over Xmas when I wrote this bit:
quote:Today we see the lesser spotted Hermit Filter in it's natural location. Generally shy and lacking in mobility, this little fella finds a nearby engine and ducks underneath, using the sump for protection. Upon finding this safe location, he quickly hooks into the oil lines and then filter feeds on debris and dirt in the oil, providing a beautiful symbiotic relationship that helps the engine live longer.
That cute blue exterior hides some defences though - attempting to remove a Hermit Filter - even one that has only lightly screwed itself to it's new perch - often requires the services of Popeye (or alternatively the Left Hand of God, if he's around at the time) and unfortunately the trouble doesn't stop there.
After freeing the grip of the tenacious Hermit Filter, it borrows a trick from the aquatic world and aims a stream of hot, black oil at your hands, eyes, the floor, the walls and, for some inexplicable reason, the cream living room carpet.
Even if you've removed it in the garage, 10 miles away from home.
It's an incredible defence mechanism really.
More Louvery things:
Terrible video as the mobile's microphone picks up a whilst from a slight air leak on a gasket and nothing else. But fired it up at last.
Clicky for Video
Then 4 hours later this happened. Whoops.
Old 5-piece riveted and glued roofskin is now a lighter welded single piece effort. Much cursing and hammering was heard in the process. Sounded easier than it was, ripples all over the place to start with, got there in the end, needs a tickle to the right side is all.
Block decked and prepped:
New bearings getting dressed and moly coated:
Shiny new bits and uppy-downy bits back in:
And back under her little red hat:
Got bored and had a play with Paint to try out some colourschemes, not quite convinced but best I've come up with so far:
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phillipm
Posted 20th Sep 2015 at 11:53
. Love the way you're dog is getting angry at the exhaust 
