they look simple and effective, good job do you mind taking a pic from above showing the space between the front of the engine and the rad support, just wondering how much room there is to play with
i'm probably going to V mount in in the nose anyway, I have some EL thermo's and the whole lot fits with a little bit of massaging. Was more about room for front mount turbo's and plumbing
Looking good Chrispy , well done mate. Dam im hanging to see this project come to completion, gunna be a beast. Cheers Patrick
whats the walll thickness of that tube chris? you cheated with the drill press too, i had to do mine by hand and it was 8mm plate too
It's a bit squeezy, I'm remote mounting mine so not too fussed. I'll probably hack the side off and TIG on some AN fittings. Pipe is schd 10, so around the 2-3mm mark. I had some tube originally, but it was way too thin. I did my first 8 holes through 8mm plate by hand, and all the holes for my roll cage... If you go straight it's not too bad, when you get it on a slight angle it always grabs just as you break through.
First up, piccies for Anton: Made my sump! Cut the flange off one of my spare sumps after bolting it down to my dodgy VH. Was going to ust flip the sump then cut and shut to suit, but that ended up a bit too hard. So I just made a whole new one! 1.8mm steel, I just hit it with a hammer until it fit... Magically turn cardboard into steel. Suprisingly it fits! Cut some bits off the side of the old sump and added them to mine, worked ok. Still need to add some baffles within the sump, but that can come later. The pickup will be a bit of stuffing around though. Not long till it can get started properly now :thumbup:
Dude this looks amazing, you truly have some skill. may i express one fear though, im worried that the sump is lower than the crossmember and being 1.8mm could easily get cracked going the wrong way into a driveway or too fast into a dip, just a thought. keep up the awesome work
On the 23rd Baz That gives me a whole week and a half to study full time Yeah, about 3.5L. Less than I would have liked, but will get extra capacity with the big oil cooler, remote mount filter and all the lines. Will also be getting a accusump as I don't trust my sump design skills And nearly everyone who has done this swap has had oil supply problems... Skill?!? Pfft, I just have a big hammer and some enthusiasm Not too woried about clearance, it's only 5-10mm lower than the cross member. The steel is the same thickness as the standard sump too. I may make a bash plate up, also to help brace the gearbox.
good work again chris. i hope you tested th sump for leaks, its easy to get pinholes with a mig. get something reallt light like kerosene and leave it in the sump for a few hours, see if any weeps thru
Wow nice work mate!! im doing a tig course at tafe soon i hope i can do half as good as you!. you seriously could probably make a bit of dosh creating a mount/sump kit for this conversion!! Good luck
Well my welding sucks Filled the sump up with water, pissing out everywhere Marked the leaks and welded them up. Repeated 5 times. Still leaks Think I might pay someone Anyone know of any suitable sealants?
haha well if i weld half as good as you ill be up shit creek without a boat Im sure it wont cost bugger all if you take it to a boiler maker with all the parts there ready to weld.
