I could have bolted the fan through the radiator but didn't like the idea of bolts going through the core.
The brackets I made are overkill for the job. I drilled holes in them to lighten the weight.
Trial fit of thermo fan with mounting bracket in place.
Close fit. About 12mm clearance between the fan and top pulley.
Trans cooler mounted in place. The unit is designed to fit along frame rails.
Its long....
Had to notch out a small section in the floor so the fuel hose is not on a sharp angle facing the fuel tank.
The floor was notched for the Nitrous fuel pump. Blue section between the pumps and tank are the in line fuel filters.
Close up view of the notch outs. If the fuel pump is not fed properly I will have to run the fuel line under boot floor.
The start of the fuel pump relay wiring and main power wiring.
Fuel pumps relays mounted in place.
Fuel pump relays wired up.
Had trouble finding an auto elec who would come out and do the wiring so decided to do it myself. I bought a pre wired fuse panel and mounted it to a small flat sheet. The six nuts and bolts will be used to earth the various gauges and components.
Fuse panel mounted behind the dash panel.
Organised kaos. I think know what I am doing. I have got a problem with the brushes in the Nitrous pump that I need to fix.
The head light bar saga or better known as "How hard is it to get something chromed". Here's how the story goes.
The head light bar was painted the same colour as the car when it was built 82 years ago. Most people either chrome them or replace them with a dropped head light bar. I like the original height so I went to chrome mine. Here's where the fun starts.
I rang up Harchrome and asked what time do you close on Saturdays. 12.00 was the answer. I went to Harchrome on a Saturday before 12.00..I got there at 10.00..They were closed...No problem I'll go back during the week. Went back on Tuesday. The sign on the front says that they open at 8.30...Im there at at 8.30,,no one there...I wait until 8.45 still no one there. I cant wait any more so i leave. I thought that I can drop it off at the platers in Prahran on my way back from a work thing that I had to do in Richmond.
I pull up at the front of the platers in Prahran and there is a massive hole in the ground where the platers used to be and a billboard for appartments that are going to be built on that block. I'll try somewhere else.
Rang up pro platers that are not far from the head office. I needed to go to the head office so I went there on the way. "Yep we can do it, 150 bucks" For that money I can actully buy a new stainless one here in Melbourne but it they are the dropped type which I dont want. Thanked the bloke for his time and left.
Tried my luck again at Harchrome..As a i get to the counter the bloke says "yep no problem we can do it". It will cost 120 bucks but i wont be able to do it for a couple of weeks. It was at the point that I officialy gave up trying to get the thing chromed.
I gave it a light scuff and painted it in some quick dry silver
Whats left to do ???
- Mount the front indicators.
- Mount the Wiper motor.
- Mount the number plate light.
- Mount the front apron.
- Cut down the windscreen frame.
- Paint the windscreen frame.
- Make the door trims.
- Fit out the door locks
- Get a tailshaft made.
- Remove the diff centre and swap out the diff gears.
- Fit the tailshaft loop.
- Wire up the whole car.
- Fit up some mirrors.
- Cover the trans tunnel with fabric.
- Fit up the interior & seat belts.
