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This is the way I'd have liked to run the throttle body. Didn't work out that way. Too close to the ...
Front inlet no go.JPG
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This is the way I'd have liked to run the throttle body. Didn't work out that way. Too close to the ...
Would have looked nicer like this but it fits best facing the passenger side. Oh well.
Front inlet.JPG
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Would have looked nicer like this but it fits best facing the passenger side. Oh well.
One block of 1" x 6" 6061 aluminum. Raw material. There's an adapter in there somewhere.
Raw material.JPG
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One block of 1" x 6" 6061 aluminum. Raw material. There's an adapter in there somewhere.
There's a lot of layout work getting to this point but it all comes down to this. Lines on aluminum....
Layout1.JPG
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There's a lot of layout work getting to this point but it all comes down to this. Lines on aluminum....
Laying out the intake flange side of things. This is an idealized version of the ports. The intake w...
layout2.JPG
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Laying out the intake flange side of things. This is an idealized version of the ports. The intake w...
Starting to cut out the ports. Cut out a pair of circles with a hole saw to get a bunch of material ...
on engine rough holes.JPG
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Starting to cut out the ports. Cut out a pair of circles with a hole saw to get a bunch of material ...
Got the straight through section of the ports roughed out. Now to grind the angles in to match both ...
rough holes.JPG
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Got the straight through section of the ports roughed out. Now to grind the angles in to match both ...
Used my router with a plunge cuttting straight bit to rough in the first 1/8" of each side. Jus...
router1.JPG
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Used my router with a plunge cuttting straight bit to rough in the first 1/8" of each side. Jus...
More router work on this side.
router2.JPG
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More router work on this side.
Die grinder with carbide bit got the ports roughed in pretty well. Need to do finishing work on the ...
roughed in2.JPG
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Die grinder with carbide bit got the ports roughed in pretty well. Need to do finishing work on the ...
The ports are a bit rough but at this point it's a functional piece. Everything else is polish.
roughed in1.JPG
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The ports are a bit rough but at this point it's a functional piece. Everything else is polish.
Finished piece. Intake elbow side. You can see the 5/16"-18 tapped holes for the plenum studs. ...
finished1.JPG
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Finished piece. Intake elbow side. You can see the 5/16"-18 tapped holes for the plenum studs. ...
A little work with sanding rolls really cleaned up the ports. Not too shabby. I also ran the router ...
finished2.JPG
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A little work with sanding rolls really cleaned up the ports. Not too shabby. I also ran the router ...
Studs installed. The upper plenum fits it perfectly. I need to cut a gasket for it because Ford used...
finished studs.JPG
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Studs installed. The upper plenum fits it perfectly. I need to cut a gasket for it because Ford used...
Plenum bolted to adapter. Just a little step here and there. Won't hurt anything.
finished elbow bottom.JPG
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Plenum bolted to adapter. Just a little step here and there. Won't hurt anything.
The way it'll look on the car. Not too shabby for a guy in a garage with a drill press and die grind...
finished elbow.JPG
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The way it'll look on the car. Not too shabby for a guy in a garage with a drill press and die grind...