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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 10, 2014 8:36:24 GMT -5
Lowering front suspension 3/16 ". Just guessing how this will sit !!
Look at how tight the homemade engine is! Past experience tells me that my seat of the pants engineering and no matter the trials an mock ups, final assembling will have me frantically making adjustments.
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 11, 2014 11:56:56 GMT -5
The front of chassis sets alright with the lowered (raised) hubs. Just hope, down the line, the body will. Now back to the engine. I added more detail to the blower and cleaned it up some more. I had to make the injector platform bigger. I looked at a variety of injector setups, and I guess whatever I imagineer won't be too out of line ! The shaft extension is the horn trumpet from the model A.
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 11, 2014 17:03:08 GMT -5
Rainy day in Fla., so I went into the shop this afternoon and started on the injectors.
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Post by TooOld on Jun 11, 2014 20:08:43 GMT -5
I have 3 of these kits , plus one that I built 30 years ago , and your engine is much nicer than the one in the kit . Excellent work !
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 12, 2014 11:38:54 GMT -5
Thanks, Too old ! Engine in kit not too bad, just had that dorkey NASCAR type intake manifold. Almost didn't want to come in for supper yesterday, having too much fun !! Made injector stacks from aluminum tubing. Just right for these neat tops that I found in the salvage yard !
This morning I started on the bases and the igniters. Now I only have a vague notion of the mechanics of FI, but this will be my imagineering version. Fuel comes in below the igniters. These are made from .030 hex rod with one end shaved down to fit thru a seed bead. The other end is drilled for .015 fishing line. 4 more to go !
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 12, 2014 11:57:58 GMT -5
Wait a minute !!! Fuel being ignited in the manifold, above the blower ? I just now thought of that. Ho boy !! Going too fast. Good grief !!! Too later now. Imagineering at it's worst !!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 12, 2014 13:33:55 GMT -5
Boy, this brain fart has rendered my brain totally unsuitable for my daily nap !! How about if what I called those 'igniters', I'll call them electronic triggers that will inject the fuel coming in from the lines below them? Makes a little more sense....
I probably ought to read up some on fuel injection, eh? I mean the spark plugs ignite the fuel !! Duh !!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 18, 2014 8:23:19 GMT -5
Been dinkin around and getting a little done on the engine. Pulleys made, blower mounted, and the fuel rails on.
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Post by harron68 on Jun 18, 2014 9:57:55 GMT -5
By cracky, you're one skilled builder. Igniters? there'll be flames comin' out of all ends of the engine! Cool stuff in the hot weather!
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Post by TooOld on Jun 18, 2014 15:41:08 GMT -5
Boy, this brain fart has rendered my brain totally unsuitable for my daily nap !! How about if what I called those 'igniters', I'll call them electronic triggers that will inject the fuel coming in from the lines below them? Makes a little more sense.... I probably ought to read up some on fuel injection, eh? I mean the spark plugs ignite the fuel !! Duh !! They look like fuel injectors to me ! Love the stacks you've made !
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 20, 2014 11:23:56 GMT -5
Got in a little work among all of the influx of relatives. Plug wires and blower belt. Yes, if any sharp eyes have noticed, those are tacky J C Whitney type valve cover hold downs on the tops. The bottom ones had to be cut off to allow the engine to drop between the rails. The engine is about ready for permanent placement in the frame !
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Post by harron68 on Jun 20, 2014 13:48:11 GMT -5
Relatives...good for you! Work when you feel the urge, things tend to go smoother when you're not rushed. This large scale work is rare for many builders, so your challenges and triumphs will help us in the future, thanx.
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 25, 2014 9:17:05 GMT -5
I guess Mincraft got the Gen Lee as low as it was supposed to go. My lowering mods were set too low. I had to shave the bottom of the bellhousing cover even after reverting to the original holes that the old dummy. fortunately, hadn't destroyed. (or else I had made the bellhousing too big)
Surfing on another site I came across another Gen Lee being built. The builder had noted that the front wheel opening was un prototypically radius ed. I may flatten the tops of mine also, even tho my reputation is not to be overly concerned with 'prototypical'
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 26, 2014 9:50:24 GMT -5
Injectors installed this morning. Think they're going to be OK
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Post by geezerman35 on Jun 26, 2014 17:19:39 GMT -5
Mincraft's instructions had the battery mount in front of the RF wheel on a bar that hat no accommodations for it. The Gen Lee must have been rigged from the tooling from something else.....maybe they had a NASCAR version in earlier life. Anyway, I relocated it to behind the pass, seat. and I routed the positive cable real close to where the roll bar will be, just to make things exiting.
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