Blue's winter refit

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Sat Feb 14, 09 5:47 pm

i was thinking more of the gearbox parts, looks like i will be getting a cnc lathe soon so it will make things quicker and easier (read cheaper)to produce. pullys look good, is it paint or anodise?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Feb 14, 09 6:14 pm

Yes, I have some of the gearbox bits in stock. The pulleys are painted but at a quick glance it doe's actually look like black anodising. Pete, no I've been putting that job off for a bit! Funnily enough it doesn't look like a physically smaller engine, I must have gained a bit of space but the passenger side plugs don't look any easier to get to....

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 24, 09 7:24 pm

Been busy again, made a new combined trans cooler and grille holder upper from some thin wall tube I found at work. Finally got the intake finished, I had to open it up to full port size, it actually necked down up in the runners, few hours with the die grinder had that sorted. Someone had Mullered up the bolt holes when I tried to mound the carbs sideways, so Trev made some new top plates to sort it. While he was at it he cut some "windows" in the sides to take off some weight and to make it easier to run the fuel lines. I painted it silver and had it satin laquered to keep it looking clean.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Feb 24, 09 7:29 pm

Great work, as ever mate. Love the tunnel ram.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 24, 09 7:34 pm

So here it is fitted with an Indy valley plate, 650 double pumpers and an Enderle linkage. Finally Today, I fitted the grille, valance and bumper. Starting to look like a car again...

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 24, 09 7:35 pm

Last one...

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Tue Feb 24, 09 7:56 pm

OOOww, looking good didnt know there was a tunnel ram in the equation

Good work as usual Blue

Have you done much more to those heads ?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:04 pm

Not really Steve, I had Hauser give them the once over and he said there ws little point porting them any further. So I just had to get another valve to replace the odd one and have the valve heights equalized.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:06 pm

i like it blue, great work matey, that little hemi tunnel ram off mine is gonna look so sweet on the hemi in the sox,

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:08 pm

Shall I bring me hammer tomorrow Blue?

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:09 pm

Looking great

Likewise I didn't realise there was a tunnel ram in the offing but now I think about it I should have guessed - it is so right!!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:09 pm

Cheers guys! Tunnel rams are the new black, there's going to be a whole bunch of them about this year....

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:15 pm

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Tue Feb 24, 09 8:16 pm

R.RUNNER wrote:

Still got my "Fenders" ?