Well today I received an envelope from Lynn. (tc1cat)
I asked him to make me basically a brass washer 1/2" in diameter with a 2-56 hole in it. I needed this part to finish the air-to-air on the motor. Well with out pause Lynn got them made and to me.
So today I got the air-to-air all but finished, I still need to build the core for the cooler it self, I got to wait till Friday when I can get to the hobby shop and get some .010 x .156" strips. (Two paper shredders but they both shred at 1/4") I got the case made last night.
I got the mail today at 3pm and had this completed by 4:30.
Lets see if anyone can explain this. Look in the last picture of the front of the engine looking in the end of the hood. Now look at the distance between the frame rail and the hood on both sides. The right side of the hood is closer to the frame rail, which means the hood is not sitting right.
Now I have taken a straight edge and went from back of cab to the end of the hood on both sides and measured the gap at the point where the hood meets the cab. I get exactly the same measurement on both sides.
I have measured the hood standing on end at the same locations on both sides of the hood and get exactly the same measurements.
I have measured the new cowling where the hood meets it on both sides and get exactly the same measurement.
I have taken a straight edge and placed it next to both frame rails and they are straight.
I have measured under the cab from the same spot on both sides to the frame, Yup both the same also.
No matter where I measure I come up with the same measurements on both sides of the truck, but the hood still don't fit square.
If I move the hood over to where I got the same measurement at the front of the hood to frame then I have just slightly over a 32nd of an inch gap on the left side of the hood at the cowling.
Anyone got any ideas?
I also got the sleeper mounted finally. I made some L brackets out of brass and attached them on the outside of the frame using the top crossmember bolt and then attached them to the floor supports on the floor of the sleeper. Just like they did the old rigid mounted sleepers.
I then got the stacks remounted with the mounts in the proper locations and used some aluminum cone washers as the spacers.
It's hard to see in this picture but the stacks are flush on the outside with the side of the sleeper, and this time they are actually straight both up and down and front to back. Of course it is a good thing you can't see the part of the stack where the holes go. **** it only took me drilling 4 sets of holes to get it right.. Well 5 sets if you count the first ones I drilled. I must have been brain dead but the way I drilled the first holes, well lets put it like this. I could use them holes to mount the pipes to the front of the sleeper.
-Mike