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3/7/16
relief cutting the fan housing floor.
It was very hard to begin cutting into such a beautifully (not to mention expensive) fabricated work of art but for my application there was simply no choice.
I began with the forward half as it needed less cutting and modification to seat down low enough into position.
After the removal of a small section for that bolt boss and a bit of heating and crowning this half slipped into place.
It was instant gratification and took some of the regret I initially felt once I started cutting into it.
Now it was onto relieving the rear half and as you can see it has a good ways to go.
Before I removed the fitted parts of the housing I had to mock it up a little ways just to get a glimpse of what is going to one day be. Some exhaust sections laid down for effect.
This engine has such a long way to go but day dreaming like this does help with motivation.
Also began playing around with potential templates shapes for the lower closing tin yet to be fabricated. They are going to be much smaller than I originally anticipated.
It was lot of fun to dream but it was now time to get back to work. Paper templating the basic relief cut shape I need to make in the back half.
That shape now transferred to the pan and ready to begin cutting it out. You can see the initial cutting and heating I had to do on the forward half. BTW: I will be most likely be fabricating most of the new floor section from scratch for a smooth transition. I'm removing only the bare minimum here for correct basic fitment so I can later plan out what the final shape of this floor needs to be.
It took some doing but I eventually got enough of trimmed away allowing the back half to slip down.
Generator stand synched down tight with both halves of the housing fully fastened together.
Again this is my most misaligned side and as Jack mentioned earlier gives the impression that the housing is still sitting too far back as compared with a 4-cam. What I've recently noticed is that this bank seems to sit a bit farther forward than a 4-cam which would also help with the illusion that the fan farther out than it really is. Maybe a bit of both? Either way its as far forward as I can machine for clearance without compromising the integrity of the top of the block.
There it be! The final bolted position of this new housing.
I was soon back to planning the lower closing tin.
The template above was sort of a hybrid of a 911 in that area. This is where I was at when Jack woke me up and asked "Is all this going to fit under your deck lid"?
What a great question. 
Initial answer coming up next.
Thanks for stopping by!
Justin
relief cutting the fan housing floor.
It was very hard to begin cutting into such a beautifully (not to mention expensive) fabricated work of art but for my application there was simply no choice.
I began with the forward half as it needed less cutting and modification to seat down low enough into position.
After the removal of a small section for that bolt boss and a bit of heating and crowning this half slipped into place.
It was instant gratification and took some of the regret I initially felt once I started cutting into it.
Now it was onto relieving the rear half and as you can see it has a good ways to go.
Before I removed the fitted parts of the housing I had to mock it up a little ways just to get a glimpse of what is going to one day be. Some exhaust sections laid down for effect.
This engine has such a long way to go but day dreaming like this does help with motivation.
Also began playing around with potential templates shapes for the lower closing tin yet to be fabricated. They are going to be much smaller than I originally anticipated.
It was lot of fun to dream but it was now time to get back to work. Paper templating the basic relief cut shape I need to make in the back half.
That shape now transferred to the pan and ready to begin cutting it out. You can see the initial cutting and heating I had to do on the forward half. BTW: I will be most likely be fabricating most of the new floor section from scratch for a smooth transition. I'm removing only the bare minimum here for correct basic fitment so I can later plan out what the final shape of this floor needs to be.
It took some doing but I eventually got enough of trimmed away allowing the back half to slip down.
Generator stand synched down tight with both halves of the housing fully fastened together.
Again this is my most misaligned side and as Jack mentioned earlier gives the impression that the housing is still sitting too far back as compared with a 4-cam. What I've recently noticed is that this bank seems to sit a bit farther forward than a 4-cam which would also help with the illusion that the fan farther out than it really is. Maybe a bit of both? Either way its as far forward as I can machine for clearance without compromising the integrity of the top of the block.
There it be! The final bolted position of this new housing.
I was soon back to planning the lower closing tin.
The template above was sort of a hybrid of a 911 in that area. This is where I was at when Jack woke me up and asked "Is all this going to fit under your deck lid"?
What a great question. Initial answer coming up next.
Thanks for stopping by!
Justin
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