bgoins
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Have u worked with fiberglass at all? I've seen them make some widened fenders on some car shows that ended up great. Either Horsepower TV or Muscle Car. I can't remember which.
I kind of like the side scoop idea though.Who knows, I might even have to steal Mike’s (MadMike1157) idea of the 69 tail lights too someday lol.
Steal? you mean stole. There's already a pic of your car in your profile w/ 69 tailights photo shopped in.
(that'll be 1727.32 please
I started working on a cardboard template for the scoops last night but nothing worth taking pics of yet.
Sigh.
M-100L 1965 - 1966 Ford Shelby Fiberglass Brake Side Scoop Left
These are 65/66 Shelby side scoops. You can't build them for the 28.00 this guy charges. There are several models of these things at this link. Go there and save yourself some scratchin' and itchin'.
The scoops are easy to duplicate from side to side but Im not sure how to widen the fenders symmetrically from side to side.
I would agree that an exhaust leak could be deadly but, as an example, the M1A1 tank has a diesel fueled personnel heater that is mounted inside the vehicle with the crew. It uses a band clamp just like the one on my turbo exhaust only smaller. I have spent many hours inside a tank with the heater on with no Ill effects. I’m not trying to be a smart a** but, I’m not real worried about the fumes. Thank you for your concern for safety though. The others that have expressed their concerns about the heat or the turbo grenade that could go off behind me have inspired the heat shielding/safety box that I will be building. I called about the PMAS MAF & left a message but, I have not gotten a response yet. Body guys, feel free to chime in with tips on the scoops or quarter panel widening.
The only other reason for widening the fenders is that I had a rubbing issue with the tires with my suspension lowered in an attempt to obtain a better instant center location & improve anti squat. The tires I had that were rubbing were MT 275 50 15’s mounted on 8.5 wide wheels with 5.5 back spacing. I want to move up to 295 55 15’s on 10” wide wheels. Space was a problem before so that could only get worse. I don’t really want to do a fuel cell or mini tubs because I already have the 10” wheels (with street tires mounted) on the car & the quarters are already damaged so I want to go that route. I think the rubbing was actually on that inner fender part not the rolled lip part of the quarter panel because the small cuts in the tire weren’t on the side wall. They were where the tread met the sidewall. Any body ever cut that part out of the way or is that what mini tubs are designned to replace?
From an engineer stand point, what thickness of metal would you recommend for a scatter shield to cover the turbo? As for the oil supply, I had a dumb a** moment & forgot to plug in the oil return pump. I already had the car warmed up from before. I started the car back up for my buddy to hear it run. I reved the engine one good time & oil sprayed out of the exhaust because too much oil had built up in the turbo just that fast.
Thanks for the safety concerns guys. I dont want my first project to be my last.
The Reason for the scoops is for ducting the heat out on the driver’s side & ducting fresh air into the turbo inlet on the passenger side. The next couple pics will show the new routing of the turbo plumbing & the over 5 ft of plumbing plus 2 ft of inner cooler that I removed. Like Mike (madmike1157) said, with the meth injection, my air charge temp should be at or near ambient without the inner cooler. I can only hope that I can sell the thing on craigslist or something & maybe get half what I paid for it. I’m hoping with the shorter plumbing, the turbo will actually be more responsive and build boost quicker as it will have a lot less distance to travel to get to the engine.
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