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It's the red component way back behind the black intake manifold, correct? Does it need to sit lower than it currently is?
From that wide photograph it *looks* like it's in a good spot already but if it's mounting is an issue given that this is a custom setup... I'd make a custom bracket
Get a cardboard box and cut from it a big chunk, then roughly cut out the bracket shape that I'll need including areas to bend. Draw on it, drill holes that are the right sizes, mark critical areas and gradually trim out what you don't need to get the shape just right and then test fit it carefully.
Then use some reasonably thick stainless steel from a raw plate sheet (any hardware store like Lowes will have some), trace the template with a permanent marker onto the steel and then carefully cut out the tracing with a cutoff wheel tool using the thinnest cutting disc available (be careful!! Definitely wear thick gloves, eye protection and some cheap ear protection headphones).
For mine I used an old shop bench grinding motor with stone wheels to de-burr the edges and round those edges. Then I drilled all the appropriate holes after following the template markings. A common variable speed Dremel tool with a small stone grinder bit on the end can also de-burr those edges. Rounding edges is easier with a bench grinder motor with a big 7" diameter or so stone wheel but the little Dremel tool can probably also do it in a pinch with a few extra stone grinding bits.
A shop vise and hammer get all the bends put into the right places (mostly!), then test fit and do primer and spray paint it in VHT 250F black or VHT 550F black depending on the bracket's location in the engine bay.
Use some 100-grit sandpaper on the finished but still unpainted raw metal bracket surface to prepare it for the primer paint coat.
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I've done a couple of custom brackets so far where there was just no other good off the shelf solution available. Mind you I'm NOT a professional fabricator by any means! It's not too hard to do yourself. Just be careful around the really dangerous tools of course and use eye, hand and ear protection. And a respirator mask while spray painting.
Ultimately the more custom the engine setup becomes I think it's inevitable that we'll have to create at least one or more custom mounting brackets from scratch to finish the build in a clean way especially as the available places to mount things in the engine bay get ever tighter and fewer.
It's the red component way back behind the black intake manifold, correct? Does it need to sit lower than it currently is?
From that wide photograph it *looks* like it's in a good spot already but if it's mounting is an issue given that this is a custom setup... I'd make a custom bracket
Get a cardboard box and cut from it a big chunk, then roughly cut out the bracket shape that I'll need including areas to bend. Draw on it, drill holes that are the right sizes, mark critical areas and gradually trim out what you don't need to get the shape just right and then test fit it carefully.
Then use some reasonably thick stainless steel from a raw plate sheet (any hardware store like Lowes will have some), trace the template with a permanent marker onto the steel and then carefully cut out the tracing with a cutoff wheel tool using the thinnest cutting disc available (be careful!! Definitely wear thick gloves, eye protection and some cheap ear protection headphones).
For mine I used an old shop bench grinding motor with stone wheels to de-burr the edges and round those edges. Then I drilled all the appropriate holes after following the template markings. A common variable speed Dremel tool with a small stone grinder bit on the end can also de-burr those edges. Rounding edges is easier with a bench grinder motor with a big 7" diameter or so stone wheel but the little Dremel tool can probably also do it in a pinch with a few extra stone grinding bits.
A shop vise and hammer get all the bends put into the right places (mostly!), then test fit and do primer and spray paint it in VHT 250F black or VHT 550F black depending on the bracket's location in the engine bay.
Use some 100-grit sandpaper on the finished but still unpainted raw metal bracket surface to prepare it for the primer paint coat.
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I've done a couple of custom brackets so far where there was just no other good off the shelf solution available. Mind you I'm NOT a professional fabricator by any means! It's not too hard to do yourself. Just be careful around the really dangerous tools of course and use eye, hand and ear protection. And a respirator mask while spray painting.
Ultimately the more custom the engine setup becomes I think it's inevitable that we'll have to create at least one or more custom mounting brackets from scratch to finish the build in a clean way especially as the available places to mount things in the engine bay get ever tighter and fewer.
Yeah i figured id have to create my own to make it nicer. its in a good spot im just not happy with the bracket looks wise.
I wanted to wait until i had it in my hands but my wiring guy sent me a teaser photo. I'm just waiting to get this, install it. Followed up by intercooler pipe, battery, and then starting it!
I suppose it happens!! However, it sounds like you're really enjoying that bad boy. It would be well worth the effort of a reseal and regear when you're up for it after all of this work on the SC lol.
I suppose it happens!! However, it sounds like you're really enjoying that bad boy. It would be well worth the effort of a reseal and regear when you're up for it after all of this work on the SC lol.
I love that car, just like the SC. It's just a whole different animal NA big cubic inch power.
Yeah i think instead of z06 swapping it ill pull and reseal it. It would probably cost me $5-7k to change out to a TR6060 and z06 diff and i'm not about to do that lol after the SC investment.
07-16-21 | 06:03 AM
