Track Day 'Cuda

[Flash68]

Bitchin. The drab green and black look great together.

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Bitchin. The drab green and black look great together.

Don't forget the fade.

It's Florida and humid as hell. When I finish a section or after I make a part to be welded in, I put it in epoxy.

[68EFIvert]

Beautiful work Craig. I was down in Orlando late in July and almost drove up to see the car and introduce myself in person. Your thread gives me inspiration for my Volvo build.

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by 68EFIvert

Beautiful work Craig. I was down in Orlando late in July and almost drove up to see the car and introduce myself in person. Your thread gives me inspiration for my Volvo build.

Thanks Darreld. I hope that inspiration isn't work on everyones car but your own!

Your car is really turning into something special. Can't wait to see it with the body and paint complete.

Anytime your this way, you are more than welcome to come by. Always here...

[jarhead]

How did you bend/form that tunnel after the bad were in it?

Thanks

[CJD Automotive]

I didn’t! That’s why I used straight beads. Ran in through my slip roll and then through the bead roller with the table off.

[jarhead]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

I didn’t! That’s why I used straight beads. Ran in through my slip roll and then through the bead roller with the table off.

good to know, I was really scratching my head on that.

I don't have a slip roll but I could try an argon bottle, then the Mittler.

Think I'll try a test piece or two in smaller scale.

Thanks!

[Peter McMahon]

Just read all the way through this, I love it! Seems like you had some blueprint issues? I used to have a 70 Swinger 340 auto so I have always been partial to mopar . Keep at it!

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by Peter McMahon

Just read all the way through this, I love it! Seems like you had some blueprint issues? I used to have a 70 Swinger 340 auto so I have always been partial to mopar . Keep at it!

Thanks. We'll just say "issues".

Started back on it, time to build headers. Everything about this is going to be a fight for space.
I want the turbo's high enough to drain (don't want to mess with a sump, another pump, check valves, etc), but far enough back to help with weight distribution.
This leaves me very little options for mounting, so a pocket in the firewall is my only option. This will necessitate cold side plumbing in the cowl, and water-to-air intercoolers behind the dash.
The first hurdle is going to be the long (for a turbo application) tube headers. Okay, second hurdle, first is this is a Mopar that no one makes a flange for. I sent Aaron Oberle the measurements and an idea of how I wanted them and he responded with a very trick file:



Couple of tweaks back and forth and ready to be made. Dropped off some 1/2" 304SS to the water jet guy and got these:



I grabbed my scrap when I picked up the flanges because I had an idea...





This slug is a perfect match to the port profile, and will make a nice forming tool. I reduced it's perimeter by about 0.050" to account for tubing wall thickness, rounded the edge that gets driven into the tube, and polished to keep it from grabbing. Drilled a hole (calibrated eyeball must be off center) and added a handle to have something to beat on!





I formed the tube, slid it in the flange and formed it again: