Fireball Outlaw Drag Radial Rebuild Thread
05-23-2010, 01:05 PM
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haha...running out of space quickly...this poor 3 gallon summit fuel cell has been hacked up beyond recognition 
This time I had toadd a notch to allow it to clear the removable frontend bar while being far enough in front of the radiator to accomodate a -12 90deg AN fitting for the fuel feed line. Still need to get some more .090 aluminum plate to close off the notch
Was originally going to cut off the whole front section, but didn't want to sacrifice that much tank volume, so I put the bottom section back on just leaving the notch
This time I had toadd a notch to allow it to clear the removable frontend bar while being far enough in front of the radiator to accomodate a -12 90deg AN fitting for the fuel feed line. Still need to get some more .090 aluminum plate to close off the notch Was originally going to cut off the whole front section, but didn't want to sacrifice that much tank volume, so I put the bottom section back on just leaving the notch
05-25-2010, 07:03 AM
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My pieces of aluminum should be here today...I'll be rebuilding the HVAC delete plate with 1/8" to replace the ocean wave plate Once I get the firewall plate done I can get going on the cold side plumbing (on the interior side...need the final motor and turbo to do the engine bay side)
really hope to get the heavy fab work complete in the next 2 months or so...I want the car in paint by end of August...
Once I get the firewall plate done I can get going on the cold side plumbing (on the interior side...need the final motor and turbo to do the engine bay side)really hope to get the heavy fab work complete in the next 2 months or so...I want the car in paint by end of August...
06-02-2010, 05:39 PM
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got back on the project for a bit today...started on the coldside piping...welded on the v-bands to the I/C and started laying out tubing.
06-06-2010, 12:28 PM
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The build is coming out very nice. I really appreciate how you, Phil and others are willing to post pics of your build and reasons behind your actions, it makes it easy for me to steal a few ideas for my own build 
looking forward to seeing this thing get back to the track
looking forward to seeing this thing get back to the track
06-08-2010, 06:03 AM
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Just a quick update:
didn't get alot done in the last few weeks, but...
Got the 1/8 plate and that fugger warped too. the way I was trying to make the hvac plate just isn't going to work (holesawing a 4" hole, passing a 4" aluminum pipe thru and welding both sides). it tends to pull the plate in funny ways when welding. I've tested some other ways with scrap and it seems that cutting a 3.5" hole, butt-welding a 4" pipe to both sides then cutting down the lip provides a warp-free setup, so I'm going to try for a third time doing that
Since the wing is done, I removed that from the car, going to get the parts coated. Will be getting the little pontiac bumper supports done in black chrome...should look cool
With the wing out of the way, I added a little more reinforcement to the the dual chute mount...also added some supports for the chute cables. just need to finish weld eveything then get that coated.
didn't get alot done in the last few weeks, but...
Got the 1/8 plate and that fugger warped too. the way I was trying to make the hvac plate just isn't going to work (holesawing a 4" hole, passing a 4" aluminum pipe thru and welding both sides). it tends to pull the plate in funny ways when welding. I've tested some other ways with scrap and it seems that cutting a 3.5" hole, butt-welding a 4" pipe to both sides then cutting down the lip provides a warp-free setup, so I'm going to try for a third time doing that
Since the wing is done, I removed that from the car, going to get the parts coated. Will be getting the little pontiac bumper supports done in black chrome...should look cool
With the wing out of the way, I added a little more reinforcement to the the dual chute mount...also added some supports for the chute cables. just need to finish weld eveything then get that coated.
