Ok so today I finally finished off the modifications to the bulkhead to convert it from a 6cyl to 4cyl. I have to stress that it's not a faithful reproduction of every aspect of a 4cyl bulkhead, I just replaced the centre section so I could use 4cyl floor panels and gearbox covers and perhaps later on fit a heater. Pics are from my final test fit with everything tacked in place, its back on the bench now having been fully welded but I ran out of time to fit it today.
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Getting the curved piece right was very time consuming, but the process was enjoyable. I wish I had more time to spend on it right now but I'm racing to get the car mobile so I can load it on the trailer to move house.
I keep meaning to make a bending brake but I just improvised today with some steel bars and a planishing hammer...
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Then I bent the section around an old 6cyl diaphragm cover to get the correct shape...
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I don't think I'll get a job in a body shop any time soon, but the end result fits nicely so that's good enough.
The other job today was test fitting the modified engine mounts. I had to do a bit of chopping to make them fit around the extractors but otherwise they fit great. Have to do a couple more mods to give access to the lower bolt on the LHS mount, so that will happen tomorrow and they'll be fully welded. The extractors were custom made years ago in place on the car and unfortunately to get the bolts in the engine mount they have to be removed from the head to give enough room - can't do much about that now.
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Tomorrow I need to pack up the workshop for the removal so there's not much more I can do for a while. Time blew out on me thanks to waiting 2 and a half weeks for a part from Brisbane, plus complications from weird mods done by someone else previously that had to be undone. I'll get it on the trailer Thursday once the new engine mounts and fuel tanks are ready, then I can do a bit more over the holidays after we've moved out of here.
Oh, one last pic - my printed magna tex wheel came up alright I think.
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