MS LIBERTY a Wild Weasel's belly tank

[SPARKY]

Been on the phone off and on all morning trying to get my spool gun compatible---seems like I was sold a miss match for my welder---trying to get it sorted out---we need it bad to get the body/canopy area done!!

[SPARKY]

 
Marty droped by for about 4 tacks worth and
now we will build the mounts for this thing and align everything an finish making the front panels and button it up---after the mounts are done I will pressure test the water passages and start plumbing.

[SPARKY]

  deception  you think you are looking at an intercooler with a small leak ---you may be right---but what you really see is an understanding wife--an a guy kicking himself for not doing this earlier!!

[38flattie]

Haha! Well, it's better to have an intercooler in the sink, than engine parts strewn all over the kitchen table!

The build is looking great!

[SPARKY]

Sushhhh ---Buddy that is next week--she is out of town and I am batching!!!!

[SPARKY]

By request

[SPARKY]

Andy and I had a great day in the shop----mostly noodle time-- we have now found a place to mount the oil pressure accumulator to protect the turbo's v journal bearings. We also spent a good bit of time on how to mount the instrument panel, the brake & gas pedals.

The largest success is most likely the THERMAL shield plan---it will take 20 times longer to build it than the 2 hrs it took us to NOODLE---but I think we are on the right track.  Part of this time spent in the area was the plenum area and the air intake system.  I have really been thinking about how to protect the turbos from salt and other debris ---we think that we now know how to put two flat type air cleaners---one flat just below the small scoops intake and one at a 45 deg. angle in front of the two tubes that run down toward the turbos.

my head hurts--

we got the oil filter location figured out but we still-- need a place to mount the MSD and the ECU, that will mostly be used for turbo control and data logging this year.

[Buickguy3]

  Sparky, We thought we had the air filter thing figured out until we called K&N and they gave us the area of the filter to properly flow enough air. Way more than a guy thinks.
   Doug 

[SPARKY]

Thanks BG3 for the heads up!

I was going to try to put the largest tray filter they make--I will give the guys up the street a visit and see what they think

[SPARKY]

Busy this morning!  Ordered the second turbo diaper from the guys aat Thermal Solutions in Cincy Ohio and stopped by the AirAid guys down the street---what these guys have in common is Made in the USA.   AirAid has this huge Mama Jammer (airaid.com) that will be perfect for the turbos  a huge cone that has a 6" id--- and is 12" high by 9" at the base---now if I can build an air box big enough to mount 2 of those things  we will have the filtration issue done with.

[SPARKY]

Fankie came over tonight and started bracket racing.  He made the bracket for the oil filter---we can now mount it where Andy and I figured out the other day.  I ordered new rocker studs and Maanley 7/16th push rods. 8.500s and 9.350  bye bye lash caps and rockers hitting the retainers!!!

[Buickguy3]

   Here's what we ended up with on the Salt Cat lakester.
 Doug 

[Frankie7799]

THat looks pretty sweet Doug.

As always I enjoyed getting the opportunity to work on the WW and make something for it. While Im not going to quit my day job to become a fabricator anytime soon  , Im enjoying doing this stuff and learning new things along the way. Thanks again Sparky.

[Ron Gibson]

Sparky
 You might check clearance on them. When I went to 7/16 pushrods, I had to increase the clearance in the holes for the intakes to eliminate interference. Might not be a problem with your heads.

Ron

[SPARKY]

Ron,  thanks for the reminder--- we will continue to try to feel our way through  this thing!!!