Okay - next up - the brake box.
The original dual master cylinder was quite a bit wider and shorter than the backdated single reservoir clutch/brake combination unit I'm replacing it with.
While the original brake box sealed off the cockpit completely from the engine bay, the backdated earlier model has gaps where the pedals hang down into the footwell. Air, and heaven forbid, fire, can enter and burn my tootsies. I don't want that.
Pictures from earlier this week showed the really nice milling operation Mark performed on a Pelco Security Camera box I acquired from the dust bin at work. Here's how it will all go together -
The original cutout in the footwell - lengthened to accommodate the backdated pedal hanger arrangement -
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Chris Conrad, on Flickr
Steel plate to cover the old cutout and provide new mounting position for the backdated pedal hangers and master cylinder -
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Chris Conrad, on Flickr
Pedal hanger - sans master cylinder - I'll attend to that later -
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Chris Conrad, on Flickr
Machined extruded box, which will cover the entire assembly - COMPLETE WITH AN ACESS COVER TO TOP OFF FLUIDS -
HOW COOL IS THAT -
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Chris Conrad, on Flickr
Existing back plate for the box - which I will replace with a new cover that will have bulkhead fittings and short runs of stainless steel hose running from the master cylinder and out to the brakes and clutch slave -
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Chris Conrad, on Flickr
This will clean up the engine bay a lot.