Brock B Coupe build

Edsnova, great job on those. I was looking at the RLR ones not hydraulic. 

Yeah CAD I use it regularly.......

Oh my God !.................Lightening holes ?  There's a special person on here that has a fetish for them so be careful !     Use plenty of them !    You don't want him to rear his head and blow fire out of his lightened fire nostrils  (or is that nozzle's ?). Good work Brock !..........Bruce

Brock B posted:

Edsnova, great job on those. I was looking at the RLR ones not hydraulic. 

Yeah CAD I use it regularly.......

Brock,

When you first started posting, I assumed you were like a lot of us-- a dreamer thinking this whole thing would be cheap and easy. In the course of a few short weeks, my mind is completely changed. You sir, are the man.

The cap pictured above is excellent. If you don't mind me asking, what is your plan to keep from burning up the internals of the cap when you weld it? I've always been a giant fan of this particular modification and I think it ought to be able to get done for less than the zillions of dollars it costs to just buy one.

Also: is this the pedal assy. you are looking to replicate?

Stan:

What is the source for that pedal assembly?

Panhandle Bob posted:

Stan:

What is the source for that pedal assembly?

RLR: Ron Lummus Racing

Brock nice work for sure.

Bruce, Thanks ! Not even sure of it will have the lightening holes or not yet.

Stan, wow thanks so much ! The main rubber gasket comes out easily. Not sure if there is any other parts inside but i am only goint to tack it in 3 spots and have a air hose to cool it quickly.

If you don’t mind me asking: where did you get the cap and neck?

The cap was $12 came from ebay, haven't  got the neck not sure if its made repro or not.

Thanks Ray!

Brock B posted:

The cap was $12 came from ebay, haven't  got the neck not sure if its made repro or not.

I don't want to beat this to death, but do you have a link?

Brock B posted:

Yeah CAD I use it regularly.......

aircooled posted:

Oh my God !.................Lightening holes ?  There's a special person on here that has a fetish for them so be careful !     Use plenty of them !    You don't want him to rear his head and blow fire out of his lightened fire nostrils  (or is that nozzle's ?). Good work Brock !..........Bruce

Ahhh, woke me up you did! 

Make them big all the way across. And it's looking great, Brock!

ALB , thanks

Stan, closest one i can find now iirc mine was free shipping.

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I am guessing it was this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuel-...e:g:v1wAAOSw2rhb9Lyh

I am hesitant to purchase it without the neck, because I have no idea what fits what.  Here is a link to the cap and the neck together, which I think I am going to buy unless someone knows where to get the combo for less than $123.

https://www.ebay.com/i/161961238070?chn=ps

This guy, Spartan, http://www.project-spartan.com.../2017/12/3/fuel-tank used the neck from the photo.

So where, and how much?

First attempt.....dont know what grade this stainless is but its TOUGH!! Ruined 3 drill bits on this and they all walked. The center one moved so much i had to make it oval! 

Cobalt are the right drill bits

New trans mounts and trans are in..

You may consider using a heavy duty engine cradle and trans strap. It will help support the horns from flexing under acceleration.

Brock B posted:

First attempt.....dont know what grade this stainless is but its TOUGH!! Ruined 3 drill bits on this and they all walked. The center one moved so much i had to make it oval! 

I have known men who could weld tin foil together. Unless you're one of them I suspect you'll have a problem welding dissimilar metals of dissimilar thickness without blowing holes in the cap. (I'm guessing that the car is not stainless) I'll sing your praises when you get it done. Post a photo.

I seem to remember that the stamping for the handle was made in a T fashion and riveted to the top.

Best of luck

And I don't know what your engine choice is, but a transaxle mid-mount always helps to support everything and keep the nose of the transaxle from trying to swing up under heavy acceleration with 2,110's or larger engines.  Berg makes a nice (although pricey) one that several of us have used and like.  GB-643

http://www.geneberg.com/cat.ph...Mounts&cPath=351

Jimmy V, seen those may upgrade to one later.

Jim G, we shall see.......

Gordon, also may be a upgrade for later although im guessing its mostly for drag racing where a hard launch is the norm.

True, but at least run a Rhino front tranny mount cushion.  It's made of Urethane, rather than rubber, and resists the torque (up and down) of the nosecone mount.  Rubber cushions tend to get mushy and tear apart with a 2,110 or larger displacement.  It's cheap insurance and easy to install at this stage of your build.

Yeah here is a test piece, lighter stainless and metal as close to the cap thickness as i could find......... that's mig btw not tig. Not perfect but not bad for  the first try. 

Here is a pic of the (I believe) rhino mount I am running in my Speedster. Carey  had mine switched to this during the conversion.

Gentlemen,

It would appear that in addition to being fast, Brock is also good.

Nice welds, man. 

 Welds are approved !

Jimmy v, thanks i will look those up.

Stan, thank you! I try.....

Alan, AAAAAYYYYYYY 👍👍👍 thanks!

Nice work

nice welds

Walka, Todd Thanks guys...

Well it went about as well as figured. Whatever crap metal this cap is made of does NOT like to be welded. I cleaned off the galvanized coating before hand hoping to get it good.

Well after much cleaning up and some cussin here is the result........

I have always found that Cussing really helps..........

Looks like you were more accurate with the holes in the second version, too.

Dude that looks great!

Ain't it fun how these little detail jobs end up taking hours and hours? 

I love it! Carry on!

Gordon,  yeah sometimes it does.......

Got ahold of some original qw frames just to use for a pattern,  fit the opening really good just got to order some stainless to make them.

Dude.

DUDE!! 

It's all looking pretty spiffy!

Started the pedals......