This summer's been extremely busy for me. I just moved back into the area after living in Alaska for nearly a decade, and California for 5 years before that, so friends and family have been a priority in my life.
That said, I'm still manageing to find time to work on my car.
I got my converted oil pan and oil cooler/filter blockoff plates in the mail this week. Sunday, I endeavored to test fit them. I must say, I'm impressed with Dan McMahan's work:
The left hand plate blocks off the stock oil cooler location. The right side is the oil filter blockoff. Out of the frame, up and right, is a third plate that routes coolant to the water-oil cooler which is now gone. That third plate has its water oulet to the oil cooler welded shut. The modified oil filter sits on the bottom. I'll be adding 1/2" NPT fittings, braided lines, and a remote oil filter kit once I finalize the engine mounting location. Speaking of, more progress was made there last night:
I have 10 inches or so from the center of the rear axle to the center of the final drive on the engine. Roughly 23 inches of chain will be running in use -- I need to keep that puppy oiled and cooled off, probably with a purpose-built air duct. We shall see. I have enough room for a direct drive, though.
Next steps, I suppose, are finalizing mounting locations and method. Based on geometry, I and certain I can use the factory mount points in such a way as to secure the engine without any problems. Once I finalize the mounting location, I'll need to weld the chassis back together. Currently, I'm looking like this:
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