HM 1110 Build pics

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Drive shaft and safety loop. i had no idea the shaft goes that far inside the toploader.  I thought for sure i mismeasured when i got the driveshaft.

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I had a friend of a friend weld the AC pedals to the wilwood assembly.

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Primed and ready for the gloss topcoat.

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Multiple glossy topcoats

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The finished product?  I think it looks pretty cool, and actually looks better in person then on the close up pics.

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Another angle.

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Started brushing my aluminum with my homemade scotchbright block.  More to come.

[jwd]

Nice job on the frame mod. That's the fun part. Making it work the way you think it should be. Yes, I'm the one that came up with the footbox mod. Thanks for the credit. Keep up the good work. Your build is looking great.

Jim

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This is the clearance i got from doing the modifcation to the frame.  I'm really pleased with the result.  no way it will hit now.

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The Hurricane tub is too narrow for the standard linkages to fit on the toploader.  We mulled this over for awhile and finally decided not to cut the tub, but to bend the linkages to fit.  We actually did have to cut the tub a bit for the shift mechanism to work, but it was a minimal hack job.  A lot of bending, welding and swearing, and we finally got it done.  Now we have full clearance in all gears.  We added an additional sleeve for rigidity where we thought it was necessary.  They still need to be cleaned up and painted but you get the idea.

[HM1006]

Back to the oil relocation plate.  I would suggest to replace the 90* fitting with a straight fitting.  Then put on a 90 with a swivel on the side going onto the 90.  you may think that the 90 you have on now is tight enough, but the relocation plate is aluminum, and once you run the motor to temp, you will most likely need to tighten it more.  Do you have enough clearance to replace that 90 the way it is now, or get another complete revolution on it, let's say once the car is finished, and it's leaking?  

Here is what I ended up with because of that.  I will change this out this winter sometime,.... by lifting the motor enough to spin the 90 off and do it right.

Brad



   

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Been working on the car a fair amount and am getting some stuff done.  All the firewall aluminum is in.  I brushed it and had it clear anodized.  The master cylinders are in.  I still am planning on having a custom spacer made so they ride level.  For now, they point down.  I bled the brakes and clutch and had a leak at all four wheels.  Another quarter turn and no leaks.  These things need to be TIGHT.

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Another.  You can see the black thermal sleeving i put on the brake lines.  I'll be adding a shield as well.  I think the aluminum came out pretty good.  A B+ in my opinion.  I think Hurricane could do a better job on their aluminum when i see my buddies factory five.  Just an opinion based on mine vs. his.

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The pedals hanging where the will live from now on. (knock on wood)  The still need some adjustment but pedal feels good so far on clutch and brakes.  I added some of the high dollar heat shielding on the inside of the footbox.  I figure every little bit helps.  It's aluminum side out, but what the hell.

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another of the footbox