HM 1110 Build pics

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Cutting the footbox using the standard mod that everyone uses.  JWD came up with it i think.  Apologies if it was someone else.  It really helps to have a friend who knows how to weld.

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Welding in the replacement steel.  I would not be able to do this stuff without my buddy John helping me.  He handled this himself and did a great job.  Once painted it looks factory fresh.

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I have the Vintage wheels and i realized early on that the lugs were too long for the pins to work.  Got the trusty cutting wheel out and went to town.  Careful how much you cut here as the lengths seemed to change front to back.

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The footbox after welding but before paint.

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another of the footbox.

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Test fitting the headers and pipes.  Everything seems to fit fine, although i have to put a bit of elbow grease to get the pipes to be parallel to the frame.  Is that what i'm going for?

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another.  Next, it's on to the transmission rods.  The toploader does not really fit in the tunnel.  We are going to make and bend all new rods to gain some clearance and see if we can get it to fit. That will be this weekend hopefully, maybe brush some aluminum, get the remote oil filter block plate to actually work, replace the fuel pump, temp fit the drive shaft safety loop (if i can do that without the shaft).  I better get to work.

Bill

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More pics on the way. I had a problem getting the oil relocation plate to work with the Hurricane frame.  you can see the fitting was resting on the frame.   I know some people built a new plate, some were able to use 45 degree fittings, but i checked with Hurricane and decided to create a recess in the frame.

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First, we bent a plate that we thought would work so the fitting would clear.

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Then, cut the frame to match.

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Dropped the plate in, a pretty good fit actually.

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Weld it in place.

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The finished weld.  Lots of grinding and sanding, priming and painting.

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The finished product.  It came out pretty good i must say.  A bit hard to tell in the pictures.  The engine went in with the fittings on and it clears by a solid 3/8" now.

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I'm trying to get the fuel delivery buttoned up.  Had to put in a fuel filter.