318 draw through build

[RustyRatRod]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your build.

 

[Bakerlite]

Finally had some time away from the body work to work on the turbo setup.
Here is the valve baseplate. Just have to get the correct fasteners I need to hang the reed valves from the plate, then should be able to weld the whole thing together.

 

[RustyRatRod]

You're a complete pain in the *** at times, but you do some nice work.

 

[Bakerlite]

Thanks Rod, and your right, I can be a real PIA at times.

 

[Bakerlite]

More. Will need to farm out the rest of the welding as my 150 amp machine won't cut it.

 

[AlV]

Hey Bakerlite, any updates for us?

 

[Bakerlite]

Sure, I just got the rest of the welding done. I'll take some pics and post them later today.

 

[PanGasket]

Sure, I just got the rest of the welding done. I'll take some pics and post them later today.

rotest:

 

[Bakerlite]

Yeah, sorry, I"ll get them up as soon as I can find where I left my camera.

 

[Bakerlite]

OK, here are some more pics of the stuff all welded up. Tomorrow I should be finishing smoothing out the carb flange of the top plate and painting the intake manifold.

 

[PanGasket]

Cool man 8) looks good. You have some nice welds

 

[67Dart273]

The things guys won't go through to save a buck!! LOL

Ya know it's hard to place credibility with a guy, LOL, who looks just like Snake Plissken, LOL

 

[jimmyray]

Cool build but it leaves me confused and with a headache.

I never knew such a system existed, never occured to me!

there are 3 for sale on eBay currently, below are some pics:

 

[Bakerlite]

Cool man 8) looks good. You have some nice welds

Thanks , but sadly I can't claim to have done all the welding.. Just the crap looking ones

 

[Bakerlite]

Yes Jimmyray, that's the Martin system. It was actually developed by a forum member here named bohica2xo. Sadly they never got a Mopar small block system into production.
This sort of adapter was also available but the orientation of the inlet and outlet tubes are not in the best positions as well as is offsetting the carb.

 

[67Dart273]

That one above was originally Rotomaster, later sold by accel. They did make that setup (special exhaust manifold) for Mopar at least SB in trucks, anyway

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=187891

 

[PanGasket]

By the way, the more I see you complete on this build, the more I wanna take a crack at it myself. Seems a whole lot simpler than fongooling with blow thru.

 

[Bakerlite]

Yeah, I also like the look of the system, totally old school to me. I like to see all that stuff sitting up high on top of the motor. One thing I have done is move the turbo over a few inches so it is a virtual straight shot out of the compressor , into the intake manifold.

 

[PanGasket]

Yeah, I also like the look of the system, totally old school to me. I like to see all that stuff sitting up high on top of the motor. One thing I have done is move the turbo over a few inches so it is a virtual straight shot out of the compressor , into the intake manifold.

are you gonna mount a heat shield on the valve cover to prevent further heat soaking of the oil?

 

[Bakerlite]

Yeah, I think I might make a nice stainless one once everything is 100% fitted up the way I want it.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Glad to see more progress. It's comin together nicely.

 

[Abodybomber]

Nice work.....

 

[bohica2xo]

Nice progress Glenn.

Jimmyray:

Those two Martin systems are survivors for sure. The one on the wood table was a truck system, and is missing the suction side elbow from the upper intake to the compressor inlet.

The second system is actually a Corvette unit. The suction elbow was a crappy compromise to clear all of the OEM equipment. The exhaust manifold was also different.

The picture on the wood table illustrates why the system was such a success on the bottom end. I had kept the single plane runners, but reduced the height significantly. This increased the velocity during low speed operation. The system had a significant torque increase @ 1900 rpm over the OEM dual plane intake.

B

 

[Bakerlite]

Thanks Brad, All the parts are welded, finished and painted. Now I'll move onto the exhaust crossover and output pipe. Once I do that I'll bolt all the parts to the engine.

 

[PanGasket]

you never showed how the reeds are installed. don't leave me hanging! lol

Looks great man. probably could fool someone that its factory