Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
But for your question Dantra, I had seen a manifold cut similarly, but with a different adapter on the end that basically clamped on. I cut behind the riser pivot so it was gone, and cut to the back of the riser pocket so I'd have a flat surface. I used an angle grinder and cut off wheel, then put the part on a belt sander to flatten it. I recently sandblasted it before i repainted it so i have some better pictures of where it's cut.
And as for the engine, I changed my mind on build appearance. I ordered paint for the rest of the car and it came two days ago. It's changing to Viper Blue Pearl and white roof with white painted tail stripe, and red hidem thinline tape between the colors. SO I figured a bright red with silver accent engine would look good amongst that field of blue.
So it got stripped, and then painted Ford Red.
And then I moved it inside finally now that our large boat project has been delivered so I have half a shop to put the engine and car into next to it. Above that is the hoist on an i-beam so I can move it up and then sideways into the car and before that strip the old engine of its good stuff that's being re-used and then haul the rest of it out and onto an old tire or something.
Then a lot of components I finished sand blasting and then painting. The silver accents look pretty cool I think. Then I'll have stainless steel hard line for boost referencing everything bolted down to clips that I'm going to make on various bolts on the engine.
It's starting to come together.
That's the exhaust just staged in place. Soon I need to park the car next to it to get the turbo out and transferred.
Sorry for the delayed response. Work has been fairly busy and I don't check on much online. BUT NOW I am ramping back up with the Dart. It's getting painted, new engine I am in the process of assembling, etc.
But for your question Dantra, I had seen a manifold cut similarly, but with a different adapter on the end that basically clamped on. I cut behind the riser pivot so it was gone, and cut to the back of the riser pocket so I'd have a flat surface. I used an angle grinder and cut off wheel, then put the part on a belt sander to flatten it. I recently sandblasted it before i repainted it so i have some better pictures of where it's cut.
And as for the engine, I changed my mind on build appearance. I ordered paint for the rest of the car and it came two days ago. It's changing to Viper Blue Pearl and white roof with white painted tail stripe, and red hidem thinline tape between the colors. SO I figured a bright red with silver accent engine would look good amongst that field of blue.
So it got stripped, and then painted Ford Red.
And then I moved it inside finally now that our large boat project has been delivered so I have half a shop to put the engine and car into next to it. Above that is the hoist on an i-beam so I can move it up and then sideways into the car and before that strip the old engine of its good stuff that's being re-used and then haul the rest of it out and onto an old tire or something.
Then a lot of components I finished sand blasting and then painting. The silver accents look pretty cool I think. Then I'll have stainless steel hard line for boost referencing everything bolted down to clips that I'm going to make on various bolts on the engine.
It's starting to come together.
That's the exhaust just staged in place. Soon I need to park the car next to it to get the turbo out and transferred.
