1968 Barracuda Notch - Plano, TX

[mosleyme]

Designed brackets for PS cooler.

Six days later. Laser cut, bent, hardware inserts and powder coated.

Fit location and marked lower radiator frame then drilled holes.

installed nutserts

nutserts ready

and installed

 

[4spdragtop]

Awesome!(as usual lol)

 

[DionR]

Very nice!

What’s the nutsert tool? Haven’t seen one like that before.

 

[mosleyme]

Very nice!

What’s the nutsert tool? Haven’t seen one like that before.

bought it 10-12 years ago. I got a set that had "standard" thread size tooling.
see similar item sold under different brand names. Looks like all three are same manufacturer.

AOBEN Rivet Nut Tool Kit​

LIBRATON Rivet Nut Tool​

TOLRET Rivet Nut Tool​

 

[383Duster]

Very nice!

What’s the nutsert tool? Haven’t seen one like that before.

It’s like installing a pop rivet, except the rivet is threaded internally. Very useful in mounting items on sheet metal. I used to sell a nutsert kit when I was a tool truck dealer.

 

[mosleyme]

Journey from MDF prototype to CAD model

 

[mosleyme]

Overall concept for accessory drive, and, the "A12" idea.

 

[bjkadron]

Overall concept for accessory drive, and, the "A12" idea.

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This is excellent work! What kind of scanner did you use? Or did I miss it?

 

[mosleyme]

This is excellent work! What kind of scanner did you use? Or did I miss it?

Einstar Vega

 

[mosleyme]

PS cooler plumbing.

Line from PS box to cooler. Seamless 304SS.

Connection at cooler:

Under Oil cooler, around corner over lower valence mount.

Over the oil cooler lines

under frame, up along the frame and over to PS box outlet.

 

[mosleyme]

PS cooler line from cooler to reservoir:

from cooler, behind latch support over to opening in support

through opening in support, down and under the coolant reservoir

looking down between reservoir and core support

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under coolant and PS reservoir, then loop up to the reservoir return connection point

"A" is the -10 feed to the PS pump from the remote reservoir
"B" is the -6 high pressure line from the PS pump to the steering box
"C" is the -6 outlet from the PS box to the cooler
"D" is the -6 return line from the cooler to the reservoir.

Tubing flare

Tool used to do the flares. It has an eccentric flaring cone that forms the flare and a ratcheting mechanism that declutches when the flare is complete.

 

[DionR]

Bending hard lines is like wizardry to me. Nice job on them!

 

[mosleyme]

Bending hard lines is like wizardry to me. Nice job on them!

The first couple of attempts on the line from the box to the cooler were definitely a learning experience. We have trades at work that do this kind of thing every day. They are limited to 20 foot sections but in some cases they have to go 40-50 yards! So they have a welding tool that is awesome. After the weld you can barely tell it is there!

Anyway, third attempt I started at the box and went one bend at a time and it just happened. After the second attempt my ability to see where it needed to go and how the bender needed to be positioned synced up. The line from the cooler to the reservoir I started at the reservoir side and it just flowed for me.