April 16, 2006

Here’s the patch I made to go over the big hole I made in the air intake snorkel to clear the alternator bracket. It’s stuck down here, but I need to sand off the lip and reinforce it some.

It clears the alternator nicely now. I’ve sanded the lip, and reinforcement will come as the week progresses. Ultimately, this part needs to be sanded and painted so it looks half decent. I know you won’t see it, but I will know…. I need to spot face the flange somehow too. That’s going to be a little trickier. If anyone has any ideas/tricks, let me know.

My other task today was to get the left baffle floor done. This was how far I got. I made the reinforcement plate for the filter face, and cut the hole for the filter in the baffle floor. This was a bit nerve wracking, because it has to look good, and I don’t really want to have to buy another baffle floor if this goes awry. I need to find some room for the angle that holds the baffle side wall too.

Here you can see the slight twist that I have built into the floor. This is so it matches the cowl opening nicely. So far, it’s working out OK, if a bit slowly.