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Carl H »
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Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:10 pm
lawlz, i have a year round flop tan from wearing flipflops everywhere...only time i don shoes is when its 30* outside or raining or both!so i started sectioning the bellhousing yesterday and got two of the 3 sections done today, comming along quite nicely if i may say so.as far as the welding goes, yes the welds are kinda messy and gross but they were done as right as you can with a mig welder using argon gas and with the voltage and wire speed cranked; even with immaculate cleaning i was still getting nasty splatter and erratic arc on some welds.name of the game i suppose, i'll proly have a friend go over the welds with his tigwelder before it gets bolted on for good, welds are strong and holding so i should be good on that front.the z32 flywheel BARELY clears the inside of the bellhousing, there are some high spots that i need to shave down more material but that will be done before i button up the trans for good.some pics of the current progress thus far, 3rd and final section should go on tommorow with any luck.
first section of the bellhousing, most important as it will locate the trans for the rest of the mouting...
trans bolted on awaiting second section, alignment is still good.
second section and modified bellhousing, notice large gaps from differences in bellhousing diamaters.
quick shot of the ringgear and one spot on the trans that needs more grinding for good clearance.
second section welded along with first section:
trans bolted to engine, she's quite snug and fits well...
all welds were reinforced from the back as well, so dont worry there.did i mention that i hate welding aluminum?on a side note i also got this awesome sunburn from welding, for those who dont know when you weld it generates a shistload of uv radiation, its akin to having your arm 6 inches from the corona of the sun...
thats it for now, hopefuly final section will go on tommorow and testfitting will begin this weekend.