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Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 23 10:37 am
by Stu
Blue wrote: Wed Feb 22, 23 10:26 am It will leave a gap at the top (shiny area in the photo) which is easy enough to deal with.
Zooming in on that, can’t quite tell, how have you dealt with that? :-k looks like a strip of painted ali or something?

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 23 11:24 am
by Blue
22”. I taped a strip of thin ally across the gap as a mould, you smooth plasticine into any gaps to stop the resin from seeping through, and then 2 layers of fibreglass on the underside, remove mould and paint, sorted.

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 23 7:27 pm
by Stu
Nice! Looks good to me.

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 9:27 am
by Stu
Blue wrote: Wed Feb 22, 23 10:26 am The Mancini shroud bolts right up to a Champion rad
Is that the Mopar Performance fan shroud? I notice they do an ali shroud specifically for Champion rads too. Can’t decide if it’s a bit bling for me or if it serves any greater purpose or fit. :-k

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 2:21 pm
by Blue
Yes the plastic Mopar one is what I’d recommend.

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 2:30 pm
by Stu
Ta! :thumbright:

Nearly ready to pull the motor

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 2:53 pm
by Pete
Stu wrote: Sat Feb 25, 23 2:30 pm
Nearly ready to pull the motor
Tread Boldly, young Skywalker!

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 3:50 pm
by Stu
:lol: It’s the easy bit at the moment. Removing, bagging and tagging.

Freezing cold and getting too dim inside, defeated by bell housing bolts so giving it neck for today.

Decent progress, though and only one nut in the Forgot Pot, so happy enough for now.

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 23 4:02 pm
by Pete
I always breathe a sigh of relief when the Convertor bolts come out cleanly - it's "Game on" then and no additional expense....

Ditto in the reverse on installation when the Convertor bolts go in without cross-threading or stripping... if that goes wrong it can really put a crimp in your day...

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 23 11:51 am
by Stu
Postie just turned up with some goodies for the weekend, assuming I can get the motor pulled, if the bell housing bolts don’t play me up. :thumbright:

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 23 11:53 am
by Pete
I'd stick to a nice Merlot if I were you....

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 23 11:56 am
by Stu
It would certainly be more relaxing. :help:

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 23 2:01 pm
by Stu
Well, it’s out! :)

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 23 2:05 pm
by ScottyDave
What's the plan with it Stu?

Re: Floyd Brothers 70 Challenger

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 23 6:56 pm
by Stu
Edit. Double post. :roll: