Update on Lola, May 09
mrsbojigger
Senior Contributor
Hi Kids,
I've been doing a little more work on the mechanicals rather than sheet metal on Lola.
1. I have placed the battery tray on the firewall since it is more convinient there than being in the trunk.
2. I have the new Hot Rod Air evaporator installed complete with brackets that can be removed if necessary.
3. I located the ideal lower radiator hose ('80's Dodge truck).
4. I rerouted the P/S return line to give me more clearance for the fan shroud.
Enjoy and Peace,
Chaz
I've been doing a little more work on the mechanicals rather than sheet metal on Lola.
1. I have placed the battery tray on the firewall since it is more convinient there than being in the trunk.
2. I have the new Hot Rod Air evaporator installed complete with brackets that can be removed if necessary.
3. I located the ideal lower radiator hose ('80's Dodge truck).
4. I rerouted the P/S return line to give me more clearance for the fan shroud.
Enjoy and Peace,
Chaz
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hey thats nice!.......exactly where in texas are you?0
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Hi Smasher,
From Ireland to Louisiana! Hum............ that must have been a real culture shock!
I live in the San Antonio area (Northern Mexico).
Here are a few more pics of progress this week.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
very nice work, keep it going. dermott.:cool::cool:0
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Nice work your doin there , what did you use for windshield wipers ?0
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What kind of primer do you recamend for unpainted metal? That looks like Vari-prime but I don't think I can get that here anymore.0
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Made it back from our little trip to Burton Texas. If not for the circumstances, this day in Burton would have seemed strange.
Dermott: Thanks for the accolade!
Stateline: I used "It's a Snap Wire and Cable" Electric Wiper Kit. (TPI Tech Instruments) There is another company that sells the identical kit. I don't know their name right off hand but they are the same.
If you look carefully in a couple of the top photos of the A/C evaporator you can see the motor/trans & cable tube on the right side under the dash.
Bent: I am using Dupont 2580 LF Epoxy DTM Primer/Sealer (Dark Green) and 2525S Activator - Mid Temp.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Well fellas,
I just finished designing, building and installing an aluminum radiator fan shroud. Everything fits and I have plenty of room for intake air ducting for the engine.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Whoo Hoo!
This is how it looks mounted in the engine compartment. I will install rubber mounting grommets when finishing out the car.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
mrsbojigger wrote:Whoo Hoo!
This is how it looks mounted in the engine compartment. I will install rubber mounting grommets when finishing out the car.
Peace,
Chaz
Hi Chaz,
The shroud looks great!
Are you leaving the top of the radiator open/as-is or will you build a piece to cover and protect the top of the radiator as well?0 -
Good morning Dan,
There will be a cover piece that fits over this area of the radiator and the hose connection for a more pleasing look. It will start further forward to make a nice visual transition from the fender/hood support and also the radiator core support. I will also address air flow coming into the radiator with some new sheet metal pieces. Most of the stuff now is purely mechanical.
One of my next problems (opportunities) I need to address is how to rotate the upper hose outlet fitting on the water pump. It is a press fit but I need to rotate it about 25 more degrees clockwise. If I am able to remove it, I then need to figure out how to make it stay secure when it's re-inserted. I may have to weld it into place.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Trying to make everything fit up under the hood. I needed radiator hoses and a way to direct cool air into the intake. It had to be different from the stock air intake since the Hudson has a lower profile hood that the Chevy truck hood. My solution for now is to make a mockup with 4" plastic tubing. It will be metal later. The K & N air filter will be inside the right front fender with a shield between it and the wheel. Also, I found the perfect radiator hoses. My thought was to use something off the shelf that I could pick up an any Napa dealer across the United States in case the occasion arose when on a long trip. The bottom radiator hose is from a '77-79 Ford F-150 truck and the top hose is from a '93 BMW 318i.
BTW, the local Napa dealer was very helpful to fill my needs and even let me go back and go thru the hoses with them.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Don't-cha love it when the plan comes together?
You might want to think about some way to force air into the filter box as opposed to just sucking it in. You'll get much better performance if you can force-feed air into the filter box.
Possibly some duct work that could tuck up close to the bumper or feed from behind the grille perhaps?0 -
Yep, That's what I was thinking too!
There is a flat panel just behind the chrome grill piece in the fender that I can change out and use a piece of perforated sheet metal painted flat black which will give the air flow into the air filter. I will not be obvious to the casual looker but be functional at the same time.
Chaz0 -
What ever Lola Wants, Lola gets..right?0
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You are correct!
What ever it takes to make Lola happy!0 -
Soooo many interesting things happening with this project! Please, please, keep the updates coming. And lots of pictures!!!
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Nice work as usual Chaz! Love that fan shroud. When I get to working on mine, I want to speak with you on that wiper system. Is that a tube coming up through the cowl where the arms attach? Do you just weld that to the cowl, or is a rubber grommet style to keep water from entering the cab there? I assume there must be some way to clock or adjust it so it wipes the entire window w/ a park mechanism. Very nicely done. Just sold my Corvette LT1 system CHaz, so now I'm open to a new drivetrain system. I just hope that mine can look and be made half as good as yours dude!0
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Jay,
As always I am willing to answer any questions that I can. Yes there's a rubber grommet on the outside for water proofing. Park and adjustments are built into the design so no problem there.
The arrangment I chose was to have the wipers both start at the center of the windshield and swing outward and inward together. To do this, you need to have one part of the cable start under one wiper transmission and up over the other wiper transmission on the opposite side. In other words they are installed opposite of each other. To do this, you need to cut a hole (long slot) for the cable tubing to to pass thru from one side to the other.
If you don't mind having the wipers swing both left and right together it will make the installation MUCH MUCH EASIER. It means you can just run the cable the lower route under the dash and not have to route half of it above the dash. Newer cars as you know are set up to go in unison with each other. in hindsight, I probably would have chosen to go this way but I never seem to take the easy way.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
That's what makes your car unique Chaz. Though I would probably do them the same direction as I'll have enough custom stuff going on.
You know, I was under the impression that it was really hard to find wipers for the step-downs if you weren't using the original set up. Am I right in assuming this set up is under the dash? Or is it outside on the firewall? If the cabling is on the inside under the dash, that's my set up, at least when I get to that spot. Thanks again for your posting dude, you give us a lot of ideas and things to think about. Gonna be a sweet ride man!0 -
The real thing is in place now. I did away with the PVC pipe I was using for a pattern. I found a company that makes 4" I.D. diameter silicon tubing with a 45 degree bend. The ends are so long that I didn't have to add any extensions to it for a proper fit. It wasn't cheap though! Now I need to fabricate some well placed brackets and clamps. Then I will make a box for the air cleaner so it will not be damaged and also act as a ram tunnel.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Here is a "work in progress" on the interior. It is NOT the finished design but it is some progress towards getting the car on the road. Every little bit of work on the car helps towards the end result. My plan is to have the real working instrument panel back behind the stock instruments. When the car is just sitting, you will see a stock instrument panel. When the car is being driven the functioning instrument panel will be revealed. The functioning panel is from a 2007 Subaru Legacy which will be intergrated into the Chevy electronics system.
Peace,
Chaz0 -
Dude, that's going to be like one of those James Bond cars! I Love it!!! Man that is gonna be one sweet ride.
For those guys who say "if I see a SBC, I'm going to just walk right by it" are going to be missing one cool rodded Hudson. You should have this one written up in the WTN.
Jay0 -
Wish I had your 'eye' and talent Chaz!
As it is, guess I'll have to 'creatively borrow' them from others... :rolleyes:
I'll ditto you on that, it must be the artist in Chaz! Whatever it is, we like it!0
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