1949 Business coupe update

[falconvan]

I got lucky, this side was not nearly as bad as the first side once I opened it up. I had one 5"x 5" piece of the inner brace that was gone but the rest was solid once I wire brushed it down really good. So I made a pice for that, welded it in, cleaned everything up, and hit it with POR15. The green stuff is some zinc based rust converter from Eastwood that's for spraying inside hard to reach areas like inside frames. The other side I was able to get a brush into but since I didnt remove as much metal over here, I used this stuff to get up inside the channels. Once this all dries I can button it back up with just a few small pieces of sheet metal.

 

[falconvan]

Good day today; I got the other side buttoned up and ready for some filler and I got the passenger side header built. This one was easy; driver’s side will be a lot harder. I have a question for you FI guys regarding the 02 sensor bungs; the factory ones were pretty close to the heads on the manifolds. I'm planning on moving them down to the header collector. Will the increased distance be an issue or should I put them in one of the tubes the same distance from the head as the original ones?

 

[Dirtyrat]

I'd say your best bet is to put them in the collector like they were from the factory.

 

[Neverdone]

Were they on only one tube of the manifold? If so then yes closer to the head. If not then I would say put it on the collector.

 

[jfg455]

In the collector preferably in a spot not directly in front of one tube. You want to read the mixture of the entire bank and not rely on just one cylinder. Header looks good. [P

 

[BlueNorther]

I thought the SHO's were V8s??

 

[falconvan]

The 97 and up SHOs were 3.4 V8s; the early ones were 3.0 and then 3.2 V6s; all made by Yamaha.

Thanks John, that's what I'll do and I may do a header wrap, too. Got the other side done today; not bad for my first header building attempt. Now I can pull the drivetrain back out, start smoothing my welds on the firewall, and getting it ready for paint.

 

[BlueNorther]

The 97 and up SHOs were 3.4 V8s; the early ones were 3.0 and then 3.2 V6s; all made by Yamaha.

Thanks John, that's what I'll do and I may do a header wrap, too. Got the other side done today; not bad for my first header building attempt. Now I can pull the drivetrain back out, start smoothing my welds on the firewall, and getting it ready for paint.

guess I only remember the ads for the 8cyls, interesting.

will keep tabs on this.

 

[Bamamav]

Uh, how are you going to pull that header with it wrapped around the steering column? [S

 

[falconvan]

I pulled the steering wheel, unbolted the steering box, slid it out the bottom of the car, and then pulled the header. Not the simplest but it works.

 

[christcrusader13]

Headers look good!

 

[falconvan]

I got the motor pulled back out tonight and finished welding everything on the headers except the O2 bungs. Now I'm going to get the engine on a stand and stick to the body until it's ready for paint.

 

[BlueNorther]

this thing is going to be soooooo cool!

 

[bob w]

Yes, it's off the charts for uniqueness. A key factor is, you get things done and finish your projects.

 

[falconvan]

Thanks, guys. Bob, you churn those hot rods out pretty quick yourself.

 

[falconvan]

Got some primer on the firewall today; now for a little wet sanding and I'll put some color on it.

 

[maverickmk]

Wet sanding, ugh! But, it's looking good.

 

[falconvan]

I know, I hate wet sanding, too. I'm just going to hit the parts that will be visible when the car is together, I'm not worried about areas that will be behind the fenders.

 

[earthman]

...........[P

 

[falconvan]

Like Sammy says, "Red, red, I want red. There's no substitute for red!"