About to get started, Going to re-build from ground up Options

[jwalters]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Hello all, just wanted to share my soon to be future endeavor for the ground up rebuild of my beloved '72.

Here is my wants, needs and desires:

Going to flare it with the glass flares received the other day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Going to a CIS injection with a turbo setup--I am going to totally develope this system: the headers,, piping, intake plenum, as so forth.
It will unbelievable compact, nothing at all like you see from those other photos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I absolutely must retain all the storage compartments for the intended use: the trunk must still hold my top, the front trunk must still hold my coleman beer cooler. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

So I am also designing an oil cooler mount made of sandwich composite that will be place on the rear trunk top--going to be radical!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Doing the chassis reinforcements:

Also swapping all the factory sway bars from my other car,

got the reinforced rear arms back the other day--a place called Nelson Brothers in Fort Lauderdale did them up for me---very high quality!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)


Well, here goes nothing!!!

Oh, and I just got a new fujifilm digital, man that thing is nice!!!


--Oh crap--it won't let me upload the pics!!!!!! Can someone help me with this upload thingy????

wHEW! FINALLY GOT THEM TO UPLOAD!!!

[jwalters]

Looks like you got your picture problem solved. I found the easiest way to resize pictures was to use a photo editor like this one that you can download for free: My Webpage

Once the editor is downloaded you can re-size your digital pictures easily.

Of course you have to get the pictures into your computer which can be fun the first time you try.

Feel free to ask questions, I invite it!!!

OK, so what is the basic setup? Give us some tidbits on how it will work/look.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Well, picture how a fellow did his turbo setup recently--he ran the pipes from the collector back to the left side of the engine where he mounted the turbo---9+ feet of pipe is not the way to go for a truely hi-po setup--but that gentleman did a fine job and goes to show just how badly people want to turbo!!!

My turbo set up will be in the same location--I am completely remaking the aft engine bulkhead out of 060 aluminum with some more setback, the compressor will be mounted on the engine compartment side to segregate the hot section from the engine compartment.

That much is dead simple--the trick is designing an exhaust that maintains a high level of "Velocity", flow is important--but in a turbo setup velocity is the key element.

You see, there are only two types of turbine blades made: Impact, and Reaction. In a turbo, 90% of the blade shape is impact, which translates into velocity--you could push 1000 cfm thru that turbine at low velocity and nothing will happen---push 300 cfm thru it approaching the speed of sound and things get very powerful indeed

So in my exhaust I have to apply aerospace know-how to keep the velocity high and unemcumbered---remember, all turbos were born out of aircraft turbine engines--that is what they are--they just do not burn fuel inside them.

The next trick is getting that compressed air to the intake valves--the plenum I have cooking up will NEGATE any need for ANY type of aftercooler. Thru careful design using a series of ducts called : " Divergent and Convergent" These ducts, sized and shaped properly inside the plenum will momentarily decrease the pressure , ( which has a strong cooling component, and then recapture the flow and return it to pressure) this is also a big trick and is not to be taken lightly. But look at any turbine engine inlet on any aircraft and you will see this very theory at work. The inner edge of the inlet is SMALLER than the fan itself--were it not for this--the engine would not work due to supersonic flow seperation.

So, In a nutshell---This setup will be the most high tech piece of sheet metal out there---amd you will still be able to change your plugs w/o removing any of the intake components, and you will be able to adjust your valves , change the oil, etc. w/o taking off the exhaust.

JW