Sunday I finished welding and shaping the blower inlet to fit around the bypass valve:
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Sunday I also got my starters switched out, and stripped and primed the new one, but I keep forgetting to get a can of yellow paint when I am in town.. I'll try again tomorrow.
picture of both starters, and of changing the drive pinions:
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This evening I figured out a way to form a bead in the end of the 2.5" aluminum air inlet for the blower. I will use the same tool again for the connecting pipes from turbo to intercooler and then to the blower.
This is the tool and how it works:
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All done but welding the two together, I think I'll get an aluminum welding lesson first though, as it may be tricky welding the thin stuff to the thick stuff, and I can't get inside to fix my mistakes.
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Tomorrow I hope to get the starter painted, installed, and I'll have the final bits of plumbing hardware needed to hook it up, if I am lucky I'll even try it out and make a recording/video.

Grigg



•1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
•1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
•1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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