Bill Eisinger
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Latest update....purchased headers from DanR a while back...looking good with a fresh Jet Hot Coat.
To get the optimum set up for the A4LD mounting as well as the drive line angle we raised the engine an inch of so above the normal position with your engine mounts. The header ended up being way too close to the steering box so we “massaged” it a bit to gain clearance...I think the picture looks worse than it really is...if we have performance/heat issues we’ll have to go to pull the crease back out and go to Plan B but I don’t think it’s going to be an issue.Bill, I seem to see a "big" dent in the left header #6 .
Is that for real? If so, why? Can't imagine a need for the dent/indenture in the tubing.
Everything has a cost, doesn't it Bill? Improvement here, creates an issue there. Its a world that is hard to appreciate until you've experienced it. Win - win situations are practically nonexistent. It boils down to living with the devil you can best tolerate and the project ends up being a conglomeration of compromises.To get the optimum set up for the A4LD mounting as well as the drive line angle we raised the engine an inch of so above the normal position with your engine mounts. The header ended up being way too close to the steering box so we “massaged” it a bit to gain clearance...I think the picture looks worse than it really is...if we have performance/heat issues we’ll have to go to pull the crease back out and go to Plan B but I don’t think it’s going to be an issue.
To get the optimum set up for the A4LD mounting as well as the drive line angle we raised the engine an inch of so above the normal position with your engine mounts. The header ended up being way too close to the steering box so we “massaged” it a bit to gain clearance...I think the picture looks worse than it really is...if we have performance/heat issues we’ll have to go to pull the crease back out and go to Plan B but I don’t think it’s going to be an issue.
Boy, in the world of restomod’s that’s certainly true...it can be like cascading dominos.Everything has a cost, doesn't it Bill? Improvement here, creates an issue there.
It was really all about just getting the angle correct for the drive line, trying to get the transmission pan approximately level, and getting a transmission support bracket to fit somewhere on the car.Bill,
What specific issues were helped by raising the front (?) of the engine? There has been a significant amount of interest recently in automatic transmissions for modified Alpines and others might benefit from your observations and solutions.
Dan- we’ll never know until someone else does an A4LD in a Series I but it’s also entirely possible that mine is a unique situation given the car(s) that we’re trying to rebuild. It probably hasn’t been all that clear on this thread but, because of the issues with my “rust free” car, we ended up taking the front clip of an S2 car and mating it with the rest of my SI. From a body perspective there’s no difference but we may have unintentionally created something on the chassis that caused the issues...but, as you say loads of fun!
The "X" frame under the early series cars is different from the later version. The intersection of the "X" is closer to the engine compartment.
The "X" frame under the early series cars is different from the later version. The intersection of the "X" is closer to the engine compartment.
Clear coat and buffing and then back to my shop for assembly!Sure looks far different from the start What's next?
The paint that I fogged my Alpine with called for applying the clear coat while the base coat was somewhat tacky. Is that the best practice or a labor saving practice? Will the base coat have to be prepped for the top coat?Clear coat and buffing and then back to my shop for assembly!