PilotHouse2500

Tip linkage pivots all welded in. I do have some heat deflection at the front pivot to deal with, but not that big of a deal. Also dropped the turbo back on with the new spacer for clearance.

Driver side now w/in 1/2° on angle for open and closed position. Tonight I fully weld the pivot point in place.

Me too! Basically about 1 year out from paint and then 1 year after should be on the road....Sadly shop kitty Puma from the video likley won't make it that long, at 18 or 19 yo she's definetly in her golden years.

Driver side is giving me a few isues getting it all lined up happy with the passenger side. Even a vaunted template failed me and I'm down to itterative pivot placement. I'm close, but not quite yet. 34100.mp4

driver side

Dialing in the rear door windows with glass in hand. A few minor adjustments needed.

Well, seems I need a wee bit of a spacer. Spinning the cold side it hits the manifold. One step forward $100 back!

nah, it's fine...I'll run with it

Flipping the manifold took less time than I had imagined. The hardest part were the two bolts tucked in the firewall (bottom of course the worse of the 2).

passenger door gaps built out horn mounted

tip linkage parts all in....now for fab...

Passenger side door lower cancer repaired. And of course my air compressor pressure switch took a dump again...another switch on order to see if the motor is driving the over amp on the switch causing the wire melt.

Well, removing the turbo is quite the job...the back two nuts are SOOO easy to pop free....HA!

Good to hear confirmation, I also asked coworkers down at the Indiana mothership and they thought it would work (no one left there from the 12V-6bt development team).

So, as I sat there last night staring at the 6bt trying to figure out how to get the turbo moved, it struck me, could I just flip the exhaust manifold 180° and have the port point up instead of down? It LOOKS like it'd still fit. Thoughts?

So does anyone know of a part that I could put between the exhaust manifold and turbo to tip it up 30 degrees or so?

After fighting thru hood tip linkage design and general procrastination, I decided to start building out the seams for a pretty look once ground to a 3/16" gap.

The one I'm looking at is 500 pounds. Using 2, I could push 1000 pounds, add in a lever arm and.....bob's your uncle! Some out there spec to 2000 pounds each.

Basically a screw driven linear actuator to push on a linkage to open and close the hood.

Might have to drop on some gas supports....but regardless electric screw drive...all depends on the pivot point and arm lenght I can do....cause ya, it aint light.

split the rad support so I can loosen and tip forward a little JIC the serpentine needs replacement after...well, whenever

LOL, actually my gf/now wife loves that I have a project to work on...keeps me honest

first I'd have to finish, second I'd have to drive and enjoy for a while, third I'd have to want to sell it!

yah the whole front part of the body, fenders hood and grill tip like a semi.

After much angst and time and thought and putting it off....the front clip finally has it's home on all the new mounting points.