AAN Inlet Manifold on ABY

[4WheelDrifter]

I’ve got restricted access to the oven, after I used it to melt out the wax mould from my homemade MAF to Turbo pipe.

[4WheelDrifter]

The problem was,
I used scented wax!!

[Doug_RS2]

Looking a bit like this.

Yep - that is Marks - but the brackets are just too expensive for me - and it still needs chopped and welded - I thnk I will try my luck at making my own brackets to move it out of the way - but on a larger alternator belt like Marks.

[Stick Insect]

Yep - that is Marks - but the brackets are just too expensive for me - and it still needs chopped and welded - I thnk I will try my luck at making my own brackets to move it out of the way - but on a larger alternator belt like Marks.

Doug, make a pattern from wood and body filler and get it cast in aluminium. It isn't expensive to get cast up, the expensive bit is the pattern making (which you're doing) The pattern could be used again which is a bonus.

David

[4WheelDrifter]

What's this 'Wrinkle' stuff? I’ve looked, but can’t find it.

[Doug_RS2]

https://www.burtonpower.com/default.aspx

Look in the Paints section

It is what Marks cam cover, coilpack cover and wastgate cover were painted in - I am sure you have lots of pictures of it!

Jeffer has done his cam cover, coilpack cover and IM in it as well

It is a matt finish - inlike my pic which is glossy because it was still curing - and it does not look as rough as in the pic - the flash highlighted every wrinkle too much! I'll take more pics of mine tomorrow.

[Stick Insect]

What's this 'Wrinkle' stuff? I’ve looked, but can’t find it.

Shows here:

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8219

David

[4WheelDrifter]

Yeah, loads of pictures of Marks. I asked him, he said look on this site. I can see the results, but not the product itself.
Cheers. Not sure what I’d use it on though. I’m sure I’ll find something!

[Stick Insect]

Yeah, loads of pictures of Marks. I asked him, he said look on this site. I can see the results, but not the product itself.
Cheers. Not sure what I’d use it on though. I’m sure I’ll find something!

Just seen Doug beat me to it. Wrinkle finish paint is used on MGB and MG Midget dashboards and Ferrari cam covers. It can be a 2 part paint system (paint one on and then go over it with a different reactor paint). VHT seem to do it in one can.

HTh

David

[Doug_RS2]

I haven't managed to get much fitted.

I had to move the PS pump so it is on the same belt as the alternator.

This is a trial fit to see if the pump was going to fit.

I'll hopefully get it all togehter this week as I have got lots of new hoses - Lee is selling SFS hoses now - cheers Lee

[4WheelDrifter]

Have you got away without having to move the radiator?
The project's looking good.
Not sure about your choice of cam cover though!

[Lee]

Looking good Doug. You have made a custom bracket for the PS pump. Got any pics of it on its own?

[Mark Halligan]

Does look good Doug, have you tried it with the throttle body on it yet, I had probs with the throttle potentiometer fouling on the PS pump.

[Doug_RS2]

I think it will miss the radiator ok. So I can leave that in the original position. One thing less to worry about!

Lee - I don't have a pic of the bracket - It is bascially 2 bars of thick steel mounted on the original bracket holes coming out the front of the head - this brings the Pump forward and down to clear the inlet manifold.

Mark - I have had the throttle body on it and never noticed any fouling problems - but I will cheack again.

I just cannot beleive how many small things that need done to make this work - it's getting there though - it needs to - it's getting mapped soon.

[Doug_RS2]

I have eventually started putting everything back on the car.

It is unbeleivable the number of things that need modified, bent, fabriacated just to get this inlet manifold to fit.