Mick's 70 Lowlight

Finished off the fan shroud yesterday. Welded in the patch to get rid of the air filter pressing and welded on the 'venturi' to the rear. I also had to change the fan from a doghouse fan to a non-doghouse type of fan. I was hoping to run the doghouse fan for the improved air flow but is was just a couple of mm too wide to fit the fan housing. I also took the time to close up the gap between the fan and the rear inlet as this will allow air pressure to bleed out of the fan housing back into the air inlet path ruining the flow of air into the fan, effectively making the addition of the 'venturi' worthless.

I mounted the coil packs up and fitted the fan shroud to the engine to check the plug lead fit. I'm pretty happy with the way the plug leads sit and will not need to trim the lengths down to suit. The lower plug leads fit nicely under the clips for the rocker covers and once dressed in with the top leads will sit well enough away from the exhaust.

There's still a few bits to sort out with the lower tin before it's ready to prep and paint.

Then there's only 100 other jobs to do before it can go in.