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    Default TRicked up engines/engine bays

    Would be interested to see if anyone has pretty'd up there engines or engine bays on there shortwings? would love to see

    Cheers

    Rob

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    Default Re: TRicked up engines/engine bays

    I made this stainless muffler shroud...
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    And painted a few things here and there. Will post pics when I get her back from the shop.
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    Certainly nothing fancy but here's a slick way to stow the power cord for the engine block heater. We drilled out the center rivet in the 3-prong adapter and use that to mount the clamp around the motor mount tube. Not exactly 'pretty' but helps keeps things in order.

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    Attachment 18043CAD plated all the original hardware..7EF8F08D-9C48-4D36-8B48-8446B331583A.jpeg92AF4455-78ED-4A95-A91F-23C9A7E2229A.jpeg
    Stainless steel firewall.
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    Default Re: TRicked up engines/engine bays

    Jim, what did you use/fabricate the baffles from? The scat mounts and blast tubes look welded.
    And what material did you use for those baffle seals?
    It's really pretty looking.

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    Last edited by Steve Pierce; 11-16-2020 at 03:44 PM.
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    I would be scared to fill it with oil. You would have to wash up before working on it, ha! It really is nice, should be on a shelf!

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    Hi,

    Thanks!

    I really don't know the baffle material numbers, just off a roll my AI had in a corner. Gilbert noticed I got careless and riveted where I intended screws between the valve covers. Luckily, no cracks yet.
    The scat tube is something I rolled into a tube and riveted, then put it through a hole in an oak plank for about an inch. I then spread that small inch sticking out flat and riveted it the the baffling. The seal material is silicone sheet I found at OSH many years ago. Anodized all the pieces after a final fitting. Not quite aa pristine after a dozen of so years though. Things like this happen when there's more time than money, and I feel like playing. The mag cooling tubes were an aluminum washer alumiwelded to aluminum tubes then riveted.
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    Did you notice it's a dynafocal mounted 0-320?
    Last edited by Jim; 11-04-2020 at 10:05 PM.

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    Default Re: TRicked up engines/engine bays

    My apologies to Gilbert and Jim for the expression "prideful", that may not have been taken in the spirit I meant.
    Sometimes stream of thought + assumed familiarity = awkward unintended offense.
    So many of you do really wonderful, professional work, while my work, though adequate for safety and compliance, is nowhere near that level of beauty and quality.
    I do not see an edit or delete button on post #6, so I hope Steve can delete it.
    And again, my sincere apologies.

    Sincerely,
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    Glen,

    In all seriousness, what are you talking about? I guess I missed something somewhere.

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