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andrewb:
Now that it’s almost complete I thought I’d post a few pictures of a supercharger manifold I’m working on what seems like forever. I don’t have a machine shop so I cut every piece by hand and spend countless hours on the end of a file. I did have the top plate machined and a local shop do the welding. I’m going to start out running methanol then add nitro into the mix, but I have a long way to go before it’s ready to fire up.

I did find a chassis today for the engine, now to just get my wife to loosen her purse strings.

Andrew

GlennLever:
I will follow with great interest, thanks for posting.

ricardo1967:
Nice job Andrew, it looks great!

If you don't mind me asking, what did you use to fill the block? It looks shiny. Aluminum?

andrewb:
Yes, it's filled with aluminum. My father-in-law had two blocks filled 25 years ago. He build one, which is still running, and had this one. If I had to fill another one I'd use epoxy. We fill other blocks with it and it's so much lighter.

andrewb:
Well, I think I found my chassis. I got a pretty good deal on it and I think the rear wheels are worth more than I paid for setup. I really would like to get it back on the strip and I'm pretty sure I can upgrade it to meet the SFI Spec 2.6A. (7.50 and slower). I know it doesn't need to be, but it is moly. The front rails are butt welded, so I'll modify that and taper them down, add a 5 point cage and a few additional uprights are needed. The Olds rear will have to go and be replaced with an 8 3/4.

Andrew

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