Jamesbon
12-19-2006, 08:48 AM
Finally got around to mounting the heat X, tranny & steering coolers. I took Randy's advice on mounting the FWC tank with stainless rod through bolted into the stringers and wrapped in rubber hose....it worked great. Most of the hoses are roughed in except for the raw water feed from the strainer to the coolers. I had a hell of a time with the wire re-inforced stuff I had laying around the shop, so today, I'm on the hunt for something easier to work with that can withstand the vacuum on that side of the system. The last mount I have to make is the one for the oil cooler. I'm using a piece of 1/2" angle aluminum which I'll fasten to the stringer, then U-bolt the cooler to the angle. On the hunt for SS u-bolts today. My favorite part of this whole ordeal is fabricating stuff from scratch. I wish I had a mill & lathe, but guess the DeWalt table saw & drill press will have to work for now... :bonk:
Also mounted the external hydraulic steering ram and stainless through hull hydraulic fittings. Looks pretty cool back there. Sorry, the camera ran out of juice after taking the pics below...
Where can I find a simple "poppit" valve? (isn't that what it's called??) I think I need a pressure relief valve plumbed into the sea strainer somewhere to relieve the excess H20 the scoop strainer will produce at high speeds...
Also mounted the external hydraulic steering ram and stainless through hull hydraulic fittings. Looks pretty cool back there. Sorry, the camera ran out of juice after taking the pics below...
Where can I find a simple "poppit" valve? (isn't that what it's called??) I think I need a pressure relief valve plumbed into the sea strainer somewhere to relieve the excess H20 the scoop strainer will produce at high speeds...