ddunbar wrote:

Looks good with a few minor mods as shown.
 I like that aluminum plate T Schertz Beam.
 A channel version would give you room underneath for a tube tying the two
 rubber bushing holders together. Than a simple diagonal tube
 would suffice for lateral bracing instead of a big X brace.
 Keep the bottom of the oil pan as small as possible to minimize
 radiator blockage.

 Mock it up and make sure the stock turbo fits. In my case the the rubber
 bushing holders had to be 29 inches apart. Your firewall
 mounting points may be further apart than mine giving you more
 room for the motor mount tubes.

Paul,
I assume that Don is welding up the "T" beam.  I did a number of calculations
of the bending moments of the beam, and I could not find readily available
stock that would let me get sufficient strength. I wanted the beam to be low
profile, since I wanted the oil cooler below it, and to get proper moment of
inertia, you need a fairly deep "T", or a web that is thicker than easily
obtainable.

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045

Hi Bill,
I have a 70x10x80x5 T grade 6061 T6 section in stock but weld a flange
on the bottom web.
I will only weld down the length so I can maintain the tensile.
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Best regards,
 ddunbar                            mailto:ddunbar@echidna.id.au

 
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