2fat2fly Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have more parts so I can work on the Cruising Missile tomorrow. Yaaaaaaaaay!!And I'm off work until next Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'm working all week. No Friday off for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have more parts so I can work on the Cruising Missile tomorrow. Yaaaaaaaaay!!And I'm off work until next Monday!#1 - How do you get these killer hours?#2 - Is your employer looking for an ex-engineer hack looking for short weeks like you're getting?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 #1 - How do you get these killer hours?#2 - Is your employer looking for an ex-engineer hack looking for short weeks like you're getting?? How about an attorney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 #1 - How do you get these killer hours?#2 - Is your employer looking for an ex-engineer hack looking for short weeks like you're getting?? You guys are funny. They are looking for a field engineer though.I work 13+ hour days. It's only scheduled to be 12 hour days, but I run a maintenance crew so I go in an hour early and leave after the night shift is started and all their questions are answered. My shifts are 6am to 6pm Sunday-Tuesday and every other Wednesday. So I work 7 out of every 14 days. I'm burning a vacation day for this coming Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) I started today kind of slow. Somebody asked for details on my undertail so I measured it's dimensions, etc.. for him. I got it installed on the bike and now I need to start sorting the wiring. Here's pictures of the miniscule progress this morning:The pictures aren't that great due to lighting. The innerfender follows the frame contour for a nice clean look underneath the tail. Edited March 27, 2013 by 2fat2fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 This afternoon I spent my time trying to work out the routing of the charge pipe for the turbo. If you look at the first picture there's all the room in the world to run it. But as you look at the rest of the photos you'll see the open space goes away quickly. I'm not done with it yet and the last photo in the sequence shows where it's at tonight. Tomorrow I'll attack it again and try to finish routing it. The good news is that I believe I have everything I need to finish that part of the project.The black hose with the blue inside is the charge air hose. It needs to turn and go straight up in front of the radiator.And this shot is the view from above. Again, the black hose is the charge air tubing. As you can see, keeping everything inside the fairing and hidden will be a nightmare but I believe I can accomplish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Since I had to hang the left lower fairing for working on the turbo piping I decided to take a few photos of the air shifter to show how it clears everything with the bodywork on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Man, you might be in need of 2 shoe horns and a stick of butter to get all that crammed in behind the bodywork Lookin' good so far! Did you ever consider piping it all inside the tail section? McCoys built an R1 with a tail turbo....crazy design but a very clean look and it was very hard to tell it was there, not sure about it's overall performance though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Mmmmmm, McCoy bikes are so sexy and fast. They are my favorite place and they are a site sponsor. They cut big deals for me being a forum member and then some for dropping a few over a grand on the phone with them for some goodies last year.Back on topic...Doing a good job on your 12 work. Can't wait to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Man, you might be in need of 2 shoe horns and a stick of butter to get all that crammed in behind the bodywork Lookin' good so far! Did you ever consider piping it all inside the tail section? McCoys built an R1 with a tail turbo....crazy design but a very clean look and it was very hard to tell it was there, not sure about it's overall performance though...I did consider an undertail mount but I coudn't hide the turbo if I did that. I took the hardest path by doing it the way I am, but I'm still planning to have everything under bodywork as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 You'll make it right and still look good, just wasn't sure if it was a possibility. The way you're doing it is most conventional ( from what I've seen ) but that 12 has a big tail section and thought I'd bring it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Good news! The re-routing of the piping will work the way I want it.The elbow turning the duct upward is in place in this picture:and it's hidden behind the fairing! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!Here's the top view:I need to connect it now but that's not a big deal. Life is good for the fat kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Here's a couple more pictures of the charge pipe routing.I ended up having to order a 45* elbow to finish the charge pipe. With luck I might have it tomorrow. If not I'll have it by next weekend and I can wrap that all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) The next order of business is figuring out how to plug the airbox. The airbox is part of the frame on the 12 so you have to do this in order to make the turbo work. I looked around my scrap metal cabinet and found a piece of aluminum I'll machine into two plugs for the top of the airbox.Now I'm off to make a couple drawings for the necessary machine work. Edited March 28, 2013 by 2fat2fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I decided on a pattern for the airbox plugs and I started making them. I got one rough cut out on the bandsaw before the wife said she wants to go out for supper. So this is where I'm at for the day:One side is partially made. Still needs holes drilled and finish formed/sanded into shape.What's left of the donor material:Where it's going:Still needs final fab work to fit properly, but you get the idea:It will be slid all the way in to where nothing sticks out of the slot when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) I'm back at it this morning. After my wife left for work I went to the garage to play. I have the first plug drilled and fitted. I have not trimmed the bottom down yet. I'll do that after I get the other one fitted and drilled. I don't have a Bridgeport at my disposal so I have to do this all with a bandsaw, drill press and dye-grinder so this will take longer than the preferred method. I'm not complaining, in fact I'm quite thankful I have these tools in my garage.Time to make the next one.After I get them made I will install them with aircraft fuel tank sealant to seal the top of the airbox.http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/ac236b.php?clickkey=4275 Edited March 29, 2013 by 2fat2fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) If this doesn't work I will put a single piece of rubber across the top of the plugs I made and a thin piece of stainless or aluminum with screws threaded into the plugs to seal it all from the top. That's why I'm contouring the plugs to the top of the airfilter slots (so I don't waste aluminum and have to make a second set). Edited March 29, 2013 by 2fat2fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Both are done and ready for final installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Those are some serious intake plugs. Being puttied and bolted in, they'll never leak or come loose. Ever closer to spool time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 This is amazing... I love catching up on the fabrication work done by you. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 This is amazing... I love catching up on the fabrication work done by you. Keep it up!Thanks for the compliment. Anybody could do this if they wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the compliment. Anybody could do this if they wanted.Kind of like telling a kid he can be anything he wants when he grows up, but we know not everyone can do anything, no matter how hard they try. We just say that to give them confidence. You got the talent Mike. Thanks for sharing because if I was doing it I wouldn't take the time to take pictures to share online. I'm glad you do because it's interesting to see. Edited March 30, 2013 by NinjaNick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) You got the talent Mike.Thanks Nick. One of the reasons for doing this thread is that it forces me to stay on task. By doing this it' s keeping me motivated to get the bike done, so it's helping me too. Edited March 30, 2013 by 2fat2fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Didn't get anything accomplished today other than washing the missile in anticipation of riding it soon.And here's a look at the final shape of the airbox plugs I made:They look kind of irregular across the top but that's because I tried to follow the contour of the top of the airbox slots where they sit. They are bolted to the front of the airbox slots so you get an idea of how they sit in the airbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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