Quarantine Build Thread - 71 Colorado 02

[danco_]

59 minutes ago, irdave said:

The malaga engine looks further back to me, and the rear air filter housing on the colorado car seems to be physically different...

I think you are right. 

 

[ray_]

I vote for Tommy.

[iinca]

I gotta say the car looks pretty damn good compared to delivery date.

Pretty enough for me to drive....like a clean rat rod style your not afraid to

park right up front of Wal Mart with all the fat lazy people

Edited March 29, 2020 by iinca

[1936spyder]

Tommy's observations were basically the same as mine. The airbox seemed "chubbier" and then I noticed that the distance between the mounting brackets on the box itself were closer together and that the area just fore of the rear bracket looked odd.

[Lorin]

4 hours ago, ray_ said:

I vote for Tommy.

 

Tommy for President !

 

A+ thread Ryan, keep it up.

[danco_]

Few more close ups. The spacing looks all off. The rear piece of the air box is definitely wrong. 
 

I'm going to take it apart now and inspect.

 

[danco_]

Suspicions confirmed: the center section was sectioned and rewelded together. My guess would be that it was done to clear the standard brake booster. Otherwise it doesn’t make much sense.
 

 

not sure how to remedy this YET. 

 

[danco_]

Here is a spare 74 tii center section I had laying around. Looks huge in comparison! 
 

I will play with both and see if there is a solution here that makes sense. 
 

[ray_]

I guess relocating the outlet on the modded can may be the easiest....

[irdave]

For sure if your tii engine is stock-ish, that airbox really is tuned for the engine.  Changing the volume of that thing could have a noticeable effect on engine performance.

 

Easiest best answer might be that hot-rod engine on the stand...  Or manual brakes.  And your spare airbox.

Edited March 30, 2020 by irdave

[saaron]

Great to see you again, Ryan.  I miss the IG tii peel-out videos.

 

I know how you feel - I'm starting to line up bigger projects, because there is time to be used - preferably constructively.  I'll probably learn how to adjust valves next.  

 

I agree w/the other posters re the airbox.  Looks like there wasn't enough measuring done before cutting.  

 

Can't find the Roudel article where they tried different tii intake arrangements.  I can only find this little clip of the results.  It was a cool article - thought I had the whole thing.

 

Scott

 

 

[Gordon]

Ryan, what's the VIN of the motor?  Keep the updates coming, it's good quarantine therapy.  I just pulled my tii out of winter hibernation yesterday and I need to pull the heater box. I'm dreading it, one of the suckiest jobs of 02 ownership, especially when you are 6'3".

 

[02Anders]

On 3/29/2020 at 7:32 AM, danco_ said:

Thank you Anders! Flying is very fun and rewarding. 

 

 

 

 

Staying off topic... Ryan, what do you fly, if I may ask?
I haven't flown a piston-engined aircraft since 2009, but have recently been dreaming about revalidating my license.  It's such good fun!  But it's just one of those things which I keep postponing.  I guess I just struggle to find the motivation when I spend so much of my time in those big, fat jets...

 

As for your engine...  It might just be me stubbornly sticking to my oldschool ways, but I can't help but feel that the patinated Colorado paint, the pre-'71 bumpers and a set of sexy 3-piece Alpina alloys all beg for that hot-rod M10 engine you have stashed away.  Oh, and may I suggest a set of gurgling 40mm DCOE's to complete the picture?  ?

 

Keep up the good work Ryan...

[tomphot]

3 hours ago, Gordon said:

Ryan, what's the VIN of the motor?  Keep the updates coming, it's good quarantine therapy.  I just pulled my tii out of winter hibernation yesterday and I need to pull the heater box. I'm dreading it, one of the suckiest jobs of 02 ownership, especially when you are 6'3".

 

 

Ha - I feel your pain!  I'm 6'6" and finished my heater box rebuild a couple weeks ago.

[jgerock]

I JUST sold my original 73tii air cleaner to someone on FB Vintage page!