I had to change the oil filter position to clear the frame in the Ruby. There are several different orientations for the 215 Buick filter, but they all had conflicts. The universal relocation kits were also too bulky to clear so lost foam was the solution. At the same time I will change the thread to accept the smaller diameter filters as used on the 350. Nowhere as elegant as Kelly's work, but hand carved with a Dremel in about an hour. The passages will be cleaned up in the machining process. It is on the mill now so more photos to come.
Don't you just love lost foam? I had a couple patterns to produce and it would have taken a table saw, dado blades, jig saw and a whole lot of sanding if they were made of wood. The foam ones were knocked out in about an hour apiece with a dremel and sanding.
Nice ESC. Sure is nice to be able to put metal where you want it. On a warm Summer's day I've been able to get coating to dry in ~ 1hr and have gone from nothing to machining a casting in a couple hours. Best, Kelly
Yes, I was bragging on one of the HAMB threads about making the steering column drop in maybe an hour not including the machining. Then I got casual with this latest and was getting a little bit of surface erosion from air pockets that did not fill, so just slowed down and coated it and let it dry overnight. I had this piece in less than 15 minutes and on to machining.
It's a much more elegant solution to the problem than the normal frame butchering that I've seen when some other folks have had similar issues. Nice work!