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    Default My LJ elevation adjustment thing...



    I was having trouble making sure my heads were level, square, etc because of the geometry of my car. All angles, nothing square...

    Anyway, I decided that the only way to get them right was to mount them to something solid and straight.

    The heads are mounted to bar A which can pivot around screws driven into bushings in the ends. The short piece of tubing coming off at 90 deg. has a captured nut in the end and screw C raises/lowers the arm which rotates the bar and adjusts the angle of the heads.

    Screw C has 2 jamb nuts under bar B which allows adjustment.

    Maybe overkill but that's what I came up with...

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    Default Re: My LJ elevation adjustment thing...

    Excellent job! Now moar pics!

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    Default Re: My LJ elevation adjustment thing...

    Quote Originally Posted by CancerJCC View Post
    Excellent job! Now moar pics!
    Is this similar to how you did yours? Friggin' angles...

    You get maggie back?

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    Default Re: My LJ elevation adjustment thing...

    Quote Originally Posted by srtga View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by CancerJCC View Post
    Excellent job! Now moar pics!
    Is this similar to how you did yours? Friggin' angles...

    You get maggie back?
    I actually just did the very unscientific bend check, bend check, bend check etc. I wish I had the patience to put something like this together. Maybe if I like your stock CTS grill enough I will do the same.

    Sure did and with a smaller jack shaft pulley. Pushing 8 psi at this point but still haven't made it to the dyno.

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    Default Re: My LJ elevation adjustment thing...

    Some pics of the inside:




    The first is the "end pivot" and the 2nd is the adjustment deal. I had to use spacers on the al. part to clear the hood latch.

    I'm going with a similar setup for the FLIR...

    It needs some sort of self-leveling servo to keep the heads and cam. level at all times.
    Last edited by srtga; 01-11-2011 at 06:24 PM.

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    Default Re: My LJ elevation adjustment thing...

    TITS! I can't wait to see the whole car with grill installed. If it looks good, which I think it will, I will be going this route. While I don't mind the way mine looks at all it certainly attracts way to much attention as is.

 

 

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